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Elizabeth the First was the Queen of England. She was the ruling monarch from 1558 to 1603. Elizabeth the First achieved and maintained peace and stability during her rule. Although she is viewed as important figure in English history today, she was affected and opposed by the standards of gender and the enforced roles at the time. Elizabeth was influenced by the religious views of conservatives that a women was incompetent to rule a country. She responded to her critics by making conscious…

Philip the Second, also known as Philip the Prudent, was born May 21, 1527, in Valladolid. He died September 13, 1598. He died at the age of 71. Philip was married several times. Philip’s first wife was to his cousin Princess Maria of Portugal. They had a child named Don Carlos, born July 8, 1545. Carlos later then killed himself once he got older. Maria died four years after giving birth from hemorrhage. He then married his first cousin(once removed) they didn’t have any kids together, and she…

Mary Towne-Easty was born on August 24, 1634 in New England. She had two sisters, Rebecca Towne Nurse and Sarah Towne Cloyse. All three of these girls were the daughters of William and Joanna Towne. The family lived in the Massachusetts Colony. Mary grew up to marry Isaac Easty and have seven children. She was accused of witchcraft, along with the rest of her family, at the age of 58. There were several girls in her area who had uncontrollable fits. They blamed this occurrence on the Towne…

Elizabeth of York Born: 11th February 1466 in Westminster Palace Parents: Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville Siblings: Thomas Grey, Richard Grey, Mary of York, Cecily, Edward V, Margaret of York, Richard, Anne of York, George, Catherine and Bridget. Married: Henry VII, 1486- 1503 her death. Children: Arthur, Margaret, Henry VIII, Elizabeth, Mary, Edmund and Katherine. Died: 11th February 1503 in the Tower of London. Buried in Henry VII's Chapel in Westminster Abbey. Brief Summary…

Mary queen of Scots was born on December 8, 1542 in Linlithgow, UK and is the daughter of James V and Mary of Guise. Before she was even born she had 2 other brothers, but both of them unfortunately died as infants. This left her the only living child, meaning the only heir to the throne of Scotland. To add on to these horrific events, a week after she was born her father had died. From this downfall, the English invaded part of their country and in order for their country to be strong once…

Jonas Carson Professor Alexander Humanities April 27, 2015 I, Elizabeth I, Elizabeth by Rosalind Miles is the intriguing story of Queen Elizabeth the first of England’s rise to the top in a court of gossip and a struggle for power. Rosalind mixes her fictional style of writing with the history in a way the blends Queen Elizabeth’s real life into a readable and enjoyable narrative. The story is written from the Queens actually perspective and by using the first person form of storytelling…

Who exactly is Mary Kay Letourneau? What happened to her? How did the scandal begin? Mary Kay Letourneau also known as Mary Katherine Schmitz Letourneau, born on January 30, 1962, is a mother of four and former teacher at Shorewood Elementary School. Mary Kay was a married 34-year-old teacher from Seattle, Washington who was convicted of second degree rape, which involved an emotional relationship with one of her 12-year-old students. Letourneau first met Vili when he was in the second grade.…

A Man for All Seasons Review Academy award winning A Man for All Seasons directed by Fred Zinnemann is a dramatic yet enthralling story based on the crazy events of King Henry VIII’s reign. The story line focuses on King Henry’s insistence on divorcing his wife and the fact that his prominent friend and advisor, Sir Thomas More, refuses to support him. More, being not only a very influential and respected diplomat, is also a good kind man who makes the ultimate sacrifice for the sake of doing…

“There is a higher court than the courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supersedes all other courts.” (Mahatma Gandhi) What happens when the court of justice disagrees with the court of conscience? One of two possible choices can be made; you could ignore your conscience in order to adapt to societies status quo, or you follow your conscience and risk everything. Risking so much for such little moral satisfaction may seem naive to most, but not to Robert Bolt’s depiction of…

As society changes, trends repeat themselves throughout time. This same theory applies to the Reformation in England and the formation of the then newly established Church of England. No matter the circumstances, England’s reform was bound to happen. The English reform assisted in the creation of The Church of England, which follows the Christian faith. Anglicanism, today’s name the Christian denomination, is thought to be a happy medium between Protestant and Roman Catholic. The Reformation was…