Essays on British Empire

Since the beginning of time violence has been a part of humanity but more specifically violence has been dominantly centred around men and masculinity. Arthurian legends are well known for their chivalrous knights and honourable kings who fight for justice and morality. The three films...

For thousands of years people throughout the world have become enamored with the tale of King Arthur and the elements that go along with legends that feature him. The exciting and twisting tales are able to quickly grab one’s attention. Even though the origin of...

King Arthur and his Knights of Round Table, is not just about a king from medieval period, charged on horseback wearing a shining armor and a wonderful sword in hand gathering Knights around a table fighting for the chivalric code. It is a tale of...

The story is set in the time of King Arthur, on Christmas Day. The Knights of the Round table and King Arthur are having a great meal, and King Arthur proclaims that he will not eat until he heard until he has heard a tale...

This film is about the legend of king Arthur and the sword in the stone with a fantasy aspect to it (giant elephants, mages, giant snakes, etc) . When he began his life outside the walls of the castle he was very naïve and found...

Financial problems were one reason for the end of Charles I’s personal rule because Charles’ need for money to fund his war with the Scots was the single reason he was forced to call parliament. Furthermore, his prerogative taxes caused a lot of opposition from...

Every text underpins the context of its society steered by the personal motivation of the composer. This notion is displayed in both ‘Richard III’ by William Shakespeare and ‘Looking for Richard’ directed by Al Pacino 1996. This essay will discuss, the textual techniques employed to...

Looking for the resonances and dissonances between texts allows audiences to understand a textual conversation, which acts as a vehicle through which we evaluate changes in contexts, values and interpretations of texts. The resonances between William Shakespeare’s tragedy King Richard III (1592) and Al Pacino’s...

The point that achieved a longer period of stability between England and Scotland in the Middle Ages was thanks to the Anglo-Scottish agreement of 1217, establishing peace between the two kingdoms that would last for 80 years. In 1290, Scotland had a huge succession crisis...

A man of the Renaissance era, a Gentleman, handsome, ambitious and a favorite of Queen Elizabeth I – these are just a few of the titles associated with Sir Walter Raleigh of England – one of the most famous explorers during the reign of Elizabeth...