1st Earl Kitchener

A common phrase is “History is written by the victors”. Perhaps that is the reason why King George III of England is remembered as being the mad king who lost the American colonies. However, there is more to the king than what the rebel colonists made him out to be. King George’s reign of nearly 60 years was full of hardships and setbacks, yet he was a hard worker who was kind and looked out for the welfare of his empire. King George was the son of Frederick, Prince of Wales and the grandson of

time at the tavern. King Henry and Sir Walter Blunt agree that Hotspur would be the appropriate king of France because of his bravery, successfulness in battles and his time spent with royalty. Although, Hotspur and his father, Earl of Northumberland, and his uncle, Earl of Worcester, plan to overthrow the king by defeating his army on the battlefield. Hotspur explains to his army how the king rejected and shamed his family.

It emphasised the part political greed placed on individuals sparking rebellion as “a last-ditch attempt by those who were out of favour at court to restore their political fortunes by seizing on the discontents and puzzlements of others”. The Earl of Essex had gained a good reputation and worked his way up to be Elizabeth’s favourite courtier. However, he was short of money and so attempted to rule the court and oppose his rival Cecil which caused the Queen to turn against him. On one occasion

In the letter to his son, Lord Chesterfield composes a sum of lifestyle advices and and ridicule aimed to judge or change his son's present and past behavior. Some to benefit his own image and others some think sincerely were to hoped to make a difference in his illegitimate sons life. Lord Chesterfield wishes to instill into him characteristics that if and when displayed by his son would bring up his own image as a father or at least not ruin it. In the letter he discusses and reprehend his son

In an 1839 Speech to Parliament, Palmerston elucidated how the interests of the English nation was the ‘polar star’ of his policies, and should remain the primary guiding principle for those at the helm of British politics. It was through defining and propelling British interest abroad that Palmerston was able to gain attention verging on notoriety within domestic politics, not through his image within his own party, or within Commons debate, but through using foreign policy to rally public support

Humanity progresses through trial and error. Whenever an idea is conceived, we look back on either our life or those who are thought to have a similar experience in order to make a final judgement on which action to take. This is how the process has gone for thousands of years; but in the end we all endure some kind of failure. We often look back and realize how obvious of a bad choice it was, and in the end we chalk it up to another lesson learned. However, there are some of us who think a bit more

Elizabeth’s Golden Age Elizabeth was Queen of England from 1558-1603. During that time England was a strong country and she was a successful queen. Many people thought Elizabeth would not last long without a powerful husband but they were proved wrong. In fact Elizabeth was very clever in not choosing a husband. She didn’t choose a husband because she didn’t want anybody taking over her throne. There were four men that she could have married but said no to. The first man was Philip of Spain. Philip

The definition of a martyr is a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion. When Sir Thomas More died in July of 1535, he became a martyr. In the play A Man for All Seasons, author Robert Bolt shows us his views on how More came to his death . In this play, Thomas Cromwell, Richard Rich, King Henry VIII, and Sir Thomas More himself are responsible for his death. Although it could be argued that many more people in Sir Thomas More’s life had a part in contributing

Robert Boyle was an Irish philosopher. He is considered the first modern chemist and consequently, one of the founders of chemistry as we know today. He was born on January 25, 1627 in Lismore, Ireland. Born the seventh son of fourteen children to Richard Boyle and Catherine Fenton, he spent most of his childhood living in a local foster home with his older siblings. At the age of eight, his mother died and he was sent to Eton College in England where his father paid for a private tutor for Robert

The Seven Years War was a series of conflict between several countries including the colonies, Britain, France, Spain, Austria, Russia, Sweden, and Persia (Brinkley, 2012). While the war officially began in 1756, many of the colonists predicted the French and Indian war in the early 1750’s. Although Great Britain was still in control of the colonies, they provided very little help and support. This eventually worsened matters, especially when many colonists were constantly fighting off Indian tribes