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    Anne Hathaway Hilly

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    Hilly, “she skinny. Her legs is so spindly, she look like she done growed em last week… even her hair is thing, brown, see-through” (Stockett 2). Jane Levy was chosen to play Skeeter, although Jane Levy is only 5 feet 2 inches she still makes a great portrayer of Skeeter. Skeeter is a journalist for her local newspaper, just trying to make it big. Jane Levy is a well-known actress with orange hair and blue eyes, just as Skeeter, “To say I have Frizzy hair is an

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    Mary Tudor was the queen of England from 1553 until her death in 1558, and was the only daughter who survived until adulthood of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. She was preceded by Lady Jane Grey, her first cousin once removed, and was succeeded by her half-sister, Elizabeth I. She married only once to Philip II of Spain and was a stubborn Roman Catholic, and her one of the goals of her reign was to restore her country to Roman Catholicism. Her life story has been disputed about for many years

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    Elizabeth I's Reforms

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    The English Reformation of the sixteenth century was one of the most drastic religious reforms in England. During this time, the Tudor Dynasty swept England from Roman Catholicism into the arms of Protestantism. However, such a massive change did not come without strife. The Tudor Dynasty began with King Henry VII. After defeating Richard III and ending the War of the Roses, Henry united the warring Lancaster and York factions under the Tudor Rose. Henry and his wife Elizabeth had four children:

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    Mary Tudor 's Bloody Mary

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    “Mary Mary quite contrary. How does your garden grow? With silver bells and cockleshells. And pretty maids all in a row.” This is a nursery that is believed to be associated with Mary Tudor, most commonly known as “Bloody Mary”. Sounds like an innocent nursey rhyme, right? But really, according to Gillies, the garden in the nursery rhyme is a reference to graveyards which were increasing in size, with those who dared to continue to follow the Protestant faith. The silver bells and cockleshells were

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    echoing and lingering indefinitely. According to Wisker houses are the principal locations where the presence of its residents leave lasting imprints on the structure (2011, 4). Novels To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen both use domestic environments as important sites to emphasise and reflect their characters by deploying the literary techniques of language and style from their respective eras. Woolf as a Modernist writer from the early twentieth century uses

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    novel, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, Jane had lived in many places that have helped define the person she has become. Not only did these places guide her and help her realize who she was, but they also helped shape her into someone who she was proud to be. Many of these places might have had horrible conditions and cruel people, but in the end Jane would not be the strong, independent, and mature person she was if it weren’t for them. Gateshead and Thornfield were not the only places Jane has lived

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    Thomas Salter Mrs. Lusk Parrish English 11 Accelerated 11 March 2016 Queen "Bloody" Mary Did you know that the legend of "Bloody Mary" is real and originated with Queen Mary I of England, the source of over 300 deaths? Over 400 years ago, Queen Mary Tudor ruled in England from 1553, until her death in 1558. Mary was a Catholic and so were her parents, but when her Mother and father got divorced, her father switched to a Protestant faith. When she became Queen she quickly reformed her Father religious

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    Lauren Langan Mr. Raschilla English 12 April 29, 2016 Shakespeare’s Ghost The supernatural has been a widely controversial subject throughout time. During the Elizabethan period, ghosts were a very popular and disputed topic. Evidence of this fascination of ghosts is seen in the multiple reported sightings and experiences of a ghostly presence as well as the literature that flourished during this time. Perhaps the most famous of this literature is the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare. One of

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    Woolf and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen People imprint themselves on their surroundings; they inject fleeting moments into the veins of their environments, boiling the blood that swims hot through every crevice, echoing and lingering indefinitely. According to Wisker houses are the principal locations where the presence of its residents leave lasting imprints on the structure (2011, 4). Novels To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen both use domestic environments

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    After the Wars of the Roses had been in England for many years from 1455 till 1485 between two branches of the royal House of Plantagenet: The House of Lancaster and the House of York. After years of conflicts, The Lancastrian Henry tried to unite the houses by taking for Elizabeth of York as his spouse. The matter started when Henry with his forces defeated Richard and won the crown. After that Henry started trying to restore the strength in the government and more specifically the faith in the

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