Royal and noble styles

of who he would marry the marriage of his brother's widow Catherine of Aragon and himself. This helped secure ties with the Spanish. His sister Mary was married to the king of France in 1514. Henry had no intention of giving the nobles back power so another strength he had was that he was an all-powerful figure. Prof. Ronald Hutton says "he managed the nobility by honouring and flattering them". Henry went through Parliament to get reforms when he wanted them. By

the Pharaoh Akhenaten originally known as Amenhotep IV, was an influential woman in the Bronze Age. Her image and name were renowned throughout Upper and Lower Egypt. Suddenly, after the end of the reign of Akhenaten, Nefertiti disappeared from the royal family, vanishing so completely that it was as if she had never been. No known record survives to detail her death; no found monument serves to represent the mourning of her death. To this day her expiration remains a conundrum. She was the beloved

Originally published in 1842, this narrative tells the story of a wealthy noble, Prince Prospero. An extremely deadly plague, the Red Death, has devastated the land, and Prince Prospero invited a group of a

two operas for the theater; Handel’s Almira, and Nero, which were both composed in 1705. After Handel’s stay in Germany, he traveled to Italy from 1706 through 1710 where he met two composers who inspired him to start writing music in the Italian style. These influences include: Archangelo Corelli and Alessandro Scarlatti. Handel composed many operas while he stayed in Italy, and also numerous oratorios. “In Florence, Venice, and Rome he became a great success for his church compositions and instrumental

anthems, secular cantatas, and also wrote scarred music. Throughout his life, Handel would become famous for his compositions, particularly for his English Oratorios, however the most popular ones today include: “Messiah”, “The Water Music”, and “Royal Fireworks.” George Frideric Handel made an incredible impact on several other well known musical composers. “He has generally been accorded high esteem by fellow composers, both in his own time and since. Bach apparently stated, “ He is the only person

delegate of all three estates on June 23. 2) The Bastille was an old fortress that had served as a royal prison and in which gunpowder was stored. This will be the place where Parisian crowds will lay siege on and use the gunpowder for their weapons, and this will become a great turning point in the French Revolution. 3) The Great Fear was the vast movement that the peasant insurgency of sacking nobles’ castles and burning documents would blend into. This attack was mainly because of seigneurial dues

Absolute Monarchy In all age rulers always wanted to be absolute monarchs, not only the kings but also the queens. Their goal was to control every aspect of society. Throughout the 16th and 17th Century the rise of many absolute monarchies become a common phenomenon in many European countries. The power controlling under one people’s hand makes economic development rapid, allows for long-term goals to be planned and met and allows for quicker decisions to be made. Among all

have greatly influenced what they wrote about and why. The plays Hamlet and The Importance of Being Earnest focus on the lives of men specifically and the way in which events have shaped them to be the way that they are. Hamlet, the character, is of noble background and every individual involved in his tale are also of nobility or importance. Ernest on the other hand is more of a common man or of working class, there aren’t great wars being fought or there aren’t thrones being taken unrightfully. The

tragedy because it holds various significant meaning. Literally, the quotation transcends to good is bad, and bad is good; however, it actually implies that one cannot assume anything. The paradox displays the style and diction that Shakespeare continues to utilize throughout the tragedy. His style and diction supports the paradox as it creates confusion that causes the audience to recall that nothing can be assumed. In addition,

Playhouses were undercover theatres that were converted from old Inns and other existing buildings. Most people associated Elizabethan Theatres with the ones built in a similar style to the Globe Theatre. It usually took around six months to build an Elizabethan Theatre. They were up to 100 feet in diameter and were Octagonal or circular in shape with between 8 and 24 sides. The open air arena of the amphitheatre was called the