make history.” This is a very well known quote that could have said by the famous Eleanor Roosevelt‚ first lady and wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt‚ president of the United States from 1933 to 1945. Many people‚ including Eleanor Roosevelt‚ Anne Boleyn and Marilyn Monroe‚ could have said this quote. But‚ people have investigated and it has been proven that the person who originally said this quote was Laurel Thatcher Urich‚ historian of early America and the history of women and a University professor
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Henry VIII was born in 1491 from the second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. He ruled from 1509 to 1547 and was one of England’s most powerful rulers‚ but one of the least popular amongst the common folk. He was born in a town called Greenwich‚ England on June 28‚ 1941. Henry was the first English ruler to be educated from the influence of the Renaissance era‚ which made him a gifted musician‚ scholar‚ and composer. As a youth‚ Henry was skilled in numerous athletic sports and enjoyed hunting
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Elizabeth I: Improving England’s International Standing: The Defeat of the Spanish Armada Elizabeth Tudor was born in 1533 to King Henry VIII and his second wife‚ Anne Boleyn. Her life began in the midst of controversy and continued to be troubled until her death in 1603. Elizabeth‚ in reality‚ never should have been the ruler of Great Britain at all since she had several siblings in line for the throne ahead of her. After she was crowned queen at the age of 25‚ she successfully reigned for
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widow‚ Catherine of Aragon. Henry eventually married her with permission from the Pope. After 24 years of marriage and having one daughter with Catherine‚ Henry realized he was not getting a male heir to the throne‚ and soon fell in love with Anne Boleyn‚ who would become his second wife. He determined that‚ because he married his brother’s wife‚ it was sin‚ and the Pope should annul the marriage. But annulling the marriage would have the Pope admitting he was wrong to grant the marriage in the first
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Queen Elizabeth was born in Greenwich Palace on September 7‚ 1533. She died on March 24‚ 1603‚ of natural causes. Her father was Henry VII. His second wife‚ Anne Boleyn was Elizabeth’s mother. King Henry wanted a son‚ but received a daughter‚ instead‚ from his second wife. Before Elizabeth’s third birthday‚ Henry had her mother beheaded in charges of adultery and treason. Elizabeth was brought up in a separate household at Hatfield (not known). King Henry’s third wife gave birth
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The Tower of London is the oldest and probably the most famous historical building in Europe. The Tower of London was started in 1066 by its founder‚ William the Conqueror. It was built to serve as a fortress‚ a prison‚ and a symbol of power. The Tower began as a simple enclosure made out of timber and stone with a ditch and palisade along the north and west sides. A huge stone structure‚ which is now known as The White Tower‚ was then added to this enclosure. Around 1240‚ King Henry III widened
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throw dice. During the 14th century‚ and in spite of being an inveterate gambler himself‚ King Henry VIII outlawed gambling when he discovered that his soldiers spent more time gambling than improving their battle skills. When Henry’s wife‚ Anne Boleyn‚ and her brother were tried for treason and incest‚ the odds were 10-to-1 on acquittal. In the New World‚ Native Americans ‚ believing that the gods themselves invented games of chance‚ played dice with plum stones painted white or black. In addition
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Chapter Summary- Origins of Organized Diplomacy This chapter gives us short overview of history of diplomacy‚ how it developed‚ what was at the core beginning and what influenced it most. Firstly there were assumptions that foundations of foreign policy were based on changeless national and imperial characteristics‚ that it is special and beyond understanding of ordinary man‚ so everyone tried to leave it to those elects in the Cabinet and trust them ‘blindly’. Implicitly it was believed that
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Martin Luther’s Reformation‚ religiously‚ partially stemmed from his distaste for the corruption of the Catholic Church‚ which had begun issuing indulgences to fund the construction of St. Peter’s Basilica. Luther believed that justification by faith and faith alone should determine someone’s salvation‚ and he disagreed with purchasing indulgences to lessen the punishment for sins. As a monk who fell in love with a nun‚ Luther also disagreed with the Catholic-imposed celibacy and marriage restrictions
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ESSAY ENG 2 Solfrid Hauge Helle 09.03.12 UIA In this essay I will focus on three Renaissance rulers of England and how they contributed to the changes in England towards the modern Britain. Moreover‚ there were other factors outside the courts that changes peoples lives‚ therefore I will emphasize some inventions that had impact on the Renaissance period‚ and also religious and political decisions. I have chosen to use the three most important rulers of Renaissance England as a back-cloth
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