Mubashir Sultan (014532302) Maria Salenius The Tudors: Fact and Fiction (ENG243) 24 April 2015 The Function of the Dream Scenes in Richard III Richard III is claimed to be one of Shakespeare’s earliest plays (Lull). The drama can be seen either as a stand-alone or as part of a tetralogy‚ sharing interlinking elements with the Henry VI series (Grene). Due to its status as an early play‚ Richard III provides an exemplary window into Shakespeare’s design as a playwright‚ especially in relation to the
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The 277 page novel‚ Blood Red Horse‚ was written by K.M. Grant. It is a historical fiction that takes place during the Third Crusade‚ the story beginning at Hartslove Castle in England with a quarrel between two of the main characters‚ William and Gavin‚ sons of Sir Thomas de Granville‚ the head of the castle‚ and a young orphaned girl‚ Ellie. Ellie and Will have a strong bond tying them together‚ but because Gavin is the eldest son‚ Ellie is promised to become his wife when they are old enough.
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During the rule of the feeble minded King Henry VI and the genius Queen Margaret of Anjou‚ there was civil unrest in Medieval England due to whom should be the heir to the throne. Henry VI suffered mental breakdowns and so Richard‚ Duke of York‚ exploited his claim on the throne garnered by his ties with previous King Henry V. Henry VI and previous kings of England where from the Lancastrian family this meant this was the first instance of non York conformation. This set the beginning of the War
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HENRY VII 1487: Lambert Simnel Significance Lambert Simnel presented Henry VII with the first major challenge of his reign. Lambert Simnel‚ a boy of ten‚ was used by others to reassert the House of York’s claim to the throne. The problem for Henry VII was if he failed to assert himself at the first opportunity he had to do so‚ then the probability was that Henry would fall from power. Causes The first initial problem Henry had was one he inherited from Richard III – the Princes in
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How does Shakespeare explore the theme of villainy in Richard III? Richard III is an historical play written by William Shakespeare during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I‚ depicting the contentious rise to power of King Richard III of England and his short reign as King. Richard III is the final play in a cycle of eight plays written by Shakespeare dramatizing English history from 1398 to 1485. The theme of villainy is intricately explored throughout the play as one of its main themes. Shakespeare
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How successful was Henry VII in dealing with the challenges to his royal authority in the years 1485 to 1509? (24 marks) To some extent Henry VII was successful in dealing with the challenges to his royal authority in the years 1485 to 1509. However‚ there were also limitations to this success. This essay will evaluate Henry’s actions‚ meaning that a conclusion can be drawn on how effective they in fact were. One challenge to Henry’s royal authority during the years of 1485 to 1509 was the Lambert
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Using these three sources in their historical context‚ assess how far they support the view that the problem of an over-mighty nobility was the main cause of the outbreak of the wars of the roses During the rule of Henry VI‚ certain nobles had increasing amounts of power‚ which angered some of the other nobles who felt they were being ignored. It is certain that they had too much power at the time‚ and that this was a contributing cause for the outbreak of the conflicts‚ however it was catalysed
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I fell to the ground‚ as they pushed me out of the carriage. I had a desire to stand up and fight for myself‚ but I knew‚ that would only matters worse. I detest‚ loathe royals. When you live in a spooky‚ cavelike town on the border‚ in the poorest part of England‚ it’s striking how notable (not in a good way) royals are. The king and queen have taken everything from the people‚ including me. The never ending crave for something to eat has been stuck in my stomach‚ and everybody else in this towns
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sure that the bones actually belong to King Richard. Who is to make the decision that the bones are truly his though? Without all of the evidence supporting positive‚ who is to know? Scientists are continuously trying to work out the case. They compared DNA of the skeleton to those of living posterity. They concluded that it in fact matched the king from what they could tell. The tests that some scientists and archeologists ran were; DNA samples‚ cutting edge x-ray tomography‚ carbon dating
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For our interpretation of Richard III the overarching concept we came up with for our version of the play‚ was instead of two families feuding for the throne‚ the Lancasters‚ of Lancaster Inc.‚ and Yorks‚ of York Co.‚ are two rival corporations. Richard has been wanting to buy out Anne’s family’s company‚ for a long time‚ and after her father and her husband are tragically murdered‚ Richard sees his chance to prey on a grieving and vulnerable Anne. The scene takes place in a dimly light‚ run
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