The article presents a speech by John G. Roberts, Chief Justice of the U.S., delivered at the American Bar Association Annual Meeting, held on August 11, 2014, in Boston, Massachusetts. Topics of the speech included the significance of the legal document Magna Carta and the role played by...
Why is the Neolithic Revolution significant in world history? Why is Themistocles important to Greek history? Why was Albrecht Durer important? Why is the Bayeux Tapestry a significant work of art? Why are Huguenots important? Why is Christianity important to world history?
Why is Frederick the Great important? Why is Friedrich Engels important? What was the purpose of manorialism? Why were peasants not officially part of the feudal system? Why was the Magna Carta important? Why did the feudal system collapse?
the very fact Britain had reached a point where it was fertile ground for the Revolution is part chance and part cultural development. In short, they argue that meaningfulchanges in history, like the Fall of Rome,the Black Plague, the signing of the Magna Carta, the break with Rome...
In1215,KingJohnwasforcedtosigntheMagnaCarta.TheMagnaCartaaimtolimitroyalpower.InBritishhistory,monarchyhadbeenadvancingwhilebeingconstrained,boththekingandnobilityhavecertainrightsandobligationstomaintainabalancedrelationship.itwasthemostsignificantearlyinfluenceontheextensivehistoricalprocessthatledtotheruleof6...
Significant changes kept coming as Kansas reached their second album with singer and keyboardist John Elefante, who'd replaced Walsh on 1982'sVinyl Confession. Violinist and co-founder Robbie Steinhardt was gone, dissatisfied with the Christian leanings of Elefante and Livgren that were dominating Ka...
and the Wars of the Roses as the result of the failure of “the great Lancastrian experiment”—which was interpreted to be an elective kingship, governing through Parliament, and forming a natural stage of development between Magna Carta and the Reform Acts of the nineteenth century. Yet there...
Henry the VIII is known for his significant wars, but sometimes it wasn’t that significant and more irrational. Henry VIII fought many wars, against the French, the Scots, Gaelic lords of Ireland, rebels in his own realms, and even his own allies in the Netherlands. In 1543, Henry the...
Since Global Tetrahedron bought this publication several months ago, there has been significant chatter about who our company is and what it represents. Much has been made of my past as a tech entrepreneur, venture capitalist, human trafficker, and philanthropist. Some have questioned what interest...