wealth‚ no advanced Indian civilization‚ no agriculture‚ no pottery‚ no domesticated animals (except dogs)‚ and no Northwest Passage (leading to)‚ so Spain was disinterested in it. Later in 1579‚ Sir Francis Drake discovered New Albion (Nova Albion) north of New Spain‚ where a harbor‚ now Drakes Bay‚ stood‚ but the English too‚ were uninterested. In 1602‚ Sebastián Vizcaíno’s mapping of coastal California‚ led to the naming San Diego‚ Catalina Island‚ and Santa Barbara. He brought interest to Monterey
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Furthermore his crew was compromised of priests and soldiers instead of experienced sailors like the English had. This man‚ who spent much of the journey in his cabin being seasick‚ was pitched against such an experienced‚ noteworthy sailor as Sir Francis Drake and court favorite Admiral Howard. Moreover‚ the Spanish ships were large and bulky and this made them difficult to maneuver‚ especially in windy conditions of the English Channel. This rendered them
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Cited: Child‚ Francis James. English and Scottish Ballads. Vol. 3; first printed 1882-1892. Reprinted NY: Dover‚ 1965. Dixon‚ J. H. Ancient Poems‚ Ballads and Songs of the Peasantry of England. Percy Soc. 1846. Gummere‚ Francis B. "Medieval Lyrics and Ballads." Columbia. 26 Sept. 2004 . Jokinen‚ Anniina. Luminarium. 7 July 1999. 2 Oct. 2004 . Knight‚ Stephen. Robin Hood: The Forresters Manuscript‚ British Library Additional MS 71158. With a Manuscript Description by Hilton Kelliher. Woodbridge
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------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Elizabeth ’s Background Elizabeth I was born September 7‚ 1533 at Greenwich Palace. She was the second daughter of King Henry VIII and Ann Boleyn. Elizabeth ’s had an older half-sister Mary and a younger half-brother‚ Edward. Elizabeth had a remarkable intelligence from a very young age. She
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mercantilism was a human cost situation and they did not hesitate to send wave after wave of settlers. Even making it seem appealing to the poor‚ and legislating to empower private companies‚ draw out investors‚ and find families to send. After Sir Francis Drake brought back that first bounty‚ nearly 3 times the Queens annual salary‚ you really see England go all in on establishing colonies and asserting its power across the ocean. Before this time it seemed that England was fine stealing from the Spanish
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Song lyrics: looking through the window of cultural texts… If you took the time to listen to the lyrics of a song instead of mumbling uselessly to the catchy melody‚ you’d notice that some bands and musical artists are informing their audience of present-time themes and issues. In today’s society‚ song lyrics can be used effectively to find fault with many dominant values and attitudes‚ somewhat protesting against social issues and the preconceived ideas that stand tall on the stage of democracy
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“The Virgin Queen of England” Queen Elizabeth I was a brave and noble Queen of England‚ who endured wars and hardships better than some British Kings. She grew up with a constantly changing and quarreling family filled with violence‚ scandal and death and still managed to be both intelligent and competent. She was able to unite a torn and divided country and simultaneously fight off other nations over religious beliefs. She kept a level head through risky relationships and bad parings and did get
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Elizabeth I: Improving England’s International Standing: The Defeat of the Spanish Armada Elizabeth Tudor was born in 1533 to King Henry VIII and his second wife‚ Anne Boleyn. Her life began in the midst of controversy and continued to be troubled until her death in 1603. Elizabeth‚ in reality‚ never should have been the ruler of Great Britain at all since she had several siblings in line for the throne ahead of her. After she was crowned queen at the age of 25‚ she successfully reigned for
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12th July 1588 We set sail: Today the Spanish armada set sail from Corunna with 130 ships with 7000 sailors and 21000 soldiers most of whom are priests‚ its purpose: to conquer England. Philip II king of Spain assembled the armada because Spain is the greatest power on earth but England also has a lot of power so Philip wants to take over England to gain more power. Also its a religious crusade‚ Philip wants‚ to kill Elizabeth so he can turn England into a catholic country as well as the fact
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Drake is most known for the genres Hip-hop‚ R&B‚ and Pop at which he plays best. With his vocals and thoughtful rhymes‚ he makes the perfect sound in the type of music that he makes and with his interaction with the crowd has the thousands of people hyped up and excited leaving every person with a lot of energy in the music they are hearing. There are women dancing‚ people yelling‚ screaming‚ jumping and throwing their hands up in the air with much adrenaline. Makes me want to go to a concert live
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