Was king john really a failure King John is one of the most well-known figures in history because he was the son of King Henry and his brother was Richard the lionheart. Many people think that john was a failure to the throne. However‚ some people disagree with this view of john. They argue that the evidence that supports the traditional story is unreliable. My view is that john was a successful king. My interpretation differs to the traditional story of king john but
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Was the American Revolution really a revolution? A revolution‚ as defined by the Oxford English dictionary‚ is the overthrow of an established government or social order by those previously subject to it. Although‚ the colonists did overthrow the British monarch‚ there was not enough change in American society for it to be a revolution. After the colonists won the war with Britain‚ they created their own form of government. A foundation and basis for the newly formed government was the Articles
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many have augured about whether Hamlet was really mad. In the play‚ Hamlet has experienced and done many things that might make one think that he has gone mad. For example his father’s death‚ his mother marriage‚ and killing Polonius by accident. Hamlet’s attitude change towards the middle to the end of the play. You can tell this by the way he interacted with others. Many critics have different opinions on the matter. However Hamlet was not actually mad‚ it was an act to simply get revenge for his
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The Boston Massacre Essay: Was it really a massacre? I believe that the Boston Massacre was not a massacre. I think this because there was a lot of propaganda‚ and the low death toll. The definition of a massacre is an indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of people. The Boston Massacre consisted of 8 deaths. When everyone was yelling things‚ it confused the soldiers of what they should do. The number of deaths didn’t even make it to ten deaths. The number of deaths established that it couldn’t
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The death of Alexander the Great inspired the beginning of the Hellenistic era of the fourth century. The characteristics of this period marked a separation and divide from earlier Greek’s works. Hellenistic artist’s begun expressing their sculptures with such high degree of naturalism contrasting with the earlier religious sculptures that used the idea of realism. Another essential idea that Hellenistic artists used to convey their message on sculptures was the use of emotion‚ drama‚ lighting and
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stamp act(1775) etc. The colonies felt like they were being treated unfair and so they rebelled against Great Britain. The revolutionary war had begun between the thirteen colonies and England on April 19‚ 1775 where the first shots were in Lexington and concord‚ Massachusetts. The treaty of Paris ended the war on 1783 and finally the colonies had won their independence. On July 4th 1776 where Great Britain had officially declared the 13 colonist independence making them a new nation called the United
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Russian Revolution the American Revolution did not radically change much around the colonies. Some parts‚ of the Revolution though can be considered completely revolutionary while other parts were not so much. Politically‚ the American government was changed from the British ruling monarchy to a democracy within a totality of about 8 years (1775-1783). Eight years would be considered a swift transformation when looking at the age of the nation. Substantial local control though came into question
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someone else.However‚ I was surprised to learn that Thomas Jefferson had a personal slave for his pleasure. according many historians his wife had passed away when he made Sally Hemings his “mistress”. The term mistress does not apply in this case because she was not in love with her owner and this was not an affair‚ she was just raped whenever. However‚ in the past she would have been considered a mistress‚ because she was not married to Thomas Jefferson and their “romance” was a secret to the public
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Alexander III‚ Tsar of Russia‚ 1881-1889 Alexander III of Russia was born on 26th February 1845. Clumsy and gruff as a child‚ he grew up to be a man of great physical strength. Everything about him suggested imperial power. He was six feet four inches tall‚ broad and very strong. Stories circulated about Tsar Alexander bending (and then restraightening) iron fire pokers‚ crushing silver roubles in his fingers‚ and tearing packs of cards in half for the entertainment of his children‚ and about
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History 121 1 November 2013 How Alexander Hamilton Was Involved With the Federalist Papers During the middle of 1700’s‚ Americans were unhappy with British rule‚ to show their unhappiness they established the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence was ratified on July 4‚ 1776. After the Declaration of Independence‚ the Articles of Confederation were passed but had a weak central government because congress could not levy taxes. Therefore‚ the government did
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