Philip III of France

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    Felipe Guamán Poma de Ayala was a native Peruvian who had Incan ancestry. As a son of a Spanish nobleman, he was exposed to the colonial power of the Spanish but had the knowledge of Incan society and history. Guamán Poma is best known for chronicling the events that partook in Peru as the Spaniards continue to establish themselves as the dominant power. In his illustrated letters to Spain’s King, King Philip III, he detailed the accounts of ill treatment that the Spaniards did towards the Andeans.The letters, El Primer Nueva corónica y el Buen Gobierno or The First New Chronicle and Good Government, told Andean history and society before the Spaniards came and criticized the additional power exerted by the Spaniards. The First New Chronicle…

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    was one that would help shape the history of Europe. This war as the name entails was a war that lasted near a hundred years between England and France. The war was the start of a revolution in where the combat superiority of the knight was beginning to give way to infantry Since this war was one that took over the course of such a long period of time it is impossible to see how the two countries compared to each other in many different aspects. To look at each of their militaries at the…

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    Hundred Year's War

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    The hundred year’s war erupted between two long time medieval rivals, England and France. The war lasted even more than one hundred years with many people, battles, and even a French civil war.When France and England had that temporary cease fire, it could have been over. The civil war is what drew England back in. Without the war most likely never would have started again. The one hundred year’s war was a long one, with many peculiar events. King Edward III of England was one major player in…

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    The Hundred Years' War was fought between France and England during the late middle Ages. It lasted 116 years from 1337 to 1453. The war started because Charles IV of France died in 1328 without a son. Edward III of England then believed he had the right to become the new king of France through his mother. The French disagreed however and did not want him to a new foreign king. Philip VI of France stated he had the right to the throne. The two countries in disagreement went into the Hundred…

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    Third Crusade Causes

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    the year of 1189 and lasted for a difficult three years.(Wiki) The Third crusade was caused by the capture of Jerusalem in 1187 by Saladin who was muslim.(A&E)The spreading of word that the Holy City had be captured by muslims spread like wildfire, soon the people would shout and scream for war,they wanted another crusade and that is exactly what they would get. What started the Third Crusade European leaders upon hearing the news were outraged at the fact that the Holy City was being…

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    Alexander achieved more noteworthy deeds than, not just of the rulers who had lived before him additionally of the individuals who were to come later down to our time .Alexander the Great was conceived at Pella Macedonia in 356 B.C.E. He spent his adolescence years watching his dad changing Macedonia into an extraordinary military force. His Father was King Phillip and his mom was Olympias. His mom was the rulers of neighboring Epirus. She was a profoundly otherworldly who taught her child about…

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    At the age of 29 Diego Velázquez (1599-1660) was already an accomplished artist who attained the honour of the official painter to the Spanish Royal court of King Philip IV. Peter Paul Rubens, while on diplomatic business, arrived at the court in Madrid in 1628 spending several months there until early 1629. Francisco Pacheco, his teacher in art and father-in-law wrote that Rubens found Velázquez, his apprentice and son-in-law, to be the most engaging and promising and it is believed that Rubens…

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    Alexander's childhood Alexander the Great was born 356 B.C. in Pella. His dad's name was Phillip and his mom's name was Olympia. She claimed that Phillip didn't father Alexander but Zeus himself did. At a young age Alex showed great protentional and Phillip hired a personal tutor for Alex. In his tutoring sessions, Alex learned everything from literature to science to philosophy. Alex's learning was cut short because his father wanted Alex to fight on the battlefield. Alex had a way with…

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    Alexander the Great was born in the Pella Region of Macedonia on July 20, 356 B.C. His father was King Phillip of Macedon and his mother was Queen Olympia, who was the daughter of King Neoptolemus. Alexander resented his father growing up because he was constantly engaged in military campaigns and was hardly home. Alexander the Great should have an iconic status because of his education, military experience, and conquests throughout his life. “I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what…

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    Alexander was conceived around July 20, 356 B.C., in Pella, which was the managerial capital of Macedonia. His dad was frequently away, overcoming neighboring regions and putting down rebellions. Alexander demonstrated incredible inclination as a youngster and one of his guides was Aristotle, the acclaimed Greek savant. To be sure, antiquated records demonstrate that the two got to be offended later in Alexander's high school years and at one point his mom was ousted to Epirus. Philip II was…

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