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    Sixteenth century England saw revolutionary changes in the workings of royal court, separation from the greatest institution in medieval Europe, and the bloodshed of many due to a sole ruler. Henry VIII, the second monarch of the Tudor dynasty, was placed in power and ruled with such ascendancy and lack of mercy that his reign as king is still controversial to this day. Many assertions of his tyrannical ruling are made from interpretations of the last twenty years of his life. However, the crowning

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    As the child of Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth was the last Tudor monarch who ruled England from 1558-1603, or Elizabethan Era. Before her reign, England experienced wars and unemployment, leaving many citizens starving and jobless. There were also religious conflicts, mainly between Protestant and Catholic, because of previous monarchs changing religion very often. Due to these conflicts, Queen Elizabeth was compelled to devote her time in resolving economic and religious conflicts. Despite numerous

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    misery and death” (Frank 259). This was written on July 15th, 1944, by Anne Frank, an fifteen year old girl, who was arrested by the Nazis. Anne Frank, is a name known around the world for her compelling diary about growing up, living hidden away from the world, and the situations going on in the outside world during World War Two. This diary was used by Anne to record her life while in hiding with her family and friends. Anne and her diary were, and still are to this day, a link as to what life

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    Anne Frank Anne Frank was a young Jewish girl who lived in Germany during World War II. She was born in 1929 and died in a concentration camp in 1945. In 1933 Anne’s family moves from Germany to Amsterdam. Starting in the 1940’s the Nazi’s came into power and started separating the Jews from the rest of the population. The Nazi’s started beating and killing Jewish people and sending them off to concentration camps. The Jewish people who couldn’t escape from the Nazis would go into hiding. There

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    Anne Frank wrote a diary that affected the world by showing she was a normal girl who wanted to be her true self. Her diary was the only place she could really be herself (Frank 1). Anne’s dream was that her diary would one day become a book. She wrote that she wanted to be famous and to help others. Her influence on World War II was based on her life experiences in hiding, and her diary. Frank’s life was full of hard times and persecution. She was born on July 12, 1929. She received her famous

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    On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler took power as chancellor of Germany (Anne Frank Biography). What people did not know was that soon one of the world’s darkest times was on the verge of taking hold. In the next decade, approximately six million Jews died, along with others that Hitler deemed unworthy enough to live. He claimed that he was only making the country stronger by getting rid of those with “bad genes”. There were an uncountable number of strong figures during this period of time, known

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    King Henry VIII was one of the most powerful rulers in the fifteenth century, who had a very captivating life many people are not aware of. Most people know Henry VIII as a berserk king with too many wives, but there is more to Henry VIII than that. Many few people know about his life and what he truly contributed to our world. Henry VIII was an almighty leader in England who won’t soon be forgotten. Henry VIII was born in Greenwich, England on June 28, 1491. At the age of just two years

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    On Friday, May 19, 1536, Anne Boleyn, former Queen of England, was executed for high treason and adultery, her head severed from her body by an expert swordsman, the only concession given her by her ex-husband King Henry VIII. How, in so short a time, had the woman that Henry had defied the religious tradition of England for, divorcing his wife and changing the history of religion in his country, whom he pursued relentlessly for years, fallen so far, so quickly? To understand one must examine

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    agree with his decision which lead to tension and controversy in their relationship. This is mentioned because it is the beginning of a pattern Henry VIII exhibited in his closest relationships. As initially with Catherine, his relationships with both Anne Boleyn and Thomas Cromwell followed a similar pattern. Each was someone Henry VIII had relied upon, but who later fell from favor in the mist of political and social influences at court. As King, Henry VIII was prideful personally and professionally

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    providing a personal appeal by tying the facts in with historical figures. History is not just facts, it is a story, and like any good story it should pull a reader in and make them interested. The historical figures utilized will be Katherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Thomas Wolsey, Thomas Cromwell, and Thomas Cranmer due to their direct correlation to the change in the religious system of England. The sources utilized were chosen and implemented in relation to how they encompassed concepts related to historical

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