Richard III of England

1337 with the king of England, Edward III, invading France to regain their previous territory. The French had the huge advantage of their large army and fighting on their own land. They started out using mounted knights with heavy armor. For foot soldiers the French used archers with cross bows for precision and to penetrate armor. However, it took a long time to reload and long-range shots could not be made. The English had warfare knowledge from Scottish and Welsh armies. England began to use…

The revolt of 1381 was the first example of national disturbance in which all participants coalesced around the same issues with the governing power at the time. The revolt sought radical social reform and legal modifications and was spurred by the common people thus in the 19th Century named the “Peasants Revolt” due to chroniclers account of the radicals as rustici. However there was an inclusive element to the event and social range from labourers to village elite to even gentry was witnessed…

This week's supplemental reading focused mostly on the development of the performance aspect of the work of Shakespeare. This passage started off with a conversation focusing on the common troupes that English audiences would have had to willful suspend their disbelief in order to fully process, things like boys dressed as women or using candles to indicate nighttime, in the middle of the day. It raised the question of to what extent audiences of the time truly were every truly able to become…

Kelly Nguyen Sunshine McClain History G170 Midterm Part 1: I. The Proclamation of 1763: The Proclamation of 1763 was England’s attempt to end Indian problems by preventing westward movement by colonists. The King and his council presented this manifesto to calm the Indian’s fears, for they felt as if the colonists were going to push them off their lands when expanding westward. This proclamation delivered that colonists and land speculators were restricted from any land west of the top of the…

 He pushed nobles out of power in order to unify France under one leader  Pope Leo X  He signed the Concordat of Bologna Treaty which allowed the papal to control the church’s finances and French kings to appoint church officials England  The decline of England  Reasons  Black Death  Hundred Years’ War  Civil…

(The Colonial Williamsburg Official History & Citizenship) The cost of the Stamp Act was a decent amount. The problem it caused with the colonist wasn’t the cost but the standard it seemed to set. “The Stamp Act was viewed as a direct attempt by England to raise money in the colonies without the approval of the colonial legislatures.” (The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation 's Official History and Citizenship Website) The new tax pretty much was allowed to pass without resistance and the colonists…

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 of the empire swiftly emerged, for each son wanted the most power. The tension materialized in “The Great Revolt”, followed by a final rebellion in 1189. Defeated by his…

Medieval Christmas (Intro) Most holidays during the medieval period were determined by the Church including Christmas. Christmas in medieval England was very different to modern day Christmas. It was the church that ensured that it was celebrated as s true religious holiday instead of just being a simple feast for peasants to enjoy themselves. Medieval Christmas History There was no established imperial religion until the birth of Christianity. When Christianity took over the empire, the church…

of Beaufort, which was established when John of Gaunt had his son who was born of a mistress legitimized. The only stipulation to this legitimization was that the Beaufort line would never be able to enter the line of succession for the Throne of England. Sadly, the Yorkists which would oppose the Lancastrians in the Wars of the Roses never came to the realization that an illegitimate child would grow up, and acquire an army powerful enough to eliminate all opposition. Henry goes about acquiring…

found in 1911 at Glastonbury. On the stone of the grave there was engravings say that Arthur lied here and died. Geoffrey said that Arthur was carried to Avalon but Glastonbury and Avalon were the same place. Even today in England some people may still believe that if England was to ever go into a bad situation he would return and lead his people…