which used to be known as a bauble. Most of the European royal courts of the medieval period appointed jesters to perform during celebrations and palace parties. They certainly played a role that brightened up the entertainment for the court and the courtiers. They had to amuse their masters and to excite them to pay more concentration about their duties. During this time period women had little or no privileges and they were often considered property of their husbands. Some women succeeded in becoming
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The Three High Renaissance Masters A look at Leonardo da Vinci‚ Michelangelo‚ and Raphael ➢ Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian artist and scientist who lived between 1452-1519. ➢ Leonardo was the original Renaissance man‚ whose roles included inventor‚ engineer‚ architect‚ mathematician‚ geologist‚ and astronomer. ➢ While he is best known as a painter‚ Leonardo primarily worked for the military producing designs of tanks‚ airplanes‚ and submarines‚ hundreds of years before such
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HOW FAR DO YOU AGREE THAT PARLIAMENT MOSTLY COOPERATED WITH ELIZABETH I? (Explain your answer.) During her time as the queen of England‚ Elizabeth Tudor had to make many decisions on matters both political and personal‚ such as new religious policies‚ whether she would marry‚ whom she would name her heir and also how much power and privilege to delegate to her parliament. The House of Commons and the House of Lords made up Elizabeth’s parliament; the Commons consisted of citizens elected by their
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By 1515 Henry continues to entrust More with foreign affairs and sends him to Bruges to oversee a treaty associated with England‚ it’s here that Thomas More would begin to write his most famous of works‚ the some say masterpiece that is ‘Utopia’. The book focuses on a complex‚ self-contained world set on an island in which the communities share religious‚ social and political customs. It embodied vast political undertones and was seen to be quite a revolutionary piece of work‚ although futuristic
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time to read or write. He was the only great Mughal ruler who was illiterate. Despite this‚ he had a great desire for knowledge. This led him not only to maintain an extensive library but also to learn. Akbar had his books read out to him by his courtiers. Therefore‚ even though unable to read‚ Akbar was as knowledgeable as the most learned of scholars. Akbar came to throne in 1556‚ after the death of his father‚ Humayun. At that time‚ Akbar was only 13 years old. Akbar was the only Mughal king to
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Is Hamlet Mad? Not Likely Madness is a condition of the mind which eliminates all rational thought leaving an individual with no proper conception of what is happening around him/her. Madness typically occurs in the minds of individuals that have experienced an event or series of events that their mind simply cannot cope with and‚ thus‚ to avoid their harsh reality‚ they fall into a state of madness. In William Shakespeare’s masterpiece Hamlet‚ there is much debate around the protagonist‚ Hamlet
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Courtiers both respected and feared him because of the considerable influence he wielded with the king. Louis XIV trusts Bontemps above all others and Bontemps’ devotion to his king knows no bounds. Bontemps was present for the secret marriage of Louis XIV
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however‚ and disappears again just as the cock crows at the first hint of dawn. The three men inform Prince Hamlet of their strange encounter with the ghost.The morning after Horatio and the guardsmen see the ghost‚ King Claudius gives a speech to his courtiers‚ explaining his recent marriage to
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EXPLAIN WHY LOUIS XIV DID NOT APPOINT A PRINCIPAL MINISTER IN 1661? (12MARKS) Before Louis received absolute power‚ there were several principal ministers before him; these were Cardinal Richelieu-father of Nicholas Fouquet- and Mazarin. When Louis came into power in 1643‚ Mazarin was the current principal minister‚ and it was only eighteen years later in 1661 when Mazarin died did Louis receive absolute power. When Mazarin died in 1661‚ Nicholas Fouquet aspired to become the next principal minister
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and residencies for those not entitled to live in the palace or less loyal and unworthy men and women‚ they were named as the “stables and the kennels‚” (Furdham university professor of international history) among other structures for the king’s courtiers and entourage. The palace was chock-full of paintings and sculptures‚ ornaments and privately hired architectures for important rooms and halls (like the “Hall of Mirrors”). This was the perfect finishing touch to the jaw dropping Palace of Versailles
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