Mary I of England

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    Unjust Farewell July 7, 1865, Mary E. Surratt ascended the stairs to the gallows, only months before had she been implicated in the plot to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. But now, she was going to bid farewell to the cruel world, and greet her fate. She may have only known about the kidnapping plot, but hanging her was unjust. Mary Surratt had troubles that originated before the assassination. In 1862, her husband, John Surratt passed. Later…

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    hierarchy, resulting in callous violence and distress to others along the way. The idea of 'Macbeth' written by William Shakespeare seems timeless as the play was a generous tribute to the current reigning monarch; King James I. The synopsis of the play parallels the reign King James I ancestors in Scotland. The central protagonist, 'Macbeth' presents the dramatize as one of the darkest stories Shakespeare has written as the desiring king…

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    Mary Towne-Easty's Trial

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    Mary Towne-Easty was born on August 24, 1634 in New England. She had two sisters, Rebecca Towne Nurse and Sarah Towne Cloyse. All three of these girls were the daughters of William and Joanna Towne. The family lived in the Massachusetts Colony. Mary grew up to marry Isaac Easty and have seven children. She was accused of witchcraft, along with the rest of her family, at the age of 58. There were several girls in her area who had uncontrollable fits. They blamed this occurrence on the Towne…

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    in Ipswich and a College in Oxford which would later become known as Christ Church College. He attempted to gain influence over the Church of England and had a strong competition against the Archbishop of Canterbury William Warham, battling against him in order to bring forward his plans for reformation. Wolsey promised to reform the Bishoprics of England as well as encouraged monasteries to reform but did not support these changes personally and did nothing to further them. He did manage though…

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    In 1533, at the age of fourteen, Catherine married Henry, second son of King Francis I and Queen Claude of France. Throughout his reign, Henry excluded Catherine from participating in state affairs and instead showered favours on his chief mistress, Diane de Poitiers, who wielded much influence over him. Henry's death thrust Catherine into the political arena as mother of the frail fifteen-year-old King Francis II. When he died in 1560, she became regent on behalf of her ten-year-old son King…

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    Mary Kay Scandal

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    Who exactly is Mary Kay Letourneau? What happened to her? How did the scandal begin? Mary Kay Letourneau also known as Mary Katherine Schmitz Letourneau, born on January 30, 1962, is a mother of four and former teacher at Shorewood Elementary School. Mary Kay was a married 34-year-old teacher from Seattle, Washington who was convicted of second degree rape, which involved an emotional relationship with one of her 12-year-old students. Letourneau first met Vili when he was in the second grade.…

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    would rather see them in the background of history. Mary, Queen of Scots and Elizabeth Tudor I were the rare queens that did just that, their long family line, personal and intertwined history had after effects in history in Scotland’s and England’s future monarchs. Prior to the reign of Henry VIII, Elizabeth and Mary, one ruled before all of them, henry’s father, Henry VII. Henry’s rise to power created a new dynasty within war torn England. Henry then married Elizabeth of York, which both…

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    Mary was born on 18 February 1516 in Greenwich, England, and baptized as a Catholic shortly after her birth. She was Queen of England from July 1553 until her death in 1558. She was the only surviving child of Henry VIII by the first of his six wives, Catherine of Aragon. Her mother was pregnant six times altogether, but she was the only legitimate child of theirs to survive until adulthood. Throughout Mary’s childhood, Henry VIII negotiated several future marriages for her. When she was just…

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    Mary Stuart, who was well known as Mary, Queen of Scots, was born in Linlithgow Palace, West Lothian, Scotland on December 8, 1542. Mary was the daughter of Mary of Guise and King James V of Scotland. Mary of Guise was King James V’s second wife. When Mary Stuart’s father passed she became Mary, Queen of Scots. She was only six days old when she became Queen. Because Mary was so young, Mary’s uncle, Henry VIII tried to take control of power. Mary of Guise was the one to act as regent on for her…

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    However the relationship between King Henry VIII of England and his daughter, future Mary I of England clearly displayed the opposite. Mary was a political hostage to her father for the thirty-one out of forty-two years that she lived. The hostility between Henry and Mary did not just interfere with their personal relationship, but ended up drastically effecting Mary’s reign. Many believe Henry VIII was a terrible king, but when compared to Mary, his handling of international policies,…

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