play‚ King Richard III by Sir William Shakespeare‚ the protagonist Richard‚ Duke of Gloucester is a man of many skills. However‚ good looks are not one of them. His high position of power in the royal family as a duke‚ as well as the brother of King Edward supplements for his lack of grace. Richard’s acting skills‚ combined with his finely tuned persuasive abilities are his greatest gifts. Richard III has many characteristics that would make a strong hero‚ but he uses these strengths along with his
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How successful were Henry VII’s attempts to control the nobility? Lotherington says‚ ‘No king could rule without the co-operation of the nobility‚ which was largely responsible for conducting the king’s business in the provinces’ and Pendrill supports this when he says that Henry VII’s prime aim was to restore a partnership in government‚ shifting the balance in his favour after the disruption of the Wars of the Roses. Policies to achieve this combined a mix of the ‘carrot and stick’ technique.
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Richard III Essay The story of Richard III tells the tale of one of history’s most tyrannous kings who stopped at nothing to claim the throne. Set in colonial England‚ it’s a powerful story that is still relevant today of betrayal‚ honor‚ and the nature of man. It is also masterfully written‚ as Shakespeare uses language to depict imagery and provoke thoughts. Shakespeare uses literary devices to illustrate Richard’s tyrannous character in act 4 when Elizabeth and Margaret are grieving over their
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A feud between two families‚ the house of York and the house of Lancaster finally come to a stalemate during the time of Edward IV’s reign. However‚ Edward’s brother‚ Richard‚ who has never been satisfied with the course of his life due to his physical deformities and lack of relationships in courting a wife has reached a peak of stress and strives for an authoritative position
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magnates to retain what were‚ in effect‚ ’private armies’ and‚ at this could be very detrimental to public order. Thus‚ kings grew increasingly concerned to control the practice. The major statute of the fifteenth century which tried to limit it was Edward IV’s statute of 1468. This outlawed some forms of retaining‚ but implicitly allowed others by stating (vaguely) that no unlawful retaining was allowed. In practice‚ retaining continued after Bosworth. Henry VII’s Attempts to Control Retaining In
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Explain why Richard III faced rebellion in 1483 (12 Marks) Shortly after Richard III usurped the throne he faced a series of rebellions‚ the majority of which coming from the south of England. Many people call these rebellions after the Duke of Buckingham but in fact most of the rebellions took place before he switched sides and he himself on backed a few of the rebellions. In these rebellions (Kent‚ Sussex and Surrey being the biggest ones) Richard needed to rely on his loyal over mighty Lords to
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novel‚ Alan Grant views the perspectives of Cicely Neville‚ Richard III‚ and King Henry VII. As Grant reads the account of Cicely‚ he learns more about Richard’s personality. The detective learned that “In Richard’s hero-worshipping eyes‚ everything Edward did had always been right” (60) and Richard deeply cherished
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How far was the success of Henry Tudor in replacing Richard III as king due to the events on the battlefield at Bosworth Clearly the death of Richard at the battle of Bosworth in 1485 was the final contributing factor to his demise‚ but it had certainly been brought about by Henry Tudor’s efforts and was undoubtedly not an event of simply sheer fortune for Tudor. It is the act of Richard breaking rank in a seemingly desperate final drive for victory that many site as the reason for the succession
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First‚ he had two brothers‚ Edward and Clarence‚ who were both older than him. Then‚ each of those men had children of their own. Machiavelli would agree that Richard is going to have to do a lot in order to have a legitimate claim to the throne. Shakespeare agree’s with Machiavelli
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How Far was the ambition of Richard of York the key cause to the civil strife (unrest) in England between 1450 and 1461? It can be argued that the civil strife in England during the years 1450-1461 was the consequence of Richard of York’s ambition to be king of England. Although this is an important cause to the civil strife’s occurrence it is however not the most significant or key cause to the civil strife as the personality‚ actions and incomptenance of Henry VI as king of England is the major
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