Battle of the Boyne

In the text Young Adult Literature Exploration, Evaluation, and Appreciation Third Edition Chapter 8 is about exploring historical fiction. Chapter 8 has many focusing points such as, historical predecessors of historical fiction, types, themes, and values of historical fiction, reasons for using and teaching historical fiction, criteria for evaluating and selecting well-written historical fiction, changing perspectives toward the genre and the issues surrounding historical fiction today, and…

in the twentieth century and aimed to unite Northern Ireland with Southern Ireland to form the Republic Ireland. It stemmed from the times of William of Orange in 1690, where William’s Protestant Army defeated Catholic King James II in the Battle of the Boyne[1]. In the years leading up to 1703, thousands of Catholics were deported and relocated to live in new areas. English Protestants seized land and owned 90% of the land in Ireland in 1703, which the Catholic peasants had to pay rent for.…

“We don’t have the luxury of thinking… Some people make all the decisions for us.” (Boyne 13). Although a work of fiction, this quote from Boy in the Striped Pajamas accurately depicts the mindset of many people during the Holocaust, especially children. Children of the Holocaust endured many horrific events that irrevocably changed their lives. Life before concentration camps were calm, and there was a sense of peace within the country. They experienced much persecution with the events…

rifle. b. the machine gun. c. smokeless powder. d. quinine. e. All of these* 14. The better the European weapons became, the more the ____ widened. a. gun breech b. Maxim gap c. firepower gap* d. colonial gap e. race gap 15. The 1898 battle at Omdurman resulted in 11,000 Sudanese deaths, with British deaths totaling a. 48.* b. 480. c. 1,480. d. 4,480. e. 44,800. 16. The system of administering and exploiting the colonies for the benefit of the home country is a. benevolent…