Henry VII and Retaining Retaining involved magnates taking men into their service‚ generally involving the payment of fees and sometimes the granting of a distinctive badge or uniform (livery). This practice served the king‚ in that it allowed him to recruit armies more easily‚ by making contracts with leading magnates who then provided their retinues for service with the king’s army for a specified time. However‚ it did allow magnates to retain what were‚ in effect‚ ’private armies’ and‚ at this
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Elgin Marbles I think the Elgin Marbles‚ also known as the Parthenon Marbles should be returned back to Greece. These classical collections‚ inscriptions and architectural members originally belonged to the building on the Acropolis of Athens. The 7th Earl of Elgin obtained them from the Ottoman authorities; however there
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The War of the Roses: NOTE: large sections of this text are adapted from http://www.ehistory.com. See it for more details. What Was It? The War of the Roses was a civil war in England that lasted from 1455-1487. These thirty years of warfare were even more destructive to England than the Hundred Years War had been in the previous century. (Most of the fighting in the Hundred Years War took place in France‚ which meant most of the military damage affected the French peasantry rather than the
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Was Henry VII ever in serious danger of losing the crown after 1485? It is possible to agree that Henry VII was in serious danger of losing the crown after 1485 due to rebellions like Lambert Simnel‚ Perkin Warbeck and Lovell. However‚ it is also possible to disagree with this statement because Henry held the two princes people were trying to pretend to be and Henry was also well prepared for these rebellions. The Lovell rebellion in 1486 was the first of a series of rebellions Henry faced. It
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The power of the Nobility was the most important cause of unrest in the period of 1450 to 1470. ‘How far do you agree?’ During 1450- 1470‚ there were two main kingships; Henry VI and Edward IV. The first kingship was an extremely weak one with Henry VI who seemed to show a clear lack of interest in ruling the country‚ and then came Edward IV who was a strong king that sorted out the mess that Henry VI had left behind. However‚ throughout both reigns‚ the nobility seemed to stay the same; the
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Complaint to Venus‚" found in Some Songs from Bassus‚ depicts women who prefer the pleasures of men but nonetheless find greater satisfaction from other‚ unconventional sources. Introducing more overt evidence of men ’s sexual limitations‚ John Wilmot‚ Earl of Rochester‚ and Sir George Etherege illustrate the effects of premature ejaculation from a male perspective and consider the disenchantment caused for the female in their poems‚ both entitled "The Imperfect Enjoyment." While the males receive some
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Born in Cork‚ Ireland‚ in the year 1627‚ Robert Boyle was born into a very rich family. His father‚ Richard Boyle‚ was the Earl of Cork. Part of Boyle’s success was because he lived with one of the richest men of Ireland. Richard Boyle‚ however‚ gained his money through stealing. His mother died before he was 12. Though he did well at his school initially‚ when a new headmaster arrived‚ Boyle did poorly. His father removed him from his school‚ and hired a tutor to teach him
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History Essay- Elizabeth I- why did she never marry and what were the consequences. “I may not be a lion‚ but I am a lion’s cub and I have a lions heart” –Elizabeth I This quote states that Elizabeth may not have been a man‚ but she is her father’s daughter‚ and she has his heart. signifying she can rule just as he or any man before her has. Elizabeth was born on the 7th of September 1533 at Greenwich Palace. She was the daughter of King Henry the VIII and his second wife‚ Anne Boleyn. Her
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The Role of Elizabethan Women - Education - The Nobility The Elizabethan era brought the Renaissance‚ new thinking to England. Elizabethan women from wealthy and noble families were sometimes allowed the privilege of an. Education. The girls of Noble birth were invariably taught by tutors at home and Elizabethan women were taught from the age of five‚ or even younger. Various languages were taught including Latin‚ Italian‚ Greek and French. Music and dancing skills were essential for Elizabethan
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Whoso list to hunt is a fourteen line poem which follows a strict rhythmic pattern of “abba abba cddc ee”‚ has an iambic pentameter and therefore is known as a sonnet. It is not just any type of sonnet‚ but actually a Petrarchan sonnet. The sonnet is constructed by an octave‚ which are two quatrains combined then a sestet following after that. It was one of the thirty sonnets written by Sir Thomas Wyatt‚ and was believed to be written for Anne Boleyn‚ the second wife of King Henry VIII and the woman
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