Richard III of England

playing Catesby in Richard III and a French officer in All’s Well That Ends Well. Working with Guthrie in Stratford was a thrilling experience for him, and Findley continued to keep in touch with the company even after he left later. There, he met Alec Guinness, the main actor of the festival, who was so impressed with him that he offered Findley a training at London’s Central School of Speech of Drama. For the subsequent 3 years, Findley worked as a contract actor. Later in England, he was…

Leo III banned the use of icons and the people rioted and the clergy rebelled back. The emperor banned icons because he thought they used icons for idol worship. Empress Theodora reinforced the use of icons. The West supported the use of icons. • The historical…

Throughout history there have been hundreds of people who left their mark in the worlds history in many ways. Kings, queens, warriors, emperors, explorers, scientist and many more who are remembered for their actions. People such as Queen Elizabeth Woodville and Leif Erikson are two examples of important characters in history. Although, they both have in common being an important change in history, Elizabeth and Leif actions for being recognized in today’s time are very different. Elizabeth and…

the fall of the Byzantine Empire. The Fourth crusade was issued by Pope Innocent III who succeeded to the papacy in January 1198, and the preaching of a new crusade became the prime goal of his pontificate. He called upon Western Europe to lend aid to take control of Jerusalem by way of taking it from the south through Egypt as planned by Richard the Lionhearted. At the time of this call to action France and England were at war with each other, and the Germans were fighting the Papal power over…

Leeds Castle is located in Kent, England, southeast of Maidstone on two majestic islands. Built in 1119 by Robert de Crevecoeur, this beautiful structure began as a Norman stronghold, later a royal residence, then as a royal palace, becoming one of the most visited historic buildings in Britain. The Barbican includes three parts, each has its own entrance, drawbridge, gateway and portcullis. The magnificent fortress is complete with a maze leading to an underworld and historic grotto, a…

friends with the soon to be King Kamehameha III, who he served for all his life. Timoteo learned to read at 13 thanks to Mr. Hiram Bingham, and by the time it was 1821 he learned English, Hawaiian, arithmetic, and writing/penmanship. His writing allowed for him to be a clerk to the King. This was not the only role Timoteo would serve, because he had a greater expenditure that awaited him. In April, 1842 he accompanied Sir George Simpson and Mr. Richards with the task of journeying to…

Congress Drafts George Washington The Second Continental Congress designated George Washington the leader of the army that was to besiege Boston (AP 132) “[Washington], as an aristocrat, he could be counted on by his peers to check “the excesses of the masses.” (AP 132) Bunker Hill and Hessian Hirelings From April 1775 to July 1776, the colonists were demonstrating their loyalty to the king by voicing their desire to fix all the problems, while concurrently raising armies and massacring redcoats…

both English and Spanish speaking areas. However, by 1759 the Spanish had already recognized that slavery went against one’s natural right. The Pope, a very influential figure during the 15th century, Openly discouraged the act of slavery [Pope Paul III, 426]. The Spanish respected the Pope so much that when he said this, it changed the Spanish peoples’ view on slavery; Spanish started to acknowledge slaves as humans. Whereas the English held on to…

in England they purchased a 61 ha farm in Bel air, Harford County, Maryland. They lived in a log house and were blessed to have ten children. John Wilkes Booth was therefore born on the 10th of May, 1838 as the second youngest of the ten children. His parents named him after a radical England politician John Wilkes, who happened to be a distant relative. His siblings together with him were raised on the farm that was worked by the farm’s…

king, lord, knight, or serf. For example a serf might serve any of these others or a knight might serve a king, but there was no direct level of power except between the vassal and his lord (the giver of property). Feudalism also changed the way England was ruled, the papacy and religious reform, and sparked the crusades. Feudalism was a custom of the Middle ages, it began after the collapse of the Roman Empire. It developed around the 8th century and reached it’s peak and began to…