American History King Philip's War: An Exercise In Failure In 1675, the Algonquian Indians rose up in fury against the Puritan Colonists, sparking a violent conflict that engulfed all of Southern New England. ... (Lepore 18) King Philip's war was not the basic Indian war that plagues American history. ... (Leach 21) Saying that this conflict left all of 17th century New England in a state of confusion is far more than an understatement. ... King Philip was captured and killed, and in a very un-puritan like fashion, his head was placed on a poll in Plymouth. ... On top of all ...

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By the end of the seventh century, all of the England was reconverted.4 After the conversion of the Anglo-Saxons, problems arose with the Celtic Christians. ... Aethelbert, the king of Kent, was the first to convert and the pope subsequently dubbed him "King of the Angles.... Since that time, coronation ceremonies include anointing of the king with holy oil, and the king taking holy vows before receiving his ring, sword, and crown from the archbishop. ... This began as way for the king to collect fines and tolls. It was a monetary link between the king and the people and insured the kin...

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James" son, Charles I, proved even more unacceptable as a King to the Puritans. ... To generalize, the pattern was this in the two or so decades before the outbreak of war: Parliament would grant the King a certain degree of rights to collect duties and taxes (the King needed funds after all). The trick was that there were limitations on the King's power. ... In anger, the King dissolved the Parliament - which was his right. ... Still, the Parliamentarians did not trust the King or his promises. ...

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The Colonists really respected the king and all his power. He was an all mighty god to them. The king was the ruler of their lives. ... The Colonists honor King George III. The colonists used all types of English things. ...

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Considered the originator of the idea of King as a Supreme Head of the Church, in 1534 he made sure of it, with the passing of the Act of Supremacy. ... Cromwell's popularity with the king was strong, but weak with the general populace. ... In January 1535 Cromwell was appointed Vicegerent, Vicar general and Special Commissary to exercise all jurisdiction inherent in the Supreme Head of the English Church. ... The king declared that Rome had no authority in England and Cromwell instituted the reforms, which would make it so. ... He also set up a Bible in every parish church, and regarde...

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Semilegendary King Arthur rules Celtic tribe b. Death of King Arthur at Battle of Camlann c. ... Normans defeat Saxons; William the Conqueror becomes English king I. ... These spirits (gods) controlled all aspects of existence and had to be constantly satisfied. ... Even King Alfred would have failed to unify the Anglo. ...

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Unlike any other King before him, he had to rule his people with the notion that parliament always had a say in what went on. This idea had always been in force to the colonist until 1763 once King George took their power of being able to speak freely against the king in local governments by enacting things such as military rule in Boston Massachusetts. ... The following years presented a fight to gain power between Charles II and King James II. ... Once King George and Parliament enacted laws and taxes to the colonist, Americans began to feel that the King was limiting their freedom. ... Once...

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Between 1534-1536 all direct payments to the Pope were stopped. ... The King now had more power in his own realm. The changes made were not accepted by all. ... All seven of the Observant Franciscan houses were shut down in 1534. ... When the complaints were presented it was agreed that if the rebels disbanded the King would read the demands, a freely elected parliament would discuss them and all would be pardoned for participating in the rebellion. ...

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This can all effect schoolwork performance and discipline while in class. ... The complicated forms necessary to evaluate financial need may also deter some students from applying (King). ... Jobs that require long hours all but eliminate the possibility of a student joining an athletic team. ... We all learn a lot from these early relationships and they seem very important to us at the time. ... Students working more than fifteen hours per week find it difficult to balance all of their responsibilities. ...

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This leads into the symbolic power of the king, the sacredness of kingship. One simply does not treat a king the same way one treats the theoretically highest and most noblest aristocrat, and vice versa. Thus, the embodiment of the idea of the king within each and every citizen leads to great popular support, alongside compliance, to the territorial ruler. ... Although the majority of citizens expect the king to act on their behalf, royalty can be at times unrealistic for citizens to express their demands. ... Religious status, socioeconomic conditions, and exposure to war all are inherent qua...

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Countries all around acknowledged Elizabeth I and money in the treasury began to increase. ... Mary Stuart married the Earl of Bothwell and when she made him the King of Scots, the Scots marched against their queen. ... They were all executed for treason. ... Essex became King of Ireland and wished to attack England, thus making himself king. ... People all over were plotting to kill her and she must have been terrified. ...

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Also around this time in 2700 BCE Gilgamesh was a Sumerian king who ruled the city-state of Uruk. 1335 BCE (Egypt or Mesopotamia)- Special sieves (for beer making) were found in the tomb of King Tutankhamen who died around this time. ... Primary Documents: Wine in Greece and Rome Around the time 870 BCE King AShurnasirpal II of Assyria gave one of the greatest feasts in history marking the inauguration of his new capital at Nimrud. ... After all the construction was completed, he invited a mass load of people to celebrate. ... Coordinating with all of the people he had tons and tons of food ...

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Ardoch is not at all what it appears to be, for Auntie May is really a madam for a unique group of call girls specializing in satisfying their customer's baby fetishes. ... He is not the all powerful, no-nonsense leader he longs to be. ... Martha even tells off the King when he has issues with the clause of his contract concerning his conduct towards women, because he is "King- only by "contract and permission- (193). Martha is the real boss here, and the King and Governor Pitman are mere puppets under her control. ... The culture and history of the nation on the Isle of Wight is all ...

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The colony was called Jamestown established on the banks of the James River, named after King James I. ... In 1606 King James I of England granted the Virginia Company of London a charter to establish colonies in Virginia. ... Amazingly in all of this, there was only one reported death. ... The water supply was bad and all of these things added to the illness and disease that devastated most of the colony within the first 8 months of their arrival. ... Without the leadership of John Smith, they might have all perished. ...

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When King Henry VII dissolved the Catholic Church and made the Church of England rendering the Pope powerless in all English affairs (Williams, 4), some people, non-conformists, were not happy. ... They were known by 3 different names, their leader William Bradford called them Pilgrims, those who held them in contempt called them Brownists, and to King James and his court they were known as Separatists (Williams, 48). ... Puritans, like all Protestants, believed in predestination; God, they declared, had determined in advance who was to be saved and who was to be damned (Morgan, 67). ... The ...

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Andrews wrote," that the empire was not a single state made up of a mother country and her dependencies, but rather a group of states equal in status, with coordinate legislatures and a common king." ... England had it all: "an element of monarchy, the king, an element of aristocracy, the House of Lords, and an element of democracy, the House of Commons."... Compromises were reached concerning the extent of the King's power and also the relationship between church and state (Church of England). ... All of these conditions existed in eighteenth century England and the combined to create th...

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Today, women are allowed to do what they want and they can do many men's work and can serve in the military and can vote and can have a say in the political world all because of these movements. ... A peace treaty in 1420 disowned the French prince, Charles of Valois, for certain accusations, and King Henry V was made ruler of both England and France. ... At the age of 13, Joan began to hear voices, which she determined had been sent by God to give her a mission to save France by ejecting its enemies, and to put Charles as their king. ...

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The crown was passed to the next heir, James VI, King of Scotland. ... This series of events led to the second civil war, in which the Scottish Presbyterians invaded England in the name of the king. ... With Cromwell now in power, he declared England a free state and Commonwealth, which Scotland and Ireland eventually joined, resulting in the English Parliament finally representing all of the British Isles in 1654. 30 Scottish representatives were in Parliament at this time (Parliament UK). ... In 1699, Prince William of Orange invaded, James escaped to France, and William was made king (Parli...

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When John succeeded Richard as king in 1199 however, and the Lordship of Ireland was united with the English Kingship, he adopted a far more open and aggressively expansionist policy. ... Cork and Limerick were kept for the Crown, but of all the former Gaelic territories only Connaught was respected, with the O'Connor kingdom alone surviving. ... Loyal Irish Kings as a whole felt deeply betrayed, perfectly exemplified by the case of Dermot McCarthy, who lost his lands despite being the first Irish king to pay homage to Henry in 1171. ... Stephen of Lexington highlighted their u...

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They are attempting to act as an extension of their "father", King George, who has, to the perplexity of the Indians, become their father as well, making the English see themselves as the older brother who is responsible for protecting the younger more innocent brother, the Iroquois. ... Gachadodow believes that the king wants the English to conquer the Indians and the English believe that they already have. ... Even that explanation of terms is an avenue by which the English take advantage of the Iroquois' ignorance of English laws and charters and perception of land ownership,...

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This took place so that the King of England would not have his invincible army revolted against in the new land to the West. ... This situation would be bad for us all. ... A provision in the act banned all over ten shot magazines. ... Even through all this mess we should be able to find our own view. ... The truth is we are all wrong; the truth is we are all right. ...

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The husband was not necessarily in charge of all the money, the responsibility was shared between the wife and husband. ... All of the land including the morgengifu would become the husband's property and the woman would have no land. ... (Of all the garments considered essential today, these were the most recently adopted, coming into general use only in the late eighteenth century. ... The very rich - kings, king's kin, archbishops - might cherish one or more garments of silk. ... All saints were expected to be virgins. ...

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More specifically it was the absolute power of the king that the people didn't like. ... All of these examples show how Hobbenism absolutism was discouraged in the colonies by Independence. ... With all these things to fear, one must be intrepid. ... Also, they had to be willing to interact with all the other people that were going to be immigrating there. ... The people of early America were all of these things. ...

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The views of the colonies on the whole issue of dependence and independence was that it should not even be considered a factor for in their minds they were all the same subjects of the same country. ... This is the reason why the colonists "claim an exemption from all Parliamentary Impositions, so that they may enjoy the securities of their rights and properties of not being taxed without the consent." ... In addition, what intrigues the English is the fact that the colonists "declare openly that the Parliament of England had no right to tax them" (Page 102) yet if they are deemed as subjects ...

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Contact with the Indians, the demands of subsistence, the need to educate their own clergy, and the catastrophic civil wars back in England all contributed to changing the settlers" view of their purpose and destiny. ... Henry had suppressed the monasteries creating an abundant of wealth to reward the king's followers, which obviously did not do much for the spiritual feelings of the nation. ... In particular Thomas Cranmer followed Luther in setting an order of worship that all could understand. ... These people wanted to set up a perfect religion and way of life that England would lo...

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