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    All men in Elizabethan Era had the opportunity to get some sort of education. But the majority of women did not have this right. Some lucky women received education but this women were from the nobility or from wealthy families‚ women that were commoners didn’t have the right to go to school. The site Elizabethi.org tells us about women education‚ it says: “ Women who were commoners would not have attended to school” ‚ “Elizabethan women from wealthy and noble families were sometimes allowed the

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    One similarity between Tokugawa and Louis XIV is decreasing power of Nobles. What Louis XIV did to decrease the power of the nobles is by breaking down their castles. The reason he broke down the castles was because he didn’t want the nobility to rebel against him. This relates to Tokugawa because he also destroyed the castles of daimyos (The nobles of Japan). Tokugawa had many restrictions for the daimyos. The reason he had restrained them from their property is so they don’t rebel against the shogun

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    monarch ruled with divine and absolute authority. This "ancien regime" had persisted for centuries throughout Europe. A stratified social class structure dominated French culture and politics. The privileged classes‚ including the clergy and the nobility‚ were exempt from most of the taxes passed on to the poorest rungs of French society: the farmers‚ the common laborers‚ and the peasants. This system obviously benefited the wealthy‚ upper classes of French society‚ who were unwilling to sacrifice

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    others; Irish rebellions were generally more costly and more difficult to suppress.   Tudor governments can be considered to have dealt poorly with rebellion on account of repeated noble support for rebellions throughout the period. The support of the nobility was crucial to maintaining control of the localities and additionally‚ noble support of a rebellion could increase the risk of a rebellion overthrowing the monarch. This was due to the likely contribution of funds to bolster supplies and troops with

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    the audience and defining her point. Her point was to support her troops and specify the importance of her safety and commitment for the people of the kingdom. The way she uses herself in context‚ she stood for the whole nation and it proposes the nobility of the troops who would feel obligated as gentlemen to defend their queen. Also‚ the queen reinforces her image by stating how she is looked upon as a weak and feeble woman however; she compares herself to a fierce and courageous king. By doing so

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    both autocrats‚in that all decisions of state had to be approved by them.Secondly‚they both wanted to curb the power of an ambitious nobility.However‚they achieved this aim differently; Louis made his court at Versailles the centre of power‚so the nobility had to spend all their time there if they wanted to have any influence.This kept them away from their own provincial power bases‚making it hard for them to plot against the king.Peter on the other hand tortured and murdered any nobles he suspected

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    Nicomachean Ethics Book III‚ Chapters 6­9      In Chapter  6  of  Book  III  of Nicomachean  Ethics‚ Aristotle teaches of  how  fear  is  not  something  that  can  be  easily  described.  He  talks  about  what  fear  means  in  terms  of  courage.  To  be  courageous  does  not  necessarily  mean  to  be  fearless.  Aristotle  goes  on  to  explain  that  having  fear‚  in  some  instances‚  can  be  “noble”.  A  very  interesting  note  that  he  adds  is  that “For  no one  is  better at  enduring frightening things

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    Kinship is traced matrilineally in Mosuo society by The Mosuo are a small community living around Republic of China. But many Mosuo people commemorate an matrilineal culture‚ by tracing ancestry through the female side of the genealogy. Matrilineality is the discover of descent through the female family line. It may also matches with a society system in which each person is recognized with their mother’s ancestry which can involve the legacy of property or titles. Matrilineal descent from a

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    they could have castles and could have lavish parties/banquets. When King Duncan was killed he was seen as a virtuous King which would’ve appealed to King James. Banquo is an acquaintance of Macbeth. Banquo was a thane and he was apart of The Nobility in the social order‚ which is just below the king. Banquo would’ve been a far off relative of King James and Shakespeare portrayed him as a noble‚ brave‚ great thane but in reality he was an evil tyrant. “Speak if you can: what are you?” Banquo is

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    New Monarchies Essay A new monarchy brings power to the royal family. It does this in many ways. A new monarchy reduces the power of nobility‚ and confiscates land from the nobles that are on "their" land. They also impose taxes and tariffs on whatever they want. A new monarchy will also create standing armies and hire mercenaries to protect their land and to grow their empire. Basically a new monarchy wants to bring money‚ power‚ and control to the royal family that is in rule. An example

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