Monday, 22 June 2015

The Ark of the Covenant and Eli the priest

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The so-called Lost Ark, notably known for the Indiana Jones film, is referred in the Old Testament as a container of the original Ten Comma...
Wednesday, 17 June 2015

Richard II - after the abdication: a failed plot and death (1400)

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Regarding the failed plot against Henry IV, which took place in January 1400, Shakespeare - in his play Richard II - depicts this incident...
Monday, 15 June 2015

Richard II - the downfall (1399)

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The story line of Richard II , a play by William Shakespeare, is based on historical events and especially after the opening scene, it  is ...
Friday, 12 June 2015

Richard II - banishment of Mowbray and Bolingbroke (1398)

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Shakespeare created the opening scene of his  Richard II  based on an actual historical event and depicted the three main characters, regar...
Wednesday, 10 June 2015

Richard II - the death of his beloved wife (1394) and the period of tyranny that followed

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Richard II’s wife Anne of Bohemia, with whom, he had ‘actually fell in love’ (ibid) and married in 1382, died in 1394. On one hand, her dea...
Monday, 8 June 2015

Richard II - The Appellant Lords (1384 - 1397)

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To assess the situation and background of Duke of Gloucester’s death in 1397, it is quite important to trace back some related historical e...
Friday, 5 June 2015

Richard II - Death of Gloucester and possible involvements of the key figures (September, 1397)

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Duke of Gloucester was born Thomas of Woodstock on 7 January, 1355. He was the ‘seventh and youngest son of the English king Edward III’ ( ...