The Prince Question 5

Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven, and blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. This would not work for a prince, because what they have on earth is considered much more important then what would happen in the future or after death. Because princes are obviously royalty, they have many expensive and fine material objects, which show who they are in society. This is important to them so that they do not get mixed up with the lesser people of society.

Blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted. This won't work for princes because if they mourn then the whole kingdom worries. If at war and losing, a prince cannot show his feelings for fear of the whole army quitting because their leader is scared. Without showing feelings, the prince has full control because he is considered a strong leader.

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Without corruption, a prince cannot run his kingdom. There has to be some form of deceit because without it certain actions will not work. Like if a kingdom was on the verge of going bankrupt, the prince could not say this because the people would move and leave him with the problem of gaining more money.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. Peacemakers just don't work in royalty and running a kingdom. There is always a hunger for more land to rule over, which means war is needed to take over the land that is wanted. Peace doesn't work since the land wanted would not feel a need to fight for their land because the people who want it are too soft to take it over by force.

The Prince Question 4

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven and blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. If a person is not very forward and outgoing, then they will be in heaven. Unlike on earth when a person is very brave and forward, they receive less in heaven, since they already have everything on earth.

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. The people who show their feelings will receive feelings from others. It would be better than being very withdrawn about one's feelings, because the people would not know how to react to that person. If the prince acted like that, the people would not know what to do and would not think it proper to show emotions themselves.

Blessed are the pure of heart, for they will see God. To be a prince, they would have to be corrupt in some way just to stay in power, which would mean that they would not see God in the end. They would instead see Hell and the bad things that would come from living their lives corruptly.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. Because of wars, princes would not be able to fulfill a peaceful life. They have to start or go into war against other kingdoms, which would not be good on their part for keeping their lives full of peace instead of hatred and war.

The Prince Question 3

When is generosity a good thing? To Machiavelli, in Chapter 20, bullet 2 , giving people weapons and/or other material things is a bad idea. If the prince would have to take it away, then the people would be insulted and would think the prince had considered them distrustful. Being generous would mean that if he gave one thing to one person, then the rest of the people would want something as well. With all of the nagging from the people and the thought of being insulted, the prince would have a hard time keeping up with all of the complaints among the people. If the prince were to be generous and give out to the people, then the ones who did not receive anything would hold it against him and when the time came for the prince to need those people, they would not remain loyal to him, which could cause problems with the problem that was needed to be fixed. Hatred would be created among the people towards the prince, which would bring disloyalty and complications for the prince, since it was he who would be in trouble with the people. Because of these issues, the prince has an extremely stressful life within his kingdom, since he has to watch what he does and with whom so he will not offend anyone and cause turmoil throughout the land.

The Prince Question 2

The prince's greatest ally is also his greatest enemy. The people of the land he rules are those allies and enemies. They can either make the prince or break him, which is a rather touchy subject. He has to keep the people happy because if they turn against him, his whole reign could fall apart and he could become the enemy of the people. Obviously it is a hard scale to keep balanced between his needs and the needs of the people.

In the mind of the prince, he has two things he needs to make sure stay in his favor; the thoughts of the people and the plots of the enemies. Because of the wars that were waged, the prince would need his people to go into battle. However, it seemed that every time there was nothing wrong in the land, the people needed the prince and everything was fine, but when there was a war, no one needed him and nothing went right because there was almost no one there to fight in the was. The prince needed to figure out a way to keep the people in need of him at all times. If he had no people to fight in the wars, he would surely lose the wars eventually. He also needed to keep his enemies on his side. If they were on his side, then he could get rid of his other enemies. With the ones on his side getting rid of the other enemies, then he could keep up his power within his kingdom.

The Prince Question 1

In the present, being in the mafia is rather tricky. It takes hard work, dedication, and a sly personality. One cannot keep the mafia running if they cannot stick stick up for their own ideas against the group and march forward through tough times. The mafia needs a strong leader that would get the job done whether it was legal business or not. Oliverotto da Fermo sounds like the best for the job.

Oliverotto grew up with his uncle, since he was orphaned when he was a young boy. When he was a little bit older, he was sent to fight and train under the military man, Pagolo Vitelli. Under Pagolo, Oliverotto became highly positioned in the military profession. He was a witty, energetic man who was the first of his kind in the military profession. However, Oliverotto did not like being under command, and so he decided to seize the city of Fermo. His uncle lived there, and so as part of his plan, he decided to go visit him in Fermo. And while there, Oliverotto rode on horseback to the palace to besiege the chief magistrate there.

He would be the best for the job as running the mafia, because of his need to be on top. He is sly in his planning for taking over places and has a good physique to help with the heavy lifting if need be. Oliverotto was good at forcing the play head on as well. He would take the people by surprise and conquer before they had a chance to react. Oliverotto was good at leading the people and giving them orders as well, which would make him a great mafia boss.

Henry VIII

In the beginning, Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon after his brother, Arthur died and left her widowed. However, the marriage did not take place quickly, because his parents did not pay off their payments for the marriage. They died before finishing paying, and then Henry and Catherine were finally able to be married. Then, later on they divorced so that Henry could go and marry a different woman. This reason for divorcing Catherine seems rather unjustified, but one may see it a different way, because of what life was like back then. Also, Henry making himself head of the Church of England makes sense too if one agrees with it being justified for him divorcing Catherine.

When Catherine and Henry got married, they tried to have children multiple times. Their first child was a son, who they named Henry after his father. However, after two months of life, the baby died. This would be the first tragedy of many when it came to trying to have children between Henry and Catherine. Then, his eye caught a different and much more promising face.

This girl Henry saw's name was Ann Boleyn. She was a vivacious girl who liked to flaunt what she had to the men and act a little promiscuous. Henry wanted Ann to be his mistress, but Ann refused man times. She wanted to be queen or nothing with him. Eventually it became too much for Henry to take, and he wanted a divorce so that he could marry Ann and have an heir instead of the children dying every time. However, the pope would not allow him to do such a thing, Henry sought to make himself leader of the Church of England, and succeeded.

However, Henry soon grew tired of Ann, and took a fancy for one of her ladies in waiting. Her name was Jane Seymour, and she was almost the exact opposite of Ann. Jane was quiet, prim, and listened and obeyed commands, unlike Ann, who had her own way of doing things. Another reason Henry wanted to get rid of Ann was that she had not produced a son for him, which they had fought about several times, but was becoming old. So to get Ann out of his hair, Henry charged her with committing adultery and treason, and later on was beheaded.

It seems that yes, King Henry VIII was justified in divorcing Catherine of Aragon. The yearn for a male heir was fervent back then, because of the men being more powerful in the world of government and politics. Because Catherine could not produce, it would only seem logical for Henry to divorce her, because he wanted a male heir, which is completely understandable, since she could not produce a child, male or female for him. It would also be logical for him to make himself the head of the Church of England, since the pope would not annul the marriage. So yes, both issues were logical and justified in a sense.

Website Primary Sources:

http://www.thenagain.info/Classes/Sources/ActSupremacy.html

http://www.tudorhistory.org/henry8/

http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/tudor_4.htm

http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=aa35#347

http://www.tudorhistory.org/boleyn/

Part 3

Richard III

My men in number

We can take Henry in slumber

My men he could never encumber

We surely do outnumber

I’ve locked in the tower the heirs to be the king

Now on my hand I wear that ring

To symbolize the power I bring

And the death that was given to the young childling

The War of the Roses was started by me

My father’s life taken early

My life just starting to be

The path I was going to take I began to see

This battle I fight won’t last too long

With all my men it will move right along

Hopefully the battle will not prolong

The journey to the throne where I obviously belong

Those men of Henry’s are much lesser than we

A victory for us is a guarantee

And kill the survivors for all to see

That death was their last and worst fee

Surrounded am I by my enemy’s men

Their once small army seems multiplied by ten

There’s nowhere to hide and no little den

To keep me safe like a skittish hen

I swing my battle axe round and round

For one last try before I hear the sound

Of my own life ending and falling to the ground

Tis a shame to me that I will never be crowned

Today by the enemy I’ve been slain

They surround me in circles and their necks are craned

Where the dead man’s lifeless body is lain

Richard III will ne’er come again.

Henry Tudor

Henry, the king so loyal

With a steadfast heart

Had even in turmoil

Stayed so grounded

Right-wise a king was he

So love-ed by his people

Keeping his land in tranquility

Was welcomed through all the land

He change-ed the land

And thanked by all

Welcome HenryTudor a man so grand

Who saved the people with his own hands

The innocent saved

Their lives were spared

By Henry who braved

The Battle of Bosworth Field for all the land

The man come back from an exile was he

Begotten with revenge the Henry came

To fight a war to forever be free

His life he wanted back so strong

A Monday to Henry was that to be

Lancaster lead by Lord Stanley to Newcastle they went

Sir William followed with the Cheshire army

To fight Richard the third they so strongly wanted

Several days are leapt to the one

That triumph cried for Henry’s brigade

That battle with less men they won

With more heart than Richard could ever dream of

Lord Stanley sat upon a right high hill

To see the enemy condensing down below him

He planned the strategy for the righteous kill

That day at Bosworth Field

Lord Strange had been captured

Prepared for his untimely death

His enemies around him they gathered

To see his life finished off for good

The battle had been won

Henry Tudor was back

The loud voice of the crowd cried ”King Henry” as one

And life was good once again

Navy Blue- http://www.r3.org/bosworth/ballad2.html

Red- http://www.r3.org/bosworth/ballad.html

Green- http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/richard_iii_king.shtml

Sky Blue- http://www.richard111.com/bosworth1.htm