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    comparison to those of the English Civil War. The primary characters of interest are Bacon‚ the Jamestown Counsel‚ and the Indians/ Indian King and Queen. Clearly Bacon‚ who is called both a "rebel" and a "general" in the play is meant to represent Oliver Cromwell; the Indian King‚ who is called the "Monarch" represents King Charles I‚ and the Counsel of Jamestown represents the English Civil War Parliament. This theory of character representations is supported by the parallel plots of [a portion of] The

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    political failures that assisted in the failure of the interregnum period. There were multiple political failures that can be provided as reasons for the failure of the interregnum‚ the first of which was the dissolution of the rump parliament after Cromwell expressed his disgust at their attitude towards bringing in a new parliament‚ the rump was not intended to be permanent however when it came to planning new elections they did everything they could to ensure those already seated would gain a seat

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    key issue throughout the reign of Oliver Cromwell as Protector. From the opening of the first Procterate in 1654 Cromwell faced continual struggles in parliament. Cromwell faced strong opposition‚ which can be most clearly seen by attacks upon the whole Procterate edifice hoping to destroy the system and the head of state by Republicans and other opponents of the state. Historian Gaunt attributes this dissatisfaction to ‘a failure of Parliament to act as Cromwell had hoped’ much needed reforms had

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    Synopsis The English Civil War was the war that set the tone of the British Government to this very day. Conflicts between parliament and kings started to turn English citizens against each other due to their political stance. The English Civil War began to change the manner of government‚ make the king accountable to the law and protect the rights of men. Although the Civil war lasted from 1642-1651‚ the build up to the war started many years before when James I was on throne and became more severe

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    Restoration Period

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    The restoration is an interesting time in history. People from all over the world‚ especially Europe‚ were moving to American. It was during this time that the colonies rebelled and we soon became our own nation. When the period started England had just ended a 20 year civil war. The plague had killed many and England was finally settling down. When the restoration was starting‚ most authors still modeled everything they did on the classics: Greek‚ Roman‚ etc. People were starting to gain an understanding

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    What role did the New Model Army play in directing the political position of the Parliamentarians during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (1642-60)? Discuss with reference to any two documents in Chapter 3 of the Anthology. The English Civil War‚ in one way or another‚ was a response to the aftermath of the Reformation which left behind political unrest and separate religious groups with indifferences and nonconformity. The Civil War affected everyone from commoners and the up and coming rising middle

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    Growth of European Nation-States THE DEVELOPMENT OF ABSOLUTISM IN FRANCE * Francis I (Valois): Rival of the HRE and Charles V‚ unsuccessfully battled to weaken Habsburgs. * Concordat of Bologna: Granted the Pope right to collect the first year’s revenue from the Church offices in return for the ability to nominate high officials in the French Churchnationalized the church and increased the power of the monarchy * Francis I and Henry II (his successor) were opposed to any reform

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    September 1651. The English Civil War led to the trial and execution of Charles I‚ the exile of his son‚ Charles II‚ and replacement of English monarchy with‚ first‚ the Commonwealth of England (1649–53)‚ and then with a Protectorate (1653– 59)‚ under Oliver Cromwell’s personal rule. The monopoly of the Church of England on Christian worship in England ended with the victors consolidating the established Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland. Constitutionally‚ the wars established the precedent that an English

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    Jamie Oliver

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    ; Case 1 Jamie Oliver: cooking up a storm and changing people’s lives through food [pic] p. 24 Jamie Oliver is a phenomenon in the world of food. He enjoyed huge success with his debut television series The Naked Chef in 1999. For over 10 years‚ he has graced television screens as a favourite celebrity chef‚ and has become a presence on the high street – both as the face of Sainsbury’s‚ and by licensing the Jamie Oliver brand to numerous food and kitchenware producers. His commercial activities

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    Led by who? The royalist were the ultimate winners of the civil war and they were led by Oliver Cromwell. 10. What happened to the king after his defeat? After his defeat‚ Charles I was taken as a prisoner‚ convicted of treason‚ and beheaded on January 30‚ 1649. 11. What was the new government called? Led by who? The new government was called the English Commonwealth and lead by Oliver Cromwell. 12. What were some of his actions during his reign? Some of his actions were dissolving parliament

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