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    rightful successor to the throne due to letters Edward wrote before his death and that due to the divorce of her mother and Henry VIII it causes Mary to be illegitimate. Legitimacy is used within this source to strengthen the position of Lady Jane Grey and weaken the position of Mary. They use it to say that Jane Grey is clearly the right successor because she has a relation to Henry VIII‚ yet even though Mary is his daughter they choose to disregard her because of a succession act that called her illegitimate

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    The Other Boleyn Girl By: Kelsey Hardy The Other Boleyn Girl is about the lives of Mary and Anne Boleyn. It tells the tale of how an ambitious family uses their daughters to receive wealth and status by exploiting them to the King of EnglandHenry the VIII. First Mary is sent to seduce the King‚ when she becomes pregnant‚ her parents think they have achieved what they set out to do‚ but Anne comes back from France and sets about seducing the King for her own. She does this somewhat successfully

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    Kingdom of Naples. In the year 1473‚ Christopher Columbus became an apprentice as a business agent for a few important families of Genoa. While in this apprenticeship‚ Columbus would get the opportunity to travel to many different lands (including England‚ Ireland‚ and most likely Iceland.) and learn many different customs and languages. In 1479‚ Christopher Columbus married his wife‚ Filipa Moniz Perestrelo‚ daughter of the Porto Santo Governor and Portuguese nobleman‚ and soon after had a

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    unforgettable regnant Queen Mary of England and Ireland did attempt to restore the Catholic faith during her short reign of July 6th 1553 to 17th November 1558‚ albeit failed at this mission. She is not remembered for her colourful reign with cacophony sounding triumphs nor peaceful approaches to English society. In fact she is established in history as ‘Bloody Mary’‚ a callous character‚ who viciously burned Protestants; their flesh scents pouring into the streets of England and lucent cries hauntingly

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    people thought were his personal religious beliefs. In October 1529‚ King Henry VIII appointed More to Lord Chancellor after Cardinal Wolsey failed to convince Pope Clement VII to give the King an annulment of his marriage to Queen Catherine of Aragon. Henry began to convince himself that the Pope was only the Bishop of Rome and therefore had no authority of the Christian Church as a whole. More was fully devoted to Henry

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    Isabella had two brothers – King Henry IV‚ and Alfonso. Henry was her half brother‚ and Alfonso was the sole heir – but being too young to rule‚ Henry took over. Isabella’s father died when she was three. Her mother‚ Isabella of Portugal‚ raised her daughter until 1457‚ when the two children were brought to court by Henry IV to keep them in his rule and out of opposing forces. The peasants and noble forces were trying to get Alfonso the crown by defeating King Henry – but they were crushed when

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    In the content of the period 1485-1587‚ to what extent did the Northern Rebellion of 1569 represent a significant threat to the security of the Tudor State? Rebellions caused a serious threat to monarchs; and as a result of the War of The Roses and Henry VII’s usurpation in 1485‚ the Tudor Dynasty had effectively been founded on Rebellion so it may be possible to assume that the Tudor Dynasty could be removed by rebellion. The Tudor period can be seen as a time of unrest as each Tudor monarch had at

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    was forced to agree that Protestantism would remain the official religion of Scotland and that she would practice her Catholic religion in private. Later‚ when Mary was taken captive by her opponents in Scotland‚ she turned to Queen Elizabeth of England for help without

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    particular play. The same year he wrote it; it featured as a play in London and New York. It is crucial to understand the background of the play to understand it with more power. According to Kincaid‚ it is useful to understand that for many years in England there had been hostility to the clergy‚ because the Church had great worldly powers‚ property‚ and wealth‚ while many members of the clergy were corrupt and self-seeking. (11) With this play‚ Bolt wanted to bring out the strong characteristic steadiness

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    During the beginning of Henry VIII reign‚ the young and inexperienced new king was content with letting his father’s advisers continue to govern the realm from the security of the council. As Henry wasn’t interested in the responsibilities‚ namely regarding the political aspects and hard work that went into being the king‚ he let most of the trials and tribulations fall upon these selected councilmen‚ until one minister came to dominate over the rest. The Archbishop of York‚ Thomas‚ Cardinal Wolsey

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