Historical Facts of Richard III Richard was born on 2 October 1452 at Fotheringhay Castle in Northamptonshire. His father was Richard Plantagenet‚ Duke of York and his mother Cecily Neville. Richard´s father and older brother died at the Battle of Wakefield in 1460. In 1461‚ Richard’s brother‚ Edward‚ became Edward IV and created him Duke of Gloucester. In 1470‚ Edward and Richard were exiled when Henry VI was briefly restored to the throne. The following year‚ they returned to England
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epic battles between Alexander the Great and Persian King Darius III. In Alexander vs. Darius‚ the Battle of Issus 333 B.C.‚ Jeff Jonas observes that an Alexander victory would result in free access to the Mediterranean Sea; therefore‚ decimating the entire Persian Fleet and giving him total control of Western Persia. Issus was fought on a very narrow battlefield which negated the much larger Persian army and resulted in Darius III suffering significant losses of troops. The resulting gains after
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III. Strategy formulation: Strategic options‚ business idea Being labeled as one of the worst airlines in America by many angered and unsatisfied customers‚ to rebound the trust of its customers and to remediate the already worsening situation‚ there are numerous things within various categories that this company will have to immediately re-evaluate and alter its current policies to fit in with the demands of its consumers. To further look into the on-going problems and how they should be modified
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In this passage from William Shakespeare’s Richard III‚ Richard ingeniously portrays himself as a transparent man through creative wordplay and deceitful actions. As such he is able to effortlessly manipulate Hastings into initiating his own death. Throughout the passage‚ Hastings continuously misreads Richards’s true character and as a result‚ foolishly ignores the many warnings given to him. He was ignorant to the fact that he is but another stepping stone towards Richards’s journey to the crown
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the name strikes fear in the mind of many‚ with images of black-clad creatures with fangs and widows peaks that could make Marilyn Monroe jealous. Well‚ the real Dracula was just as terrifying‚ if not more‚ just without the blood sucking. Vlad Dracul III was a member of the House of Drăculești‚ a branch of the House of Basarab‚ also known‚ using his patronymic‚ as Vlad Drăculea or Vlad Dracula. (cite) He was posthumously dubbed Vlad the Impaler because of his habit of impaling anyone who angered him
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Explain why the Duke of Buckingham rebelled against Richard III in 1483. During July and August 1483 a series of rebellion took place in the south and midlands counties. This was just a month into Richard III’s reins. One of the most surprising things about these rebellions was that the Duke of Buckingham (who had once been one of Richard III’s most loyal supporters) was one of the main orchestrators. There is much debate amongst historians as to Buckingham’s ultimate aims. Firstly‚ there is
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and within two years after he stepped down as Tsar he and his family were murdered in July of 1918 (BBC). Before he became Tsar over Russia his father‚ Alexander III‚ was ruled over Russia from 1881 to 1894 where he died from kidney inflation in November of that year (Britannica). During his rule over Russia‚ he was known as Alexander III the Peacemaker. This is because he did not partake in any major war‚ and because Russia was flourishing throughout his rule. A lot of Russian’s respected his decisions
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INFECTIOUS DISEASE & CONTROL HAS4913 L6 : Common Infections (III) Fungal Infections : -Superficial Mycoses -Opportunistic Mycoses 1 FUNGAL INFECTIONS • Superficial (cutaneous) Mycoses • Systemic (subcutaneous and internal organs) Mycoses 2 Superficial Mycoses - Dermatophytes 皮膚黴菌 Genera: Trichophyton 毛癬菌 ‚ Microsporum 小芽孢孢 菌 Epidemophyton 表皮癬菌 • Usually involve hair‚ skin‚ and nails – superficial keratinized tissue • Skin lesion is annular 環狀的 scaling 鱗 patch with a raised margin 邊 3
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APPARTS: Ivan III Author: The Author of this piece is unknown. Prior Knowledge: Before I read this piece I knew that Ivan III was also called czar or the New Caesar and I also knew that he was one of the kings who helped Russia expand it’s territory. Place and Time: This document happened while the rule and the life of Ivan III‚ which was from about 1440 in Russia. Audience: This document was made for everyone who wants to learn about Ivan III’s life and about what things he did to
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Pope Alex iii didn’t support either of them and saw becket as a liability Alex iii made becket papal legate in 1166 but he had no powers over York As well becket claimed that the excommunication was under the pope’s order Richard papal intervention Crusading created stable relations with the pope Pope Celestine iii did little to challenge royal jurisdiction over the church (for example agreed to Richards’s appointment of Hubert Walter to Canterbury + pallium Pope Celestine III made Walter
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