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When Edward IV passed, Richard took over a few new responsibilites that brought him close to the throne. Henry Tudor, a claim to the throne, decided that the power should be his. The two leaders met in battle, and Richard didn't survive.
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Native Americans today are also called Indians because Columbus originally intended to sail to India. He didn't anticipate another continent in the way, so, thinking he'd found India, he incorrectly called the natives Indians.
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This painting, although simple and peaceful, is steeped in controversy, mainly concerning the subject of the portrait and the seemingly surreal landscape
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is a work of fiction and political philosophy by Thomas More published in 1516. English translations of the title include A Truly Golden Little Book, No Less Beneficial Than Entertaining, of the Best State of a Republic, and of the New Island Utopia (literal) and A Fruitful and Pleasant Work of the Best State of a Public Weal, and of the New Isle Called Utopia.
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Henry VIII took a huge step in feudal development. Before his boldness, the Pope had truly been the supreme ruler of Europe, not the king. Henry VIII seemed to attempt to combine the two jobs into one massive role.
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Elizabeth, the fifth and last queen of the Tudor dynasty, was also known by several endearing nicknames such as Good Queen Bess.
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was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"
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The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, and was destroyed by fire on 29 June 1613.
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Macbeth-Set in Scotland, the play dramatizes the corroding psychological and political effects produced when its protagonist, the Scottish lord Macbeth, chooses evil as the way to fulfill his ambition for power. King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The title character descends into madness after foolishly disposing of his estate between two of his three daughters based on their flattery, bringing tragic consequences for all.
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The first permanent settlement in North America was filled with hardship and tough judgment.
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Shakespeare's sonnets are a collection of 154 sonnets, dealing with themes such as the passage of time, love, beauty and mortality, first published in a 1609 quarto entitled SHAKE-SPEARES SONNETS
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The Authorized Version, commonly known as the King James Version, King James Bible, AV, KJB, or KJV, is an English translation of the Christian Bible by the Church of England begun in 1604 and completed in 1611.
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The pilgrims aboard the Mayflower left England to escape religious persecution and establish their own system of religious persecution
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The first "newspapers" were really just pamphlets loaded with current and trivial information. The newspaper as we know it today was born in 1665 as the Oxford Gazette.
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"John Milton started writing the book Paradise Lost before his wedding. Then his wife died and he wrote Paradise Regained."
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As the monarchy was restored with Charles II, witch hunts multiplied, and the Great Awakening ruined what was left of the civilised world, it seemed that the world was both ending and starting anew.
