The Tower of London The Tower of London has a very interesting story behind it. It was begun by a man who was not even English‚ William of Normandy. At the time he was the cousin of England’s Kind Edward. It all started because William became outraged when Edward backed down on his promise to give the throne to William and ended up giving the throne to his English brother-in-law‚ Harold. William sailed his army across the English Channel
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Marta brings him various photos of people concerned in mysteries from the past‚ and Grant is not satisfied until he falls upon the portrait of Richard III of England‚ who transfixes him. Richard III is accused of killing his nephews‚ the sons of Edward IV. Grant looks deeply at the features of Richard III in his portrait who does not appear to be a murderer at all. He becomes convinced that Richard is not the one who killed his nephews and decides to investigate the case. In the novel‚ Josephine Tey
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Science trivias There are 62‚000 miles of blood vessels in the human body – laid end to end they would circle the earth 2.5 times A thimbleful of a neutron star would weigh over 100 million tons A typical hurricane produces the energy equivalent of 8‚000 one megaton bombs Blood sucking hookworms inhabit 700 million people worldwide The interstellar gas cloud Sagittarius B contains a billion‚ billion‚ billion liters of alcohol Polar Bears can run at 25 miles an hour and jump over 6 feet in
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Language: Originally written in Hebrew and then translated into Greek. Date: 100 BC Place: Jerusalem Content: History of the Maccabean revolt The rescue of Judaism The rise of Hasmonean dynasty Narration from the accession of Antiochus IV Epiphanes to the Seleucid throne until the death of Simon Started with the “reforms” that turn Jerusalem into a Greek city-state under Greek law 1Mc attributes the victory to the leader’s reliance on the power of God Purpose: Legitimate to the
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Sonnets of Shakespeare Shakespeare’s sonnets are a collection of 154 sonnets‚ dealing with themes such as the passage of time‚ love‚ beauty and mortality‚ first published in a 1609 quarto entitled SHAKE-SPEARES SONNETS.: Never before imprinted. (although sonnets 138 and 144 had previously been published in the 1599 miscellany The Passionate Pilgrim). The quarto ends with "A Lover’s Complaint"‚ a narrative poem of 47 seven-line stanzas written in rhyme royal. The first 17 poems‚ traditionally
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introduce him to many new experiences and a group of upperclassmen friends. Charlie writes about situations he gets into with his new friends including going to parties‚ driving through his town’s tunnel and feeling "infinite‚" seeing and performing in Rocky Horror Picture Show‚ going on his first date‚ and trying various drugs. After one party where Charlie took LSD‚ the police find him passed out lying in the snow somewhere. In the hospital talking to the police and his parents‚ it is shown that Charlie
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used for labor on the large lands the powerful leaders and people of the time had 2. . Catherine the Great: German born Russian tsarina in the 18th century; ruled after the assassination of her husband; gave appearance of enlightened rule 3. Ivan IV: Ivan the terrible; confirmed power of tsarist autocracy by attacking authority of boyars (aristocrats); continued policy of Russian expansion 4. Expansion: Russia was stretching western and forming a borderland between eastern and western Europe
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Who Had The Strongest Claim To The Throne- Edward V‚ Richard III or Henry VII? Edward V was the great-great-great-grandson of Edward III and the son of Edward IV‚ the previous king‚ therefore making him have a strong claim to the throne. When his father died he was only 12 years old and so people weren’t sure if he was ready to be king‚ or if he needed someone to watch over him. His uncle Richard Duke of Gloucester- later known as Richard III- was made protector and guardian of Edward which meant
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subject goes around a portrait of the main characters in the painting‚ also it shows the artist who is painting. The theme of the painting is social where it shows a very casual time of a royal family’s life. 2- IT was a commissioned work by King Philip IV‚ the main point of the painting is the king’s daughter were she is encircled by the other characters‚ and the painter shows her clearly by using light colors where the rest of the painting is dark‚ and used space of the painting to draw the viewer’s
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THE WARS OF THE ROSES - THE CAUSES OF THE WARS Causes 1. Dynastic - a fight for titles 2. Economic and financial - a crisis in the nobility 3. Defeat in the 100 Years War 4. Long term - a shift in the balance of power causing lawlessness and disorder 5. Short term - the personal failings of Henry VI (1-3 are largely dismissed by Historians in the twentieth century but may still have a part to play) |Long Term |Short Term
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