History Essays

According to Bronte, violence is a core aspect of Heathcliff’s identity as a gothic protagonist and a symbol of rage and devastation. The mistreatment he experienced in his past has shaped his violent tendencies throughout the story. Bronte states, “from the beginning he bred bad feeling in the house”, using alliteration (the repetition of the […]

During the Victorian Era, society prevented women from making their own living, which caused an inescapable dependence upon men’s income; “Barred by law and custom from entering trades and professions by which they could support themselves, and restricted in the possession of property, woman had only one means of livelihood, that of marriage” (Kent 86). […]

It could be seen that it is a valid interpretation that Petruchio’s methods of “taming” Kate are comic. Petruchio’s methods of “taming” Kate may have been appropriate comedy material for the 16th Century audience, but most modern audiences find Petruchio’s “taming” methods to be neither amusing nor acceptable. A contemporary audience would have found Kate […]

Social and economic factors turned prostitution into a major industry in Victorian England. But prostitution only resulted in the further marginalization of many Victorian women – Victorian-era prostitutes were beset with problems such as poverty, insecurity and venereal disease. Women, Work and Prostitution in Victorian England Victorian England is one of the most discussed periods […]

Out of curiosity, can you please put your hand up if you think “Women should still inhabit the domestic sphere, or as you adolescent males put it “staying in the kitchen and making sandwiches? ” Good morning Year 12, I am Professor Belen from the University of Sydney. I understand you have been studying gender […]

R. M. Ballantyne wrote The Coral Island in 1857 during the Victorian Era and the peak of the British Empire which was a time in history where there were clear gender divisions. Men were expected to defend, protect and to be strong and women were submissive, dependent and protected by men. Evidence of this was […]

The Victorian period is one of the most popular eras studied and is well known for many things; from fashion to inventions, to the Industrial revolution to their education. Despite how much people like to think that they differ from them drastically, so much of our modern society depends on what they first created and […]

The stories are set in slightly different eras – ‘the signalman’ is set in the Victorian era, written by Charles Dickens, whilst ‘the Darkness out there’ is set a more recent 20th century, and written by Penelope Lively. Although both stories are set in different times, both of the script writers build up tension using […]

There were many factors that influenced the educational system in Victorian times. They included religious beliefs, gender, class and the industrial revolution. These are explored in Dickens’s Hard Times and Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre. Dickens is particularly critical of the standards of education at the time of the Victorian period and the methods of teaching […]

VICTORIANISM AND THE VICTORIAN NOVEL Nineteenth century English literature is remarkable both for high artistic achievement and for variety. The greatest literary movement of its earlier period was that of romanticism. It was born in the atmosphere of the violent economic and political turmoil that marked the last decades of the 18th and the first […]

Explore the significance of representations of the city and/or the countryside in two nineteenth-century novels. During the nineteenth century, many Victorians aspired towards a life in the city where the opportunities were abundant and wealth and success were the dominant prospects, whereas country life was regarded as laborious and limited. ‘In the last twenty years […]

Explore Hardy’s attitude towards industrialisation in phase the fourth. Industrialisation became a growing presence amongst the Victorian Era and had an elusive yet undeniable impact on the population. Within the novel Tess Of The d’Urbervilles and in particular phase the fourth, Industrialisation is heavily focused on and explored. However Hardy establishes a balanced and ambivalent […]

The historical investigation focuses on how post-war peacemaking and peacekeeping efforts affected international relations leading up to the Second World War. The inquiry aims to determine if these efforts influenced France’s adoption of pacifism through the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, failure of the League of Nations from 1920-1939, and global shock caused by the […]

I received a pair of sources to assess, including “Covenant with Death,” a novel written by John Harris in 1961. The Bath Chronicle, a local newspaper in March 1915, shares a picture of six men who are identified as five brothers and a brother-in-law. The caption across the top reads “For King and Country. Brave […]

While some might consider America’s involvement in World War I a critical event, I am not entirely convinced that it was the most significant factor in the Allies’ defeat. Nonetheless, I believe that the Germans underestimated the American military’s potential. During an address to the German parliament, Admiral Capelle stated that “America from a military […]

Britain contributed to the defeat of Germany in WW1 in several ways, I will write all the reasons and conclude on my thought on which was the most important contribution.The British army in France and BelgiumBritain joined the First World War when the Germans invaded neutral Belgium in August 1914. The BEF (British Expeditionary Force) […]

In this essay I will try to identify the main reason that gave the British and their allies the advantage that gave them victory in WW1. I will look at all of the sources for and against the argument. In my opinion the main reason was the British naval blockade of Germany. The reason that […]

When World War 1 broke out in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson declared the United States neutral. Although U. S. soldiers did not fight until 1917, the country was never technically impartial in the conflict. Cultural and economic ties, U. S. predilection, and global political ideals manifested a tip in American scales toward the Allies, ultimately […]

Bentley first talked about cross-cultural interactions as a way to categorize the World’s history. He in addition wrote about the importance of understanding events from a global perspective, not just one country’s point of view. Because of these two fundamental elements to his argument, we can assess events differently than before hand, finding out ways […]

The era between 1914 and 1945 in Europe, which encompassed World Wars I and II, requires an analysis of the underlying factors that contributed to these conflicts. As Germany played a significant role during this period in European history, examining the causes leading up to both wars is essential. Furthermore, it is critical to consider […]

Question 1: Source A(i), a magazine cover, is propaganda while the painting, Source A(ii) is by an official war artist. The painting therefore, is more useful than the poster as evidence of the importance of women in the First World War. Do you agree? The cover of war worker magazine is more useful than the […]

The period of 1914 to 1918 saw World War One have a significant influence on all parties involved, with the Cult of the Offensive being among various reasons for the onset of this war. According to the class notes from 4/4/11, it was recommended that nations should not wait for an attack but instead initiate […]