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When Edward IV died on April 9, 1483, England was nearing the end of the tediously long conflict known as the Wars of the Roses. England needed a period of peace and stable government, but it was not going to get it. Edward had two children, Edward, aged 12, and Richard, aged 9. Given the youth of the heir to the throne, regency would be needed. The two most obvious people to head that regency were Queen Elizabeth and Richard of Gloucester. Richard and the queen were openly hostile, however;…

Thomas More's Utopia and Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince are two extremely distinctive and contrasting products created during the Renaissance. Both the works produced by More and Machiavelli concern themselves with the fundamental issues of how society maintains itself and continues to work regardless of what occurs. The two contrasting scholars may both focus on society but yet both authors created works with exceedingly distinctive purposes behind the products. More's Utopia can be seen as a…

AKRON, Ohio—Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens is a hidden treasure located in West Akron. It is largest National Historic Landmark, and is the nation’s 6th largest historic home open to the public. It is an accredited museum of the American Alliance of Museums, one of only 26 in Ohio and one of only 802 in all of the United States. The Estate includes five historic buildings and eight historic gardens on 70 acres. Stan Hywet has been named the #1 Historic Home Tour in America by USA Today. Stan…

east and the west. The western genre in particular is known for it’s traditional, crucial conventions—”ritualistic gunfights, black and white clothing corresponding to good and bad distinctions, revenge themes, typed villains and many many more.” (Tudor 5) What the western genre is not as famously noted for is the thematic paradigm it introduces for other genres to later imitate and create what are now known as disguised westerns. Real-life westerner Buffalo Bill Cody said, “I stood between…

create. One of my most memorable writings was a story in addition to a thought provoking essay. The experience I had writing that was most memorable to me was my research paper for my 12th grade English class. My research paper was about Queen Mary Tudor, also known as Bloody Mary, and how she influenced her era. I got to choose the topic I wanted to write. I feel that teachers should almost always let students have some choice in picking their topic. In the book McKeachie 's teaching tips, it…

underlined royal relationships, however no precedent in England allowed for a queen to come from her own country until Woodville. English familial power increases set up the internal Court struggles. The country that Henry brought out of the Wars of the Roses faced the reality that a King could now meet a wife before marital negotiations even began and that her family could depose any noble while she…

My oh my! Make sure you wear your cozy clothing the night you watch the City College of New York’s production of Richard III because you’re going to want to get comfortable through the three-hour long performance! Richard, Duke of Gloucester, is determined to gain the crown of England from his brother, King Edward IV. He woos the widow, Lady Anne Neville at the funeral of her father-in-law, King Henry VI and marries him. In the meantime, Richard organizes the murder of his brother George, Duke…

The war of the roses was a series of civil wars between the House of York and the House of Lancaster for the throne of England. Both families were families of the House of Plantagenet, which was a royal house that originated from the lands of Anjou in France. The emblem of membership worn by the York’s war a white rose and a red rose for the Lancastrians in turn the war was named the war of the roses. In 1422 Henry VI became Kind of England and thank to his father’s (Henry V) war success he…

and 16th centuries, periods of violence and upheaval shook England. The death of Edward III caused the descendants of the two main houses of the Plantagenet families—York and Lancaster—to fight for their right to the throne, causing the War of the Roses to erupt (Miller, 2003). This time period, before the war began, England inherited the King Henry VI, whose reign was soft and pious. He had no idea how to rule a turbulent and unstable country. His reign sparked the start of the war and even…

Honors English Mrs. Warren 5 November 2017 King Henry VIIIs Love Life King Henry VIII, born June 28, 1491 presided over England during the beginning of the Renaissance and the English reformation. Henry was the second son of Henry VII, first of the Tudor line, and Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IV. (The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica) In the 56 years that King Henry lived, he had six wives. Some would say he was a good husband and others would tell you he is evil. The first of the six…