Anne Gilchrist

“God forgive you, but I never can” as Queen Elizabeth use to say. Queen Elizabeth's was born September 7, 1533, in Greenwich United Kingdom. In her Early life there was many of chances for her to succeeding. She was third in line behind her Roman Catholic half-sister, Princess Mary. Elizabeth I was the long-ruling queen of England, governing with relative stability and prosperity for 44 years. She was queen for so long they named the time “ Elizabeth Era”. She died in 1603. In…

Book Report – The Book Thief The Book Thief, written by Markus Zusak, is a historically fictive novel set in Nazi Germany, at the very beginning of WWII. The Book Thief is about a young orphaned girl by the name of Leisel Meminger living during the coming of age of WWII. As Death narrates, we watch Leisel as a young girl, travelling with her mother and brother to meet her foster parents. Sadly, her younger brother Werner dies during the trip. During her brother’s funeral, she finds a book…

'It isn't fair, it isn't right,' Mrs. Hutchinson screamed, and then they were upon her. Her eyes shone with fear and rage and she raced off, her legs and arms flailing in a desperate attempt to escape the mob. "Don't let her escape! This is how it is, she knows that," Mr. Summer's drawled out, clearly trying to keep calm. Bobby, the fastest runner in the village caught up to Mrs. Hutchinson and with a burst of speed wheeled around in front of her. "Bobby please! Don't hurt me," she wailed her…

Queen Elizabeth I’s mother is Henry VIII’s second wife, due to his love and wish of a son by Anne Boleyn. During the reign of Henry VIII, divorce was not accepted by the Church of England. Fallen in love with Anne Boleyn, Henry requested the Church termination of his marriage from his first wife Catherine of Aragon, but Pope Clement VII refused. Henry and Anne secretly married and produce a child together. Pope Clement VII ready to excommunicate Henry, Henry quickly broke off relations with the…

The Scarlet Letter Reading Questions Chapter 1 and 2 A place for a cemetery and a place for a prison Ann Hutchinson They have come to witness the public shaming of Hester The letter A stands for Adulterer. It is red and signifies that she is an adultress. We can conclude from this statement that although the founders have the intention of perfection, there will always be wrongdoers in the town. Some of the older women believe that her punishment was too lenient, while a few younger women…

Anne Frank is a 13-year-old Jewish girl who immigrated from Germany to Holland. Frank, being a very outgoing, optimistic, and sometimes even caring teenager she still has a different look on life. (Frank 7.21.44) “I’m finally getting optimistic”(Frank 284). Although she didn’t survive nor did her family, Anne believed she was going to survive the war. Anne is an open minded person and may speak out whenever something comes to mind. She never let anyone change her mind or take her expressions…

The Life and Death of Sir Walter Raleigh Sir Walter Raleigh was born around 1552 in a farmhouse near Burleigh Salterton Bay on the coast of Devonshire between Exmouth and Sidmouth. His father was Walter Raleigh and his mother was Catherine Champernown. Their last names were written in great diversity but the actual spelling of “Raleigh” was adopted by Sir Walter’s widow and is the most commonly accepted spelling. There is not much know of Sir Walter’s childhood, but in 1568 he was enrolled into…

William Shakespeare had a very interesting life that greatly affected his plays. He was the oldest son, born third of eight children, on April 23, 1564, in Stanford-upon-Avon. Shakespeare attended King’s New School in Stanford, where he learned to read, write and found a passion for Latin and literature. After Shakespeare’s schooling years, he adventured off and did some traveling. During this time a love story of Shakespeare’s now had begun. He married his sweetheart Annie Hathaway and had…

both King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, who was the King's second wife. She was born on September 7, 1533, at around 3 o’clock in the Palace of Placentia. It is believed that she was named “Elizabeth” after her grandmother from her father’s side Elizabeth of York or maybe her grandmother Elizabeth Howard from her mother’s side or both. Also, from the beginning of her mother’s pregnancy (Anne Boleyn), it was assured that the newborn would be a boy, which was confirmed by Anne herself, astrologers…

Bradstreet's "Verses Upon the Burning of Our House." After the burning of her house, Anne Bradstreet, a female poet, reprovingly writes about the passing of materialistic things, in order to show that all wealth on Earth will come to an end whereas the wealth in Heaven is more rich and ever-lasting. In her poem Anne Bradstreet stresses the idea of Eternal Life."Thou hast a house on high erect," The idea that in Heaven everything will come to a whole and will be much more grand. As a human she…