Duke of Gloucester

Biblical Figures and Ideals in William Shakespeare's Richard II William Shakespeare's Richard II tells the story of one monarch's fall from the throne and the ascension of another, Henry Bullingbrook, later to become Henry IV. There is no battle fought between the factions, nor does the process take long. The play is not action-packed, nor does it keep readers in any form of suspense, but rather is comprised of a series of quietly dignified ruminations on the nature of majesty. Thus, the drama

The play is very tense throughout and the use of dramatic irony enables that. An excellent example of this is Gloucester declaration that Edmund will be rewarded for his loyalty. He declares “Loyal and natural boy, I’ll work the means to make thee capable”. The audience is aware of the fatality of this decision and of how Edmund is far from loyal. This engages and

Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier or Marquis de Lafayette was a French general and hero of the American Revolution. Excited by the ideas of the American Revolution, Lafayette served alongside General George Washington during the revolution. Often known as a “hero of two worlds”, Lafayette gained much of his fame by successfully co-leading the American forces in the siege of Lord Cornwallis’ British armies at Yorktown. This success is what helped America win the Revolutionary War, by forcing

Arguably the battle of Agincourt was fought to the values of chivalry due to the hand-to-hand duelling in battle by the nobility; ‘Their leader, the Duke of Alençon, fought like a lion, striking down the Duke of Gloucester and beating the King to his knees….He surrendered to Henry, taking off his helmet, but was at once cut down with an axe by a berserk English knight’ . Supporting the claim of the Hundred Years War being fought to the

When James I was king, the sport of bear bating became popular. Bears, dogs, lions, and other animals were forced to fight each other to the death for entertainment. He even had a special platform built so the court could witness these “royal games.” There was disappointment when the battles weren’t bloody – even more so when the animals simply refused to fight. Between the rough treatment of the animals and the poor living conditions they faced, it was only a matter of time before someone lost

to not follow the wills of Parliament and assume his own power, the political community united against him and demanded that some of his councillors be removed. At the center of this opposition was the Lords Appellant, which was headed by the Duke of Gloucester, the Earl of Warwick and the Earl of Arundel, all very powerful at the time. Richard resisted their commands, resulting in his replacement by a “Council of Government”. Richard attempted to arrest the Earl of Arundel, but his royalist army was

salary until he left in 1359 to fight in the Hundred Years’ War in France. At Rethel he was captured for a ransom of 20 marks and because of his royal connections, King Edward III helped pay his pension (Biography.com). Later, in 1369 John of Gaunt, the Duke of Landcaster, requested Chaucer to write a memorial poem. The poem would honor his deceased wife at the mass, and it would be read to many intellectual and sophisticated people.The poem was called The Book of The Duchess, it was a very fitting service

powerful individual (Beverly). Bacon was born in England, taught at Cambridge, and later moved to Virginia with his wife, Elizabeth, in 1974 (Tarter). Bacon graduated from the University of Cambridge and studied the law. Elizabeth’s father, the Sir Edward Duke of Suffolk, opposed their marriage. Her disinheritance by her father contributed to Bacon’s decision to migrate to North America. When they moved they got two plantations paid for by his father. Bacon owned the two plantations along the Jamestown northern

Exploring the textual conversations between composers Shakespeare's "King Richard III" and Al Pacino's documentary "Looking For Richard," reveals the resonances and dissonances of issues, evidencing that despite the differing contexts of these texts, they engage with similar thematic issues. "Looking For Richard" explores the implications of reading and performing Shakespeare's plays in a modern context, whilst "King Richard III" depicts the political intrigues of medieval England. Both texts, though

History Born March 23rd, 1430 Margret of Anjou lived a considerably quiet life with her aristocratic family in France until the age of 12, the age to marry. As most young woman of that age, Margrett was then used as a political tool by her father, The Duke Rene. The bidding and marrying of daughters was the standard for women of the court throughout the 1400’s. As Bullough and Campbell state in their Article, women where