Did you know that Henry I was the first monarch to use Windsor Castle as a home? During his reign, the wooden keep and walls were replaced with stone and served as a stronger structure for the castle to survive upon. Windsor Castle has housed many kings and queens throughout its lifetime, and has become a monument in England’s history. It has been refurbished over the years, but still has remained with the same layout. The interior is the extent of the changes made around the castle over its lifetime, besides the walls being substituted with stone. The first resident, George I, to live at Windsor Castle had two children, who were of course called George II and George III (Fry 194). George V, who was married to May of Teck, lived in the castle …show more content…
It had one of the royal family members living in it in 1110. People, such as Edward III and George IV, have added on and rebuilt the castle to the point where all of its rooms and walls stretch to no less than 12 acres on the banks of the River Thames (Fry 64). Early buildings in Windsor Castle were erected by William the Conqueror not long after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Until the reign of Henry I, all of the walls were wooden. He turned the entire castle into stone. All of the fortifications were strengthened over the next one-hundred years, which led to a journalist stating that there is no finer castle in all of Europe (Fry 64). The Round Tower is located at the very heart of Windsor Castle and was built in the late 12th-century during the rule of King Henry II. It is one of the oldest surviving parts of the castle. The Long Walk is an avenue of trees spread out by King George IV. This pathway leads to the south front of the castle (Fry 64). The Waterloo Chamber had been built by George IV to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo. This battle took place in 1815 Windsor Castle had first become one of the permanent residence of the royal family during the very vast reign of Edward III. Edward began remodeling and rebuilding the castle after 1346. This entire project cost approximately 50,000 pounds, which is around 66365 U.S. dollars. The construction took about a quarter of a century to complete. This whole project was so extremely extensive that a chronicler had reported that just about all of the mason and craftsmen throughout all of Europe were brought to Windsor Castle in order to finish what Edward III had started (Fry
...ompletely. During this attack, two parliamentarian troops got killed and this caused the Parliamentary troops to get even angrier. More of the Royalists got killed from the vicious attacks being made by the Parliament. After three more days of the hall receiving cannon balls to its south end and more Royalists getting killed, Sir Thomas Holte finally surrendered and he was put in prison. As for Aston Hall, it was taken by the Parliament but Sir Thomas Holte managed to get it back from them by paying them a lot of money.
The Castle, directed by Rob Sitch, is an Australian comedy, which delves into the lives of a stereotypical Australian family, the Kerrigans. The film touchs on issues close to home in a humourous way. The audience is introduced to the classic Aussie family, narrated in the viewpoint of the youngest of the Kerrigans, Dale.
Queen Anne architecture can not be defined easily. It's architectural style has many different characteristics. In this paper, I will show how the Queen Anne style evolved from the architecture that was common during the reign of Queen Anne herself and also show how it evolved in America in the late 1800's during the Industrial Revolution. I will then show how the Queen Anne style is incorporated into today's architectural design.
While intense battles needed soldiers and brave men to fight them, King George was a family man. He had to have been involved with coming up with new laws and taxes, and also battles that paved the way for the founding of America, but he was also involved with his family. He had a wife and sixteen children, ten sons and six daughters and was known for caring for them. His family was as important to him as his work as king over a powerful nation in Europe. He was married to Sophia Charlotte, the daughter of Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and was succeeded by his son, George, who became King George IV. In 1762, he bought the Buckingham House in London for his family. They lived there and it became the Buckingham Palace.
Queen Elizabeth had many different palaces, many workers for the palaces, and the many responsibilities of the workers. All the queen’s palaces were extremely ravishing with many embellishments inside the palaces. Lastly, the queen’s palaces had many interesting activities that took place in form entertainment in the palaces. Queen Elizabeth owned fifty houses and sixty castles in total but, "Elizabeth had 14 palaces in regular use at her disposal as well as numerous "stately homes" throughout England owned by noblemen and gentry.” Elizabeth owned Whitehall, the tower, Greenwich, St. James’s, Somerset house, the charterhouse, and Durham place. The night prior coronation, and Durham place was reserved for the ambassadors and guests (Olsen Para 1). Since Queen Elizabeth had many palaces and the palaces were magnificent and fascinating because the queens palaces were filled with many workers, the inside palace was spectacular, and there were many forms of entertainment.
Australia has the terrible condition of having an essentially pointless and prefabricated idea of “Aussiness” that really has no relation to our real culture or the way in which we really see ourselves. We, however subscribe to these stereotypes when trying to find some expression of our Australian identity. The feature film, The Castle, deals with issues about Australian identity in the 1990’s. The film uses techniques like camera shots, language and the use of narration to develop conflict between a decent, old fashioned suburban family, the Kerrigans and an unscrupulous corporation called Airlink. Feature films like The Castle are cultural products because they use attitudes, values and stereotypes about what it means to be Australian.
The 19th century changed people’s perspectives on theater. Theaters grew in size, plays became more professional, and costumes became more extravagant. Theater in the 19th century was influenced by the advanced changes, technology and society. Theater had a big impact on how people viewed things.
Revolutionary is defined as “something markedly changed or introducing radical change” ("Related Queries." Revolutionary). Some events that had a radical change was the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution in Europe. These events began when there was a split between the Parliament and King Charles I. Both sides had many arguments, and were not willing to back down over the principles that they had about the manner of the government, and how all those problems could be solved. The country then split into two sides, one was people who supported the Parliament, and then theres people who supported the Royalists, and both sides had fought many wars over the situation. This battle ended by the execution of King Charles I. The English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution were truly revolutionary events and these events had many dramatic changes that occurred and changed their society. These dramatic changes changed Europe in it’s social and political ways that the Europeans gained rights and both events had an effect to their economic ways as well.
John Beckett mentions that the Glorious Revolution has been considered a historical event related to the political issues. The main target of this historical event was to create a commercial freedom in Europe. After this revolution was done, trade relations in Europe went up, and the Bill of Rights was also created in 1689. Today, the Bill of Rights is shown and known that it was the first building stone for the British constitution because it limited the monarchic power. During the eighteenth century, the period of the Age of Enlightenment is considered between 1713 and 1789 because Anthony Pagden states that Europe was like a republic of states, and it was like a union acting together and talking with one voice. The Age of Enlightenment
Isabella to pay homage to Charles IV in 1325 for French land that Edward II owned.
The Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament, serves as the meeting place for the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The Old Palace was a medieval building that was destroyed by fire in 1834. After the fire, a competition was held for architects to submit plans for the new building that should be in a Gothic or Elizabethan style hoping to embody the conservative values of England. A Royal commission chose Charles Barry’s designs for a Perpendicular Gothic palace. Barry’s own style was more classical than Gothic which is why Augustus Pugin’s involvement was so crucial in Barry winning the competition. Barry’s plans reflected more of his knowledge of the neo-classical style through its symmetry. Pugin was the leading authority on Gothic architecture at the time. Almost all of the remains of the Old Palace were incorporated into the new design. Their work on the Palace began in 1840 and, while most of the work was finished by 1860, the New Palace of Westminster was not complete until a decade later. One of the most identifiable features of the Palace is the Elizabeth Tower, commonly identified by its main bell, “Big Ben”. The building is also known for two main spaces; the Lord’s Chamber and the Common’s Chamber. It is well identified by its main façade which runs parallel to the River Thames. The Palace, as it stands today, has been conserved very well to best display the designs as Charles Barry and Pugin intended them to be displayed. The Palace was, and remains, the center for political life in the United Kingdom, just as it remains a major iconic landmark of London. Many articles and books have been written discussing and disputing the history and design of the New Palace of Westminster, as well as the...
“All right. I’m corny. But I think there’s just about a-hundred-and-forty-million people in this country that are just as corny as I am.” Walt Disney was a major part of the Twentieth Century media and entertainment production. Disney was born December 5, 1901 in Chicago, and died of lung cancer on December 15, 1966. He was a chain smoker all his life, which may have been the cause of his lung cancer. His parents impacted him because they were German/English and Irish descent, and the Disney family frequently moved between Marceline, Kansas City, and Chicago.
The first castles built (Motte and Bailey) were made of wood and quick to build, but they were burnt and worn down easily, so the next castles were made of stone. (Square keeps) They were tall, strong, large and lasted long, but attackers would surround the castle and wait for ages for the people inside to come out. The third castles (Shell Keeps) were even stronger, but because they were made of heavy stone, they might collapse. So finally, the fourth castles (concentric) were built and they were the strongest, largest most defensive and most expensive castles built.
The original residence, built from 1631 to 1634, was mainly a hunting lodge, by Louis XII and private withdraw for Louis XIII and his family. The palace was transmuted into an excessive complex, which has English and French gardens and each feature of its
Normandy is the part of France where the lush green terrain crashes with the English Channel. Normandy is home to the famous D-Day invasions, and the only thing that Normandy might be more known for is, its array of cheeses. It is divided into two regions, upper and lower Normandy, and is home to millions of people. Normandy is the most fascinating and beautiful region of France.