King Philip II of Spain was murdered on September 1‚ 1598‚ although there were many suspects from all over the world‚ a few stood out and were connected to each other. During the time of King Philip II’s reign‚ Spain was in an ongoing power struggle with another powerful country‚ England. Due to the power struggle‚ Philip and Queen Elizabeth of England weren’t on good terms‚ constantly trying to invade the other’s country‚ in order to rise as the most powerful country of Europe. Just a few years
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region. Unlike the other European nations that occupied African territory‚ Belgium did not immediately annex the Congo. Instead‚ the Belgian King Leopold II made the region his own personal plantation under the name the Congo Free State . During this period‚ between 1885 and 1908‚ he administered severe brutality onto of the Congolese people. Simultaneously‚ the King authorized several Catholic missionaries to convert the
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How far was Henry II to blame for Thomas Becket’s death? On the 29th of December 1170‚ Thomas Becket died‚ due to a murder‚ by the knights in the church. But about 8-9 years before he was murdered he was announced the Archbishop Canterbury by Henry II and loved his part of being top class. He was chosen the archbishop as the king didn’t feel the punishments were not harsh enough and wanted someone to reform the church courts‚ so the king announced Thomas Becket to be the archbishop of Canterbury
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Reformation started in the reign of Henry VIII and had far reaching consequences in Tudor England. “The Reformer is always right about what’s wrong. However‚ he’s often wrong about what’s right” (G.K Chester). Henry VIII didn’t start a new religion for his people‚ he created a new religion that benefited him at the time and others later. Henry the VIII was born on the 28th of June 1491 at Greenwich Paris and after the death of his elder brother Arthur in 1501 Henry became the heir to the throne at
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overwhelming responsibility they have to be the face of a country. Sir George Savile‚ a member of England’s King Charles II’s Privy Council‚ attempts to persuade his audience to think of King Charles II as a beloved individual who has suffered greatly‚ but refused to show it for the sake of his people. Savile succeeds in this by using metaphors‚ imagery‚ and allusion. Savile showed Charles II as an admirable figure as he was “A prince neither sharpened by his misfortunes
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The essays by Martin Luther King Jr.‚ “Letters From Birmingham Jail” and Henry David Thoreau‚ “Civil Disobedience” show how one can be a civil person and protest against unfair‚ unjust laws forced upon them. Both authors are very persuasive in their letter writings. Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King Jr. write about the injustice of government laws‚ of right and wrong‚ and one’s moral and upstanding conscience of a human being. Martin Luther King Jr. is a religious‚ peaceful man who uses
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I am going to make a huge impact and a difference in this world. My name Henry King will never be washed from the surface of the earth. The kind of legacy I want to leave on earth will surpass greats such as Albert Einstein‚ Williams Shakespeare‚ Isaac Newton‚ Aristotle‚ and Charles Darwin. My dream is massive‚ and I am sure I will achieve it before I die. I want to be remembered as someone who contributed significantly to the science of mankind. I want to be a stepping stone for modern science.
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For Charles II‚ it would only make sense to get revenge on the organization that that removed his father from the throne‚ proceeded to execute him‚ and then essentially sent Charles II as far away from his birth right as possible. Charles II had a profound hatred of the New Model Army‚ and all he needed was a legitimate excuse to remove them. The biggest problem with having a full-time professional army is that they are always being paid even when not fighting. Charles II used the cost of the New
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However with different motives; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Henry David Thoreau were both admirable men that strived for a better government. As respected spokesmen they served as rebels against what they thought to be bad one’s stopping at nothing. Not even jail. Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King Jr. were both brilliant men. Thoreau’s "Civil Obedience" and Dr. King’s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" are perfect examples of their intellect. Looking at these documents and observing the tactics
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King Louis XIV’s ideology for French power and centralization‚ “one king‚ one law‚ one faith‚” was his main focus during his reign as France’s ruler. He achieved “one king” by declaring himself as the absolute ruler of France‚ “one law” by limiting the power of other governmental figures and “one faith” by uniting the French religion. As an absolutist leader‚ with a centralized government‚ his many actions (including the removal of the Edict of Nantes) made France the supreme European power‚ but
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