The Tower of London The Tower of London has a very interesting story behind it. It was begun by a man who was not even English‚ William of Normandy. At the time he was the cousin of England’s Kind Edward. It all started because William became outraged when Edward backed down on his promise to give the throne to William and ended up giving the throne to his English brother-in-law‚ Harold. William sailed his army across the English Channel
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significance. One of the oldest‚ and the most famous‚ castle in London is the Tower of London. The Tower has stood for 907 years as a symbol of power of the English monarchy (Fletcher Internet). The Tower ’s origins began with a rumor that King Edward III‚ Edward the Confessor‚ promised William of Normandy‚ the Duke of Normandy‚ the English throne after Edward was deceased (Sedivy Internet). On is deathbed‚ however‚ Edward gave his throne to Harold Godwinson‚ Earl of Wessex. When news reached Normandy
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the first of five Tudor kings and queens that ruled England for around 120 years‚ quite short for that time‚ but they become one of the most famous dynasties of Europe’s history. Henry VII took the throne after a battle against the former king Richard III whose forces outnumbered Henrys by two to one. Henry VII had a couple of big problems‚ one of them was that there were people that had a stronger claim to the throne than he did‚ his only claim was that god let him win the battle‚ therefore the
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Henry VII. Right from the start Henry VII reign as the monarch of England was to be disturbed by constant rebellions from elite conspirators‚ in 1486 Lovell and the Stafford brothers led the Yorkists rebellion‚ Lovell who was a close confidante to Richard III was the major figure behind the conspiracy. The reason for the rebellion was because Henry VII had attained Lovell and this meant all his lands and property were lost‚ while the Stafford’s had been in sanctuary since the Battle of Bosworth. Although
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King Richard III‚ IGCSE Buckingham empathic task: How could I have abided by such an egregious despot‚ a licentious butcher and yet never portend his perfidiousness? How could I have been so callow? My being is jaded; my soul hath been wearied from surfeit of burdensome labor. I was to be vouchsafed the movables of Hereford‚ so as to relish in my opulence; rather than perish opprobriously. It is presently indubitable that Margaret’s supposed fulminations were unfortunately Nemesis’s forebodings
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Whilst the Battle of Bosworth was the point at which Henry VII claimed the throne it was not the time that he secured it. Some historians believe that Henry’s period of consolidation of power lasted for nearly two years (when Prince Arthur was born) and that until 1487 the wars of the roses was still bubbling away underneath what seemed like English stability. The battle left Henry with a number of immediate issues for him to deal with. He needed to deal with his new court and convert Yorkist’s to
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Medieval England The land of Britannica fell to ruins after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The economy was virtually lifeless‚ and most of the population reverted to rural areas. Most of the towns and cities were abandoned. From the fifth century to the tenth century there was very little history. Most of the people were illiterate‚ and there were no history books written. The first history of England was Saint Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People. This chronicled English history
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Introduction Traveling is one of the ways of discovering new countries. Millions of people all over the world spend their holidays traveling. They travel to see other continents‚ modern cities and the ruins of ancient towns‚ they travel to enjoy picturesque places‚ or just for a change of scene. Its always interesting to discover new things‚ different ways of life‚ to meet different people‚ to try different food‚ to listen to different musical rhythms. Those who live in the country like to go
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Since the dawn of time the supernatural has existed side by side with the sole purpose of causing havoc and pain in man’s world. In the play Macbeth the deceptive powers of the super-natural is a key manipulator on Macbeth’s actions. The supernatural had planted a seed of evil in Macbeth ’s mind that grew to dominate and manipulate his mind. The hallucination of Banquo caused by the supernatural had caused Macbeth to lose his sanity. The witches were easily able to control Macbeth’s mind‚ they had
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bitter power struggle in 1483? After Edward IV died in 1483‚ a dispute began between to major factions – the Woodvilles and Richard of Gloucester. The Woodvilles were the family of Elizabeth Woodville‚ Edward’s wife‚ with whom he shared many children. Edward V‚ the heir to the throne‚ was the son of Elizabeth Woodville‚ and so this put them in a good position. However‚ Richard of Gloucester was Edward’s brother and had shown himself to be a very useful and successful man to Edward during his reign
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