Queen Victoria hosted an exhibition of the current technologies of the world. Many countries were represented but by far the majority of the materials were from Britain. The top place of Britain among inventions and new technologies lasted until the turn of the century. By 1901 the United States passed...

“Please, sir, I want some more.” Famous words spoken in Charles Dickens’ famous tale, Oliver Twist. This tale was created in order to Dickens’ to show how society was like in London during the 19th century. Within the novel, Oliver Twist displays three critical points of this time period that...

Question 1 The Pre-Raphaelites was a brotherhood that was founded to express feelings in the form of poets, critics, paintings, and designs. Seven individuals who had different talents of expression came together to form the brotherhood. They were considered as revolutionaries because, in the 19th century, they managed to inspire...

The current essay is aimed at comparison and contrast two heroes – Beowulf and Winston Churchill. It may seem unusual to compare a legendary ancient hero from a well-known Anglo-Saxon epic poem to a famous British political leader. Despite living in different historical epochs, both heroes possess a lot of...

In the aftermath of World War II, the Allied Powers were no longer in alliance. The Soviet Union was viewed as an Eastern threat to the democratic ideals of the West. This is certainly reflected in the Churchill’s Iron Curtain speech when he states that the Soviet Union desires the...