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    was queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1837-1901) and empress of India (1876-1901). Queen Victoria was born Alexandrina Victoria on May 24, 1819, in Kensington Palace, London. Victoria's mother was Victoria Mary Louisa, daughter of the duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Her father was Edward Augustus, duke of Kent and Strathern, the fourth son of George III and youngest brother of George IV and William IV; they were kings of Great Britain. Because William IV had no legal children

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    Middle Ages Feudal System

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    Castille was the dominant force in the unification of Spain, as the territory was three times as large as Aragon’s. Queen Isabella I, the heiress to Castille, married Ferdinand II of Aragon in 1469, bringing together the two kingdoms together in what became the unification of Spain as a modern state. Isabella is known for her role in ‘purifying’ the Roman Catholic religion by expelling the Jews and defeating the Moors in Spain. Feudalism was a dominant power in French society

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    England, 1837, King William IV dies and a young woman named Victoria is crowned Queen of the United Kingdom. Little did people know, this was the beginning of the Golden Age of England. Her 64 year reign led to some of the most prosperous times in her country’s history. Queen Victoria, written by Lytton Strachey, details the life of Victoria and England. Strachey was known as a founding member of the Bloomsbury Group and the author of Eminent Victorians when he wrote Queen Victoria. He is said

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    Shakespeare's Life Many different writers have many different styles. One of them is the famous William Shakespeare. He is well know for many plays and poems. William Shakespeare is well known writer who was born into a family of no significance, who disappeared for a period of time, and who had many accomplishments in later years. In Shakespeare’s childhood he had a big problem impacting his whole family. He was known to be born on the twenty third of April and was baptized at Holy Trinity Church

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    trifling nation has molded the world and others who live in it. I will also discuss important material about the statistics of the country and the distinction between the ethnocentrism in British and American ways of life. I will also discuss how the United States and Scotland both partake in many cultural ideas and traditions, But like every culture and nation they are different and share plenty of alterations. Data In Scotland the most common language is English, Another rising popular word of tongue

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    honorable and legitimate ruler. In William Shakespeare’s play King Henry IV Part One the audience must decide what makes an honorable leader. Throughout the play the main characters, King Henry, Prince Harry, Hotspur, and even Falstaff, help the audience realize what makes up an honorable leader for others to follow. The first character that William Shakespeare wants the audience to look at is King Henry. Henry represents the truth and goodness of the kingdom that he commands. There is some speculation

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    Ryne Kolessar Ms. Schroder English IV 12/8/16 Frankenstein Gothic Novel? Many elements combine to make a gothic novel. Gothic novels include elements of darkness, mystery, unknown, suspense, and/or the presence of supernatural forces. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein includes many of these elements, which put it into the category of gothic novels. A key component of a gothic novel is its setting. While the setting of Frankenstein changes throughout the novel, the multiple locations all retain the mysterious

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    Shakespeare & Wordsworth William Shakespeare, also known as the "Bard of Avon," is often called England's national poet and considered one of the greatest dramatist if not, the greatest of all time. Shakespeare's works are known throughout the world, but his personal life is shrouded in mystery. We know that William Shakespeare lived between 1564 to 1616. He died on April 23, 1616 in his birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom. Shakespeare was born on the 1564, more than

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    in in group four and period four as shown in the diagram below. Location of Titanium on the Periodic Table: http://bit.ly/1TiYE0o Discovery of Titanium Titanium was first discovered by a Reverend with the name of William Gregor in the United Kingdom (he was an English pastor at the time) in 1791. Except, it wasn't until 1910 when a man by the name of Matthew A. Hunter an American metallurgist was the first to have produced pure Titanium. A plaque was later made

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    iii)Jefferson uncertain U.S. had power to recently acknowledge give b/c power not particularly conceded in Constitution, eventually in understanding acknowledged as settlement force. Gregorian schedule month 1803 region two-gave over from Kingdom of Spain to France then U.S. iv)Govt sorted out American state region like Northwest region w/changed regions to in the end to wind up states-American state first, conceded

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