Patrick banished all the snakes from Ireland. ... All of the above settled in Ireland and contributed various skills and expertise such as the ability to use iron and the skill to make pottery. ... Two groups of them settled in the British Isles; The Brythoni who settled in Britain, and the Gaels who settled in parts of Scotland and all over Ireland. ... They were also one of the most democratic groups in Europe, and they valued their family above all. ... To this day, although in Northern Ireland, Armagh is indeed the religious centre of all Ireland. ...

• Word Count: 10019
• Approx Pages: 40
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

At the time of the signing the US consisted of 13 colonies under the rule of England's King George III. ... As the unrest grew in the colonies, King George sent extra troops to help control any rebellion. ... In April 1775 as the King's troops advanced on Concord Massachusetts Paul Revere would sound the alarm that "The British are coming, the British are coming" as he rode his horse through the late night streets. ... It is said that John Hancock signed his name "with a great flourish" so "King George can read that without spectacles!." ... The history of the present King of Grea...

• Word Count: 4402
• Approx Pages: 18
• Has Bibliography

Yet, all these structures were for, essentially, communal purposes. ... At its apex was the king who, in theory at least, owned all the land in his kingdom. Immediately below the king was a group of major landholders who held their land directly from him, his tenants-in-chief. ... In return for their land, they swore to give the king military service; that is, they and their retainers would fight for the king whenever and wherever he chose. ... This process was repeated all the way down the pyramid to the knight who was the local lord of the manor. ...

• Word Count: 5493
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School

Anarchy announced that he is God, King and Law. ... Overall, he intended to attack all of the ruling class and conventions. ... Finally, he revealed that the word "Anarchy- means "God, King and Law as shown on the last line of the ninth stanza, On his brow this mark I saw - I AM GOD, AND KING, AND LAW!' ... Anarchy knew that the King's palace, crown scepter and gown belonged to him. ... He was considered as important and powerful as the King of England. ...

• Word Count: 2715
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The Year 1000: Life at the Turn of the First Millennium The Year 1000, a book by Robert Lacey and Danziger, explores how people lived in the year 1000, at the turn of the millennium. Life in the year 1000 was very different from life today. Lacey and Danziger used the Julius Work Cale...

• Word Count: 2816
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

The following pages that will be about the Gallipoli War that took place during the World War 1 will not include all of the sides that entered this war. ... First of all, it is important to know the historical background of the Gallipoli War in order to have an idea of what the war is about, who are the sides that fight in the battlefields and how these rivals formed alliances. ... This present document shall be ratified by His Majesty the German Emperor, King of Prussia, and by His Majesty the Emperor of the Ottomans, and the ratifications shall be exchanged within a period of one month from ...

• Word Count: 3181
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

His life was an expedition for unity, and the perceiving of symbols was a devout performance by which he encountered God, the definitive foundation and veracity of all unity (Barth, Symbolic, 15). ... If for no other evidence, many phrases and words are visible in the poem relating directly to God, such as "will pray-, "and silence prayeth she-, "robe of white-, "Heaven-, "blest-, "Praise we the Virgin all divine-, "gray-haired friar-, "cordial wine-, "upper sky-, "holy-, "saints-, "harp-, and "dear Lord's joy and pride-. ...

• Word Count: 2551
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

By the middle of the 12th century almost all of these bodies had adopted the Rule of St Augustine. ... The dissolution of the monasteries in England by Henry VIII included all those belonging to the Austin Friars. ...

• Word Count: 2701
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: Undergraduate