... of the same man possibly coexist? Eventually, historical documents could be flipped topsy-over for a major influential purpose. A great example of historical revisionism is one of William Shakespeare's play of King Richard III performed in 1595. This tragic play revolves around the historical wars in England between the rival houses of Lancaster and York. After a long civil war, towards the ... by dissembling nature, deformed, and unfinished. To a content, more people know Richard III as the hunchback villain of Shakespeare's play than the real Richard. "As king, Richard brings many ben...

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... The poor in revolt Serf labour was cheaper than paid labour. "We are men formed in Christ's likeness and we are kept like animals." Richard II promised changes, but later refused to keep his promise: "Serf you are and serfs you shall remain." Heresy and orthodoxy Unpopularity of the ... was not seen again for a century. The crisis of kingship Many kings were cruelly murdered. Richard quarrelled with nobles in 1388. He imprisoned his uncle John of Gaunt, the third son of Edward III, very powerful and wealthy noble, who died there. His son, Henry of Lancas-ter, ... did not forget or forgi...

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... of much of his lands while he was away. This was a dishonorable act in many of England's noblemen's eyes (who didn't think too highly of Richard II anyway). When Bolingbroke came back to reclaim his land he had supporters. A campaign to regain lost land became a usurpation of the crown (though ... Henry IV did have a relation to Edward III, and thus an arguable claim to kingship). - Henry IV spent most of his reign fighting small uprisings attempting both to keep the crown and prove ... by brute force. The nagging guilt of his actions are said to have haunted him until his death. - The ...

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... -8, 1595-8 caused by poor harvests, bad weather Henry VII 1485-1509 v born in 1457; son of Edmund Tudor and Magret Beaufort v became king of England through personal fight: after defeating Richard III in the battle of Bosworth he proclaimed himself as the king of Enfland v he brought law and order to England after a long time of civil war v during his reign there ... to help French Hugenots (Protestants) v first English Colonies: Roanoke Island (1585), Virginia became a permanet colony since 1607 v the defeat of the Spanish Armada v important persons in the Elisabethian time were: Shakes...

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