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Henry VII of England Born: 28th January 1457, Penbroke Castle, Wales. Parents: Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond. Siblings: - Married: Elizabeth of York, died 1503 Children: Arthur, Margaret, Henry VIII, Elizabeth Tudor, Mary, Edmund, Kathrine. Died: 21st April 1509, Richmond Palace. Buried 11th May 1509 in Westminster Abbey. Brief Summary (Write a brief summary of there life. Highlight the key areas of their life) Henry was born on 28th January…

The community of Leawood, Kansas is located in the northeast region of Johnson County. Leawood, being the established and sophisticated community it is today was first owned by a retired police officer, Oscar G. Lee. In 1922, Lee purchased land that started the foundation of Leawood consisting of the streets of 79th, 103rd, Stateline and Blinder Road. Then in 1948, with the help of the Kroh brothers establishing the housing development, Leawood became an incorporated city. Today, Leawood is a…

Introduction: In this essay the Frontier Wars will be discussed. This topic will be discussed with the main focus on the wars itself, their impact upon the Xhosa tribal structure, leading to the eventual subjugation of The Xhosa. According to Ryan Merkley, the Xhosa Wars, also known as the Cape Frontier Wars, or “Africa’s 100 years war”, were a series of nine wars between the Xhosa tribes and European settlers in what is now the Eastern Cape in South Africa (Jay, 2010). The Frontier or Xhosa…

The 2001 Patriot Act has been apart of everyday life for Americans, whether in the form of TSA at an airport or the NSA, and many find this act to be unconstitutional. Article I. What the Patriot act is. The Patriot act was a law signed in by congress after the September 11th terrorist attacks. The main purpose of the act is to prevent another catastrophic terrorist attack like 9/11. How the Patriot act goes about preventing that is another question. The act is found to be unconstitutional to…

Last week, as I was walking around Somerset, in search for dress I could wear to attend a wedding… a slim, beautiful, tall and well-dressed lady approached me right outside the train station, before I was able to cross the road. Initially, I waved my hand at her in a manner to show my disinterests. However, she persisted and asked if she could just have 5 minutes of my time. The lady, who then address herself as Jenny then begin to make small talks with me and asks for my name. After that has…

I was a senior in high school and so close to graduation when I got sick in March of 2011. It was a normal Sunday afternoon when my boyfriend, James, and I went to Somerset Mall to pick up a gift. I felt completely fine, but as soon as we stepped foot into the mall, a wave of pain rushed through my head and it began to pound quickly and heavily. I felt sick to my stomach so we turned around and went back to the car…

The majority being the predominantly protestant Unionists, who wish for Northern Ireland to remain a part of the UK, and the Catholic Nationalists, who wish for Northern and Southern Ireland united. In this example, the state being contested was (between 1921 and 1972) the Unionist controlled Northern Irish government, and from 1972 to 1998, the British government, who directly governed NI during this period. The presence of the British Army during this period was representative of the British…

Essay #6 The glorious revolution began with the accession to the throne by James II, after the death of his brother, Charles II, in February 1685. This was possible due to the Tories having power in parliament, who were pro-Great Chain of being which allowed for James to get his ‘inheritance’. Although, once James sat upon the throne rebellion broke out led by Charles II favorite male bastard, Duke of Monmouth. The rebellion was put down fast since James had armed troops and the Duke had…

Candidate Name: Sarah Walansky Candidate Number: 1398 Centre Number: US799 Somerset Academy Canyons April 2024 Component 2 – Research Paper Question: Is enough being done concerning the mental health of prisoners around the world? Word Count: 1881. Is enough being done concerning the mental health of prisoners around the world? Prisoners struggle with mental health daily when incarcerated, some feel prisons should help those in need with treatment, and others feel they need to be left to deal…

Introduction If one day you become curious enough to observe a map of the Moon, you will discover a crater located near its north pole whose name is Charles Babbage. Today his name is almost always mentioned in every computational history textbook that exists where he is called the “father of modern computation.” There is even the Charles Babbage Institute at the University of Minnesota with the sole purpose of promoting the study of information processing. Many honors must correspond,…