Essays on England

The four countries of the United Kingdom are England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. United Kingdom is a member of the European Union(EU). United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign country in western Europe. The United Kingdom is commonly known as...

Queen Elizabeth II was born on April 21, 1926, in London, England. She was the oldest child of Prince Albert and his wife Elizabeth. Her father was second in line to the throne and later became King George VI of Great Britain and Ireland in...

Law takes different forms because its been made by different variety of persons, that’s why English law has many and different sources the major ones are, EU law, the common law, legislation and human acts law. There has been another source called custom, however custom...

Throughout time there were many important documents from the declaration of independence to the constitution. One of the most important documents in the medieval England times is the Magna Carta. Magna Carta was a document that declared that all representatives can have a say in...

The term, “Elizabethan Era” refers to the English history of Queen Elizabeth I’s reign (1558–1603). Historians often depict it as the golden age in English history and it’s been widely romanticized in books, movies, plays, and TV series. The Elizabethan age is considered to be...

In this essay, I will be reviewing my sources to conclude whether William of Normandy’s victory was informed by tactics, luck or Harold’s shortcomings. Prior to the Battle of Hastings, there were two battles: The Battle of Fulford Gate (20 September) where Harald and Tostig...

Princess Diana was born on July 1, 1961. Princess Diana became Lady Diana Spencer after her father inherited the title of Earl Spencer in 1975. She married the heir to the British throne, Prince Charles, on July 29, 1981. Diana was a caring person. She’d...

Although the desire to reform religion played some role in the creation of the legislation for Royal Supremacy, it was not a primary motivation – instead this was focused on Henry’s need to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. This would permit him to...

What is the Regency Period? Who is in power in England? The Regency period was period of time in England, 1811-1820, when King George III was declared unfit to rule due to a health disorder, and his son, George Augustus Frederick, began his reign as...

In the UK, the level of political participation is measured by the turnout in general elections that take place every 5 years, although there are other means by which a person can be politically active. As a representative democracy, elections are the cornerstone of democracy...

The story of birth and the early development of English Drama are complicated. It has passed various stages and transitions. There was no drama in English before the Norman Conquest. The bulk of old English writings were overshadowed by the influence of Latin Christianity. The...

Farmers Review The Farmer’s review indicates that over the next 10 years there will be an estimated 25% decline in the labour force. From this report it is believed that “Modular will develop most where there’s cheap land, where the local authority is pragmatic and...

Elizabeth the 1st (1533–1603) was born of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. A woman with fiery red hair and pale skin who was just as charming if not more then her father before her. She is most recognized for her victory over the Spanish...

Edward I was known to be a controversial king in the eyes of historians, some believed him to the best English king in the Middle Ages while others believed him to be unsympathetic one. Edward I was most notably renowned for creating a ‘model parliament’...

In 1066, King Edward the Confessor died, which opened up a chance for four individuals to take the throne of England. William of Normandy, Harold Godwinson, Harald Hadrada, and Edgar the Atheling. All knew that this was their one-time opportunity, seeing that Edward had no...

I desire / the learned and charitable critic to have so much faith in me / to think it was done of industry. –Ben Jonson, lines 110-112 of the prefatory epistle to Volpone Ben Jonson’s play Volpone, or “Sly Fox,” was performed for the first...

In England, the Baroque was a partly useful concept when discussing about the Restoration Comedy. The English theatres were closed for 18 years, during the English Civil War and English Commonwealth. They were reopened in the Restoration of Charles II (1660). During this period, the...

Central England Cooperative is an innovative consumer cooperative enterprise based in the UK. Consumer cooperatives are enterprises that operate independently of the state, are a form of mutual aid and aimed towards providing consumer services rather than profit. Founded in 2013, the Central England Cooperative...

How successful was James VI and I in dealing with the problems of multiple Kingdoms? In modern day society the Unification of the British Isles is often taken for granted. Few take time to acknowledge the roots of its conception, and for many this area...

Amid this period, otherwise called the Age of Discovery, Age of Crisis, and the Scientific Revolution, exchange grew monstrously and ended up across the board and desires for investigation into new grounds ended up immense, disagreements about religious and political power rose, and principal better...

Today animals celebrate an heroic victory against the odds. They were never expected to be able to outsmart and out muscle the men. Earlier reports had indicated that the farm’s previous owner, Mr Jones, had been forced out of the farm one night after he...

The English defeat of the Spanish Armada was a major naval conflict during the Anglo-Spanish War. Spain was angered by Elizabeth’s support for Protestant Dutch rebels and raids held on Spanish ships transporting valuable silver. Both sides compromised with allies in a struggle for power....

When England first got involved in Ireland a man named MacMurrough asked King Henry II of England for help. After the soilers helped MacMurrough regain his kingdom, as a reward he gave them all land. Irish land was then seized by English barons, The Barons...

The war, which reached out in North-America until the finish of 1750 and mid-1760, was a bit of the best fight between England and France; the power of world trade and maritime power. England triumph in this fight, referred to in Europe as the Seven...

In Stirling, Scotland, there is a narrow bridge over marshland and river. The English knights tried to cross the River Forth through this bridge right in front of the Scottish army. Inspired by and led by William Wallace and Andrew Moray, they embraced their higher...

Introduction Vikings have long had a reputation as fearsome warriors and savages. Evidence found at archaeological sites in York, England challenges the stereotypes that have been associated with them for years. The general assumption made about the Vikings has stayed the same for most of...

India and England are the top two ranked teams in ODI cricket and have played great cricket in the recent past both teams have got awesome batting lineup backed up with sensational fielding and atheletism in the cricket field. Both the teams have decent bowling...

The Horse Dealer’s Daughter is a short story written by D.H. Lawrence. In this story he presents the situation of a girl who is struggling with her inner-self. Mabel Pervin, the main character of this story lives with her three brothers. She lost her mother...