19th Century England During the 19th Century‚ England was transformed by the industrial revolution. It was also a period of social and political unrest. Levels of sanitation were improved‚ as was the quality of housing. During this period‚ living standards were raised and it was a relatively peaceful period. It was a period of prosperity and expansion for the British Empire‚ but it also saw the decline of England’s power. England was the first nation to industrialise. It had a dense population
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bringing goods and more resources to England‚ the Americas‚ and more places‚ were not clean and had unsuitable living conditions‚ disease broke out. (Unknown Where Did Black Death Start?) Anywhere the ship stopped left disease behind‚ and since it was fabricated by new types of bacterium and was isolated on these immense ships on month long trips‚ it was an unknown disease with no known cure. Many people believe the Black Death only affected the poor persons of England at the time but this is not true
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England: 1815-1914 The period of time from 1815 through 1914 is commonly referred to as the Hundred Years Peace. Begining at the end of the Napoleonic Wars at Waterloo in 1815‚ and until the outbreak of war in 1914‚ the contries in Europe were mostly at peace with one another. Wellington ’s land victory at Waterloo in 1815‚ marked the end of wars for almost a century in Europe. Britain was the dominant power‚ and the defeat of Napoleon broke the French ’s will to rule the world as they had done
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England was governed by strict laws and regulations created by the King‚ who didn’t allow the citizens much freedom. The Englishmen weren’t allowed to practice religious freedom without being prosecuted nor were they able to give input into their government. They also grew tired of the warfare in England and wanted to seek a new start and thought that America was the perfect suit for them. The King initially rejected the voyage‚ but eventually expected the idea of mercantilism and saw the potential
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Elizabeth Fink AP American History 1993 DBQ Essay Question: Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both settled largely by people of English origin‚ by 1700 the regions had evolved into two distinct societies. Why did this difference in development occur? In the mid-1600’s‚ when both the New England and Chesapeake regions first began to colonize‚ each had the same goals and hopes for the New World’. Both sought freedom‚ money and power but‚ instead
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During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries‚ England had many rulers who held varying religious beliefs. These competing religious ideologies tore England apart. Issues such as the divine right of kings‚ the conflict between the English Monarchy‚ and the Protestant Reformation would all lead England to rule with a parliamentary monarchy. The Protestant Reformation (1517-1618) was a great religious movement that began in Germany and spread through Northern Europe. At this time‚ the medieval Roman
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Of William I’s (1066-1087) sons‚ William the II (1087-1100) was a better king than his younger brother Henry I (1100-1135). William I’s was the first Norman king to rule England. He split his heritance between his three living sons. Robert received the rule of Normandy‚ William II received England and Henry I received five thousand pounds. In early medieval England a good king was a heroic soldier and a strong leader who was fair but enforced the law. It was also important that they were Christian
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Mary Astell Born November 12‚ 1666 in England‚ Mary Astell was the first British feminist writer‚ nonfiction writer‚ essayist‚ and poet. Her published work consisted of argumentative issues about women’s education‚ marriage‚ and political and religious philosophy. Specifically relating to the status of women‚ Astell thought about numerous controversial concerns of the era in her essays and pamphlets which were distributed anonymously to keep her identity a secret. Astell stood for her belief that
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Henry VII of England The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. [George Bernard Shaw] Innovation is the process of creating something new. Innovation is impossible without passion. Innovators ultimately see the world differently. Innovators end up becoming obsessed with taking the world from as it is to as it should be. Many innovators in the for-profit sector focus
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Song to the Men of England Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 -- 1822) 1 Men of England‚ wherefore plough For the lords who lay ye low? Wherefore weave with toil and care The rich robes your tyrants wear? 2 Wherefore feed‚ and clothe ‚and save‚ From the cradle to the grave‚ Those ungrateful drones who would Drain your sweat-----nay‚ drink your blood? 3 Wherefore‚Bees of England‚ forge Many a weapon‚ chain‚ and scourge‚ That these stingless drones may spoil The forced produce of your toil? 4 Have ye
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