Does Bad King John deserve his reputation? Oliver Pacey 7LDR King John was a famous monarch who once ruled Britain. John has the reputation of an unsuccessful‚ evil and tyrannical king. John came to power when his older brother Richard I died whilst on a crusade in 1199. John was not welcomed to the throne and‚ according to many historians ruined the country. Source B; Peter Langtoft’s History of England illustration c.1300 shows a picture of a peaceful scene with a gentle King stroking his pet
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Did Bad King John Deserve his Reputation? In this assessment‚ I will talk about whether King John was really as bad as people say he was by looking carefully at different sources and evidence. To many‚ John was cruel‚ greedy and ultimately a failure as King. John’s reputation as England’s worst monarch is partly due to hostile chroniclers‚ but also to an unfortunate reign.In the beginning of his reign (1202) John’s nephew died and everyone thought John was to blame and so they rebelled
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blood-thirsty raiders. It has been a long belief that they were malevolent barbarians. Vikings had truthfully‚ never acted like wild and dirty looking people. After thousands of year of being interpreted as bad people‚ Vikings deserve a better name. The Vikings absolutely did not deserve their bad reputation. Vikings were naturally born raiders. In order to survive‚ the Vikings had to steal from others since they were unskilled in farming. Their homeland‚ Scandinavia‚ had poor farming land since the
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Did Alexander the Great deserve his reputation? Alexander the Great‚ king of Macedonia was undoubtedly one of the most powerful and influential leaders in history. His unprecedented control over his military as well as a strong economic backbone enabled him to conquer the majority of the known civilization. He ruled with fear and conquered through strength. Yet when taking a step back and categorizing great leaders‚ does “Alexander the Great” truly top the charts; or is his name the foundation
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To what extent can King John be described as a bad king? I think that even though he was good at some points during his reign and at other times thoroughly terrible‚ he was mainly unlucky. He was unlucky on a number of occasions‚ most caused by the Pope. The Pope wanted to out-rule John. John realised this and in 1205‚ he got involved in a dispute with Pope Innocent II. They then had a disagreement over who should become archbishop. So in 1208‚ the Pope punished John by passing a law called
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fool in his actions and his thoughts. He thinks he is higher up the social ladder and house hierarchy when he is merely a steward who takes dislikes a little too far. Malvolio’s Punishment Malvolio may deserve his come-uppance‚ but there is an uncomfortable universality to his experience. Malvolio’s misfortune is a cautionary tale of ambition overcoming good sense‚ and the audience winces at the way he adapts every event—including Olivia’s confused assumption that he must be mad—to fit his rosy
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reached his way to the top. He rose ranks in the military he entered in to the political race seeking more power in office. There is speculation that he slaughtered every person that ran against him so he would be garneted office. Trujillo’s rule did bring the country a large amount of stability and prosperity for all his 31-year reign. The price for the stability he provided were that civil liberties were nonexistent and human rights violations were routine‚ the fear he installed in to his country
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If we were to say all people are bad because some of us kill people would just look at you stupid‚ Why is it any different for pit bulls? Pitbulls often get a bad reputation‚ for many reasons. Some breeds are called pit bulls when they attack and they actually aren’t even a pit‚ Media also draws a lot more attention to the pitbull breed than any other dog breed when they attack. Pit bulls are one of the most trainable dogs‚ making them a prime choice for fighting dog. No dog breed is born violent
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would be to go from being dirt poor to very rich in life? Gatsby grew up a poor man and his parents died giving him lots of money. He then set goals to make more money. Doing so made him lots more money which made him a goal oriented person. Jay Gatsby from The Great Gatsby does deserve his title. The main reason Gatsby deserves his title is because he is very goal oriented. For over a year he had been beating his way along the south shore of Lake Superior as a calm-digger and a salmon-fisher or in
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thought that the humans were cargo and garbage. Not only did he thought that the Jewish people worthless humans‚ but he took so many lives away from so many people. Franz Stangl had done some vicious crimes and should have been punished greatly for his actions on account of many reasons. Franz Stangl
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