The Royal Pavilion
"The Royal Pavilion, Brighton, reflects fashionable tastes in architecture, design, attitudes and way of life." - Do you agree with this hypothesis? The Royal Pavilion, Brighton, has been an important part of the city that tourists regularly come to see. It was built in several different stages by a few different architects between the years of 1787 and 1823. It was built for the Prince Regent, who became King George IV on the 19th July 1821 at the age of fifty nine. The Royal Pavilion has become the most famous landmark in Brighton and many come to see this extraordinary building. It can tell us a great deal about what sort of a person the Prince Regent was, from just looking at it, we can understand that the Prince was a rather whacky and eccentric man. Also, the Royal pavilion highlights some of the fashionable movements of the time and also about peoples' knowledge of technology in the nineteenth century. At the time that it was built, the Royal Pavilion wasn't considered fashionable, but rather strange and unusual. Although the Pavilion in previous stages reflected fashionable tastes and movements, it is more of a building that was constructed and designed to suit the Prince Regent and his exuberant ways. It does not reflect ways of life - certainly not for the poor - but more of fashionable movements which toyed with lifestyles, such as Romanticism. Many people
The Combining of Past and Present
Sam Greenblatt 9/29/02 The Combining of Past and Present History, according to Webster's Dictionary, can be defined as, "A chronological record of events, as of the life or development of a people or institution, often including an explanation of or commentary on those events." We must remember, however, that even though history is in the past, it is not inert. It is not dead. The past does, and continues to, have an effect on the present. Through the different articles we read, Slouka's Hitler's Couch, Millhauser's The Barnum Museum, and James E. Young's At Memory's Edge: After Images of the Holocaust in Contemporary Art and Architecture, one can see the relationship that the past has with our present day life and visa versa. Slouka's Hitler's Couch, tells of Hitler's final days. With the American and Russian armies moving swiftly towards Berlin, the fate of the Third Reich was in serious jeopardy. As Russian artillery shells fell upon Berlin, Goebbels, Hitler's Propaganda Minister, would read to Hitler the History of Frederick the Great. Within this reading Hitler found hope for Germany, "Sensing a promise, an omen of redemption in Carlye's description of Frederick's deliverance...just as Prussia had been saved...by the death of the Czarina so the Third Reich would survive her harshest trails....A few days later Goebbels had his miracle, his Czarina... Franklin
Collapse of the Qing Dynasty
One major reason for the French Revolution is the incapability of the French ruler in management of finance. In the 18th century, the French government spent more than it had collected in taxes as the ruler could not manage the country's funds well. Most of the money was spent on two wars with Britain, mainly the Seven Years War and the American Revolution instead of helping to improve the living conditions of the commoners although there were food shortages. Moreover, a large sum of money was also spent on palaces, entertainment and gifts by the kings of France. The large amount of money spent hence put forth a high taxation system in which the nobles, clergy and the Church did not need to pay any tax and it was the commoners who suffered from the heavy taxation. Although the ruler, Louis XVI tried to reform the taxation system, he failed as the nobility and the clergy refused to accept the new reforms. He did not try to introduce new reforms after that and thus, had to borrow the differences in expenditure and revenue, leading to a constant loan cycle. The national debts accumulated and France went bankrupt. This incited anger in the commoners as they thought their ruler could not manage the country's finance well and did not care about their welfare. They would rather spend money on wars than use the money to help them solve their problem of food shortages and improve their
" If the west did not gain much from colonization, it does not mean that the third world did not lose much" There were many historical facts to suggest that in fact, the west, somehow, did not gain much from colonization but did the third world lose much?
" If the west did not gain much from colonization, it does not mean that the third world did not lose much" There were many historical facts to suggest that in fact, the west, somehow, did not gain much from colonization but did the third world lose much? However, many aspects can be consider of interpreting the statement above about the third world. If we look at the statement from the west's point of view. They possibly think that the third world did not lose much but that the third world are being helped to develop. Therefore, third world must gain much from the west through colonization. On the other hand, if we considered this from the third world's point of view, they would probably or quite definitely think that they have lost much from being colonized by the west. Therefore, in order to make any judgments to the statement above. We have to take into account both positive and negative aspects from both sides - The west and The Third world. First of all, let us look at the positive aspect the west gained from colonization - imported of resources and raw materials as well as the use of labour resources from the third world countries. Thus, this spare resources are essentials for the process of expansion and development of the west. This, in turn, lead to technological, economical and industrial development of the west due to a low cost of production and cheap raw
Feudalism in Europe
Feudalism in Europe Feudalism was the structure of society during the European Middle Ages. It is also known as hierarchy. Feudalism is a social and political system used during the 13th Century. It started after the fall of the Roman Empire and everyone had to abide by it. Feudalism was used because peoples' needs for protection from invaders and landowners' defense. Since this was in place, it affected everyone (kings, lords, knights, and serfs). With feudalism, the king or monarch was the highest person in feudal society. The king was in charge of taxation and the affairs of the kingdom. The king gave the lords land(manor), and the lords provided the king with protection and loyalty. The king gave large pieces of land, or fiefs, to warriors and vassals who swore their oath of fealty. That was the role of the king in feudalism. The lords were the second most important persons in the feudal society. The lord's day consisted of hunting, defending manors, and overseeing the serfs or peasants. They also settled legal disputes. They were important because they were powerful and worked in the clergy. The lords gave the knights food and land. In return, they received protection and loyalty. That was the job of the lords in the feudal society. The knights were the third rank in feudal society. They used most of their days practicing for battle, jousting, and
Jack the Ripper. Describe law and order in London in the late nineteenth century
` . Describe law and order in London in the late nineteenth century. The Law and Order had significantly improved during the Nineteenth century, although there were still a few problems. The idea of a Police Force had been set up in the beginning of the Nineteenth century; there had been two different police forces in Britain. One was the Bow Street Runners and the other had been the Thames River Police, which just begun two years into settling in. Before 1929, Britain's towns and cities had been actually patrolled by watchmen and parish constables, this being a good idea, as they knew the area and local people well, still little is known about them. The main turning point came in 1829, when the home secretary, sir Robert Peel set up the Metropolitan Police Force. Peel's making still survives today and he has left his mark on it. Furthermore, Peel gave the police their nickname. They became known as 'peelers' or more commonly known as 'bobbies' after their founder. A key problem that the Metropolitan Police faced was that the early police recruits had been either unsuitable and unfit, most often due to drunkenness and had soon resigned or been sacked. There was also a lack of training, which made the police's job not very successful. This had remained a problem throughout the nineteenth century. Before 1829 the officers couldn't really deal with big turbulences like riots
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Q.1. What can you learn from Source A about the murder of Polly Nicholls? [6]
Q.1. What can you learn from Source A about the murder of Polly Nicholls? [6] From Source A, I can learn a lot about the murder of Polly Nicholls, but I can not find out about who was responsible and their reasons for murdering Polly Nicholls. It was on the newspapers in the local area and the media were taking full advantage of it; this source that has been in the East End Observer is a good example. Most people in the East End of London were very shocked with this murder as well as the murder which took place before Polly Nicholls murder which was the one with Martha Tabram. The two murdered women had links between them; both women were prostitutes and the cutting on them was brutal and extreme. The "extraordinary violence" on the bodies' shows that the murders were being committed by someone who knew what he was doing and who was "a demented being". No clear motive for the murders was discovered. The only link the police could find was that both of the women that were murdered were prostitutes, but that still left many possibilities open. Since the women that were killed weren't robbed, the evidence they had wasn't enough to make any form of judgement. Q.2. Does the evidence of Source C support the evidence of Sources A and B about the Ripper murders? Explain your answer. [8] All three sources (A, B & C) support each other to some extent, because they all tell you about
To what extent can we describe Meiji modernization as a Westernization?
8. To what extent can we describe Meiji modernization as a Westernization? Meiji modernization is a combined process. It combined the old with the West, the traditional values of the Japanese with the technology of the West. In short, westenization is a part, and only one part of the whole process of modernization. Westernization is taken in the following fields. Firstly, we can find westernization in the Charter Oath of 1868. The desire of the Japanese to borrow from the West so to strengthen the country could be clearly seen in the Charter Oath. There is the sentence in the Oath - 'knowledge shall be sought for all over the world' and thus shall be strengthened the foundation of the imperial policy. This statement was to be the basic philosophy of the whole movement. Japan was to be modernized and strengthened through the use of western knowledge. It was a surprisingly frank disavowal of the sentiment to ?xpel the barbarians'. The most conspicuous case of the Westernization was in the field of technology for a backward country like Japan, technological progress must be based upon imitation. Thus, after the Restoration, foreign technicians and experts were employed by the Meiji government as railway and marine engineers, as agricultural experts as military and naval instruction. At the same time, Japanese were sent abroad to London, Berlin, Paris, New York and Manchester
To what extent is it fair to conclude that Palmerston(TM)s foreign policy one long crime from 1830 to 1865?
To what extent is it fair to conclude that Palmerston's foreign policy one long crime from 1830 to 1865? 3rd Viscount Palmerston (Henry John Temple) was a British statesman who served his country as a political figure in the mid 19th century. He was in office almost continuously from 1807 until his death in 1865. He began his parliamentary career as a Tory and concluding it as a Liberal. He was Prime Minister twice, first from 6th February 1855 to 19th February 1858. He was the Prime Minister again from12th June 1859 to 18th October 1865. During this time there were a number of controversial events and accusations bought against him usually because of his policies and for his determination for Britain not to be compromised at any costs. He was also Foreign Secretary three times, first during 1830-1834, secondly from 1835 to 1841 and then again during the period 1846-1851. Again during this period there were events that were seen as 'wrong' or incorrect. To examine whether Lord Palmerston's foreign policy was one long crime we first need to determine what a crime actually is. A crime is defined by something that goes against a law, or is anything illegal. However there are other types of crime, such as moral crime where the offender goes against set and accepted morals. Palmerston is often described as reckless and this is shown with his policy of gunboat diplomacy. He was
Expalin How The Police Tried to Catch Jack the Ripper
Question 4. 4. Study Sources F and G. Use Sources F and G and your own knowledge, to explain how the police tried to catch Jack the Ripper. Source F is a police leaflet published after the murders of Elizabeth Stride and Kate Eddows. The purpose of the leaflet is to try and catch and/or attain vital information that would lead to the discovery of the identity Jack the Ripper. There are some problems with this leaflet the main one being a high percentage of residents of Whitechapel have been shown to be illiterate at that time. There are other problems such as they were only sent out in Whitechapel when is it a strong possibility that the Ripper came from outside the area of Whitechapel. Within the leaflet there is no description of the Ripper so even though the police have had descriptions of the Ripper from Elizabeth Long at an inquest into the death of Annie Chapman. The leaflet asks for information on anybody suspicious this could lead to a lot of false leads to whom the Ripper is. It is quite possible that the Ripper looks very ordinary and doesn't stand out in a crowd. Source G is part of a letter from the Home Secretary to the Mile End Vigilance Committee on 17th September 1888. It is my belief that is a possibility that the general public didn't like the police so they wouldn't come forward with evidence unless there was some sort of personal or monetary gain. The
