Henry VI of England

military leader who led the France’s army during the Hundred Years War, at a young age. When Joan of Arc was a little girl she had visions, and decided to meet the Dauphin of France to convince him of leaving her to lead an army and fight against England to make free Orleans. Joan of Arc was a strong woman who believed in God and helped her country to win the battle, without military training. Jehanne de Vouthon, known as Joan of Arc was born in 1412, in France; she lived in a religious home. She

Alfred the Great and his son successfully ruled England, many of the kings that followed them were not as successful. Eventually, under the rule of Ethelred, the Vikings took over England again. As the years progressed, and the Anglo-Saxons lived together with the Vikings, they began to all began to think of themselves as English. This understanding meant no more Viking troubles, right? Well, not exactly. When Edward the Confessor ruled England, he had no sons. Because of this, several men wanted

Richard III In Real Life Shakespeare used the physical deformities and the gray areas of history to create one of the most well known villains of all time. Shakespeare’s play, Richard III, is the leading voice in the Richard III story. He is portrayed as an ugly villain, an image that is fueling the way people think, talk and reference Richard III. In reality he differed as a person, but many mysteries remain unsolved. The murder of the princes in the tower at the hand of Richard III is still

Henry was elected on 27th November 1308, following an interregnum that had lasted over three decades. After the death of the German king Albert I, King Philip IV of France instigated a campaign to get his brother, Charles of Valois, elected as the new emperor. The prince-electors, having grown increasingly independent with the prolonged absence of a crowned ruler, were reluctant to relinquish this independence to an imperial candidate with any semblance of actual authority, let alone one with links

Joan of Arc was not born a noble, she was born to parents who were simple peasant farmers. She was born in the midst of the 100-year war. This was an ongoing dispute between England and France that had been raging for 77 years when Joan of Arc was born. During this time the French line of succession was changed to the English monarch Due to Joan’s strong religious conviction, she believed that god had a higher purpose for her. At the age of 17 Joan traveled to the city of Vaucouleurs, She believed

William the Conqueror was the duke of Normandy. His brother was king of England, but he died. As a result, William thought that he should be king. However, Herold, the former king's step-brother, was appointed to be king. The pope gave William permission to fight, and he won the battle. During his reign, William helped England. William can be symbolized by a lion, a jet, and a tornado.  To start, William the Conqueror can be represented by a lion, symbolizing his power.  The textbook says, "In the

     For the first few years of the war there wasn't much happening except English raids into France and Flanders. Then, in the 1340s, England and France took opposite sides in the long-running civil war over who should be the duke of Britanny. In 1346 this resulted in a French invasion of Gascony and the shattering French defeat at Crecy. The English then rampaged through western France

play, Henry V and a selection of WW1 poems in a variety of ways. Parts of the play can be linked in with WW1 poems such as 'The Soldier ' by Rupert Brooke, 'Who 's for the Game ' by Jessie Pope, 'Suicide in the Trenches ' by Siegfried Sassoon and 'Dulce Et Decorum Est ' by Wilfred Owen. The Henry V play is set in England in the early fifteenth century. The political situation in England is tense: King Henry IV has died, and his son, the young King Henry V, has just assumed the throne. Henry lays

Henry V is a wise and loyal king, changing from a wild youth to a mature king. He is described to be an intelligent, thoughtful and an efficient statesman. He thinks carefully whether to invade France or not which represents his responsible character. King Henry gives a very strong speech which gave courage and confidence to his army that they could win the battle. This character describes him to be a king of great ability to fight and having good administrative skills. Throughout the play Henry’s

Henry enters the court with his different rulers. Suffolk has come back from France with Margaret, whom he shows to the lord as his new wife. He additionally brings a peace giveaway from France, which Gloucester peruses. He flounders when he goes to an entry about the French keeping the regions of Anjou and Maine consequently for Margaret. Gloucester is disturbed with this loss of area, once hard-won by Henry V and by alternate rulers in late French wars. He estimates the up and coming loss of France