William II of England

with the government. The Bacon’s Rebellion was one of the most famous uprisings in the 1670s and the outcome was the defeat of the rebels. Nathaniel Bacon, who was a Virginia settler, instigated the issue and wanted to oppress the Native Americans. William Berkeley, who was the Governor of the Virginia Colony, was very easy-going about the situation and wanted no tension towards the Native Americans. Bacon believed that the Native Americans was invading Jamestown’s territory area, and he wanted…

and grape products for grain. Since they were located on the coast, Greece had a strategic point for trade and cultural diffusion. Athens became a rich commercial center and Greeks had a money system. They had city-states with identities and cultures. They were considerably independent and were always competing with each other. Sparta was militaristic and agricultural while Athens was cultural, political, and commercial. In Sparta, women had more rights than in other areas. They had adult male…

Salem that heightened the colonists’ fear and anxiety; in addition to this constant sense of fear, Salem residents were also under a great deal of stress during this period due to a number of factors. One major factor was that in 1684, King Charles II revoked the Massachusetts Bay Colony’s royal charter, a legal document granting the colonists permission to colonize the area (3). All these factors combined painted the perfect setting which made the Witch Trials possible. Fueled by religious…

The Impact of Isaac Newton on Modern Science Historical Context Isaac Newton was born into a place and time that situated him in what was the beginning of the age of enlightenment. The mid to late 1600’s were the beginning of a movement that emphasized individualism and reason rather than tradition. Isaac Newton benefitted greatly by being born in this period in time rather than 50 years earlier where the same opportunities he had would not be available and the amount of information available…

Short Answer Questions 1. The Investiture Struggle was a power struggle between the church and the monarchy. This rivalry had been brewing for a very long time, but it reached it’s climax in the depute between king Henry IV and Pope Gregory VII. The church had recently taken the power to appoint the Pope from the king and established the College of Cardinals to do the job. Henry IV was against this idea, eventually retaliated and was promptly excommunicated. The struggle went on for quite some…

In the Shakespeare play, Macbeth, two kings are killed because they are not good kings. There seems to be only a few important characteristics a good king should have to be well-liked by his people and to be good for his people. I believe a good king must be smart and well-informed to what is going on over the land that they rule, loyal to his people as they are to him, and he must not abuse his power and take advantage of the people below him. Duncan was killed by Macbeth because he was unaware…

One of William Shakespeare’s great stories was called Henry IV, Part One. William Shakespeare was an amazing writer. This play was written sometime in 1598 (Gill xxxi). Roma Gill in Henry IV, Part One states that the play was first published as “The History of Henrie the Fourth” in 1598 (xxxi). The name was then changed to Henry IV, Part One after the sequel was made. This story was assumed to be written in Stratford-Upon (Love). There are a numerous amount of characters in Henry IV, Part One,…

It is one involving either of them and a third party. A definitive instance of this happened in England in 1953 in the case of Shanklin Pier v. Detel Products Ltd. In this case Shanklin Pier (plaintiff) employed contractors to paint a pier. The contractors then instructed Detel Products to supply them paint. This statement was made based on a statement…

tale unfold whose lightest word/Would harrow up thy soul, freeze thy young blood” (Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act I, scene v). The people who would interpret this as a hyperbolic autobiography of “Shakespeare” are the same people who are convinced that “William Shakespeare” is a pseudonym. There are hundreds of different theories about who really penned the plays attributed to Shakespeare, and though lots of money has been devoted to research this intricate problem, no conclusive evidence has been…

The character that is most responsible for “The Tragedy of Macbeth” by William Shakespeare is Macbeth. It is Macbeth because he is ambitious and he wants to gain more power fast. He is not willing to wait and he has a lot of fate in the witches. Macbeth was obsessed with power. Macbeth is the one that created his own tragedy for himself, he caused his downfall in the play. Macbeth was the one that did all the killing in the play and he ruined himself. It all started when the witches…