Essays on British Empire

John Guy presents the idea that Elizabeth I had a second reign from 1585, with a particular focus on her councillors and her control over them impacting different areas of policy. However, it can be argued it was inevitable for Elizabeth’s aims to change due…

When reading Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Finn 3, the three hunting scenes and the three seduction scenes portrayed are parallel to one another. As the host goes out to hunt his game, Gawain is told to rest in the castle, on the agreement…

Grendel is one of the main antagonists in Beowulf, a descendent of Cain. Cain, in the Bible, is full of jealousy and envy and kills his brother, Abel; Grendel is a projection of this envy. Unferth is an important minor character in the poem. He…

The purpose of my paper is to explain and acknowledge what chivalry is. Aslo, how to use chivalry in many ways like in a bad way and in a good way. You have to use chivalry to be knight back into medieval times. The biggest…

Stonehenge isn’t just a stone circle. The ancient stones, weighing at an average of 25 tons each, travelled 240 km to Wiltshire from South Wales to form a massive stone monument. It is located north of Salisbury, England. Stonehenge was built roughly between 5,000 and…

Whereas with the Princes in the Tower the events are questioned rather than motivations, it is the opposite with Richard’s usurpation in 1483. The death of Edward IV left an atmosphere of dangerous uncertainty. His heir apparent, Edward V, was in the hands of the…

Have you ever wondered what would have happened if the Magna Carta had not been written in the year 1215? Well, according to a large percentage of historians, we probably would not even be able to vote, or we would be in war, or women…

The ‘The Man Who Would Be King’ is a novella written by Rudyard Kipling in 1888. Kipling is best known for publishing on this topic of British exploitation. This novel is narrated by the narrator, who lives in India. The story opens up with the…

Introduction There have been several movies of the famous story of King Arthur in such as in the recent captivating movie titled “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword” directed by Guy Ritchie. The reason for several movies based on the story of King Arthur is…

The idea of divine monarchy and rightful succession has a long history as noted in Shakespeare’s Henry V. Historically laws of Primogeniture caused problems for heirless kings and dying family lines as at the end of their rule there was no clear successor to call…