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68Queen Elizabeth II Celebrates Anniversary
This weekend the Jubilee Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's reign will be celebrated by the English people in London, and events celebrating the anniversary will be viewed by people throughout the world on television and on the internet....
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71Royal Fascination
The other day, while making my morning coffee, I noticed a story on one of the national morning shows about the royal family. While watching the piece, I couldn't help but notice the utter lack of news material in the piece, which was aired during...
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785 Easy Ways to Remember the Order of King Henry VIII's Wives
Tricks to aid the memory of the sequence of the wives of one of England's most famous king.
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66The Success of the French Revolution
It depends on what your definition of success is. Everyone has a different opinion of what this word means. Merriam-Webster dictionary defines success as: “a favorable or desirable outcome.” And surely, to some, the French Revolution ended in a...
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72A Bit on Dante
Rome was sacked first by the Germanic invasions and then by the Arabs and Magyars. Rome had a substantial decrease in population. "The city of Rome, which had about a million inhabitants in the first century A.D., dropped to less than half amillion...
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85One Head for Many Hats: Dual Monarchies and Personal Unions
A look at feudalism, personal unions, and dual monarchy.
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83Forerunners to Modern Political Science
Discussion of political science and economics. John Locke; Thomas Hobbes; and Machiavelli are all mentioned as important forerunners to modern day political economy.
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71Imposing Democracy
Imposing democratic ideals on other countries is bound to fail. When democracy and democratic ideals are on shaky legs even in the United States and Europe, there is not much hope of it succeeding elsewhere.
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7210 Facts About Her Majesty Queen Victoria of England-The Victorian Era
10 facts about Queen Victoria, the longest reigning British Monarch to date.
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65Who cares if boys outrank girls to become British King or Queen?
A polemic against outdated monarchy. Arguing that royal events like weddings and the jubilee are weapons in the arsenal of the rich to keep the poor under control.
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