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    Richard II Authority

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    Richard II was a play that was written by William Shakespeare in his earlier days (1398). This particular play is considered to be his 1st in his history of the tetralogy, which is a series of four games. In this particular piece of literature the author points out several different factors; however, the most relevant factors are in regards to kingship and the role of authority figures and how these characters intertwined within our perception of the way we operate as a community or in this case

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    Roses was fought between supporters of two rival branches of the Royal House of Plantagenet. King Edward III of England (House of Plantagenet) had many sons. John of Gaunt, his third son, became the 1st Duke of Lancaster (House of Lancaster) and Edmund of Langley, his fourth son, became the 1st Duke of York (House of York). The conflict stems

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    Julius Caesar's Ambition

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    Author L.M Montgomery once wrote, “We pay a price for everything we get or take in this world; and although ambitions are well worth having, they are not to be cheaply won, but exact their dues of work and self denial, anxiety and discouragement.” Much has changed over the past few centuries, and the Elizabethan era vastly differs from the 21st century we currently live in, however, one thing has remained constant. Since the end of the Elizabethan era in 1603, the price that comes with ambition and

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    New Fern Homes Analysis

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    In my last post I discussed my visit to New Bern to select and photograph homes. The next part of my research process was to select houses that I would analyze in Williamsburg. Initially I thought I would be able to compare homes of very similar ages but this turned out not to be the case. Although I had selected the oldest homes in New Bern, most were still built significantly later than those of Williamsburg. The homes in New Bern were built in the latter part of the 18th century, while many homes

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    The Norman Conquest was a significant event in British history. William Duke of Normandy’s invasion in 1066 resulted in the battle of Hastings, during which the Saxon king Harold Godwinson was killed, possibly by an arrow in the eye. Following one battle of Hastings, castles were used by William to take control of England. One of the first castles was built at Pevensey, but the most famous castle was the Tower of London, built to conquer and control London and to provide protection for the new Norman

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    British Culture

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    Summary of ‘Britain’ The country and its people: an introduction for learners of English Revised and Updated Author: James O’Driscoll Oxford The chapters which you need to study for the exam are as follows: Chapters 1 – 5, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 20 – 23 plus reader 07 2538 SCC UK: Government and Monarchy Chapter 1. Country and People The British Isles lie off the north-west coast of Europe. It consists of two great isles and several much smaller ones. - Great Britain is the largest

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