Whilst there is some debate on the differences between colonialism, imperialism and ‘informal empire’, this article is more concerned with the period of ‘high’ imperialism in Africa from the 1880s - more commonly known as the scramble for Africa. Unlike earlier models of colonialism, high imperialism was more concerned with gaining spheres of influence. These spheres were gained through treaties, local agreements or by force if necessary. This facilitated the development of new trade networks to
One of the most prominent reasons for this change is his pursuit by John Aycliffe's men and the subsequent revelation that he is Lord Furnival’s son. Widow Daventry tells Crispin that his noble blood “is only… poison” (pg. 247 ch. 49), and Crispin realizes that “to be a Furnival would be part of a bondage,” (pg. 253 ch. 50). He learns the details of Bear and John Ball’s brotherhood, and how they believed that
Simpson was a leather merchant and curriers business but soon expanded to include the production of leather and ready-made boots and shoes nationwide. Stead and Simpson moved to the midlands during the late 1840's and established factories in Daventry and Leicester. In the early 1870's Stead and Simpson opened its first retail branches in Carlisle, Whitehaven, South Shields and Sunderland and by 1889 the company had approximately 100 branches, this means that Stead and Simpson grew at a very
Introduction Studying the factors that went into the Armenian genocide not only gives us an understanding of a historical moment but also provides us with the knowledge for finding out if the mass murders actually occurred. Did the Armenian genocide really happen? Or is it all just a myth? The history that comes with the Armenian genocide is a victim of historical distortion, state-sponsored falsification, and deep divisions between the Armenians and the Turkish people (Mustafa 1). In 1915, it was
Part I was written in 1597. This history play had begun to appear on the London stage around a decade before. The play gained such an enormous popularity, that Shakespeare produced a sequel to it - Henry IV - Part II . These two plays were very much amusing to the public, having many of the same characters, and are therefore usually discussed together by the critics. Shakespeare mainly tried basing most of his characters on real people, and later adapting them to their role. This happened