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Why did Guy Fawkes want to blow up the Houses of Parliament?

King James I succeeded Queen Elizabeth I on the British throne. Poor treatment of Catholics reached an all-time high under the reign of the Queen. Catholic citizens hoped for improved treatment of Catholics with the change of royal hands. However, that change never came. Many British Catholics protested, but Fawkes and company took opposition to the extreme.Fawkes, along with Robert Catesby and three other men, devised a plot to seek revenge against King James. Historians credit Catesby with mapping the plan, and Fawkes with making the weaponry and materials, including gunpowder, for physicall..

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Why did Abraham Lincoln want to become president?

Lincoln's ideals and background are what drove him to become a politician. Because Lincoln grew up poor and was self-educated, he could sympathize with those people who were less fortunate than himself. Lincoln pursued his dream of public service in the Illinois state legislature as a member of the Whig party. In 1847, he joined the U.S. House of Representatives and strongly opposed the U.S. war against Mexico. In 1858, Lincoln made a failed bid for U.S Senate, but his performance in the campaign gave him the recognition necessary for his successful presidential campaign.

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Which president was arrested for running someone over with a horse?

A newspaper story from 1927 that reports on the incident in which Pierce ran over a woman with his horse notes that the president was likely drunk at the time of the accident. This accident is said to have taken place in 1853, and any potential legal charges stalled out the same year. President Pierce was known to have a drinking problem throughout his adult life, and in fact his struggles with alcohol brought about the cirrhosis of the liver that ended up killing him. Political opponents made a mockery of both Pierce's alcoholism and his perceived cowardice as a result of his accident du..

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When was Stonehenge built?

Because the people who constructed Stonehenge were not literate, no written records exist from the time of its creation to indicate why or when they built the monument. The stones themselves are much older than the structure, so dating them does not date the site. Scientists have found some indirect methods to determine the structure's age. One team dated organic matter from the sockets of the original bluestones. This process indicated that the original structure went back to around 2300 B.C. Another team dated human remains from the site and came up with an earlier date of 3000 B.C.

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What are some Miwok Indian tribe facts?

The word "Miwok" means "people" in the Miwokan languages. The four living Miwokan languages are highly endangered, as English is the main language spoken by members of the Miwok tribes.\nMembers of the federally recognized tribes live mainly on rancherias, which are analogous to reservations. A tribal/general council governs each Miwok tribe, and the tribe holds democratic elections for council members. For example, council seats within the California Valley Miwok Tribe are for a term of six years. The California Valley Miwok Tribal Headquarters suffered great damage in a fire in March 2015, p..

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Who invented the first toy?

Toys were a lot different in ancient times than they are today and, for a time, they were rare. The first board game came from Babylonia around 4000 B.C. and was an ancestor of chess and checkers. Children in ancient times played with dolls made of string and paper and in ancient Greece, children would play ball with an inflated pig's bladder. As time went on, toys like tops, model horses, and rocking horses were invented to give children something with which to play.

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Was Einstein's brain larger than average?

In 1999, a study led by Sandra F. Witelson examined the samples of Einstein's brain that Dr. Harvey preserved. The study found that Einstein's brain lacked a specific fold known as the parietal operculum, and that other parts of the brain, including those that deal with mathematical thinking, were enlarged, perhaps as a result of the missing parietal operculum.\n\nAnother study published in 2013 showed that Einstein had a higher-than-average share of corpus callosum, which helps the brain's two hemispheres communicate. These factors may have helped make Einstein more intelligent..

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What ideas did the Romans borrow from the Greeks?

For example, Mercury was the Roman god that was the equivalent of Hermes in Greek mythology. Similarly, the Roman god Bacchus had a cult, which was similar to that of Dionysius' in Greek culture.Greek architecture influenced Roman architecture in many ways, such as in the design of domes, rounded arches and columns. The Romans also copied the Greek style in home decorations and sculptures.In Roman literature, poets like Horace and Ovid were influenced by the Greeks. While Ovid wrote stories based on Greek mythology in his work titled "Metamorphoses," Horace used the Greek meter in his poe..

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What is a formal culture region?

In the United States, for example, the eastern middle Atlantic region, which includes New York City and Philadelphia can be understood as a distinct formal cultural region in comparison to the American midwest, which includes cities such as Chicago and St. Louis. These regions are considered formal cultural regions because they are defined by cultural behavior rather than state boundaries within the United States. Geographers and anthropologists determine a formal cultural region by identifying a central location where a set of particular cultural traits are exhibited and then trace away from ..

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What areas did Alexander the Great conquer?

In 334 B.C., according to plan, Alexander led an army of Greek soldiers into the portion of the Persian Empire covering the lands of Turkey. The men crossed the Aegean Sea to begin their conquest of Persian lands, determined to get revenge on the Persian enemy. After successfully crossing into the Persian Empire, Alexander and his troops engaged in a series of wars against Persian troops that lasted more than a period of three years. Alexander led the Greek troops to victory at several strategic locations by defeating Persian soldiers at the Tigris River and Babylonia. Alexander continued to l..

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