Perhaps the first issue to be dealt with is an answer to the question, "what is a castle?" The English Medieval castle, like its counterparts in Europe, is a unique phenomenon. Most buildings are created to fulfill a single, specific purpose: a church, a house, a factory, a school, a bank, a hotel etc. A castle, depending upon the status of the man who occupied it, could be variously, a military base, a seat of government, a court and a stronghold for the surrounding region. It could be any or all of the above but it was principally the private residence of its owner, his family and his dependents. .
England had known fortifications before the advent of the castle. The Iron Age peoples of Ancient Britain fortified hilltops with massive earthworks, such as Maiden Castle in Dorset, for tribal defense. The Romans dotted the countryside with innumerable military encampments and built the impressive chain of fortresses, known as the Saxon Shore forts (e.g. Portchester Castle, below), to guard South-East England from Saxon raiders in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD. The Normans later built castles within the walls of two of these Roman Saxon Shore forts, at Pevensey in Sussex and Portchester in Hampshire. The Anglo-Saxons and the Danes entrenched their towns behind earthen banks and timber palisades to create fortified towns, burghs, from which is derived the modern word "borough." Yet, all these structures were for, essentially, communal purposes. What distinguishes the castle from these and other, later fortifications is its function as a private residence. .
Castles were the product of that period of Medieval history termed the Age of Feudalism. Feudalism is a much misused word. It is strictly applied to the military society which was created in Europe during the 9th and 10th centuries AD and which reached its most developed form in Normandy in the 11th century. Very simply put, feudal society resembled a pyramid.
Ireland is a great country with a beautiful nature and a lot of history. ... "The Great Hunger" lasted from 1845 -1849. ... During the First World War Dublin Castle was used as a Red Cross military hospital for British troops who were wounded in battle. At that time the British ruled Ireland. ... He used guerrilla warfare against the British army and the police. ...
Castle Rackrent was published in 1800 at the moment of political union between Ireland and Great Britain. ... " Seen in this light, Sir Murtagh's wife can be potentially represent her incorporation in which assimilates the subaltern and gives birth to a British character. The fear that the Irish character would disintegrate and make room for an identity which isn't true for the Irish is expressed in the preface when Edgeworth announces; "When Ireland loses her identity by a union with Great Britain.... Castle Rackrent is also about class and conflicts and cultural differe...
It was originally compiled on the orders of King Alfred the Great, and subsequently maintained and added to by generations of anonymous scribes until the middle of the 12th century. ... Magnus Maximus, took control of Britain and made an attempt to regain control of the Empire before being defeated. ... When William of Poirtiers, came to England, he landed at Pevensey and built a castle there. ... (Brown 104) The Normans believe their use of castles was an advantage to defeating the Anglo-Saxons. ... For William, castles were the key to his success; everywhere he went he built a castle and w...
Great Advantages of America In Independence War During the second half of the 18th century, the colonies of America wanted an independent country. ... In 1776, Britain declared war to rebelling colonies. ... America did not have a capital city or any big castles. ... The French provided a strong navy to protect America from British attacks. ... The great advantages Americans had combined with their motivation and the logistic problems of England were the key points on this war. ...
The beginning pretty much just described the scenery of where Lord and Lady Arlington, and their son Edward, lived at Arlington Castle in Ireland outside of town, Killarney. Edward was born and raised in Great Britain and is looking for a wife, but not just any wife, he wants one that doesn't like to spend money. Edward is soon married and moves into Arlington Castle with his new bride, now they are referred to as Lady and Lord since Edward's parents died. ... Stromberg all live in Arlington Castle and when Lord Arlington dies he leaves his whole estate to Horita and the children....
Europe during the time of the Great War was almost identical to those situations in the game. ... The Bordeaux, New Castle, Budapest alliance versus the Munich, Yalta, Sicily alliance. ... The Triple Entente including Britain, France, and Russia and Triple Alliance including Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy were formed. ... Great Britain the decided to create a navy that was two and a half times larger than any other. Germany responded to the move by Britain and expanded their naval units. ...
England history à The history of England begins with the Anglo-Saxons, who invaded Great Britain about ad 449. ... The rising sea level produced the English Channel and made Great Britain an island. ... Anyone whose great-grandfather, grandfather or father had been a King was eligible. ... It was Rufus who is responsible for Carlisle Castle and his brother Henry I (who succeeded him) built a Priory where the Carlisle Cathedral now stands. By 1135 England had lapsed into civil war and the Scots marched on Carlisle reoccupying the Castle. ...
British Authors • Joseph Addison: o 1672-1719, English essayist, poet, and statesman. ... A wealthy dilettante, Beckford had a great desire to ascend to the nobility. ... About 1796 he built in Wiltshire an extravagant Gothic castle, Fonthill Abbey, where he lived in mysterious seclusion and earned himself the reputation of an eccentric. ... His great work, The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., appeared in 1791. ... In the 20th cent. great masses of Boswell manuscripts "journals, letters, and other papers "were discovered, most of them at Malahide Castle, Ireland. ...
Violence was inevitable, but not great battles against the British. ... He set up about introducing Home Rule and strengthened the administration in Dublin Castle. ... He recruited ex-soldiers in Britain to deal with the IRA. ... On Sunday 21 November the Squad killed 14 British agents. ... Then that night Dick McKee and Peadar Clancy both IRA officers were murdered in their cells of Dublin Castle. ...
