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    in Europe. It was a period characterized by innovation, imagination, and creativity.” (Skwirk/ Red Apple Education Ltd.). The European Renaissances purpose was to look more at man within the lines of religion. “Art came…

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    will likely feel more stressed and defeated because they rely on cheating to maintain good grades. This research may unintentionally sway them into feeling like criminals and less like capable students who could do better with the assistance of a tudor. I also would have to question the anonymity of the research. The proposal says that those who cheated will be detected and afterwards approached for the make-up exam, but it should specify who will be approaching them and that they will remain…

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    Unlike today, there was no welfare to help the unfortunate, but the government of Tudor England became troubled because of the elevated number of the poor (“The Poor in Elizabethan England”). The diet of the poor was more nourishing than that of the nobles. The rich did not consume many vegetables, because they were considered a suspicion…

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    most certainly Tudor. The main reason there is suspicion that the Baths are Roman are based on the location. The Baths are are located one mile east of the city walls of Roman London but there is no archaeological proof to support the claim that these Baths are infact Roman. “Whatever the reasons for its inception, the wall stood as one of the largest construction projects carried out in Roman Britain. It was also rebuilt and extended numerous times throughout the Roman period, requiring…

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    Queen Elizabeth’s I’s reign under the 1590s. She had been on the thrown since 1558 and kept the crown until her death in 1603. The era she ruled is known as the Elizabethan era, and it was a period of relative peace, commercial and imperial expansions and growing national confidence. But it was also a period that was overshadowed by the on-going religious resistance that were often extreme, sometimes violent. It was a tough life in London during the 1500s. We may not know if their emotional…

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    Anistasia Perry Ms. Renk English 2B 16 March 2017 Julius Caesar New Historicism In the world of Elizabethan England, there was a man known as William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare was known for writing various plays that have various connections to his society at the time. One of these plays was known as Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar, although being written about a Caesar, common name for the Roman emperor, who was assassinated; shares many parallels to the society and events going on…

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    the year that for the first time in the history of the British Isles, the nations of England and Scotland became united under one monarch: with the accession of James VI of Scotland to the throne of England after Queen Elizabeth I’s death with no Tudor heir, in the same year. Until this year, the separate kingdoms had completely separate governments. This meant that they experienced a phenomenon sweeping Europe throughout the sixteenth century; the Protestant Reformation, in different ways. When…

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    largely believed that the origins of the names "Mary Worth" and "Bloody Mary" came from a slight mix up of characters from history. There is a lot of speculation as to the names being taken from Mary I, Queen of England who reigned during the Tudor period. Mary Tudor was also commonly known as "Bloody Mary". Her nickname of "Bloody Mary" became attached to her when she violently executed and burnt people at the stake for heresy throughout her reign of a little over 5 years. She also was unable…

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    nature required of a ruler which was essential during a period, where Florence was constantly attacked by foreign invaders, like King Louis of France. One can argue that the metaphorical reference of ‘beast’ represents how a ruler should appear to the , would not only shock the enemies outside of the state, but the internal conspirators and…

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    What do you understand by the term ‘historiographic metafiction’? Apply this concept to TWO of the texts from weeks 2-8 and consider how historic fiction operates through the gap between the event and the fact. The term historiographic metafiction as Patrica Waugh notes is “fictional writing which self-consciously and systematically draws attention to its status as an artefact in order to pose questions about the relationship between fiction and reality” are both intensely self-reflexive and yet…

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