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    the House of Lancaster, and the House of York. The war was a power struggle due to Henry VI poor leadership and volubility of another noble taking Henry VI place. Major causes of the conflict were that both houses were direct descendents of king Edward III arguing about who should be king, Henry VI mental illness ,and how Henry VI had let the nobles have their own powerful army’s. The first battle of St.Albans in 1455 initiated the start of war of the roses and marked a era of civil war for…

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    Elizabeth's Coronation

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    In 1558 the health of Mary got worse and by November 1558 it was acknowledged that the Queen would die soon. She did not want to be succeeded by Elizabeth, but the Council petitioned her to accepted Elizabeth as her heir and on November 6, Mary accepted it. On November 17, 1558, Mary died at the age of forty-two. (Whitelock n.p.) According to Anna Whitelock, Elizabeth was proclaimed Queen just six hours after Mary’s death. (Whitelock n.p.) With the death of Mary Tudor, Philip lost his rights…

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    fifteenth century.” The Wars of the Roses was a series of civil wars in England between King Henry VI, Edward IV, and Ricard III. The first of the civil wars began in 1455 and ended in 1485. These wars were more destructive to England than the 100 Year War, which were fought earlier in the century. The Wars of the Roses marked a power struggle between families that were descended from Edward III and from Henry IV. The king that had occupied the throne before Henry IV was King Richard II and…

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    French monarch above its substantial feudal servants. The instant reason of the 100 Years War were the discontent of Edward III of England with the failure to fulfil by Philip VI of France of his promises to reinstate a piece of Guyenne captured by Charles IV. The English efforts to manage The Flemish Region of Belgium, a major business for English fleece and a material of fabric…

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    the Bruce was born in the year 1274. England. He was part of King Edward the 1 court. Scotland wanted Independence from England for years. The first one Robert fought for England however the second one he fought for Scotland hoping to become king of Scotland. The king of Scotland died and there were 2 hiers for the throne. They were Robert the Bruce grandfather and a man called John Balliol. The book says “The scots asked Edward of England to decide which would…

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    evident that the nation of England was growing in strength and power, whereas the nation of France was rapidly ceasing to hold its power and strength. By the year 1337, England was in control of almost half of France. Subsequent to these events, King Edward III of England made claims to the throne of France, which thus began the extensive and excruciating Hundred Years War. The true factor of the Hundred Years War was whether or not France would survive as a strong and powerful nation.…

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    The DeBono Process sometimes allows systematic discussion with reduced conflict. Allowing process owners to criticize while they participate in creating efficiencies that will affect their work can often create natural stakeholder buy in. Edward DeBono’s six thinking hats methodology is helpful for fostering conversations about implementing a permanent change that has proven to work. Often this technique is used for brainstorming, but I think it can be applied for engaging the process owners…

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    Some people are given nicknames based on their actions others are based on their personality. Some people are so famous that we incorporated their names into spells or wizardry. Queen Mary of England of the 1500’s was so ruthless that she was given the nickname bloody. When people are that bad and ruthless they are never forgotten and their spirit is always there to haught you. Bloody Mary is mostly known as a drink you can get in a bar. But, Bloody Mary was actually a person who is part of…

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    Henry Vii's Achievements

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    Many historians wonder what is the most sole significant achievement of Henry VII’s – making the crown of England dynasty or making the country itself better. On 21st April 1509 Henry VII sadly passed away, leaving the crown to his youngest son, Henry VIII. Henry VIII then later married Catherine of Aragon on 11th June and after had their coronation on 24th June 1509 at Westminster Abby. Henry VII’s sole achievement was to pass the throne onto his son, which he did manage to pass the throne…

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    in Canada, even though some of their readers have never been to Canada before. In Anne of Green Gables, there are many beautiful evocative descriptions of nature throughout the book, which gives the reader the ability to place themselves on Prince Edward Island standing right beside Anne as she progresses through this journey of her life. In Island, there is an art to his storytelling by the way he describes the places in his story such as Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, with such…

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