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    References: Ashworth‚ Leon. Oliver Cromwell. Bath: Cherrytree Books‚ 1997. Guy‚ John. Charles I & Oliver Cromwell. Tunbridge: Ticktock Publishing‚ 1998. Seel‚ E. Graham. The English Wars and Republic: 1637-1660. London/ New York: Routledge‚ 1999. Starkey‚ David. Crown & Country: The Kings & Queens of England. London:

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    Why did Charles I lose the Civil War? The English Civil War was 1642-1651 and was a series of battles and political conspiracies between Oliver Cromwell‚ the leader of Parliament and King Charles I the leader of the Royalists. The civil war set the supporters of King Charles I against the followers of Parliament‚ this resulted in the Parliament’s victory and the King’s execution. Cromwell’s army was lead by Sir Thomas Fairfax who was one of the outstanding military commanders of the English

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    puritan and parliamentarians as Roundheads. It ended with the complete victory for the parliament forces. Charles I became the first monarch in Europe to be executed after formal trial for crimes against his people. The leader of the parliamentary army‚ Oliver Cromwell‚ became Lord Protector of a republic with a military government. Cromwell did the same as the king‚ dissolved the parliament‚ imposed taxes without parliamentary approval and purges dissenters‚ persecuted Anglicans and Catholics. Britain

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    http://justus.anglican.org/resources/timeline/07puritan.html One event It was during the time of Shakespeare that Puritans were involved because they didn’t allow theaters since there were rise of crimes during that time and so many people gamble there‚ and not only that‚ even Shakespeare’s plays were questioned because of its moral beliefs that the church had at that time.... Puritans wanted to have pure morals and they didn’t like how Shakespeare had some bad values in some of his plays that went

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    In this essay I intend to explore the narrative conventions and values‚ which Oliver Smithfield presents in the short story Victim. The short story positions the reader to have negative and sympathetic opinion on the issues presented. Such as power‚ identity and bullying. For example Mickey the young boy is having issues facing his identity. It could be argued that finding your identity may have the individual stuck trying to fit in with upon two groups. The main character Mickey is represented

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    Fife‚ Scotland‚ on November 19‚ 1600‚ the second son born to James VI of Scotland and Anne of Denmark‚ Charles I ascended to the throne in 1625. His reign was marked by religious and political strife that led to civil war. The opposing force‚ led by Oliver Cromwell‚ defeated Charles’s royalist forces and the king was beheaded in London‚ England‚ on January 30‚ 1649. In 1625‚ Charles became king of England. Three months later‚ he married Henrietta Maria of France‚ a 15-year-old Catholic princess who

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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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    Emily L. Estes MAR 465 Final Paper 6 December 2012 Over the past decade‚ several contemporary Westerns have emerged‚ presenting a new take on the iconic American Southwest. Some‚ rather than reinforcing the late 19th century image of fearless cowboys and manifest destiny‚ have elected to show a grimmer‚ more realistic depiction of life on the frontier. That is‚ the west during the second half of the 20th century. This west lacks the promise and freedom of the earlier west; it displays a world

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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]

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    The Thirty Years War

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    The Thirty Years War 1618 – 1648 (War of religion throughout Europe) And War of politics (protecting/expanding territories Protestant Countries – Denmark‚ Germany‚ the Low Countries Catholic Countries – Spain‚ Italy‚ France * England fought in The Thirty Years War against Spain and France * Charles committed to spending 20‚000 to fund the Danes fight against Catholics * Parliament refused to fund Charles I past first year England – France and Spain dangerous Catholic powers

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