In the passage, “Betsy Hold the Reins,” Elizabeth Ann is a sweet little child who is going to visit her uncle in Vermont. Elizabeth seems as if she is dependent on someone telling her what to do because that’s the way she was brought up. But, in the beginning of the passage when they are on their way to her Uncle Henry’s farm, he hands the reins of the wagon over to Elizabeth. For Elizabeth this is startling because she doesn’t know what to do or how to handle them. In fact though, that’s why her
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Leadership A good leader is only as good as the qualities he possess, the advisors he surrounds himself with, and if he carries out his role properly. It is a leader’s role to benefit the people he is ruling; by making society a peaceful, organized, and flourishing place to lead a productive life. A good leader will consult and seek advice from his advisors, whose job it is to council the leader in matters concerning his leadership. During the Renaissance, in the fifteenth century, there were many
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more crucial. Katherine’s role must be seen as central as if she had agreed to ‘go quietly’ then there would surely have been little controversy. However once the process had started there were other individuals, notably Wolsey, Charles, Clement and Henry himself who perhaps played a greater role in delaying the annulment. Overall I believe that the greatest role in the delay, and indeed the factor that had caused complete stagnation in the case, which had been recalled to Rome in the summer of 1529
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Do you agree with the view that Henry VIII's foreign policy in the years 1514-25 failed because he lacked the resources to fulfil his aims? Henry VIII's foreign policy aims were to claim the title King of France and emulate the military actions of Henry V. However Henry failed to fulfil the majority of his aims mainly due to a lack of resources but there was a plethora of other reasons as to why he failed. One major reason was the current diplomatic
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Erasmus Erasmus of Rotterdam is highly critical of the monastic life. Not as one who avoids hard work. He accuses a certain segment as doing such; but also to argue if one follows the letter of discipline as just as much folly because the participant does not work either to further God's Kingdom or the general well-being on earth. He accuses the participants of being self-absorbed and not really humble. Highly critical of monks and monastic life as not being self-sacrificing, but rather self-gratifying:
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monasteries had little to do with the king's religious conviction and everything to do with the king's greed.' Explain why you agree or disagree with this view. * 'Catholicism without the Pope best describes the religion of England at the end of Henry VIII's reign.' Explain why you agree or disagree with this view. * 'In the early sixteenth century, the Church was more important in the lives of wealthy people than those of the poor.' Explain why you agree or disagree with this view. * 'New religious
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Anne was probably the most closest person to Henry during this time, so it would of been thought that Anne would have a massive influence on Henry decisions on things that would concern her, the divorce. Anne wouldn’t of been able to create any laws that would allow the divorce to go ahead but could certainly tempt Henry into thinking them which he could then enforce to be a new law. Of course other people would needed to be involved with being able to set the laws and to ensure whoever was in charged
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What defines a king as being successful is a matter subject to opinion, making it considerably difficult to determine success objectively. However, if one focuses upon the stability of the kingdom alongside its progression during a king’s reign then a sense of general success is being obtained. Being a military leader was a significant quality as it is often depicted as being a central factor of both Carolingian and Anglo-Saxon kingship. Whether it was the most important quality for a successful
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Anne Bonny was a headstrong, independent woman. During her time, the world was dominated by men. Women didn’t have the rights they do today. It was hard for her to gain respect for being a female pirate and crewmate. But as years passed, she earned her title of respect...brutally. Historians are not sure one her exact day of birth, but they most say she was born on 1967 in Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. Anne was born out of wedlock by lawyer William Cormac and his servant Mary Brennan. William’s
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Francis Tumblety, also known as J.H Blackburn and Frank Townsend was said to be born to Margaret and James Tumlety in circa 1833 in either Canada or Ireland. Exactly where he was born is still a remaining mystery, however according to the 1850 US census claims that Tumblety was born in Ireland while the 1900 US census records that Tumblety was born in Maryland, Virginia . Francis was the youngest of eleven children that included eight sisters ( Mary, Elizabeth, Julia, Margaret, Alice, Jane and Bridget
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