he served for many years. In 135960 he was with the army of Edward III in France‚ where he was captured by the French but ransomed. By 1366 he had married Philippa Roet‚ who was probably the sister of John of Gaunt’s third wife; she was a lady-in-waiting to Edward III’s queen. During the years 1370 to 1378‚ Chaucer was frequently
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are symbolisms to England as being like “Eden”; and the first symbolism and maybe one of the most significant ones is by John of Gaunt in Act 2‚ scene 1‚ lines 31-68. After Gaunt’s symbolic reference to England as a garden there are other symbolisms towards gardens referenced throughout the play along that aid in Shakespeare’s use of imagery. The first symbolic comparison of gardens is seen in Act 2‚ scene 1‚ lines 31-68 by John of Gaunt. Gaunt begins describing England as a garden; “This
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audience the way Richard II rules England through imagery. In both of the scenes in this paper Shakespeare uses imagery to describe the way King Richard II has brought the country to ruin. This king needs replaced and in both speeches his bad deeds are spoken of through a metapohor of a garden. The speech in Act 2 Scene 1 is a way for Gaunt to tell Richard exactly how he feels about the way things have been going in England. In his dying breathe he describes England as a incredible garden and still
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regarding the garden that is England. What some people may not realize is that there is much talk of gardens throughout the play‚ and that these particular speeches play into one another. Knowing that many of the garden speeches are related makes it easy to see that not only does this play describe the beauty of England‚ but also the corruption and ugliness within the country as well. John of Gaunts description of England is both beautiful and tragic all at once. At first England is referred to as‚ “This
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A main battle during Philip’s reign was the battle of St. Quentin in which he defeated the French army. In February 1556 the Truce of Vaucelles was signed by Henry II and Charles V and was peace for five years but ended before five (Historyofwar.org 1). “Pope Paul IV managed to engineer an incident in Italy that triggered his defensive alliance with France. In response‚ Henry II sent his main army‚ under Francis‚ duke of Guise‚ across the Alps to aid the Pope. This ended the truce (Historyofwar.org
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They say life can give you lemons. Others say ‘life in the slow lane’. However‚ has anyone ever said ‘When Life Brings You Bowling Balls’? Nope! Never. The say would never catch on and it made Olly the Bowling Ball miserable. He was an adorable little ball. He was painted a neon green colour. His paint was chipped and faded. As the years went by‚ Olly became the unused bowling ball. It made him cry. His other bowling ball friends were upset for him‚ though were just glad to be getting used. There
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Eurika! Essay The goldsmith did nothing wrong. He did exactly what he said he would do. He said the he would make a crown of the exact same weight as the gold and that’s exactly what he did. He also said that he would make a crown that would make all the other kings jealous of the king’s crown and the crown that the goldsmith made would be able to do just that. It is the king’s fault for not making complete sure of what the goldsmith said due to the fact that the goldsmith said very clearly that
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Hostility towards the landed classes contributed towards the outbreak of the Peasants revolt in 1381‚ the introduction of poll tax‚ the 100 years’ war‚ the Ordinance of Labourers and the Sumptuary Laws are all factors which contributed to the hostility. After the Black Death the population had a mass decline and many Lords were finding it hard to find peasants to work as many had moved elsewhere for greater pay. The peasants that survived the pestilence felt that they were greater than others
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Story of the History Games The contestants are in the center of Amsterdam with a pile of items. The contestants grab whatever items they can receive and run away in various directions. William III and Mary II run together after grabbing their items. They head towards the port with a plan in mind. Meanwhile‚ Tromp does the same because he is familiar with boats. Ruysch has no plan in her mind and walks to the port. At the port Tromp and Ruysch bump into each other. Surprised Ruysch runs onto the
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Hannah Griffiths Why was Edward IV able to defeat challenges to his rule in 1470-71‚ but Richard III was unable to do so in 1485? One of the key reasons why Edward IV was able to defeat challenges to his rule in 1470-71‚ whereas Richard III was not in 1485‚ is the position of the opposition to the monarch at that time. If the opposition were not supported and in a disadvantageous situation then the threat that they posed would be significantly smaller than if they were supported and had an advantage
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