Anne Fadiman

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…

Annelies Marie “Anne” Frank was born June 12, 1929. She was born in Frankfurt, Germany, but later moved to Amsterdam. Adolf Hitler’s Nazis had already taken over Germany and were beginning to try to take over Amsterdam. Anne’s family went into hiding along with some other family friends. The hid in this place called the Secret Annex. The Secret Annex was the small upper layer of the building that Anne’s dad worked in. The Secret Annex was secret because it was all behind a bookcase. There was…

[This] poem was written after the burning of her house and the quote represents her inner thoughts thinking about her possesions. She goes on to question if having possession made her happy or if it was God that made her happy. She realizes that the burning of her house was God's will and she respected God's choice to burn her house down. She views God as a mentor trying to keep Christians on the right track and in her case burning down her house prevented her from being too proud of her…

1926. Their father was a businessman while her mother stayed home. Anne frank went to Montessori Lyceum Amsterdam. While she attended Montessori she learned how to “speak Dutch”(kersell,Nancy), a language that is Germanic, in quicky method. Her parents,Otto frank and Edith frank often encouraged their kids to read, the outcome of this lead to Anne dreaming of being a writer one day. Eventually Hitler’s takeover in Germany caused Anne and her family to move to the Netherland in 1933. In the…

An intelligent, perceptive girl, Anne Frank lived a carefree life until the age of thirteen. She had dark hair and dark eyes, and she was the kind of girl who says what’s on her mind. Her sister Margot was born in 1926 in Frankfort-on-Main, and Anne was born on June 12, 1929. The Franks moved to Holland in 1933, where Mr. Frank got a job as the manager of a company. Anne and Margot were enrolled in the Montessori School until 1941, when they had to switch to the Jewish Secondary School. On…

The Diary of Anne Frank (2009) is completely different compared to the novels The Sunflower and The Reader. Unlike both stories, The Diary of Anne Frank (2009) focuses on a Jewish family hiding from the Nazi regime during the Holocaust, while the two other novels describe the aftermath after the Holocaust and using characters to sympathize members who were part of the Nazi regime. Anne tells her story in a cheerful manner; however, their fear was prevalent throughout the film, which clashed my…

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…

Anne Boleyn Anne Boleyn was a woman in the Elizabethan age who obtained a reputation too big for herself. She was a child of a merchant family that became extremely rich. Because of all the money her family had, she was able to learn in France and become acquainted with court doings in both England and France. She was the second wife to King Henry VII, right after Catherine of Aragon. She had one living daughter- who was Queen Elizabeth I. After being the Queen of England from 1533 to 1536,…

Anne Frank and the Secret Annex In the book Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank there are many pieces of information that were surprising. What was interesting in the book was Anne always tried maintain a positive attitude. By having the Secret Annex to live in, always being optimistic about surviving the war, and by having Peter to talk to and keep her happy are just some of the reasons Anne Frank was able a positive attitude. Anne Frank was always thankful for having…