World History Essays

Henry VII ascended to the throne of England after nearly one hundred years of civil war, unrest and multiple Kings of varying political skill. Much of the nobility had learned to operate outside of the monarchy, and the feudalism principles (every noble owing patronage to the sovereign) installed by William I had gone awry.The Wars […]

From 1174 the Kingdom of Jerusalem waned until its eventual fall to Saladin. It faced a number of problems from Amalric’s death that saw that its demise was inescapable. It had a series of weak and distracted rulers that damaged political stability, it faced economic and military pressures, however most importantly it faced the threat […]

The relative ease with which Henry seemed to overthrow Richard III at the battle of Bosworth was down to a combination of Henry’s weaknesses and the military strength of Henry, who was an extremely determined character after many years languishing in exile having fled the Yorkist Kings. Years of conflict were to end in the […]

From 1199 to 1216 John was King of England. He is widely regarded as the worst King England has had. In this essay I plan to breakdown the evidence that gave him his terrible reputation and see if it was deserved. One of the biggest factors that played a part in John’s bad reputation was […]

The Crusades were a group of Holy Wars fought between European Christians and the Seluk Turks between the years of 1096 and 1291. All in total there were eight organized crusades. Jerusalem is a sacred city for Christians; many Christians made regular pilgrimages to Jerusalem. Up to the invasion of the Seluk Turks, the Saracens […]

On 24th June 1509 Henry VIII inherited the English throne from his father, getting all the power that Henry VII had won at Bosworth and built up throughout his rein. To say Henry VIII inherited a secure throne he must have been in a situation where; his claim to the throne was certain, there were […]

To understand success in Merovingian Gaul, it is crucial to analyze the concept within its context. We could view success solely as military victory and territorial control. While it is important to consider these factors, it would be narrow-minded to see them as the sole indicators of success. As we will see, the different circumstances […]

Religion in the Middle Ages was not entirely a hindrance to the development of medicine. In some ways it improved it but also held back the development. I shall discuss Christianity and Islam (as they were the leading religions) to support this. When the Roman Empire collapsed very few organisations were left. One of these […]

Though Christopher Columbus was not the first man to discover the new world and was not even the first European to make contact with the Western world, he is still celebrated as the father of exploration and has even been given his own day of remembrance in many nations. Many other men, including Vikings and […]

Feudalism Introduction Feudalism started when the Vikings came and sacked villages, In the ninth century. Everybody was very scared and they wanted to help and so they went to ask for help. In the Feudal system, Kings, Emperors and other heads had the whole land and then they gave bits of the land to people. […]

The picture starts out with the Romanesque period of churches and cathedrals. The chief illustration of these churches is the Autun cathedral. This cathedral has the authoritative Romanesque architecture where the walls are heavy and made out of rock. There are pillars and a really structured and detached floor program through the usage of pillars. […]

The English universities were one of the most important creative activities of Medieval England. The bookmans who attended eitherOxford or Cambridge Universities set an rational criterion that contrasted markedly with the norm of Medieval England. Oxford University came into being some 20 old ages before Cambridge University. The church had a major impact at Oxford. […]

The Middle Ages in Europe, which spanned from 500 to 1400, can be characterized as a period of limited cultural and scientific advancements, the presence of feudalism, and the influence of the church. This era is often referred to as the Dark Ages, Age of Feudalism, or Age of Faith. The term Dark Ages accurately […]

Christianity played a major role throughout the Middle Ages in society and politics. The Middle Ages, classified from 600 AD to 1350 AD, was significantly effected by Christianity because of the impact it had on the daily lives of people of the time. The beginning of the Early Middle Ages, after the Fall of Rome […]

The Hundred Years War, a medieval conflict that had a significant impact on English history (Schwarz), saw Great Britain and France, with a small contribution from Burgundy for the French, engaged in a series of wars. Although lasting over a century, the war experienced periods of peace through treaties and truces (Goubert). The number of […]

The group chose a painting called “The Last Communion of Saint Jerome” by Botticelli as their preferred artwork. Created in the early 1490s, it is believed to depict the ritual and practice of Saint Jerome’s passing in a Bethlehem monastery. The painting displays various elements such as a bed with a plant and a crucifix […]

Islam, as a religion has been around for nearly 1500 years. It reached its peak in the early Middle Ages, the 6th, 7th and 8th century era when various regions came under Muslim conquest like Persia, Africa, Spain and Syria. Afterwards the Muslim Empire had reached its peak, even while it was being ravaged by […]

It is a cardinal truth that the term ‘civilization’ hardly expresses any particular meaning. The Oxford English Dictionary defines civilization as “an advanced stage or a system of social development”. But, the definition is clearly not specific and lacks clarity. There is always a doubt – ‘development’ or ‘advanced’ with respect to what else? However, […]

Louis XVI became King of France in 1774. In France, as in many other countries during the same period in history, the King was considered to be ‘God’s representative’ and to have total power over the rest of the country. According to certain surviving documents from that time, the King was considered to be a […]

The fall of the Western Roman Empire was imminent after Orestes expelled the Rome emperor in August 475. Orestes occupied the vacant office for a period of two months. During that period of leadership, he was able to raise his son, Romulus, to the throne. As Romulus had not attained the majority age so that […]

From the late medieval era to the enlightenment a series of plagues devastated European society, economy, and social/political structure. In the Middle Ages, the Black Plague (or Death) was a pandemic that killed nearly 2/3 of the population in Europe, and lead to the downfall of the feudal system. The groups that benefited the most […]

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