Richard I of England

king of England, Scotland and Ireland. After his father’s (Charles I’s) disastrous reign, the civil war and the Puritan rule, most saw Charles’ restoration as the end of the hardships they had endured in previous years. The view of Charles II as a fun-loving, likeable person – the kind you would like to have round for dinner…

Two years after, in 1642 he helped organize armed forces right after when the civil war outbreak, and that served as deputy commander of the“new model army” which decimated the main royalist force at the battle of Naseby occurred in 1645. When Charles I died, Oliver served served in the Rump Parliament and also set to reform the legal system…

of the key members of the English aristocracy during the reign of Henry VIII. She was the queen of England during the time when King Henry VIII broke with the Catholic Church formed the Church of England. She was known to be one of the most influential Queens of England and her death remains to this day, one of the greatest mysteries during the reign of King Henry VIII. From my reading and research, I believe Anne Boleyn to have been executed as a result of her political standings and…

Indeed, we learn in the beginning 0f his s0lil0quies that he kn0ws very well what is g00d: in Act I, sc2, l.13, there is an enumerati0n 0f all reas0ns why he sh0uld n0t kill Duncan. Macbeth is t0rtured between his erected wit and his infected will. Macbeth is the st0ry 0f the temptati0n 0f a g00d man by witches. It is c0mparable t0 Adam and Eve with…

Indeed, Cromwell believed strongly in providentialism, meaning that God guided his actions: ‘Our heavenly father hath raised me out of the dust to what I am.’ For instance, Cromwell firstly tried to prevent beheading Charles I but eventually saw it as the will of God. He started doubting the God was still on his side after the failure of his second parliament or of the expedition in Hispaniola. His total trust in providence was also reductive:…

Moors struggled to find harmony in Shakespeare’s time in Venice, England, and throughout Europe. Othello, the Moor, plays the Other in Shakespeare’s play Othello. The Other is an interesting character that is seen throughout Shakespeare’s plays including Shylock in The Merchant of Venice and Caliban in The Tempest. The Other is usually an outsider, someone who can be mocked, abused, or condemned. Little says, “But, as Othello’s countrymen will finally have it, no amount of rhyming or coupling…

Queen Elizabeth The princess Elizabeth was born at Greenwich in September 7th, 1533 and was crowned Queen Elizabeth I of England in January 1559 . Her parents were King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. She was one of greatest queen in England, a bright star who sparkled both the nation and the world. The achievement of Queen Elizabeth has lasted nearly four centuries and it’s easy to see why. She reigned for 45 tumultuous year, the Spanish Armada was defeated by her ships in her time. The fleet was…

and how he presents himself, as he says, “Give me a cup of sack to make my eyes look red, that it may be thought I have wept, for I must speak in passion...”, the motif of ‘sack’ being associated with irresponsibility and frivolity as a result of Falstaff’s characterisation. Furthermore, Falstaff continues the meta-play, satirising the King’s way of speech through his role-playing: “I do not speak to thee in drink, but in tears; not in pleasure, but in passion; not in words only, but in woes…

Looking Out From Within: An Analysis of "To Althea From Prison" Richard Lovelace was charming, handsome, and affluent. He embodied the disposition that any woman could fancy during his time, but outwardly that was all there was to him. If you were to ask around you would be told that he was well-off and distinguished and seemingly that was where his persona had stopped. So the question posed becomes, “why would a man so forgettable, be remembered for such a long period of time?” The works he…

the eldest son of Geoffrey IV, Count of Anjou, and Matilda, daughter of Henry I. During his lifetime he ruled thrice as Count, twice as Duke, and once as King. He first became active in politics at age fourteen, while his mother was striving to seize the English throne. By eighteen he inherited his father’s estate. A bit later, he married Eleanor of Aquitaine. Together they had eight children: William, Young Henry, Richard, Matilda, Geoffrey, Eleanor, Joan, and John. Strife over the inheritance…