Grace O’Malley was born in 1530‚ in Ireland‚ the daughter of the clan chieftain. Well educated and considered to be a formidable woman‚ she learned the sailing trade from her father. She inherited her father’s shipping business‚ as well as land from her mother. At 15 years old she married her first husband‚ Donal O’Flaherty and bore him three children. When her father died‚ she inherited his property and became a wealthy woman. O’Flaherty had taken a castle from the Joyce clan and when he died they
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A good queen is a woman that stands up for her nation it a time of need when the king is unavailable. Catherine De Medici is the queen of france and she has been proven to show leadership when she has to. She turned out to be one of the most influential people involved in the Catholic–Huguenot wars. Catherine Di Medici was a dependable queen‚ who stood by her nation‚ had a peaceful policy and her political attitudes were changed
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The old monarchy in Europe has never been shy to controversy. With rulers like Henry VIII‚ Richard III‚ and George III in a long line of scandal‚ it is not hard to believe the chaotic standing of their reputation. One monarch in particular‚ Mary Stuart‚ followed her predecessors’ tradition of causing gossip and disgrace. In a family extending from the British Tudor line of Henry VIII and the French House of Guise‚ this queen contained a fire ready to be ignited. Mary‚ Queen of Scots‚ was an incredible
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In Europe in the mid 1500’s Queen Mary I of Scotland and Queen Elizabeth I of England were both leaders of their countries. Mary and Elizabeth were both of Tudor blood meaning that although Elizabeth was already Queen‚ if anything were to happen to her‚ Mary‚ by rights‚ would become the Queen of England. This worried Elizabeth as she believed Mary may conspire to have her assassinated. To begin with‚ Mary had no plans of harming or conspiring to harm Queen Elizabeth I but as the conflict escalated
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Niccolò Machiavelli suggested in The Prince that a ruler should behave as both a fox and a lion‚ being both loved and feared. There are clever rulers who were strategic‚ courageous rulers who were effective‚ and successful rulers who possessed both qualities. Elizabeth I of England and Henery IV of France were two great rulers from Europe that were able to personify Machiavelli ’s advice. Elizabeth I of England was able to act as a "fox" by preventing England from being torn apart over matters
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‘Henry VIII’s decision to divorce Catherine of Aragon came about primarily as a result of political reasons’. How far do you agree with this statement? Henry VIII officially decided to divorce Catherine of Aragon in 1527. This was because of many reasons‚ for instance‚ spiritual implications and a new female in his life‚ Anne Boleyn. However‚ his political considerations out shone all of these other causes. Henry believed he should divorce his wife because he had spiritual doubts about the validity
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History Mr Reynolds Explain why Richard III was defeated at the battle of Bosworth. Why Richard lost at the battle of Bosworth can be put into long and short-term factors. In the short term‚ to start with Richard outnumbered Tudor’s men 10000 to 5000 and were obviously favoured to be victorious‚ however when Richard tried to kidnap Tudor‚ this forced Tudor to seek help from the French. This allowed for King Charles to use henry as a means of unsettling the English Monarchy‚ to do this Charles gave
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Bravery‚ determination‚ leadership‚ who do you think of when you hear these words? Joan of Arc had all of these qualities‚ and many more. By the end of this journey through Joan’s life‚ you will know all about Joan‚ from the day she was born‚ to the day her ashes were thrown into the river Semile. In 1412‚ in the village of Dormery‚ a girl was born who would change the world forever. Jeanne d’ Arc‚ translated to Joan d’ Arc‚ was born into a slightly poor family in this farming village‚ and Joan
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ALEJANDRO POSE 4TH YEAR Choose one English king / queen and discuss their importance in the history of England. (About 2000 words) In about a thousand years of monarchy‚ England had many remarkable kings and queens and yet most probably none of them deserved the attention from historians and novelists like Queen Elizabeth I‚ also known as ‘Gloriana’‚ ‘Good Queen Bess’ and ‘The Virgin Queen’. She was the daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife Anne Boleyn and is one of the most famous queens
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The Saxon King‚ Edward the Confessor‚ last of the ancient House of Wessex‚ died childless on on the stormy night of 4th -5th January‚ in the momentous year of 1066. On his deathbed Edward was said to have willed his throne to his brother-in-law‚ Harold Godwineson‚ Earl of Wessex‚ having made a previous promise to his maternal cousin‚ William‚ Duke of Normandy‚ that he should inherit the English throne if he died without producing an heir. The Witangemot or Saxon council of wise men‚ duly elected
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