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and is based on historic evidence and his ability to read books but not from first hand experience. This means he has other peoples’ biased reports to read and these could change they way he thinks about Cromwell without it perhaps being true. The Boer War was happening around the same time as Rosebery made this statement and

exhausted Conservatives barely defended their actions. This election victory was on the back of Unionist dominance that had spanned a decade driven by three key issues: "the crown, the church and the constitution." After the Second Boer War in South Africa, everything began to go wrong for the Unionists who then found their own leader, Balfour, losing his seat in his own constituency of Blackpool. The key areas of victory are the Tory blunders and the Liberal successes

The Novel: shades by Marguerite Poland Shades is a South African novel by the award-winning author, Marguerite Poland. Her academic credentials are impressive, as she has degrees from Rhodes and Stellenbosch Universities and the University of KwaZulu-Natal. She has studied Xhosa, Social Anthropology and Comparative African Languages, with a special focus on Zulu Literature. She has written for both children and adults, which is an unusual achievement. Of her eleven children’s books, The Mantis

important role. Australia was a nation of around four million people, which meant that there was around 820,000 men between 19 and 38 that had the potential to fight. They first aided England in the 1860s for New Zealand, in the Sudan 1885 during the Boer War. Since they have aided England before it was likely that it wouldn’t be a problem helping again. Australians had an immense amount of pride for their country and among those popular beliefs were that the British Empire was superior to other

good care of him. At age eight he attended boarding school where he was considered as a troublemaker. At age twelve he was accepted in Military School where he studied military tactics. Later he graduated and worked for the Morning Post during the Boer War in South Africa. He had quite an adventure during this time, he was shot at and captured but managed to escape where he lived to write a book about it. During fighting the war Winston Churchill knew that he wanted to get into politics to make policies

the poet Thomas Hardy explores a complex theme, which is war, using the simplest language. Throughout this essay I will be discussing the thoughts and opinions Hardy has on war. ‘The Man He Killed’ was written in the nineteenth century during the Boer War that took place in South Africa in 1898. This war was because the British Empire wanted to take control over the land because of its rich gold and diamonds. The poem is written in a conversational tone, with speech marks, making us feel that the

Robert Baden-Powell, respected veteran of many wars, General for the British Army, founder of the scouting movement, and international spy? This question commonly surfaces when referring the Baden-Powell’s book, My Adventures as a Spy, in which he writes what is sometimes believed to be first-hand accounts of his actions involving international espionage for the British military during the time period from 1890 to 1893. He recalls many tasks assigned to him including the collection of data on foreign

Churchill the Writer Winston Churchill (1874-1965) is one of the most celebrated, criticized, and without question debated political figures in world history. While Churchill had a long and controversial political career, most notably his nine years as Prime Minster of Great (1940-45, 1951-55), his fame, something many view as a crucial aspect of his life he thrived off of and live for, spanned well beyond the years he held various positions in political office. Churchill was born and raised in

Douglas Haig (1861-1928) was one of the most renowned soldiers during World War I. He became the Commander in Chief of the British Expeditionary Forces and led very decisive battles at the Battles of Some and Passchendaele. He also was able to stop the Germans last offensive (March-July 1918) which ultimately led him to create a veteran’s facility called the Royal British Legion.” This caused him to be elected to be an earl in 1919 . Douglas Haig became Commander in Chief of British Expeditionary

Why British Men Enlisted in the British Army in 1914 When Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated, Europe erupted. The Austro-Hungarian Empire invaded Serbia; Russia sends troops to its borders with Austria and Hungary. Germany declares war on Russia and France and marches into Belgium and Britain declares war with Germany and her allies. Although Britain already had a well-trained professional army, it was far too small to be able to stand a chance against the huge