Prisoners in the Tower of London

Waltham, Massachusetts. During her freshman year she had the chance to attend the Worlds Festival for Youth and Students in Helsinki, Finland which furthered her interest in socialism and communism. During her trip abroad she toured Paris, France, London, England and Geneva, Switzerland which gave her an interest in foreign affairs and cultures. She was accepted at Hamilton College French Program in her junior year and spent a year of study in France. In France she was involved in a lot of protest

as a punishment or to force them to do, say something, or for the pleasure of the person inflicting the pain”, is an injustice (Merriam-Webster). In the past, torture victims have been seen in events such as the Holocaust, Medieval Europe, the Tower of London, and most recently in events orchestrated by Putin and ISIS. During 2011 according to Amnesty, the world took a stand and went on protest for restrictions of freedom of expression in 91 countries; many governments replied with violence and most

Prison Theory The resurrection of former prisons across the world has equally captured the awareness of tourists and scholars alike. While prison museums, as a result of their bleak and in some cases disturbing subject matter, invert the “Disney” experience, they proceed to exploit a phenomenon known as dark tourism,” . . . in which people gravitate to sites associated with war, genocide, and other tragic events for purposes of remembrance education, or even entertainment,” (Welch, 1). Generated

Libby Baert HIST-B323 28274 April 20th, 2015 RA The First: A Look into the Dachau Concentration Camp In March of 1933, the Nazis opened the gates to what would be the beginning of a living for hell for over 180,000 people and the beginning of the end for over 28,000 of those people (“Dachau”, 2014). Gates marked with the words “Arbeit macht Frei”, or “work makes freedom” or “work liberates”, led to Dachau, the first concentration camp instated during the Holocaust. Although there is much known

pay taxes and attacked the tax collectors starting a riot that spread through Kent and Essex. The peasants eventually grouped together and decided to march to London to force the King to give them more rights. They elected a leader called Wat Tyler on the 7th of June, released a priest called John Ball and assembled together outside of London where King Richard (the present 14 year old king) met the rebels at Mile End. Wat Tyler demanded six things from the King. He demanded that Serfdom was abolished

being saved, goes with V as he demonstrates his hatred for the fascist government by blowing up the Old Bailey. Later Evey is caught in a predicament when she is wanted by the government; however, she helps save V after his latest ordeal at Jordan Tower. After helping V

of Two Cities (1859) is a novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Parisbefore and during the French Revolution. The novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralized by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, the corresponding brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution, and many unflattering social parallels with life in London during the same period. Charles Darnay - A French aristocrat

There was time between the fall of the Roman Empire and the reformation. This was called the middle ages. This time was crammed with war, the struggle for power, disease, and illiteracy. Although, there was much intelligence that was sparked around this time (Castles of the Middle Ages). The first castle was introduced in 1066. This gigantic beauty was named the Motte and Bailey and was constructed in England (Motte and Bailey Castles). Castle designs soon spread throughout Europe. This was a way

William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Macbeth was heavily influenced through its setting, characters, and subject matter by the Royal Stuart Family, which became the first dynasty to rule both Scotland and England. Many of the names used in this play are actually referencing real members of the Stuart family who ruled at one point and time. The name “Macbeth” is actually borrowed from a former king in the Stuart Family named Macbeth, who took over the throne after coincidently killing his cousin,

Chipping Sodbury, and she showed a proficiency with story-telling at a young age. She attended Wyedean Comprehensive for secondary school. She studied French and the classics in college at Exeter University, and upon her graduation, she moved to London to work as a researcher and secretary. While there, she started work on Harry Potter, although it took her several years to actually complete it. Rowling moved to Portugal in the early 1990s to teach English. She met Jorges Arantes, a Portuguese