Margaret continued to reopen hostilities and receiving aid from Louis XI. Although this had made Margaret unpopular in England as she promised Calais in return for her support. Furthermore, Margaret of Anjou had won the second battle of St. Albans . Henry Vi had also proved to be troublesome for Edward IV when dealing with his nobility. During Edward IV's second reign Henry Vi had been killed in battle.
The Success of ‘The Edict of Nantes’ in 1598. The Edict of Nantes in 1598 was only a temporary solution to the religious wars in France from 1562-1598. There were several attempts to bring peace and unity to France during this time but each attempt was met with hostility by both sides and a common ground was not found until the reign of Henry IV. The problems with the Edict of Nantes’ predecessors were that they heavily favoured the Catholics and never met the demands of the Huguenots. The likes of the Edict of Saint-Germaine and Ambroise both gave small successions to the Huguenots but not what they desired.
Many believe that the fact that Lloyd George replaced Asquith as Prime Minister in 1916 held reasonable importance. Asquith was not a supporter of women’s suffrage and had been against giving women the vote. Paula Bartley says “Asquith’s remarks about the female electors of Paisley in 1920 suggest he still resented women’s involvement in Parliament – ‘a dim lot, for the most part hopelessly ignorant of politics’.” This sums up his feeling towards women. Lloyd George, on the other hand, “was sympathetic to women’s suffrage.” Another reason for women gaining enfranchisement was because other countries were doing it too and Britain felt the need to comply. Women in New Zealand were enfranchised in 1893, women in Australia in 1902 and women in Canada in 1917.
Queen Elizabeth encountered lots of controversy during her rule as a woman. Those who knew her supported her, whereas government and religious officials opposed her. Whatever the reaction, the Queen responded authoritatively and with propaganda. During the reign of Queen Elizabeth, there were many people who did not support her, but also many that did. These people were mostly ones who knew her personally or worked for her.
The killer instinct gleams in her eye. She loses anyway. But the problem is not that she lost but that she changed and did not always stick by her beliefs. Lauterer's loss is taken not as the expression of North Carolinians' political preference, but as a failing of her constituents indeed of voters in general who profess to want "outsiders" to represent them yet reject their wished-for savior when she appears. In one scene, Lauterer is shown defending her belief
Why did Thatcher fall from power? There is no doubt that Margaret Thatcher was one of the most controversial post-war politicians who governed Britain. Since 1979, Thatcher was the Prime Minister of Britain, but by being in power for so long, it ultimately led to her downfall. In the South, Thatcher was admired and much-loved, yet she was loathed by working-class men in much of the North. One of the reasons for her downfall was because of her relationship with her cabinet.
Interestingly, one of the demands is that “no woman can succeed to the throne in this kingdom” . This is surprising after Isabella was a very popular Queen and suggests that these demands could have been just drawn up by the leader rather than the people. To reiterate, this source doesn’t tell us if any of these demands were actually met by Charles and it seems that they are just trying to shift the distribution of power. The evidence here limits the credibility of this source however this source becomes more
He was very critical of the courts lifestyle which made him appear to look superior to the Royalists and this was furthered by his daughter’s marriage to Charles’s brother to which many Royalists became jealous over his influence and strength in position, increasing their dislike of Clarendon. His method of land settlement also upset some Royalists because it meant that those who had sold their land during the interregnum wouldn’t be refunded. Their resentment at this treatment also was to cause problem with Parliament later. He also played a key role in Charles' marriage to Catherine of Braganza and her failure to bear children was also damaging to Clarendon, as he was accused of marrying Charles to an infertile bride for personal gain as his grandchild would become the next heir. These factors all upset the royalists and meant they had negative opinions of Clarendon which they were able to whisper in Charles’s ear when Clarendon wasn’t around and turn Charles’s more against Clarendon so it became easier to dismiss him and use him as a scapegoat later on.
This could suggest that, however authoritative and invincible Henry may have presumed himself to be, the people still both feared and respected God more, and were not willing to chance accepting him as the ‘Head of the Church of England’. For those people who had spent their lives upholding the values and traditions of the Catholic church, it must have seemed highly insulting to be told that the religious figures to whom they looked for guidance were greedy and corrupt. Since the people were generally quite opposed to Henry’s choice of bride- Catherine was a friend to them, and as a devoted Catholic, many believed they would be betraying her in her time of need and driving her from the English throne, should they comply with new practices- although Anne’s beliefs that every man should be able to read the words of God in his own language should have been popular with the lower classes, this proved not to be the case. The Pilgrimage of Grace is another example of evidence to suggest popular views towards the church. Lead by barrister Robert Aske, the Pilgrimage was in response to Cromwell’s disillusionment of the monasteries.
Although there was changed tactics and a greater push from suffrage organisations to achieve the vote, it in some cases in fact alienated politicians and the public. As source 13 states “we have been told that we cannot have the same political rights which men have won unless we convert the whole country to our side”. This source being written by Emmeline Pankhurst means it very useful as it shows how people directly involved felt about what the suffrage movement had achieved, and from the implications of this source that was very little. If the leader of the WSPU claims herself that the movement is not making ‘substantial progress’ then it is very difficult to argue against this. They were beginning to make headway however this was still a long way to go before the movement had made substantial enough progress to gain the