To the readers' surprise, Dr Faustus prefers the damnation, life full of misery and unhappiness, to free righteous Christian life. ... Shakespeare's Play, Richard III According to William Shakespeare's presentation, Richard III in the eponymous play is a man driven by vengeance, ambition, and a thirst for power. ... The bad character of Richard III was seen when he plotted and succeeded in eliminating three heirs to the throne before him, as well as King Edward IV himself (Shakespeare & Crowther 85). ... King Edward became aware of the plot when one of the henchmen told that R...

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So it also has a bit of his personal life, as it can be said that very little is known about the personal life of William Shakespeare. ... Renaissance man conceives life as a stage to be enjoyed before death comes. ... In 1593 Richard III and Romeo and Juliet. In 1594 Richard II, dream of a summer night King John, The Merchant of Venice and The Taming of the flower. ... In 1605 King Lear. ...

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One was in 1135 during the reign of King Stephen, the other was 415 years later with the death of Henry VIII. ... In a way, the death of William was the cause of the civil war. ... These oaths were a source of much controversy after Henry's death. ... Henry had a falling out with her father towards the end of his life. ... King Stephen I Stephen was the son of Adela, daughter of King William I so he did have a right to the throne. ...

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Leading the SCLC was a young preacher named Martin Luther King Jr. ... After King's success with The Montgomery Bus Boycott he helped form the SCLC. ... King's words were different than most African American preachers of the day. ... Initially, King led mass meetings and then eventually organized marches in Selma. In January of 1965, King led four hundred marchers to the county courthouse. ...

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The most conservative elements within the British government were enthusiastic supporters of British superiority, unabashed, fervently loyal subjects of their King, George III. ... A career in the military, if survived, was a virtual assurance of achieving success in life and societal position. ... George III and Lord George Germain, the cabinet minister principally accountable for the conduct of the war, were so confident of victory that Britain's success was the centerpiece of the King's speech for the opening of Parliament. ... Four British leaders figure prominently: Charles, E...

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His death made the way for a new East Anglian king, Anna, who Bede described as a good man blessed with four holy daughters. ... On his death, c.655, she retired to the Isle of Ely, which was her wedding gift from Tondberht. In 660, for political reasons, she was married to Egfrith, the fifteen year old king of Northumbria who was several years younger than her. ... According to Bede, Etheldreda was succeeded as Abbess of Ely by her elder sister Sexburga, widow of Eorcenberth, King of Kent. 16 years after Etheldreda's death her sister wanted her body moved into a new coffin and placed in ...

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It was separated from the land mass of Europe around 6700 BC before snakes and other varieties of plant life were common in the country. ... (Ireland was probably populated before the Ice Age finished but most would have perished during the Ice Age and only the most hardy of life forms would have survived.) ... For one fleeting moment the tribes were united under the High King Brian Boru in the 9th Century but this only lasted until his death. ... After his death his disciples ensured that Pagan Ireland was for ever more to be a Christian Celtic country. ...

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Describing it as the biggest ever pedophile sweep in Switzerland, officials said the suspects included teachers, school psychologists, law enforcement officers and high ranking civil servants.15 [In 1993,] within months of Janet Reno's promise to "protect our children from abuse,"" 16 [she] tried to redefine child pornography to make it more difficult for prosecutors to go after NAMBLA child molesters.17 Unbelievably, the position taken by Attorney General Janet Reno is that the producers and distributors of this wretched material cannot be prosecuted unless children are depicted lasci...

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According to the Prussian constitution, the parliament had neither the power to initiate legislation (unlike Canada's parliament which does have this power), nor reject legislation brought forth by the king or his ministers (the executive). ... King Wilhelm I and his minister of war rejected this liberal attempt to change the class composition of the Prussian officer corps, and the parliament threatened to veto the military budget. ... Biz now held incredible power in his hands; he could not be turfed in a popular election, he could only be dismissed by the king. ... Although Biz got th...

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