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1) The Hundred years war happened from 1337-1453. 2) This war was a conflict between two countries - England and France. 3) It was the longest war marking 116 years of continuous conflict. 4) Cause - Dynastic rights, feudal and land power, economic power etc. 5) Key figures in English army were - Edward III, Edward the Black Prince, Henry V, Henry VI, John of Gaunt. 6) Key figures in French army includes - Philip VI, John II, Charles V, Charles VI, Charles VII, Joan of Arc. 7) Many events like Battle of Sluys, Battle of Crécy, Battle of Agincourt were won by English army. 8) Joan of arc sacrificed herself for the French and attained the title of saint in May 16, 1920. 9) Despite the frequent winning by the English army, the French gained the victory in the end. "Knowledge is love and light and vision. Wisdom is knowing what to do next". So..meet you next with new facts ✌️

  1) The Black death arrived in England in 1348. 2) Killed 30-50% of the total England's population. 3) Traditional medical practices were questioned by the people. 4) This black death was also the major cause for the Peasant's revolt (1381). 5) It weakened people physically and psychologically and made them to live in fear and superstition. 6) People in england doubted in God, faith, priest and were wrongly guided by some heretics. 7) The concept of feudal system started declining because of the plague. 8) 'The Plague' by Albert Camus, 'The Decameron' by Giovanni Boccacio specifically talks about people's condition during the plague attack. "Knowledge is love and light and vision. Wisdom is knowing what to do next".  So..meet you next with new facts ✌️

  1) The Greek tragedy was introduced in the city of Athens in 5th century BCE. 2) Thespis is called the Father of Greek tragedy.    Structure of Greek tragedy: 3) Prologue: The opening scene that gives background information of the play. 4) Parados: Song and dance by the chorus after prologue. 5) Episodes: They contain the main acts of the play. 6) Stasimon: The Choral odes that came after every episode. 7) Exodus: The Conclusion or the final scene of the tragedy. 8) Some of the famous Greek tragedies - Oedipus rex, Oresteia, Medea, and Antigone etc. "Knowledge is love and light and vision. Wisdom is knowing what to do next".  So..meet you next with new facts ✌️

1) The War of roses happened between 1455 to 1487. 2) The two Plantagenet houses involved were House of Lancaster and House of York. 3) The Lancaster house had  red rose and the york house had white rose as their symbol. 4) Cause: The fight for throne and power between the Lancasters and Yorks. 5) Rulers under Lancastrian house - Henry IV, Henry V and Henry VI. 6) Rulers under Yorkist house - Edward IV, Edward V and Richard III. 7) Henry Tudor defeated Richard III in Battle of Bosworth in 1485. 8) The result of this event lead to the establishment of Tudor dynasty in England. "Knowledge is love and light and vision. Wisdom is knowing what to do next". So..meet you next with new facts ✌️

  1) 'The Peasant's revolt' started in June 1381. 2) This revolt was led by Wat Tyler and John Ball. 3) The cause of this uprising of peasants are - Tensions caused by the plague called Black death and The impostion of Poll tax by Richard ll in 1380. 4) Kent and Essex were the two places where the uprising ignited for the revolt. 5) In June 13, 1381 - The Savoy Palace was burned by the rebels of the revolt. 6) In June 15, 1381 - Wat Tyler was beheaded without any trial. 7) 2000 to 3000 people died in this revolt. 8) Despite the failure of the Peasant's revolt, it led to some changes like decline in feudalism, equal justice, fixed rents and ownership rights. "Knowledge is love and light and vision. Wisdom is knowing what to do next".  So..meet you with new facts ✌

1) 'The Theatre' was built in Shoreditch, London during,1576 by James Burbage. 2) 'The Curtain' theatre was opened in 1577 in Finsbury field, Shoreditch, London. 3) 'The Rose' theatre was put up in 1587 by Philip Henslowe. 4) 'The Swan' theatre was built in Southwark, London in 1595. 5) 'The Blackfriars' Theatre was built near River Thames in 1596. 6) 'The Globe' theatre was opened in 1599 in Southwark, London. 7)  Globe theatre was rebuilt in 1614 after a fire accident in 1613. 8) 'The Fortune' theatre was built in Finsbury, London in 1922 by Philip Henslowe and Edward Alleyn. "Knowledge is love and light and vision. Wisdom is knowing what to do next".  So..meet you with new facts ✌

1) The Revenge tragedy is a genre that was developed by Seneca the young, a Roman playwright in 1st century CE. 2) Justice pursuation, revenge, bloodshed, corruption in the court, within the characters and madness are the themes of revenge tragedy. 3) The use of ghostly figures and supernatural elements are used to stimulate revenge in the play. 4) The number of deaths starts slowly and reaches a maximum amount and even the protagonist gets killed. 5) Revenge tragedy was hugely admired during the Elizabethan and Jacobean period. 6) The art of disguise is used to mislead characters into confusion and deception. 7) The murder that has happened in the Revenge Tragedy affects the avenger deeply and in the end the Avenger reaches a mad mentality. 8) Some of the famous revenge tragedies are Hamlet (1601) by Shakespeare, The Duchess of Malfi (1612) by John Webster and The Spanish tragedy (1582) by Thomas Kyd. "Knowledge is love and light and vision. Wisdom is knowing what to do next...