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    Queen Victoria

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    Royalty, it is a creation of sovereignty which is perceived as an influential terror. Sovereignty is what Britain had created to destroy their chaos, the ruler is chosen by blood. Alexandrina Victoria was one of those blood royals and has proven that bloodline power has no specific control. The British monarchy must be preserved along with the antique way of living. Standing alone on her own, she brought an exclusive way of leadership to the table when she began as queen. She gave persuasive speeches to her government officials explaining how things should or should not be fixed in Ireland or in Britain. Her presence as Queen has brought a new argument upon their government and way of life. Of course, she was brought into this lifestyle by blood and blood only. Yet, as a child, she blossomed into a brightening rose only to grow stronger in her path. Many attempts were made by Victoria during her reign for multiple years as queen, these attempts were to help the government's policies and religious order , showing her strict standards of morality. Despite becoming queen at a young age with little idea of how much she was expected to achieve,Victoria learned to be influential by speaking with a silk tongue. She made her mark in history as a monarch having a power which was undeniable and she showed that a woman can bring more to the table. Upon her sixty-three years of being Queen in England, Victoria had also become the Empress of India, Queen of Ireland which made her more…

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    and attempted to push Eddy over a cliff; he survived the murder attempt though was confined at Balmoral for the rest of his days. Fairclough also states that Albericci subsequently murdered John Netley. The claims are based on the Abberline diaries. The diaries, three leather-bound volumes; authenticity however is extremely dubious. The diaries author, allegedly Inspector Frederick George Abberline, misspells his own name and claims to be G F. Abberline. Frederick Alberrici was known in the East…

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    Queen Elizabeth II was born on April 21, 1926 in London, United Kingdom. She was born to George VI, which later died in 1952. Elizabeth then immediately ascended the throne in 1952, which starts her reign of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. She married the Duke of Edinburgh in 1947, and had Prince Charles, heir to the throne, in 1948. She is known for her longest serving monarchy in the history of Great Britain and for her service in World War II. Elizabeth has been the…

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    After the death of his father, King George V, King Edward the VIII rules for less than a year, from January to December 1936 before abdicating his throne for his forbidden lover. On December 11, 1936, the King gives a radio broadcast, announcing his decision to abdicate his throne in order to avoid leading England into a constitutional crisis and leaves his brother the soon-to-be King George VI in his place. King Edward wishes to marry a two time divorcee, Wallis Simpson, and in doing so will…

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    Heritage Film Analysis

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    Heritage films refer to a period of films, initially European, that emerged in the 1980’s and 90’s. Though there is a long list of films that are classified as ‘heritage films’, this type of motion picture is not defined as a declared genre, but rather a list of characteristics declared by the movie industry that classify these films. This paper discusses the characteristics that define a ‘heritage film’, how Tom Hooper’s film The King’s Speech represents the characteristics of a ‘heritage…

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    and eventually the entire world. Imperial kingship is also Renaissance period because the kings were looking at Ancient figures such as Achilles to be a guide in how to lead. Although kingship had been around far before this, the Renaissance gave it a name and it also gave justifications as to why a country should be run as an imperial kingship. One aspect that no one can deny is that the Tudors were very smart. They were able to cement their family name to the throne for 118 years which was…

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    Henry VIII King Henry is perhaps the most popular kings of all time. Mostly known because of the amount of wives that he had. Henry VIII was born in Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, United Kingdom on June 28 1491.When Henry was a kid he was highly intelligent and was very athletic. Henry’s other interest were books,music, and he was a lavish patron of the arts and even participated in wrestling,jousting,hunting and writing .Later on in England after the death of Henry VII (Henry VIII’s…

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    very different. Elizabeth and Leif’s achievements are unalike in many ways because Elizabeth partook in the War of the Roses and Leif discovered North America 500 years before Christopher Columbus. Elizabeth was an important piece of the War of the Roses. When Elizabeth’s first husband died, the two sons she had with him lost all their land. To regain it back she pleaded to the king to regain back her land. The king found her beautiful and wanted to marry her. Elizabeth accepted and the two…

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    Over the span of the millennium the church has progressively lost much of its power over many regions and political parties. To this day the Vatican is still a major attraction for Christians internationally, particularly for pilgrimage and tourism, it is still fully functional and the system has remained the same, just with a significant decrease in influence and power over the world. Anglican presence is still quite large throughout the United Kingdom, it is once again becoming a Catholic…

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    How Did Venice Develop

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    legally titled as threats, further illustrates the extent of anti-semitism throughout Europe. Many distinct characteristics of the Jewish lifestyle displays the difference between Christians and Jews in society. For example, Jews were forced to wear red hats and live in specialized ghettos. Jews were publicly degraded by being forced to wear special hats or stars because the Christians did not want to be mistaken for a Jew. Jews were given much less rights also. In fact, Jews could not practice…

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