Jacquetta of Luxembourg Essays

Ibn Battuta and Marco Polo are both known for being the world’s greatest long distance travelers, however, because of their different backgrounds it had influenced the way in which each traveler wrote about their experiences in China. This contrast is dominantly believed to have been influenced by their different religious backgrounds, and how each had viewed the world. This was ultimately is influenced by ones cultural and religious background. In this essay I will examine the different experiences

Siege of Bastogne On December 22, 1944 Brigadier General Anthony C. McAuliffe the Commanding General of the 101st Airborne Division received an ultimatum from General Heinrich Freiherr Von Luttwitz of the German forces to surrender or U.S. troops will face total annihilation from the six battalions of Armor and the corps of Artillery that have encircled his position in Bastogne, to which he replied with the one memorable word reply of “NUTS!”. The Siege of Bastogne, which lasted from December 20

The Battle of Elsenborn Ridge was a definitive, but effortful, victory of the Battle of the Bulge. On the 16th of December 1944, the Battle of the Bulge officially commenced on Belgian grounds (Cole 331). Among its many, devastating battles, the Battle of Elsenborn Ridge remains the most compelling, due to the unwavering resilience of American forces. American artillery in this battle arose with relative force, effectively withstanding and deflecting German forces. Victory, in the Battle of the

The Battle of the Bulge also known as the Ardennes Campaign of WWII was an attempt to break the Allied lines at the Ardennes Forest and drive a wedge between the American and British armies. Adolf Hitler launched his last counteroffensive in the West. He planned to capture the Belgian port of Antwerp, disrupt logistics, trap Allied forces, and perhaps achieve a negotiated peace in the West. Spearheading the thrust were two German Panzer (armored) armies – the Sixth Panzer Army and Fifth Panzer Army-

came from a prestigious, wealthy, but unsuitable family. Sir Richard served before his marriage to John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford, and the uncle of King Henry VI. When the Duke died in 1435, he left his young widow Jacquetta of Luxembourg rich and childless. Actually, Jacquetta would have needed the king's permission to marry again, but in 1437, presumably by the birth of Elizabeth Woodville, Jacquetta's secret marriage with Richard Woodville, the chambermaid of her deceased husband, flew. Woodville