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the 'Rump Parliament' abolished the monarchy. The following period would be known as the interregnum as England became a republic ruled by the leader of the army; Oliver Cromwell. Oliver Cromwell was known for criticising Charles' ruthlessness and abuses…

on lampposts, in shops, anywhere a person went they would see propaganda all around them. The media got into people's lives; it influenced them and cheered them up. It also told people about recent events, it kept them informed. Media took many forms…

between the camps of King Charles I of England and a large body of his subjects, generally known as the Parliamentarians. The struggle culminated in the defeat and execution of the king, and the subsequent establishment of a republican commonwealth.…

to power as Tsar of Russia he was faced by many problems. Russia, being the backwards place it was needed reform. The gap between the noble class and the peasant class was enormous and causing problems. The serfs were being treated horribly; the…

between September 1814 and June 1815. The congress produced short-term successes and failures as well as positive and negative long-term results. The delegates of the main four powers (five including France) of Europe set out with specific goals that…

This year my friend handed this essay in to the same teacher in the same course, and got a 93. European Imperialism in Africa "Black people could be made to be equal to white people through two gifts of European society, Christianity and commerce."…

Republic?" The term "Punic Wars" refers to the series of wars fought between Rome and Carthage between 264 and 146 BCE. The Romans called the Carthaginians Poeni (Phoenicians), from which is derived the adjective "Punic." There were three Punic…

reasons: his rudeness to the members, several unconstitutional acts, terrible affinity for wasting money, and forcing the Laudian reforms upon them. Charles I was often extremely disrespectful of Parliament, especially when he selfishly became angry.…

First of all it is important to define what a totalitarian state is. The Concise Oxford Dictionary describes a totalitarian state as, "relating to a form of government that permits no rival loyalties or parties, demanding entire subservience of the…

belonged to the prestigious Julian clan. His father, also called Gaius Julius Caesar, was a quaestor. A quaestor was the lowest rank in the hierarchy of Roman officials. His mother was named Aurelia, the daughter of Lucius Aurelius Cotta, who had…