Philip Norman

In Patrick Henry's “Speech to the Virginia Convention”, he states , “I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided; and that is the lamp of experience” (Henry 3). Henry gave this speech on March 23, 1775 at Richmond, Virginia. He recognized that the relationship between the 13 colonies and Great Britain was turning sour. Henry has previous experiences with Britain have lead him to believing that a war is the best decision. Patrick Henry stood before the colonists of Virginia, and gave them a compelling

Was born on August 14. 1688 in Berlin, Germany. He was known as the Soldier king because of his huge army. He increased it by 83,000 soldiers. He was married to Sophia Dorothea of Hanover. They got married in 1706. She was his first cousin, and they had 14 children together, one of which was Frederick William The Great, Who The Soldier King despised, because he liked to sing and write poetry. He tried to run away but got caught. As punishment his dad ordered the people who helped him escape to be

The Chivalry Knight There are many disparities between William Thatcher and Count Adhemar. So, is it because William protects the weak, becomes a Knight, or he jousts without armor in the last tournament? What makes William the better knight than Count Adhemar? Remember that William is a peasant at the beginning of the movie. Count Adhemar was already a noble, but William was born a peasant and the ony way he could be a Peasant was to be born in to nobility. William protects

more effective than Harold Godwinson’s strategies. The different types of weapons the Normans used at the Battle of Hastings were weapons no Englishman had ever seen used in battle before like the powerful ranged crossbow. The Normans had specially trained warriors called knights who wore chainmail armour and rode on horseback, the knights were the first of the English to fight on horseback so this gave the Normans an advantage over Harold's army. As well as their weapons Historians believe that they

Anagha Venkatesh Ms. Buffum Honors World History 11/14/17 Edward, his lawful approval by the Witton Gemont, and the fact that William’s claims were inferior to his. Before 1013, the Saxon ruler, Aethelred the Unready, was king. But, in 1013, the Viking king, King Cnut, took over England and ruled. King Aethelred’s son, Edward, left England for the time, because he felt unsafe living in England and with a Viking ruler, as King Cnut killed his father and married his mother. After Cnut’s son, who

A Viking Mystery Beneath Oxford University, archaeologists have uncovered a medieval city that altered the course of English history image: http://thumbs.media.smithsonianmag.com//filer/Vikings-mass-grave-631.jpg__800x600_q85_crop.jpg Mass grave British archaeologists looking for evidence of prehistoric activity in the English county of Dorset discovered instead a mass grave holding 54 male skeletons. (Oxford Archaeology) By David Keys SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE | SUBSCRIBE OCTOBER 2010 1.1K 16 9 256

Harold Godwinson was not fit to be king. Obnoxiously beastly and unwanted he cared nothing for the people. Lying and cheating were his norm. When he wanted something Harold was willing to do anything to obtain it. What was it that he craved? Power. Not being at all brave, in fact, quite the opposite, Harold was always saying stupid stuff to make people leave him alone, Harold was not at all brave, moreover, he was a poor military officer, it should be obvious that he was lacking much of the experience

Throughout the course of different eras in our history many great, powerful, and memorable conquerors have left their heritage. The years that spanned from 500-1500 known as the Middle Ages, or the medieval period, were the Age of Discovery. Were it took a shift from old-fashioned to modern. In the course of such years, forces such as the Church and state rose and fell. Societies slowly emerged, having strong rulers as allies. It is true, though, that all of these “rulers” were peculiarly different

approximately an hour and a half away from home, receiving his Bachelor Degree at the University of Ohio. It wasn’t until after this that he decided to work towards his Master Degree at the Oklahoman University in Norman. This was in result of a job offer to be an editor for the Norman Transcript. He worked at this for six years before being appointed to a similar position for The Daily Oklahoman. He then was honorably prompted to write for the Oklahoma Courier in 1960 after becoming alumni of the

By 1051, Edward had managed to appoint Normans as bishops, and eventually half were filled by Englishmen and the other half by Normans and other foreigners; Godwine and English Earls hated this. In 1050, the Archbishop of Canterbury died and instead of Godwine’s relative Aelfric being appointed, he made Robert of Jumieges Archbishop instead