William II of England

The battle was between King Harold II and William the Conqueror. King Harold II was put as king of England when his close friend Edward the Confessor died as king without leaving an heir. But it turned out that William the Duke of Normandy in France was a distance cousin of Edward which made him eligible by blood to be king. The two men went into battle against each other to fight for the throne. William marched with his troops of 6,000 men and fought Harold. William wasn't doing so good in the…

12th century, the Normans, led by Richard de Clare the Earl of Pembroke, who was also known as Strongbow, teamed up with exiled Irishman Dermot MacMurrough and invaded Ireland. Not wanting Strongbow to establish his own kingdom so close to England, King Henry II headed over to Ireland to establish himself as the head of the country, but he soon gave the lands of Leinster province to Strongbow as a gift for his service along with allowing Strongbow to be the leader of the new colony, as long as…

Puritanism, a religious reform movement in the late 16th and 17th centuries that attempted to “purify” the Church of England, influenced its followers’ day-to-day lifestyles and played key roles in the civil war in England and in the formation of the American colonies (which served as working models for the Puritan lifestyle). Calvinist theology and polity played significant parts, with regards to shaping Puritan teachings: the moral and religious qualities that were representative of Puritans…

The tragedy of King Richard II is a play written by William Shakespeare. The setting of the play takes place in England, and much of the play is embroiled in turmoil. William Shakespeare's character John of Gaunt compares the land of England to that of the Garden of Eden and includes vivid imagery in the play with rich comparisons. Through the strong metaphors comparing England and people to the plants and nature, Shakespeare was able to make England, a country, a life of its own. In Act two…

William Golding “The writer probably knows what he meant when he wrote a book, but he should immediately forget what he meant when he's written it” (Golding). Golding was a teacher, author, and even served in the Royal Navy, where he fought during World War II. Even though he was mainly known as a novelist, he also wrote some plays, poetry, short stories and essays. Years later, after the war he wrote Lord of the Flies. Events in his life even inspired the novel. Twenty-nine years later,…

ruler’s dispute began when the defeat of England by William of Normandy generated a nation situated on both sides of the English passage. In the 14th century the English leaders guided the territory of Guyenne in France. They disliked remunerating reverence to the French leaders, and they dreaded the growth power applied by the French monarch above its substantial feudal servants. The instant reason of the 100 Years War were the discontent of Edward III of England with the failure to fulfil by…

and fail. To achieve success many people become egocentric and selfish which eventually leads to their downfall. Claudius in Hamlet, by William Shakespeare becomes greedy to become king, he manipulates others to strengthen his position as a king, and he also gets paranoid of Hamlet, making very quick and unwise decisions. Based on the tragic drama Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, through the actions of Claudius, readers are shown that his willpower forces him to use self-centered methods to…

The first Queen Elizabeth was one of the greatest rulers England ever had. The time when she reigned is called the Elizabethan Age, and it was a long period, forty-five years, when England became very rich and powerful. When Elizabeth II came to the throne the British people rejoiced and hoped there would be another Elizabethan Age like the first one. The first Elizabeth was born in the year 1533. Her father was Henry VIII, who married six different times. Elizabeth’s mother was his second wife.…

William Golding was born on September 19, 1911 in England. He was a british novel writer and began his career at an early age. He tried to write a novel aged 12 but his parents was not comfortable with it, they wanted him to study natural science. He did that until his second year at university. He got interested in literature and made it an profession. The year after England entered World war II, Golding decided to join the Royal Navy where he participated in the offensive of Normandy. In 1954…

I. 1 At the time of the Norman invasion, Harold Godwinson was king of England. His brother Tostigg had been exiled, after trying to claim the throne for himself. While in exile, King Harald of Norway decided he wanted the English throne too. Tostigg offered his services to the king, and was accepted. Meanwhile, William the Conqueror was preparing to invade as well. This meant that Harald 's forces were both spread out, and lessened, since this was at the end of summer and most of Harald…