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    history as one of the greatest rulers of England. She was the ruler of the golden age‚ and her victory over Spain was one of the greatest battles that England had fought. These victories wouldn’t have been possible without help from certain events. These events and various battles have created the steeping stones for this historical era. In the movie‚ Elizabeth: The Golden Age‚ Elizabeth was a powerful woman who refused to get married. England was in dissent since there was a religious

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    Canadian Trade History

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    took long time to get to other countries. Until the sail technique and been used for 1000 years. In1497‚ just five years after Columbus landed in the Caribbean John Cabot (Giovanni Cabotto)‚ an Italian whose ships were financed by England’s King Henry VII‚ landed on the shores of Newfoundland‚ off the east coast of North America. And this is how Canadian trade history start. The national people were the first arrive in the North America live in the good social‚ health lives‚ hunting animals

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    its centuries of existence‚ England has had many different rulers sit on its throne. One of the longest and most celebrated reigns in the country’s history is that of Queen Elizabeth I‚ who ruled from 1558 to 1603. During her time as Queen‚ Elizabeth possessed many qualities that made her an exceptional monarch‚ including religious tolerance‚ support of the arts‚ and love for her people. Elizabeth I became queen during a period of religious conflict in England. Unlike her sister Mary‚ who

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    The movie that I watched was Elizabeth: The Golden Age directed by Shekhar Kapur. In 1585‚ Catholic Spain ‚ruled by King Philip II of Spain‚ is the most powerful country in the world. Philip intrigues war viewing Protestant England as a threat to his plan to bring Europe to Roman Catholicism‚ and in vengeance for English piracy of Spanish ships. Queen Elizabeth seeks counsel from her astrologer‚ Dr. John Dee‚ who predicts that the two empires will go to war‚ although he cannot foretell which will

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    Queen Elizabeth: Influential‚ Inspiring‚ and Intelligent Queen Elizabeth was thought of as one of the greatest rulers of England. Throughout Queen Elizabeth’s life‚ religion always played a huge role‚ since she was brought up Protestant. However‚ during the time of her reign‚ religion was very controversial. Being the Queen‚ it was expected of Elizabeth to marry and have children to take the throne once she passed. Queen Elizabeth‚ however‚ valued her independence and chose not to marry‚ which led

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    demonstrations and protests from 1536 to 1537 against Henry VII‚ head of the Anglican Church‚ and Thomas Cromwell his Lord High Chancellor. Cromwell implemented a series of policies that included the confiscation of Catholic Church lands. The goals of these participants were to stop the Protestant Reformation and give more rights back to Catholics. They had concerns with the protestants growing more powerful and having a protestant King in Henry the VII. The goals of the Pilgrimage of Grace were to

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    William became the king of England in 1066‚ December 25. When he was about 9 years of age‚ he inherited power on his father’s death and faced many challenges. He ruled England until his death‚ which was in 1087. Harold Godwinson was born in the year of 1021.he was the son of Godwin who had become the most powerful man in the land after the king. When the death of his father arrived‚ Harold was to inherit his title. In 1053‚ he became The Earl of Wessex. He became king of England on the 6th of January

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    The Mystery

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    We arrived at the grave yard a spent a half hour looking for the grave of Mary Louise. We started to get suspicious were was her grave. We thought for a second maybe she was not killed. We started to investigate first by going to her rich fiancés Henrys grave. We decided that it was getting creepy so we went back to my house to get some sleep. I dreampt the whole night long of where her grave was. As the sun came up to break the shadows of the night we rose form our slomber for a new adventure.

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    which took place between 1642-1651‚ was fought between the Royalists‚ who were mostly Catholics‚ and the Parliamentarians‚ who were mostly Puritan. With religious tensions rising‚ King Charles I was tried for treason and executed in 1649‚ putting England into the hands of Oliver Cromwell‚ the leader of the Puritans. Cromwell was extremely unpopular and died in 1658‚ which‚ not so coincidentally‚ was the year that Topsell published his book about fantastic beasts (Sax 2013). The lore of the unicorn

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    permanently etched in the hearts of his subjects. The son of King Charles I of England; young Charles II’s life was one of turmoil and uncertainty as he witnessed his country thrown into a civil war. Charles was sent to exile as a child and spent his life plotting for his banished throne. After secret dealings with Scotland and conflict with a dissident named Cromwell; Charles eventually regained his rightful place as King of England. Riddled by accomplishments and failures; his reign was monumental enough

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