Philip III of France

Haley Ross Mr. Aguilera Global History 5 19 May 2017 Comparing Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands to Queen Mary I of England Introduction Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and Queen Mary I of England were very similar for example, they both were never supposed to be queen, however, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands overall was much more liked. They both lead in times of crises for their nation, had unsuccessful marriages, were queen regnants, and struggled bearing an heir to their throne.…

Before the time of the Crusades the Christians that lived had no arguments with the Muslims. Before the year 1200, 9 out of 10 people living in Europe were peasant farmers who had barely anything to live on (Biel). This meant that many of the people living in Crusading time were poor and had nothing. They didn’t have anything, but these men still went on the crusades. The royal people had all the wealth. However the noblemen and noble classes did not build their castles for luxury but more for…

the once great hero Wallace. Wallace was too ashamed at his failure and resigned as Guardian of Scotland, leaving Robert de Bruce in charge of Scotland. After this not much was known or said of Wallace until 1303 when he returned to Scotland from France. A lot changed while he was away reportedly “...to seek support for the Scottish cause” as stated on bbc.co.uk. In 1304 Robert de Bruce and King Edward I made a truce of course excluding Wallace in any involvement. With Wallace back in…

and the governor Mosul took control of Edessa as a result of losing the crusader state in the north. The end of Edessa astonished Europe that caused Christian power or there authorities to shout out for another crusade. King Louis VII and king Conrad III are both great leaders that led the second crusade. The Turkish people attacked Conrad’s army at Dorylaeum, locating a great success in the first crusade. Afterwards Conrad and Louis directed to gather their armies in Jerusalem, they marked to…

The Real story about the Crusades The Crusades were a series of wars set out to reclaim the holy land and not the outcome of greed and want for power of the Christian Church. Before the time of the Crusades the Christians that lived had no arguments with the muslims. Before the year 1200, 9 out of 10 people living in Europe were peasant farmers who had barely anything to live on (Biel). This meant that many of the people living in Crusading time were poor and had nothing. They didn’t have…

Byzantium and the Muslims We have all heard about the Crusades, how two main religions went to war against each other in the name of God. But what were the Crusades really about? The Crusades was a time when two religions, Christianity and Islam, went to war against each other. This was a time when tension between the two religions as well as Judaism resulted in eight major Crusades between 1096 and 1291 and even a Children’s Crusade that ended in a catastrophe. According to Pope Urban II, he…

inferno in the third canto, when Dante is describing Limbo. He abdicated as pope only five months in, because of political pressure in the name of Boniface. However, he was placed in Limbo because “The Great Refusal (was) impelled/by cowardice” (III.50-51). In the same way that the clergy of the fourth circle were led astray because of their irrational avarice, Pope Celestine sinned because of his emotion-driven cowardice. There is a sharp juxtaposition between Celestine’s punishment in…

While Jews certainly did prosper in medieval western Christendom - in Spain, England, France and the Holy Roman Empire - it is arguable whether this occurred during times of true Christian persecution, for this phrase implies a coherent, general and importantly, state-backed, form of oppression, which did not exist until late in the period. Indeed, even though anti-semitism did exist, the two distinct phases of Jewish prosperity during the Middle Ages were marked rather with tolerance and…

Isabella is eventually found guilty and punished. Possibly, showing Isabella being punished by her own son would be horrendous. At the same time, showing her going scot-free would be a travesty of justice. Hence, Marlowe chooses the middle-path; Edward III puts Isabella to trial with a stern disposition. The order he passes on his mother in the final scene of the play (Act V Sc. vi) is worth quoting in…

Lepers faced further levels of humiliation through their communities, as they were typically forced to identify themselves as individuals with leprosy due to the strong fear of contagion. Firstly, those suspected of having leprosy were reported and judged by a group of people, who then decided the lepers fate. There were also rituals carried out to expose those with leprosy to the community. Once identified, lepers were to wear attire that signified their condition to others. A successful way of…