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The Gunpowder Plot of 1605

King James I faced pressure from the Protestant elite, leading him to renege on promises made to Catholics. Frustrated by persecution, they sought to establish a Catholic monarch, resulting in the Gunpowder Plot. This plot aimed to assassinate the King by detonating explosives in the English Parliament. The plot was foiled by the discovery of the Monteagle Letter, which warned of the impending danger. The conspirators were subsequently tortured, confessed, and executed, worsening the situation for Catholics.

Charles I and the English Civil Wars

James I died in 1625, succeeded by his son, Charles I. In 1641, Irish Catholics revolted, causing panic in England. Tensions between Charles and Parliament escalated over financial... Continue reading "Gunpowder Plot and English Civil Wars: Causes and Consequences" »

Ivanhoe — Sir Walter Scott and Medieval Revival

Ivanhoe is a historical novel written by Sir Walter Scott. It was first published in 1820 in three volumes. It has proved to be one of the best-known and most influential of Scott's novels. Ivanhoe renewed interest in the Middle Ages, being the first of a series of historic and epic novels that followed.

Intention and Historical Critique

It is meant to please, not to instruct, and is more an act of imagination than one of research. However, Ivanhoe does make some historical points. The novel is occasionally quite critical of King Richard, who seems to love adventure more than he loves the well-being of his subjects. This criticism did not match the typical idealized, romantic view of Richard the... Continue reading "Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott — Medieval Revival & Impact" »

National Personifications

Britannia - a national personification of the United Kingdom. The name 'Britannia' symbolizes Britain and British patriotism.

Caledonia

Latin name given by the Romans to the land north of their province of Britannia, roughly corresponding to modern-day Scotland.

Cambria

Name for Wales, being the Latinized form of the Welsh name for the country, Cymru.

Hibernia

Classical Latin name for the island of Ireland.

Eire

Irish for 'Ireland', the name of an island and a sovereign state.

Erin

Hiberno-English derivative of the Irish word 'Éirinn'.

The Emerald Isle

Poetic name for Ireland due to its green countryside.

the Union Jack

National flag of the United Kingdom.

John Bull

National personification of the United Kingdom.

Historical Events

Wars

TMS – Required Readings

Chapter 1

A. Werner, Schuler & Jackson (WSJ)

Companies performance has an influence on financial outcome

• New technology is just helpful if human resource are implementing it successfully
• Create happy employees
  • Increase in profitability
  • Productivity
  • Market value

Everyone is in charge of talent management

• Ensuring that organisation is applying knowledge and legal requirements
  • HR
  • Line managers
  • Employees themselves

External environment

• Constrains and opportunities how human resources are managed

Stakeholder and organisation are influencing each other

• Stakeholder benefit from success and are harmed by failures
  • Organisation wants to please stakeholders

Effective HR practices and policies in order to achieve the goal which is visible in

• Customer

Native Peoples and Early Encounters

Native peoples were generous and kind. They lived in harmony with nature. As part of nature, they accepted newcomers.

Spanish Presence in the Americas

Pre-Columbian Arrivals and Spanish Impact

Before the Spanish arrival, other cultures like the Norse or the Chinese people had reached the Americas. These groups did not settle or conquer the land. If they stayed, they often integrated with the Native peoples, which did not signify a major change. However, Spanish people settled there and fundamentally altered the way of life.

It was not until 1507 that Amerigo Vespucci demonstrated that Europeans had arrived at a new continent.

Bartolomé de las Casas and Native Rights

Bartolomé de las Casas described the Natives... Continue reading "Colonial America: Spanish and English Settlements" »

Puritanism

Puritans feared the natives:

Natives were the opposite of what puritans wanted to be. Natives started to be seen as inferior and uncivilized because they didn’t believe in the true God. So, puritans started to exclude the natives. This situation developed fear and hatred: the puritans feared the natives converting other puritans into Natural liberties. They also fear possible native attacks (because of the exclusion). As natives were seen as a sign of God that they were doing something wrong, by killing natives, the puritans believed that they were assuring their people not to follow Natural liberty.

The issue of women:

Puritans feared also women that weren’t married and didn’t follow the patriarchal system. These women were not... Continue reading "Puritan Fear and Hysteria in Salem Witch Trials" »