(1200 1485) – People didn’t have time for sport. (1485-1714) – games and activities came about. (1714-1790) – sport was ignored by the government. 1790-1830 – horse racing, cricket and fighting came about. 1820-1830 – a version of rugby was created at Thomas Arnolds Rugby school. 1845 – First set of rugby rules were made. … Read more
The English Civil War was the war that set the tone of the British Government to this very day. Conflicts between parliament and kings started to turn English citizens against each other due to their political stance. The English Civil War began to change the manner of government, make the king accountable to the law … Read more
Each of the english monarchs had grown more and more power. William tightened the iron fist by creating feudalism 2. 0, the domesday book, and built plenty of castles. Henry I followed suit, establishing the exchequer and creating traveling judges to try courts, then Henry II, started a 12 man jury and allowed nobles to … Read more
William certainly lived up to his title. He conquered the English and then went on to succeed as King; but it was not easy and William tried and used many tactics and tricks to make sure he secured his victory. The Battle of Hastings Before William even began preparing to invade, there was a great … Read more
When the thirteen British colonies in North America declared their independence in 1776, they laid down that governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. In so doing they were consciously echoing the words of the Great Charter which King John had sealed 561 years before, wherein he … Read more
Much debate and controversy surround the rise and fall of Richard the Third. It is hard to ignore such subjects due to the bonds and hidden reasons that many of the authors of the middle ages had towards Richard. In keeping an objective approach towards Richard III, the study of his rise and fall will … Read more
England established colonies in America to provide them with raw materials. England passed the Navigation Acts to enforce mercantilism. During the seventeen hundreds England was suffering from many hardships. England became preoccupied and could not enforce the Navigation Acts. This was known as a period of solitary neglect. Solitary neglect influenced the development of American … Read more
The Catholic Church, which governed England, Ireland, and the entire Continent of Europe, had become extremely wealthy by the late fourteenth century. The cathedrals that grew up around shrines to saints relics were incredibly expensive to build. The amount of gold that went into decorating them surpassed the riches in the nobles chest. Moreover the … Read more