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    transform Russia in the period 1855 to 1914. How far do you agree? There are three Tsars that had many ideas and plan to transform Russia in the period 1855 to 1914. Alexander II‚ Alexander III and Nicholas II all made reforms to transform and modernise Russia so that it economy was up to date with the rest of Europe. When Alexander II came into power Russia had become involved in the Crimean War‚ a conflict fought primarily in the Crimean peninsula. Alexander II desired for reforms for Russia was widespread

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    Firstly‚ the breakdown of social order was instigated by the leadership of Nicholas II. The Tsars’ archaic policy’s led to the persecution of racial minorities and oppression of the working class‚ which held Russia’s population majority and contributed to over half the nations’ income. Nicolas II was very easily influenced‚ which led to him being easily persuaded by his advisors and wife. His wife‚ Tsarina Alexander was a very strong believer of the autocratic system and believed that power should

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    Catherine the Great

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    The Russian Empire: Catherine the Great Questions: 1. My empire was established by Ivan IV (the terrible). He was crowned the first Tsar of Russia in 1547. During his long reign‚ Ivan the Terrible expanded the already large Russian territory by taking over the three Tatar khanates: Kazan and Astrakhan along the Volga River‚ and Sibirean Khanate in Southwestern Siberia. So‚ by the end of the 16th century Russia was a multiethnic and transcontinental empire. 2. My empire handles different languages

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    Catherine of Aragon

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    Catherine of Aragon born 1485 died 1536 Catherine was born into a family of royalty‚ of Kings and Queens. She was destined to be a Queen herself but it wasn’t her choice that she got to marry that was up to her father King Ferdinand and her mother Queen Isabel of Aragon‚ Spain. They talked to King Henry VII of England. A treaty was made‚ despite the age being a faithless one and Ferdinand he never kept an oath an hour longer than it suited him; but mutual interests by kinship might hold sovereigns

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    catherine d'aragon

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    Catherine of Aragon is the daughter of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile and Leon and descended maternally and paternally from English kings. Her marriage to Prince Arthur Tudor of Wales aims at sealing a diplomatic alliance between Spain recently unified and England‚ that both have the French for enemies. Arthur is destined to succeed to his father Henry VII in the royal functions. However‚ in 1502‚ only a year after his marriage to Catherine of Aragon‚ Arthur dies of an illness

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    Catherine of Aragon Did you know that Henry VIII had six wives? Several ended up beheaded or somehow charged for a crime they did not commit. Catherine of Aragon was the first and longest reigning wife of Henry VIII. She ruled more years than all of Henry ’s wives put together (Wikipedia int). Their marriage was annulled after her failure to produce a male heir as Henry believed that a strong monarchy depended on a male heir (World History 336). Catherine of Aragon reigned as queen consort

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    Catherine Smith

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    Catherine Smith was miss-treated in this situation as she had been to the police numerous times and never was there once a charge laied against Kevin smith. The one time Catherine retaliated she was put on trial and was almost sentenced to 25 years jail for only one offence when Kevin had committed 17 offences which were 3 attempted murders and several sexual assaults. The police did nothing even know Catherine had gone to them and they did nothing at all‚ that was not fair on Catherine or her family

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    Catherine Earnshaw

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    Catherine Earnshaw Catherine Earnshaw is the daughter of Mr. Earnshaw and his wife; Catherine falls powerfully in love with Heathcliff‚ the orphan Mr. Earnshaw brings home from Liverpool. She was born at Wuthering Heights and was raised with her brother Hindley. Catherine loves Heathcliff so intensely that she claims they are the same person but does not marry him because Hindley has degraded him after their father’s death so her desire for social advancement motivates her to marry Edgar Linton

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    Norman Catherine

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    History and horror‚ crime and conflict‚ sci-fi and sexual transgression. Thus begins the attempt to define the art of Norman Catherine. The lexicon broadens: comic‚ violent‚ whimsical‚ playful‚ sly‚ satirical‚ brutish‚ anxious‚ at times even idealistic. And so it continues: vivid‚ brilliant‚ psychologically disconcerting‚ emotionally unforgiving‚ visually unforgettable. Yet the words themselves provide an incomplete collage of the thematic variIt is within the moral desolation of a jagged socio-political

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    Russia Listeni/ˈrʌʃə/ or /ˈrʊʃə/ (Russian: Россия‚ tr. Rossiya‚ IPA: [rɐˈsʲijə] ( listen))‚ also officially known as the Russian Federation[7] (Russian: Российская Федерация‚ tr. Rossiyskaya Federatsiya‚ IPA: [rɐˈsʲijskəjə fʲɪdʲɪˈrat͡sɨjə] ( listen))‚ is a country situated in northern Eurasia.[8] It is a federal semi-presidential republic‚ comprising 83 federal subjects. From northwest to southeast‚ Russia shares land borders with Norway‚ Finland‚ Estonia‚ Latvia‚ Lithuania and Poland (both with

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