SAINT ELIZABETH of HUNGARY Widow (1207-1231) Elizabeth was the daughter of the just and pious Andrew II‚ king of Hungary‚ the niece of Saint Hedwig‚ and the sister of the virtuous Bela IV‚ king of Hungary‚ who became the father of Saint Cunegundes and of Saint Margaret of Hungary‚ a Dominican nun. Another of her brothers was Coloman‚ King of Galicia and prince of Russia‚ who led an angelic life amid the multiple affairs of the world and the troubles of war. She was betrothed in infancy to
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helped in his work by his wife. He had married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923. King George VI paid State Visits to France in 1938‚ and to Canada and the United States in 1939 (he was the first British monarch to enter the United States). His greatest achievements came during the Second World War‚ when he remained for most of the time at Buckingham Palace (the Palace was bombed nine times during the war). He and his wife‚ Queen Elizabeth‚ visited severely bombed areas
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A Survey of the Background and Development of English Literature from the Earliest Time to Eighteen Century Contents 1. What is Literature? 2. Why the Knowledge of English Literature’s history is important 3. Distinct phases from Earliest to Modern Age 4. Brief survey of ages before Eighteen Century • Anglo-Saxon period • The Medieval period • The Renaissance period • The Puritan period • The Restoration period 5. A panorama of Eighteen
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before a crowd rather than entirely in private as in the play. This treatment also occurs with the scenes depicting Richard’s hiring of Tyrrell and his accusing Elizabeth of convincing her husband the king to arrest his and Richard’s brother Clarence. In the play Richard hiring Tyrrell to murder Clarence is followed by his accusing Elizabeth; in the film‚ they are reversed. In the play‚ we eventually learn that Stanley’s loyalty lies with Henry Tudor‚ Earl of Richmond and intends to betray Richard
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though they had to qualify by meeting the property qualification (which was someone who earned 40 shillings a year and was a freeholder). Therefore‚ not all men did qualify‚ but many women did qualify‚ and as a result could vote in local elections. As I mentioned above‚ people had to meet the property qualification in order to vote. Many women did own property of the right value‚ and so were entitled to the vote. The Married Women’s Property Act made even more women qualify‚ as they could keep their
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Canute was the son of Sweyn I Forkbeard‚ the king of Denmark‚ and grandson of the Polish ruler Mieszko. As a young man‚ Canute was left in charge of the fleet at Gainsborough‚ Lincolnshire. There it is said that he met Aelfgifu‚ daughter of an ealdorman of Northumbria‚ who bore him his two sons‚ Sweyn and Harold. By the end of 1013‚ Sweyn I Forkbeard was accepted as king of England‚ but died in February 1014. Canute and the men of Lindsey planned an expedition‚ but Canute deserted his allies at Easter
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his voice well-known from radio broadcasts. There would be so much recorded evidence about his life and his opinions that it would not be hard to write about him. Shakespeare‚ however‚ lived some four hundred years ago in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I‚ when there was no tele-vision or radio‚ nor even any newspapers as we know them today. Although he was respected as an important person in his own lifetime‚ nobody ever thought of writing about him until well after his death. And Shakespeare did
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WHere history meets legend: Medieval English Royal Families Edward II The Linchpin of England Zain Mobeen Edward II: The Linchpin of England Between the strong reigns of his father Edward I and son Edward III‚ the reign of Edward II was considered by some to be disastrous for England. With military defeats and incompetence‚ his reign is known as being unsuccessful. His choices were problematic amongst his peers and colleagues. This was due to his playing of bias and favoritism towards Gascon
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also to be a generally more popular king. We know that this would have been one of Henry’s main aims as in the first year of his reign he executed Empson and Dudley. These two people were corrupt and unfair leaders and were very unpopular within England; they were very much associated with Henry’s father. By Henry executing them publically in 1510‚ by way of a big public ceremony illustrated two things to the people; firstly that he is a perhaps fairer king and that their desires were what were to
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eastern Mediterranean about forty miles south of present-day Turkey). The time is between 1489 and 1571. 3 Facts on Shakespeare: One of Shakespeare’s relatives on his mother’s side‚ William Arden‚ was arrested for plotting against Queen Elizabeth I‚ imprisoned in the Tower of London and executed. Almost four hundred years after Shakespeare’s death there are 157 million pages referring to him on Google. There are 132 million for God‚ 2.7 million for Elvis Presley‚ and coming up on Shakespeare’s
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