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- 4411: Elizabeth 1
- ... a hundred years. Gabrielle gave Henri three children, two of them sons. The eldest, César, was named Duc de Vendôme, one of Henri's ancestral properties. Henri and his wife, Queen Margot, have lived apart for many years now and there have never been any legitimate heirs. This poses a potential problem for the future stability of France, and Henri has already approached Margot about having their marriage annulled ...
- 4412: American Push For Independence
- ... independence was introduced in 1620. The slave trade brought the much needed labor to the colony to harvest the great money maker of tobacco and other crops now being produced on large plantations. The rich lived a life based on status and socializing. They owned land and had slaves to work their property. That was the attainable sought after lifestyle of Virginia colonists. The poor farmers hoped to one day reach ...
- 4413: Education Of The Middle Ages
- ... neck. They alternated prayer with spinning, weaving, and embroiling items such as tapestries and banners. They also taught needlework and the medicinal use of herbs to daughters of nobles (Couglin A6). Although monks and nuns lived apart from society, they were not completely isolated. Indeed, they played a crucial role in medieval intellectual and social life. Since few people could read or write, the regular clergy preserved ancient and the classical ...
- 4414: Edgar Allan Poe Biography
- ... wife, Frances Allan. Poe was never legally adopted by the Allan's, but they did try to supply him with a good home and education. Poe grew up in Richmond, Virginia, where his foster parents lived. When he was six years old, he was taken to England with the Allan family and placed in the Manor House School, a private school conducted by a conductor just like the one in " William ...
- 4415: Edgar Allan Poe 2
- ... for many writers worldwide. Edgar and his brother and sister were orphaned before Edgar's third birthday and Edgar was taken in to the home of John and Fanny Allan in Richmond, Va. The Allans lived in England for five years (1815-1820) where Edgar also attended school. In 1826 he entered the University of Virginia. Although a good student he was forced to gambling since John Allan did not provide ...
- 4416: Early Colonial Areas
- ... very religious. They also read the Bible. They also migrated to America for religious reasons, like the Puritans. They valued self government, Manufacturing, and commerce. Their preachers preached violently (in terms of speaking). They both, lived amicably with the Indians and purchased plots of land off them. Quaker city of Philadelphia became the unofficial colonial capitol in 1750. Twenty-six years later the Declaration of Independence was signed here. The Middle ...
- 4417: Durham Cathedral
- ... is overshadowed by the cathedral’s twin towers. (See Appendix F) The second addition was the black marble-topped tomb of The Venerable Bede (673-735 AD,) who was the first historian of England. Bede lived most of his life at Jarrow near the River Tyne. His bones were brought to Durham from the ruins of Jarrow monastery in 1020 AD. On Bede’s tomb is inscribed the following words in ...
- 4418: American Parties From The Civi
- ... tariff protection. The split in the Democratic party over the issue of slavery continued, and in 1858 the Republicans won control of the House of Representatives for the first time. National Republican Party A short-lived U.S. political party formed to oppose Andrew Jackson in the 1832 presidential election. Favoring high tariffs and a national bank, the party nominated Henry Clay. Clay was badly defeated, and by 1836 the National ...
- 4419: Dickinson; A Biography
- ... be misunderstood. During her final years she neer left her house or garden. Since her death of Bright's disease, Dickinson has become known as one of the greatest and most powerful poets who ever lived.
- 4420: Developments Of The Modern Day
- ... made from constant rising share prices. To make the situation worse, investors could borrow money of brokers, pay back what they borrowed and still make huge profits. However, the confidence in the market was short lived. In late October, prices began to fall sharply, and investors reacted by selling their shares. This simply sped up the collapse of the market. By the end of trading on Monday 27th of October the ...
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