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    never married or loved one of them. He married Eleanor only for the Aquitaine and didn’t give his brothers any land as soon as he became king. Henry didn’t stop there as he created great accomplishments in the 1150s by claiming Northumberland and Cumbria from the Scots and even persuaded the Scots king Malcolm to accompany him on an expedition against Toulouse (History Today). He did treat his sons better that the movie’s portrayal as he gave them lands to control‚ for example‚ Geoffrey was given

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    Centre parcs and its pricing strategies. In this report we willl look at them and see if they are coherant with the anticipations of the student. Business Strategy Center Parcs are a business consisting of four holiday resorts Whinfell Forest in Cumbria‚ Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire‚ Elveden Forest in Suffolk‚ and Longleat Forest in Wiltshire (Center Parcs‚ 2011). They are the leading operators of short holidays in the woods and sea (Caterer and Hotelkeepers‚ 2006) and since 2006 have been

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    Henry VI and the Nobility

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    The power of the Nobility was the most important cause of unrest in the period of 1450 to 1470. ‘How far do you agree?’ During 1450- 1470‚ there were two main kingships; Henry VI and Edward IV. The first kingship was an extremely weak one with Henry VI who seemed to show a clear lack of interest in ruling the country‚ and then came Edward IV who was a strong king that sorted out the mess that Henry VI had left behind. However‚ throughout both reigns‚ the nobility seemed to stay the same; the

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    Rural Land Resources; The Lake District Location; The Lake District is a mountainous region in North West England‚ in the county of Cumbria. The area is in close proximity to Manchester and other surrounding settlements. Transport links also make it accessible to the rest of the UK. The climate is much like Scotland’s‚ yet the area has became an important holiday destination and a desirable retirement place. Ferries make the islands in the lakes accessible‚ and the lakes are used too – for

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    William Wordsworth

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    Wordsworth enhanced his poetry with his outstanding imagination. William Wordsworth not only used nature‚ but also his family and his romantic affairs to make him into a respected poet in the eighteenth century. Wordsworth was born in Cockermouth‚ Cumbria‚ England on April 7‚ 1770. His mother died when he was only eight years old and his father passed away only a few years later leaving William and his other four siblings orphans. This was indeed one of the hardest obstacles William had to endure which

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    rural tourism

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    ARTICLE IN PRESS Journal of Rural Studies 22 (2006) 117–128 www.elsevier.com/locate/jrurstud Re-conceptualising rural resources as countryside capital: The case of rural tourism Brian Garrod Roz Wornell‚ Ray Youell Institute of Rural Sciences‚ University of Wales Aberystwyth‚ Llanbadarn Campus‚ Aberystwyth‚ SY23 3AL‚ UK Abstract Commentators tend to agree that the rural resource is becoming increasingly subject to pressures arising from an ever wider range of economic‚ social‚ political

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    14TH NOVEMBER 2013 POLLY COPESTAKE 13CMC DISCUSS THE EXTENT TO WHICH YOU AGREE THAT TRADE UNIONS ARE A MAJOR CAUSE OF UK LABOUR MARKET FAILURE IN 2013 (20) Trade unions are groups of workers in the same industry who combine forces to try and improve their pay and conditions through collective bargaining with employers. Labour market failure occurs when there is either allocative inefficiency or social inequality. This happens when too much or too little labour is allocated to any one particular

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    providing better services and answers. Heelas and Woodhead theorised that the congregational domain (traditional religion) is declining due to the high demands‚ while the holistic milieu experienced growth due to their better services‚ particularly in Cumbria. This could also be due to the structural differentiation of industrial societies‚ which according to Parsons has led to religion being disengaged from the state. Secular states see religion as more of a privatised part of society. Postmodernists

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    Buddhism is one of the oldest religions practiced in modern day. Though missionary movements were not widely established in Buddhism‚ nevertheless‚ Buddha’s teachings‚ which originated from northern India‚ were spread all over Asia. As Buddhism spread to different countries with varying cultures‚ the Buddhist practices and religious beliefs were adapted to fit the local culture‚ without compromising the fundamental teachings involving compassion‚ wisdom‚ et cetera. Buddhism was widely spread throughout

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    England merupakan sebahagian daripada United Kingdom. England meliputi bahagian selatan Pulau Great Britain dan berkongsi sempadan darat di bahagian utara dengan Scotland dan bahagian barat dengan Wales. England juga dikelilingi oleh laut dan merupakan negara yang mempunyai paling ramai penduduk di UK. England dinamakan sempena nama Angles‚ sebuah puak Jerman. England bersama-sama dengan Scotland‚ Wales dan Ireland Utara membentuk United Kingdom. Bandaraya terbesar England iaitu London ialah ibu

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