James was the great-grandson of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. He married Anne of Denmark and their son, Charles, became king Charles I and married Henrietta Maria of France. After the execution of Charles came the Commonwealth when the country was run by Parliament. Charles II, the son...
1189 - Richard sets out with Philip of France on the Third Crusade to the Holy Land1191 - William Longchamp falls from power and Richard’s brother, John, takes over the government1191 - Richard captures the city of Acre, Palestine, and defeats Saladin at Arsuuf, near Jaffa1192 - Richard...
Women are few and far between in the folios of theChronicles, yet a close reading of the text reveals that they play key roles. Women’s roles as wives, mothers, and inciters are crucial to understanding some of the central themes of the text concerning matrimonial politics, kingship, kin-...
Why did enslavement of Africans replace the encomienda system? Why was Spain given the land from France after the French and Indian War? Why did European exploration begin? Why were the Barbary pirates important? Why did the Renaissa...
He pleased the nobles by renewing the war with France and in the face of tremendous odds beat the French at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. On a second expedition Henry captured Rouen, was recognised as the next King of France and married Catherine, the daughter of the lunatic king of ...
◎ Palace of Versailles, France Palace of Versailles was built in 1624 by King Louis VIII as a hunting lodge and was later expanded into the largest palace by its successors, serving as permanent residence until 1789. It features 700 rooms, more than 1200 fireplaces and 60 staircases. ◎ Po...