Successor <br> <br> <br><b>Henry II</b> <br>Henry II was the first of eight Plantagenet kings. He neither ignored his island kingdom nor dragged it into continental trouble. Along with Alfred‚ Edward I‚ and Elizabeth I‚ Henry II ranks as one of the best British monarchs. <br> <br>Henry II was born in Le Mans‚ France in 1133. Geoffrey Plantagenet‚ Count of Anjou‚ and Matilda‚ daughter of Henry I‚ were his parents. Henry ’s younger brothers were Geoffrey and William (Bingham 22; Tabuteau 185). <br> <br>Henry ’s father
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REPORT: INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION BIOGRAPHY Let’s go back in time to July 30th‚ 1863. This marks the day that the man who may have changed life as we know it was born. Son of William and Mary‚ Henry Ford was born in Greenfield‚ Michigan. During his teen years he was quite fond of dismantling and reassembling watches. By age 16‚ he left home for the big city of Detroit to be an apprentice mechanist. Despite his feelings towards farm life‚ he returns to his hometown of Dearborn‚ Michigan. In the course
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Henry Ford Henry Ford oldest of six children was born on July 30‚ 1863‚ on a farm near Dearborn‚ Michigan. Over his childhood life he developed a dislike for the farm life and more of a fascination for machinery. He had little interest in school and was a poor student. He never learned to spell or to read well. Ford would write using simple sentences (Biography online.com). He instead preferred to work with mechanical objects‚ particularly watches. He repaired his first watch when he was thirteen
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Henry V by William Shakespeare‚ is supposed to have been written about 1599. It expresses the story of King Henry V of England‚ focusing on events surrounding the Battle of Agincourt during the Hundred Years’ War. The play is the final part of a series of plays‚ following Richard II‚ Henry IV‚ Part 1 and Henry IV‚ Part 2. The original audiences would consequently be familiar with the title character‚ which was depicted in the Henry IV plays as a wild‚ undisciplined lad known as "Prince Harry". In Henry
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Porte- fenêtre à Collioure also known as Fenêtre ouverte is a painting by Henri Matisse. The work was painted in 1914 and Matisse kept the painting until his death. He died in 1954 but the Porte- fenêtre à Collioure was first exhibited in 1966. Matisse painted numerous of paintings of the theme of the window at Collioure. Without looking at the title of the painting it is hard to identify the elements in the painting. This is probably Matisse’s one of the most abstract painting. Unlike his other
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Was the reign of Henry VII the financial highpoint of the Tudor era? Henry VII came to the throne in 1485; in many ways his reign appeared vulnerable and his finances poor‚ however‚ when he died in 1509 he left his son Henry a sound fiscal legacy. However‚ was his reign destined to be the financial high point of the Tudor dynasty he founded? The accession of a strong king and the apparent conclusion of civil war meant many had high hopes that Henry VII could restore stability to the country. The
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of John Henry. The legend of John Henry is about an African American male who manually works on a railroad with a hammer and was proud of his work. Others working on the railroad could not match or exceed John Henrys capabilities as it pertained to hammering railroad spikes. It usually took three workers to do the same job that he could do all by himself‚ just that alone caused a lot of jealousy and animosity for some people. This topic is important to me because it shows that John Henry was determined
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first example of this can be seen in Chapter Four when Roger is throwing stones at Henry. One of the littluns Henry‚ decided that he did not want to play with his friends anymore and wanders off. However‚ Henry is unaware that he is being followed by Roger‚ one of the older boys. Henry‚ being a littlun‚ is very fascinated by the waves and he stops and watches. Meanwhile‚ Roger is standing beneath a palm tree watching Henry. Suddenly a breeze came and knocked some of the nuts loose from a tree and they
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then consolidate that power. One Shakespearean hero that can be considered a Machiavellian is Henry in Shakespeare’s famous play Henry V. He can be considered a hero because of how he was able to use his Renaissance prince qualities to better his country. Juxtaposing with the Renaissance prince‚ Henry the Fifth‚ is the Machiavellian villain known as Richard of Gloucester‚ in Shakespeare’s Richard III.
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April 2011 Europe & the West: Modern Europe Henry VIII & Catherine of Aragon King Henry VIII of England is most famous for his six wives and desperate attempt to have a son in order to provide an heir to the throne. He spent 38 years of his life jumping from one wife to the next until his death in 1547. Perhaps none of this would have happened if his first wife Catherine was able to successfully give birth to a healthy son in the first place. In my opinion‚ their relationship is the most
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