Essays Tagged: "Britons"

Merlin's time and how relevant they are to Camelot.

roblem to a subterranean pool in which lived a red and white dragon. The red dragon represented the Britons and the white represented the Saxons, and he told a story of how the white dragon was winnin ... d dragon would soon overthrow the white and the red dragon would be free. His vision came true, the Britons finally over through their Saxon oppressors. After his grandfathers death Merlin inherited h ...

(3 pages) 25 0 0.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Celtic Studies; First Year; The North British Kingdoms, their territories, language and history.

ngs in North Britain were forced to adapt to their changing circumstances. Their first task for the Britons after the Romans left was defence and the establishment of stable government. In this they a ... ctices did not change from the Roman period and so one may presume that Romanism continued, and the Britons did not turn to barbarianism.On the contrary, however, in the poems of Aneirin and Taliesin, ...

(5 pages) 33 0 3.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Source question - propaganda

is written by Robert Blatchford for the newspaper Weekly Despatch and presents his view of the way Britons should treat the enemy. His main idea presented here is that all Germans living in Britain s ...

(2 pages) 39 0 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War I

Where the Roman Authorities Justified in Claiming that the Campaign of 43ad was a Brilliant success

ay off the ships and onto the land, this shows a very audacious representation of the invasion. The Britons had a few reasons why they did not contest the Romans. The Britons assumed that the roman at ... ey saw Claudius with such contempt that they assumed his invasion to be feeble and ineffectual. The Britons believed that even if the Romans attacked them they would withdraw like in Caesar's visits d ...

(5 pages) 21 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > Roman History

Morality in Graham Greene's "I Spy"

d Germany, but as William I proved in 1066, when you invade England, it's not the English that win. Britons lived in constant fear of a takeover by the German "huns," and this fear inspired Graham Gre ...

(4 pages) 17954 0 5.0 Dec/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Analyzing Thatcherism: An Economic and Social Reeducation by PJ

yment and inflation than its predecessors. The outlook seemed bleak to most of society. Miseducated Britons, products of a shoddy education system, walked an uneasy path to the future. Thatcher's righ ...

(6 pages) 61 0 5.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Specific Policies

Oliver Cromwell: Hero or Villain?

e in history- hero or villain? Cromwell proudly took his place in a documentary on the top ten best Britons, and ironically, also in the top ten worst Britons. In this essay I will assess whether thes ...

(7 pages) 51 0 5.0 Jun/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

An account of the cataclysmic changes from one way of life to another. Edward Thompson. The Making of the English Working Class.

nge for them but it was an elongated moral transition as well. From the beginning the working class Britons had an unfavorable perception of the changes brought about by capitalism and took actions to ...

(5 pages) 22 0 5.0 Jul/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Roman Generalship In The Campaigns Against Britain - Caesar vs. Agricola

BC are believed by historians to date back to 56 BC and possibly even 57 BC. He invaded because the Britons were giving aid to the Gauls and hence obstructing Caesar's efforts to defeat them: "omnibus ... so ordered the Warships to withdraw a little to attack the flank of the enemy in order to make the Britons retreat: "naves longas, quarum et species erat barbaris inusitatior et motus ad usum expedit ...

(7 pages) 14 0 0.0 Feb/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > Roman History

Assess the historical debate surrounding the reliability of the Arthurian legend. Whist showing how this legend has been significant in contributing to change and continuity in the ancient world.

never-ending struggle between what is right and wrong. He was represented as a mythical king of the Britons and a major figure in the Arthurian legend. According to the legend, Arthur brought peace to ... carried the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ for three days and three nights on his shoulders and the Britons were the victors.* 537 AD - The Battle of Camlann, in which Arthur and Medraut fell: and the ...

(5 pages) 37 0 3.5 Jun/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

BNP

his idea of a BNP dictatorship in Britain:"Racial laws will be enacted forbidding marriage between Britons and non-Aryans: medical measures will be taken to prevent procreation on the part of all tho ...

(2 pages) 19 0 4.2 Jun/2006

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Assess the Nature of Interaction between Rome and the Celts

ween two ruthless armies.Boudicca, the Iceni Queen and of Roman decent, ruled over a small tribe of Britons who challenged the colonisation plans of the Roman Empire in England. The Boudiccan Revolt w ... d also - "The temple built in honour of Claudius was another cause of discontent. In the eye of the Britons it seemed the citadel of eternal slavery. " Tacitus was known for the emphasis on individual ...

(7 pages) 17 0 4.5 May/2007

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > Roman History

Anglo-Saxons

en thousand Germanic tribesmen crossed in Roman territory. For the next several decades, the native Britons had to fend for themselves against increasing Saxon incursions. The wave of invasion eventua ...

(1 pages) 1418 0 0.0 Aug/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Heroes Of The Past

s, Maximus is left nearly untouched and is the winner. In King Arthur's case, he is the King of the Britons. He also has defeated many armies of people in the past. At the end of the battle between Ki ...

(3 pages) 1649 0 5.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

A Focus on the English Coming to America

d with the migration of approximately 21,000 immigrants to New England, about a third of them being Britons" (Chao, Spencer). However, by 1660, immigration from Britain to the New World was strictly d ...

(5 pages) 32 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Commentary on a Consular Christmas blog: An alternative Christmas in Goa

nally the text was cleverly chosen to be published around Christmas, because it is a time when many Britons may choose to celebrate their holiday somewhere else.As mentioned before, the text was publi ... he point of the blog and no doubt would be less effective, since the holidays had finished and less Britons would be traveling abroad. Releasing the article during Christmas, also relates the text wit ...

(5 pages) 3 0 0.0 Jun/2014

Subjects: Literature Research Papers