King Arthur, The King's: The British Monarchy

Ronal Sorto

Jennifer Cook

English IV

December 14, 2014

THE BRITISH MONARCHY THRU THE TUDOR’S by Ronal Sorto The British monarchy has and always will be a significant role of the British government. It has always had the power; now the power is significantly less, as opposed to years ago. The British monarchy is the Head of the Church of England today. Thanks to England's most notorious royal family, The Tudors's. Who with their extraordinary and dis-functional family governed England for more than a decade, bringing to life the Art, music, and literature culture. England’s Form of government had been a monarchy since the early fifth century,

He was a symbol of resistance, fighting the Scots in the north and the Anglo-Saxons in the south. The existence of King Arthur had been a controversy for most historians as most of his stories is composed of folklore and glimpse of reliable data. Just like King Arthur, “Heroic tales and sagas of such people and their warrior leaders, ancient sounding places-names, mysterious burial grounds and standing stones, there are the only keys we have left to unlock the story of the communities and kingdoms, which the invaders disrupted or destroyed. And their keys are seriously defective.” (Cannon and Griffiths

In 1588, one hundred Spanish ships set sail thru the English Channel. Queen Elizabeth and her men waiting for them on the other side, prepared to take on the Spanish Armada. Within days, the Spanish suffered a humiliating defeat. It's said the English won due to storm that stuck that night off the coast, but for many it was the work of the protestant God. Elizabeth loved music and art she enjoyed dancing and plays. The arts flourished during Elizabeth's time with the creation of works by such greats as William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe. Writers paid tribute to the queen in many literary forms. The poet Edmund Spenser based his character of Gloriana in The Faerie Queen on Elizabeth. Artist, painted portraits, honoring queen Elizabeth. She was an early fashionista in many ways. She loved beautiful clothing and jewelry. Her garments were often made with gold and silver. (A&E Networks Television Queen Elizabeth