House of Plantagenet Essays

king’s reburial. It could be curiosity, but, on the other hand, it seems that there are many people who actually look up to the king as well. As we could read in an article from the Guardian, people came to pay their respect to the King, and to the Plantagenet lineage,

This is the story of Duke of York, Prince Albert (Bertie) who assumes the throne after his brother abdicated and became King George VI of United Kingdom of Great Britain. The story depicts his journey in overcoming his stammering. Because of his speech impediment, everyone sees him unfit to be a king. After countless attempts of engaging in different techniques, he still struggles with verbal communication in public. His wife, Queen Elizabeth employs an Australian speech therapist, Lionel Logue

Does King Henry V successfully separate his public role from his private life? William Shakespeare’s Classic play ‘Henry V’ follows a young foolish King Henry V that is overlooked and belittled by many who disapprove of his worthiness, as the play evolves we see him grow as both a king and a man. I intend to look at how successfully King Henry V manages to separate his public and private life through three key scenes. The first time we really see King Henry become a king, is when he discovers three

I chose to create the coat of arms of Richard III, Duke of Gloucester, and King of England for my creative midterm. As complex as Shakespeare’s characterization of Richard is, I think it is important to remember that Richard III was a real historical figure, and thus much more complex than Shakespeare could portray him as in only five acts. Although Shakespeare’s histories maintained important stories among the English people, it would difficult to classify them as accurate histories today. Instead

The first half of Richard II seems to demonstrate the beginning of a paradigm shift in royal power, where Richard’s mere presence as King can no longer hide his absence of effective leadership. While Richard has no problem carrying out the ceremonial duties of the king—formally settling disputes, speaking eloquently as a king “ought” to—he is nothing really more than a figurehead. In the first scene of The Hollow Crown, Richard’s status as King is made painfully obvious; he is draped in silky, gold

Through his actions throughout the play Richard of Gloucester later known as Richard III, becomes embroiled in a tug of war with the idea of providence. A bigger question can be posed in whether his rise and downfall were the work of providence or was it Richard himself through his Machiavellian ideas that was the engineer of his own fate. It is important to remember that when these plays were written divine right and providence was a staple of English life. Without that how could monarchs justify

King Richard’s throne felt like a restraint chair and the most luxurious room in the castle, the hall, felt like a dungeon. A dungeon where every servant and knight, although no one said so in his presence, was either worried or annoyed. It was the beginning of September, which meant it was time for his vassals to pay taxes. Richard braced himself for his brother to come in and feed him an excuse about why he couldn’t pay his. He didn’t want to hear another excuse. Over twelve months had passed

Being a leader isn't the easiest thing. In the historical story, Henry V, William Shakespeare shows ups and downs of being King. William Shakespeare uses the main character, Henry V, to display strong leadership qualities by aiming for a want and accomplishing it. The movie starts off with King Henry making decisions, as he becomes the new King of England. The Dauphin of France congratulates King Henry with a gift of tennis balls. King Henry feels disrespect from the gift and declares war with

Richard II is a play by William Shakespeare that centralizes the main themes of family, loyalty, suffering, and power. To summarize, King Richard II banishes Henry Bolingbroke, he then seizes noble land, and finally utilizes this money to fund a war in Ireland. When Henry Bolingborke returns to England to reclaim his land, he gathers an army to fight against Richard and overturns him as king. However, Henry imprisons him, and Richard gets murdered in jail. In this paper, I will evaluate the implications

I believe that Richard II is a tragic. King Richard is first described as a powerful character. He commands the respect of a true king and orchestrates the realm with full command. I think that he was a smart man for his own good. The King is unfortunately resolute in his position, and it is at the moment he commits his tragic flaw. That flaw is the taking of Duke of Lancaster's possessions to feed his own war, thus underscoring Lancaster's death (and life) as well as his rightful heir (Harry Bolingbroke)

January 1066 was a time of chaos for medieval England. There were three people claiming the throne for themselves, and the result changed Europe forever. There was Harold Godwinson, the most powerful noble in England, who claimed that the king had promised to him the throne at the last minute, as he lay dying. There was William, Duke of Normandy, whom Edward had been friends with since they were children. Lastly, there was Harald Hadraada, a Norwegian noble who was given a claim to the English throne

The Wars of the Roses There is one thing that Shakespeare and HBO’s Game of Thrones have in common: they are both based on the savage dynastic conflict that ripped the whole of England, known today as the Wars of the Roses. Surrounding this war is a whole concoction of politics, alliances, bloodshed, and complication that could only be seen with wars such as this. Before getting into the war, England’s political structure in the mid-fifteenth century is vital to truly understand why the wars had

King Richard II is a tragic figure. Richard II’s noble descent made him in line for becoming the king. In Shakespeare’s historical saga, King Richard II becomes a powerful king, then denounces his kingship, and finally killed by Sir Pierce of Exton, a supporter of King Bolingbroke (Pilkington, 1993). These actions make King Richard II a tragic figure by definition of a person moving from prosperity to disaster (Pritchett, 2009). King Richard II was providing good leadership until his uncle, John

The Concept of Gardens in William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of King Richard II and England’s Fall from Grace. William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of King Richard II, tells of the turmoil that England is going through because of the incompetence of King Richard II. John of Gaunt explains in his Act 2, Scene 3 speech that England has fallen from grace. The tragic fall of England is told by Gaunt’s comparison of England to the Garden of Eden, the Queen comparing Richard II to Adam, and the vivid picture

The Princes of York were two little boys named Edward and Richard. Edward V was age 12 and Richard was 9. They were supposed to take the throne after their father Edward IV passed. They disappeared one day and nobody could find them. Their disappearance has always been a mystery to everyone. Edward IV had five children 2 boys and 3 girls. Edward and Richard were too young to rule the throne. They needed someone to take thrown in his place. The first people in line to take the throne would be his

capture an image of how society was divided and formed through the lower and higher status. The lower status were beggars and lived in rundown places, like his father's house, it was a little house with no furniture or appliances and his little house had a leak in the ceiling. The high status were well dressed and lived in houses that contained many appliances and didn't have leak holes, they knew that they were above the lower

William was born in 1028, in France, part of the Duchy of Normandy. His father was Robert I, Duke of Normandy, his mother; was the daughter of a local tenner. When his father died, William was made Duke of Normandy in 1035 notwithstanding he was at the age of seven years. At the age of twenty years, William nearly lost the title of his cousin, Guy of Burgundy, Guy had gathered the support of a number of nobles and formed an army to defeat William. He met Guy at the Battle of Val-es-Dunes

Born into minor castilian nobility in 1049, Rodrigo Diaz De Vivar was raised in the court of King Ferdinand and served sons, Sancho च of Leon and Castile. Upon the ascension of Sancho in 1065, Diaz became Commander and Royal Standard Bearer of Castile. With many years of loyalty and military strategy he led the castilian military campaigns against sanchos brothers, various kingdoms and leaders. He was renowned for his skills and the expansion of castilian territory, at the expensive of muslims

In the play “King Richard II” Gaunt gives a speech describing England. In the speech, Gaunt refers to England as another Garden of Eden. He describes England as one of the most beautiful places. Gaunt spoke of how peaceful and elegant everything was. Just like the bible describes the Garden of Eden. Gaunt describes England as a paradise built by nature for himself. He stated the is was without infection and the hand of war. Gaunt called England a precious stone that sat in the silver sea. To him

The Garden View within The Tragedy of Richard II Written by William Shakespeare Throughout this play, King Richard II is known to have a delicate and impractical behavior that will eventually lead to his downfall within his kingship role (Bevington, D., 2014). In Act I, we find that the King is mediating the trial between his cousin Henry Bolingbroke and Thomas Mowbray for theft and murder. Although it was King Richard II that gave the order for the assassination of his uncle Duke of Gloucester