Henry VI of England

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    responsibilities he must do to keep order or be known as a fat, lazy, arrogant, greedy monarch who serves himself. King Henry V inherited the position as king at a young age and had to determine what kind of leader he would seek to be. King Henry V was an intelligent, wise, inspirational, and courageous person who decided to departure his childness actions in the past and chase glory instead. Henry was confronted with obstacles that involved friendships, traitors and war, but was able to…

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    Henry the VIII may be known for his thick stature, his multiple wives and the search for an heir at all cost, but there is more to be known for the King of England and the time during his reign. Thanks to author Alison Weir who goes in to great detail of King Henry’s life, from how he decorated, what he ate, how he ruled, to his famous wives, and children. There was much more to King Henry, whom seemed to not have a dull moment. It was not just the fact that he ruled with an iron fist, but Henry…

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    The three specific character traits I have for the king are as follows: kind, persistent, and wise. I chose the trait ‘persistent’ because right away the king attempts to make conversation with the boy, despite the boys short responses. For example in the quote “Meanwhile, the old man persisted in his attempt to strike up a conversation.” The kings is also persistent that the boy goes on and achieves his Personal Legend. The second trait for the king is ‘kindness’. The king shows kindness by…

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    repealed by Queen Mary I, the daughter of King Henry vii. She was a devout catholic and reinstated Catholicism as England’s official state religion. Mary was very unforgiving of those who chose protestant faith and burned many at the stake, this would help build hostility between the prostatpnts and Catholics for generations to come, and affecting how Victorian politics would be shaped. In 1559 a new act of supremacy was passed by queen Elizabeth I, she also passed the act of uniformity which…

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    Robert 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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    1. Henry intended on “obliterating” memory of “everything done by one party or the other” in the years immediately prior to his coronation as queen of France because he desired to build peace in his country. 2. Yes, it is. Because of it, Henry was like a person standing in the midst of the religions and the elements of society. He could consolidate and master his throne. 3. Henry’s son, Louis XIII, has regarded the Huguenots as “a nation within a state” because he desired to consolidate his…

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    future. Now we answer what was she like and what did she do as a queen. Mary Failures came her way. Queen Mary was the first queen in her kingdom,England. She wanted kids of her own but she was childless. Mary thought getting a heir will allow her to bare children. Also known as bloody Mary, she executed many people. Her father Henry also did the the same. Mary father had many wives so Mary gained stepmothers and her dad declared heirs. Mary was inspired by Roman Catholicism to…

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    As what we discussed in the last two responses, the author of the chronicle was a writer who mixes his own emotion in his book. As a leader from Christian side, King Richard is clearly praised by the author in two main aspects: a wise king and an outstanding general. First of all, the author still takes delight in talking about Richard’s methods of being a king. Richard was appointed the king after his father, King Henry’s death. On the “Egyptian” day, King Richard invited numbers of guests to…

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    Lizzie : The Life and Times Elizabeth ( Lizzie ) Johnson was a student , teacher, cattle queen,wife, and financer. She has accomplished all of these titles and more successfully. Elizabeth Johnson has also been an amazing role model to many people around the world. Years pass by and the name of Elizabeth Johnson continues to be well known and for good reason at that. Early in Life Elizabeth Johnson was born in the year of 1840. Lizzie ,as she was also known, was along with her 6 other…

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    by turning the country Protestant to Catholic. After 5 years, her second marriage was to her cousin, Henry Stewart, earl of Darnley in 1565 and this created a lot of commotion especially with Elizabeth I, her cousin. With him, she was pregnant with the future king of Scotland and England. A few months later of more chaotic events, she decided to no longer be married to him and this lead onto to Henry mysteriously being killed in an explosion. Then 3 months later, she married the suspect of her…

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