The story of Hengest and Horsa

m3h10ho There are no written eyewitness accounts dating from the start of English invasion, so we have to rely upon stories passed on and written down many years later by monks. Much our information comes from the Venerable Bede, a monk who wrote a detailed history of England 300 years after the Romans left Britain. Although it was the Angles who later gave their name to England aAngl
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THE STRUGGLE IN FRANCE

By the end of the fourteenth century, the long war with France, known as the Hundred Years War, had already been going on for over fifty years. But there had been long periods without actual fighting. t5r23rx When Henry IV died in 1413 he passed on to his son Henry V a kingdom that was peaceful and united. Henry V was a brave and inteligent man, and like Richard I, he beca
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The Tragic Story of the Titanic

Before the fate of the Titanic, Morgan Robertson wrote a book called The Wreck of the Titan in 1898. The ship predicted "unsinkable" sank. Many lives were lost due to too few lifeboats. This story predicted the fate of the Titanic. g3z3zd In 1907, J. B. Ismay, president of White Star Lines, and Lord Pirrie, chairman of Harland & Wolff shipbuilders, discussed to plan
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The Trial of Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin or Show Trial of 1938

A. Plan of investigation l6d10dc To what extent did Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin defend himself during his show trial in 1938? The purpose of this investigation is to find out how and to what extent did Nikolai Bukharin defend himself when he was put on trial, accused of a wide range of charges, during the Purges of 1936-1938. In order to carry out this investigation, a series of main
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The troubles in Northern Ireland

(A) The Roots of Trouble in History 1. Survey of Anglo-Irish relations from the Middle Ages to 1923 Ireland (all or part of it, at various times) was a colony of the English from the 12th century. From the late Middle Ages it was a kingdom, under the same monarch as England, but a separate country. In law and in practice, the Irish government was usually subordinate to the Engli
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The Vikings and Alfred the Great

Towards the end of the eight-century new raiders were tempted by Britain’s wealth. These were the Vikings, a world that probably means either “pirates” or “the people of the sea inlets”, and they came from Norway and Denmark. Like the Anglo-Saxons they only raided at first. They burnt churches and monasteries along the east, north and west coast of B
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Urban Transportation

Urban Transportation The development of urban transportation has not changed with the cities; cities have changed with transportation. In the early years of transportation it was the mass transit of horse and buggies or electric rail cars that shaped cities. Then as the automobile became affordable to the public, personal transportation redefined the city as it was known. It is t
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Valentines Day

Every February, across the country, candy, flowers, and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this mysterious saint and why do we celebrate this holiday? The history of Valentine's Day -- and its patron saint -- is shrouded in mystery. But we do know that February has long been a month of romance. St. Valentine's Day, as we know it today, co
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Values

What are values? Values are the field of ethics, also called moral philosophy, which involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior. Philosophers today usually divide ethical theories into three general subject areas: metaethics, normative ethics, and applied ethics. Metaethics investigates where our ethical principles come from, and what they me
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