Henry I of France

Henry II (1133 - 1189) was the grandson of Henry I, but only became king after having invaded England in 1153 and forcing his second cousin, King Stephen to make him heir. He was only able to invade due to his marriage with Eleanor of Aquitaine, as it made him Lord of Aquitaine and gave him more power and influence in France. His succession to the throne in 1154 made him commander of an empire which stretched from northern Scotland to south-western Europe. He made various significant changes to the

Henry VIII of England[1509-1547] By Kent McMahon King Henry VIII of England is the most infamous and notorious of all the Monarchs of England. He was a vile and heartless man who beheaded over 72,000 people in his 38 year reign and called for public celebration when his first wife, Catherine of Aragorn died on the 7th of January,1536. King Henry VIII was born on the 28th of June,1491 in Greenwich Palace. He was the 3rd of seven children

fight for the heart and bed of King Henry VIII of England only to find heartache and betrayal in their path. Becoming with child as well as becoming Queen of England was the beginning of Anne’s descent. Having a miscarriage of a son and trying to convince her brother George to have carnal relations with her to get her re-pregnant was high treason, she along with her brother were found guilty and beheaded (1:41:25-1:41:39/1:48:00-1:48:30). Anne Boleyn’s refusal of Henry causes him to force himself upon

was the weakness of henry VI. He was an absolute disaster for England and was a million miles away from his father, henry V. however, to put all the blame on henry and royal power would be to overlook some of the key factors that ignited the war. The main reason for the lack of royal power leading up to the wars of the roses was henry’s personality. Henry’s father, Henry V had been a mighty king. He had conquered much of France and was

superior quality of life should be held by those who posses the higher social rank. However, King Henry IV, Sir John Falstaff and the King of France, in fact demonstrate the opposite in William Shakespeare’s “Henry IV Part I”, “Henry IV Part II” and “Henry V”. Quality of life is inversely proportional to an individual’s level of status in society.

Protestants are satirized by Marlowe and is evident through the characterisation of Guise especially within the first soliloquy . It is clear that the intention of Guise does not lie upon his choice of belief but rather the desire to overthrow the rule of France and transcending into a king. Guise’s intentions are clarified in his soliloquy as his “never-dying flames which cannot

How successful was Henry VII in dealing with challenges to his royal authority in the years 1489 to 1499? Between the years 1489 and 1499, Henry received three main threats to his royal authority: the Yorkshire Rebellion in 1489; the pretender, Perkin Warbeck (from 1491 to 1499); and the Cornish uprising in 1497. All of these threats were quelled successfully; however each one presented problems to Henry and highlighted his instability on the throne. I believe that Henry dealt with the challenges

Henry V is the last of the eight history plays that Shakespeare wrote about the Hundred Years War, and is a pivotal moment in the whole series. It is technically the third installment of the series but was written last. The play takes place right after King Henry V is crowned king of England. Due to his past of not being the most royal prince, Henry wants to prove his worth, by making claims on how he should rule France as well. We see Henry’s journey through both of Henry IV, as a dissolute youth

policies of TWO of the following: ii. Isabella I of Spain. ii. Catherine de Medici of France Catherine De Medici and Isabella I of Spain were mostly were similar in their religious policies. They both were strict Catholics and wanted to eliminate all other religions from county like Huguenots in France and Jews and Muslims in Spain . They made terrible massacres to accomplished their goal. Catherine de Medici of France: after the death of Henry II, 1/10 of the French population became Huguenots

century was a time of strong religious encounters, politics and the strength of nation. At the time, France was led by King Henry IV, King Philip II ruled Spain, and England was looked over by queen Elizabeth I. These leaders had the greatest and strongest Empires in Europe, as well, as considered the greatest monarchs of their nation. The most significant leader was Elizabeth I, second was Henry IV, and finally Philip II. The greatest ruler is determined based on politics through their length of