Canute was the son of Sweyn I Forkbeard‚ the king of Denmark‚ and grandson of the Polish ruler Mieszko. As a young man‚ Canute was left in charge of the fleet at Gainsborough‚ Lincolnshire. There it is said that he met Aelfgifu‚ daughter of an ealdorman of Northumbria‚ who bore him his two sons‚ Sweyn and Harold. By the end of 1013‚ Sweyn I Forkbeard was accepted as king of England‚ but died in February 1014. Canute and the men of Lindsey planned an expedition‚ but Canute deserted his allies at Easter
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The United States faces many controversies‚ we are surrounded by differences no matter what the topic is. Americans get into such heated conversations about what they believe is going on in the 21st century‚ but what about the thoughts of the great influential people that have made our history what it is. If they were alive today‚ what would they be thinking? They may be amazed about the technology we have‚ or disappointed in how our economy is run and possibly even civilization itself. Let’s travel
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Lady Anne Neville was an English queen‚ the daughter of Richard Neville and Lady Anne of Beauchamp. She was born June 11th‚ 1456 at Warwick Castle in Warwickshire and died on March 16th‚ 1485 at age 28 in Westminster‚ London. Lady Anne was a very powerful and wealthy woman during her time in England as she held the titles Princess of Wales‚ Duchess of Glouchester‚ and Queen of England. Anne’s coronation as Queen of England was on July 6th‚ 1483. She became Princess of Wales as the wife of Edward
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Born prematurely to James V of Scotland and Marie de Guise of France‚ Mary Stuart was the only legitimate child to survive to adulthood. Six days after birth‚ on December 14th 1542‚ Mary became Queen of Scotland when her father died. Although the exact cause is unknown‚ it is speculated that James died from the effects of a nervous collapse following the Battle of Solway Moss‚ but most likely it occurred from drinking contaminated water while fighting. Mary was an infant when she inherited the throne
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King George V started to become sick with lung problems when Elizabeth was only two and a half years old (Lacey 27). Over the years the king only grew sicker‚ it was not noticeable until 1935 when the family met for Christmas and the king was too ill to walk (Lacey 51). The king was only becoming more ill over time and the family knew this. One winter‚ while Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret were playing in the snow their grandmother‚ Queen Mary‚ went outside to visit them. She explained
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The biography that is being reviewed is Mary‚ Queen of Scots by Gordon Donaldson. Mary Stuart‚ was born at Linlithge Palace on December 8‚ 1542‚ sixs days later she became Queen of Scotland. Mary became Queen of France and soon her greediness grew and she wanted to take over England. Mary was unwilling to stay in France‚ so she went back to Scotland. There her second husband died and she was imprisoned in England for the suspicion of the murder. Mary had a bad ending to her life. Mary got caught
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On 15 November 1539 Richard Whiting was dragged through the streets of Glastonbury on a hurdle by Henrys soldiers. He was brought to the top the Glastonbury Torr. He was hung there until the executer thought he was almost dead but not fully. Then he was let off the rope and while he was still alive the executer cut his guts out in front of him. Followed by his heart and just to make sure he was dead they cut his head off and put it on a spike on Glastonbury Abbey. His body was quartered then each
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Document Based Question December 20‚ 2012 AP Euro A-2 Allyson Maas For my topic of my document based question‚ I chose to describe the different tensions between Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots. This is an important topic to discuss during the Elizabethan era. The aggressive tensions between the two rulers were crucial to the lifestyles of the commoners. During the reign of Elizabeth I‚ 1558-1603‚ and Mary‚ Queen of Scots‚ 1542-1567‚ tensions between England and Scotland entered a climactic
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Do you agree with the view that in the years 1515-1525 Henry VIII wholly surrendered power in government to Cardinal Wolsey? To a certain extent within Source 4 (by J.J. Scarisbrick 1968) supports the idea that possibly Henry VIII actually did surrender power over to Wolsey. The evidence within the source that suggests this possibly for being the truth is ‘a self-indulgent King had wholly surrendered the cares of the state into the Cardinals hands’. To further support this case‚ it is clear that
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Thomas Wolsey was Henry’s most important minister early in his reign. Wolsey became Archbishop of York in late 1514‚ was created a cardinal of the Catholic Church the following November‚ and became Lord Chancellor of the realm in December 1515. Wolsey achieved singular stature in these offices. Since Henry was not so interested in administration as his minister‚ Wolsey took over many of the duties of kingship‚ overseeing England’s finances and diplomatic relations with other European powers. Henry
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