CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF HIMACHAL PRADESH [Established under the Central Universities Act 2009] PO Box: 21‚ Dharamshala‚ District Kangra - 176215 (HP) www.cuhimachal.ac.in Course Instructor: Dr KBS Krishna Course Code: EEL 502 Course Name: Victorianism Credits Equivalent: 04 Credits (One credit is equivalent to 10 hours of lectures / organised classroom activity / contact hours; 5 hours of laboratory work / practical / field work / Tutorial / teacher-led activity and 15 hours of other workload
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in Rennes Cathedral‚ that he intended to marry Princess Elizabeth of York‚ or Princess Cecily in the event Elizabeth passed away. This intention to marry was reaffirmed in 1485 when he vowed to marry her again. Therefore the Yorkist heir (being Elizabeth) could transfer a lot of support from themselves to the Lancastrians by marrying the monarch and joining the houses. Therefore on the 18th January 1486‚ Henry Tudor and Elizabeth of York married‚ therefore‚ combining the Yorkist and Lancastrian
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Cited: Tey‚ Josephine. The Daughter of Time. New York City: Simon & Schuster New York‚ 1995. Print.
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the legitimate Lancastrian line became extinct after the battle of Tewkesbury‚ Lancastrian partisans put their support behind him. He stayed out of the country and kept a fairly low profile during the rest of the reign of Edward IV (of the House of York)‚ but when Edward died in 1483 and was succeeded (after a short reign of his son as Edward V) by his brother‚ Richard III‚ Henry or his supporters took the opportunity to stir up discontent against Richard‚ and in the summer of 1485‚ Henry invaded
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Richard III from the throne and place Henry Tudor upon it; making him the one who ultimately‚ had the most power. It is evident from the fact that on Christmas day 1483 Henry Tudor announced that when he became king he would marry Elizabeth of York (the daughter of Elizabeth Woodville and Edward IV) that Tudor was in contact with the Woodvilles. The Duke of Buckingham was married to
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surpassed this ambition to rule as Regent and instead became King in his own right. There are several different reasons as to why Gloucester made himself King after his brothers death and in this essay I will explore them. Edward IV had married Elizabeth Woodville a 15 years before he died and many disapproved of the marriage; considering the Woodvilles a large‚ common family which were nothing but a drain on resources. They were given large swathes of land and power during Edward’s reign and came
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by presenting Richard as an eloquent speaker‚ showing his reflection of himself and depicting him as the ‘Vice’. Richard reveals elements of his true character as he reflects on the preceding conflict between the House of Lancaster and the House of York. In the opening soliloquy‚ Richard’s character is established as the audience sees his bitter reaction to new king‚ Edward IV and the newfound ‘peace’. From the earliest moment in the play‚ Richard is shown to be an extremely eloquent and expressive
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feud. The throne should have passed smoothly to his son; Edward V. This however didn’t happen due to his brother‚ Richard duke of Gloucester wanting the power; Edward changed his will on his death bed so his wishes weren’t clear; his marriage to Elizabeth Woodville. On his death a bitter family feud was started. Edward IV youngest brother‚ Richard‚ duke of Gloucester was powerful by himself due to Edward giving him lands in the north; this gave him power‚ men and was far away from court and London
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How Successful was Henry VIII In His Aims 1509-1514? I believe that Henry VIII was ultimately unsuccessful in his aims from 1509-1514. He had three mains aims during this time and these were to secure the dynasty that Henry VII had created‚ assert his authority over his new kingdom and Foreign Policy‚ which Henry was planning to completely change. Various factors and traits contributed to this lack of success‚ which will be explored in this essay. Firstly I believe that Henry VIII’s foreign
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History Mr Reynolds Explain why Richard III was defeated at the battle of Bosworth. Why Richard lost at the battle of Bosworth can be put into long and short-term factors. In the short term‚ to start with Richard outnumbered Tudor’s men 10000 to 5000 and were obviously favoured to be victorious‚ however when Richard tried to kidnap Tudor‚ this forced Tudor to seek help from the French. This allowed for King Charles to use henry as a means of unsettling the English Monarchy‚ to do this Charles gave
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