World Domination!

Hazel

2009-02-03T15:02:36Z

Well, it seems like decades sine I have updated this little journal of mine. I feel no real obligation to do so now, but I kinda want to anyway. So College is treating me a bit nicely. In my second semester at Emerson and I can slowly feel my brain melting and dripping out of my inner ear cavity. Ok, so I am a very excited Alex seeing as I have just found out that I am going to be the proud father of a cute ass baby girl this June. We are thinking fo Hazel as a name, but if anyone wants to chip in with their two cents, I am not above accepting some other opinions. Actually this is all I really have time to write because I need to shove off to class. But for all of you who still do the whole livejournal thing, I would just like to say... What's up?

distant_hopes @ 2006-04-15T13:00:00

2006-04-15T18:01:21Z

Ok, so I had a very interesting talk with my with cousin Wendell last night on Aim. Creepy, but interesting. It was something about how he's dating three girls at the same time who go to the same school, and none of them know about it. How is that possible?

distant_hopes @ 2006-02-26T08:06:00

2006-02-27T14:07:01Z

They call me Jynx here. Odd eh?

distant_hopes @ 2005-08-05T02:06:00

2005-08-05T07:07:25Z

She watched the mountains pass by through the frosted windows as the train ran down the tracks. The snow capped peaks seemed to touch the sky, while some were enveloped by a sea of clouds above. The grass would not be seen through a thick sheet of snow and brambles stuck out through the ice. Heather leaned over a pressed her nose against the window, not caring for the cold. She put her hand against the frost and quickly took it away, admiring her print in the melted water.
She sighed to herself and looked around the train cart. Her little brother was sprawled across her mothers lap with his hand clutching a little book. She laughed as he twisted around and nearly fell to te ground. Her father was leaned against the side of the cart with notes in one hand and a pen in the other. His glasses were close to falling off of his head and his hair seemed to have not been washed in days. Heather pushed her light brown hair out of her face and tightened her coat.
The cold was seeping into the train through small cracks and not even the heater could help keep it in check. Her father had gotten them a first class ticket so the seats were extra comfortable. She looked out of the window again and saw that they were now passing a frozen river, and she admired it as the sun glinted off of the ice. She fell back in her chair and felt a large lump against her back. She groped around her and pulled out her pack. It was half open and a small photo album was poking out of it. She took a frozen finger and she opened the lock on the cover.
She smiled as she flipped through the pictures and even laughed. A tear began to form at the base of her eye, and she quickly brushed it away. She closed the book promptly and locked it back. She set it down next to her pack and read the note on the cover that said, “To heather from everyone in Minnesota. Never forget us!”
Heather blew a breath of fresh air onto the window and watched as the fog formed and quickly disappeared. Suddenly she saw a sign pass in front of her. She slumped back into her chair and closed her eyes, letting the words of the sign imprint themselves into her mind. She drew her suit case closer to her and blew on the window again, this time taking her finger and sweeping it across the window. She drew her jacket tighter and began to cry as she saw what she had written.
“Welcome to Colorado.”

distant_hopes @ 2005-07-31T16:55:00

2005-07-31T21:56:49Z

I am thinking of restarting the Evil_chipmunks journal and begin posting in that now that mackay can do nothing about it. I am gonna start a poll. If you are in favor of this ideasay aye! if you are not in favor of it say nay!

A song by Do as infinity

2005-07-31T21:18:53Z

Blue

Owaranai arasoi ya
arienai sora mouyou
okashikunai?
Blue ni naru wa

Yakunin no ouryou toka
keikan no sekuhara
okashikunai?
Blue ni naru wa
kyou mo mata

Yosoku fukanou na mirai da
asu wa aru no? Ah
boku wa furishikiru kono ame
yukou Go my way

Kocchi ga shiroi no ka?
socchi ga kuroi no ka?
wakaranai
mou wakaranai

Konna ni yande iru
jidai ni shohou suru kusuri wa
doko sagashitemo
nai mono ka?

Namida nagashitemo nan ni mo
narya shinai n' da Ah
boku wa furishikiru kono ame
yukou Go my way

Yosoku fukanou na mirai da
asu wa aru no? Ah
boku wa furishikiru kono ame
yukou Go my way

Yukou Going your way !

Telltailcat is me. I love these convos.

2005-07-31T04:32:01Z

Telltailcat: until i ran out of money
Telltailcat: i felt you were being too annoying
cryonics: beauty
Telltailcat: I was gonna stop
cryonics: lmao
Telltailcat: But you kept *****ng
cryonics: lmfao
Telltailcat: Therefore i kept adding
cryonics: roll the dfice
Telltailcat: Why the fuck cant I say honk?
Telltailcat: i said *****ng
Telltailcat: ...
cryonics: lmao
Telltailcat: Thats so lame
Telltailcat: dude
cryonics: GO
Telltailcat: Say honk
Telltailcat: ing
cryonics: ok
cryonics: honk
cryonics: *****ng
cryonics: haahhaah
cryonics: wth
Telltailcat: Wth
cryonics: haha
Telltailcat: Heheheehehe
cryonics: my god
Telltailcat: YES
Telltailcat: YEHES!
Telltailcat: I love this job
Telltailcat: Giving you hope
Telltailcat: Then tearing it away
Telltailcat: In one fell swoop
Telltailcat: Hahaha
Telltailcat: Yes my dear
Telltailcat: What was that you say?
Telltailcat: Your feeling ill?
Telltailcat: I have the antidote you say?
Telltailcat: Too bad! hahahaha
Telltailcat: I shall feed it to the cats

distant_hopes @ 2005-07-27T00:48:00

2005-07-27T05:49:57Z

I need pictures of people and such things and so forth. Pictures of you in them, and if your people from school then i just want pictures of you and everybody else. this way i can have them for when i got out to the chocolate kingdom. Email is Dayofthecat@gmail.com

distant_hopes @ 2005-07-26T18:53:00

2005-07-27T00:07:17Z

Me

Eleanor

Me AND Eleanor

Something Holy is calling.

Cool Feet

Dead

Examine the dorito. Only then will you understand.

Call me Emo. Hhaha.

Thumb it

distant_hopes @ 2005-07-25T07:36:00

2005-07-25T12:37:55Z

Ok here is a question for everyone. The sexiest thing in the world to you. Like for the girls is it a guy in uniform and for the guys...well just whats the sexiest thing. "I find theses questions funny. 1.2.3. go.

distant_hopes @ 2005-06-13T22:12:00

2005-06-14T03:12:49Z

1. Who are you?
2. Are we friends?
3. When and how did we meet?
4. How have I affected you?
5. What do you think of me?
6. What's the fondest memory you have of me?
7. How long do you think we will be friends?
8. Do you love me?
9. Do you have a crush on me?
10. Would you kiss me?
11. Would you hug me?
12. Physically, what stands out?
13. Emotionally, what stands out?
14. Do you wish I was cooler?
15. On a scale of 1-10, how hot am I?
16. Give me a nickname and explain why you picked it.
17. Am I lovable?
18. How long have you known me?
19. Describe me in one word.
20. What was your first impression?
21. Do you still think that way about me now?
22. What do you think my weakness is?
23. Do you think I'll get married?
24. What makes me happy?
25. What makes me sad?
26. What reminds you of me?
27. If you could give me anything what would it be?
28. How well do you know me?
29. When's the last time you saw me?
30. Ever wanted to tell me something but couldn't?
31. Do you think I could kill someone?
32. Do you think our friendship is getting stronger/weaker/or staying the same?
33. Do you feel that you could talk to me about anything and I would listen?

distant_hopes @ 2005-06-12T22:28:00

2005-06-13T03:29:13Z

Each snowflake fell to the ground to a symphony of sound, provided by the wind and the songs of the carolers on the street. Another day had gone by and another night had come, through the dull whispers through the alley ways and the brightly lit streets of the towns she roamed. Red and green was everywhere. Old men with bright red suits and beer stained beards could be seen on the street corners, sitting near against a shop ringing a bell. Hoping for the generosity of a passerby to give them the money they needed to give their children and wives a Christmas gift. Cars rolled by at an almost maniac pace, all trying to find their way to the mall before it closed and before it became so crowded that only survival was the greatest concern. Children flew across the streets, each with a snowball in hand and a grin on their face, trumping through the slush and ice of the December day.
Yet through all of the commotion happening below, the snow still fell as softly and serenely as she had ever remembered it. Natalie looked above her at the pitch black of the night and admired it. The stars had been covered up by the clouds yet even the clouds could not bee seen. All that was there was the wall of snow now falling to cover the rest of the world. She smiled as a flake fell on her face and melted on her nose. Dripping off the side. She sighed to herself and watched the mist form in front of her face and then disappear as if it was never there. Her cheeks had turned a bright pink and even her baby blue scarf, that was now fashioned across her neck, could not keep her warm.
She buttoned up her jacket quickly, protecting herself from a gust of the frigid wind, and adjusted her boots. They were soaking wet now, and some of the water was penetrating to her sock. She moaned at her misfortune and began walking along the sidewalk again under the glow of the gas lights. Yells were heard in front and in the back of her, people yelling for sales. Natalie listened to these closely, wondering which of these people actually did this for the people, or more for themselves. It was in the exact moment that she had lost herself and managed to slip on a nearby patch of ice, falling neatly on her butt, that her cell phone rang. She stumbled trying to get up and hastily reached her mittens into her coat pocket.
She spent some time fumbling with the phone with her mittens, until she finally managed to get the flap open and brought it up to her ear.
“Hello,” she said, shivering as another gale of wind hit her.
“Hey there honey!” A melodic voice on the other end answered. Oh Crap, she thought to herself.
“Hello mother.” Natalie brushed the snow off of her butt and sat down on a bench facing a bakery on the other side of the street.
“Where are you now darling? Your brothers and sisters are already here? Molly looks absolutely gorgeous.” the voice seemed criticizing now.
“She always is mother,” she said sarcastically, “ I’m on my way alright. Give me a few minutes I can see your house from here.”
“Well ok then cupcake,” her mother sounded skeptical, “We will see you soon then.”
That was the last thing she heard before the phone died. She stuffed the phone back into her pocket and clutched the bag in her right hand. She had almost forgotten it was there. She knew what was inside it, but couldn’t believe she had actually done it. Buying the Christmas presents, wrapped in bows and papers of all different colors for the whole family. She had even bought one for her. She looked ahead of her into the cold distance. She hadn’t lied to her mother though, the house was right there, only a few blocks up. The only house with a giant reindeer looming over the yard, and a frosty the snowman mail box. Her mother was the most Christmas enticed person you were ever bound to meet. And leave it to mom, she thought, to use three nicknames for me in a 30 second conversation.
Her stomach churned, and did a double back flip landing on its leg and snapping it. She hadn’t been home for Christmas for over three years. Ever since that Christmas, the one that went to hell. The one when she wished that not only would everyone die, but she could take her own life as well. It was Molly, that little girl. That little innocent, apple of mothers eye. Apple of the families eye really. All three of her bothers adored her, her father worshipped her, and even her two other sisters loved her with a passion. That little girl who was now twenty two and in the prime of her life, making it as a successful writer with a brand new husband while Natalie tried to deal with the fact that she was now thirty and spent her days wondering if she had enough money to feed herself and her cat in her lonely one room apartment. Now she was going back.
She was only a two blocks away now. She could hear the sounds of the piano floating along the air, and could smell the fragrance of the cookies just coming out of the oven. She clutched her arm and continued to walk, each step seeming like it took all of her energy. She couldn’t go back could she? She didn’t know, after the things she had said, and the things she had done. How could they ever let her back into the family like it was no big deal. She looked around now and found she was standing in front of the door now. The welcome mat was placed neatly under her feet, and a giant wreath was placed on the door. She clutched the bag in her right hand and brought her left to the door. She stopped just short of knocking. She wondered what would happen. She looked at the sky again, at the snow that continued to fall without any knowledge of what would happen when it hit. Snow that didn’t seem to care for anything but the moment and the seconds of pure joy of just falling. She smiled, adjusted her beanie on her head, brushed her moist hair off of her cheeks, and knocked on the door

distant_hopes @ 2005-06-11T02:17:00

2005-06-11T07:17:23Z

You are a Samurai.
You are full of honour and value respect. You
are not really the stereotypical hero, but you
do fight for good. Just in your own way. For
you, it is most certainly okay to kill an evil
person, if it is for justice and peace. You
also don't belive in mourning all the time and
think that once you've hit a bad stage in life
you just have to get up again. It's pointless
to concentrate on emotional pain and better to
just get on with everything. You also are a
down to earth type of person and think before
you act. Impulsive people may annoy you
somewhat.

Main weapon: Sword
Quote: "Always do the right thing.
This will gratify some people and astonish the
rest" -Mark Twain
Facial expression: Small smile

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You kill for
revenge.
That is because you have lost something or
someone you held very dear. Now you can't seem
to get over the loss that marked your soul, and
the only solution is to go after the one person
who brought all this pain to you. Chances are
you are angry inside and you bottle everything
up and don't talk to anyone about it. People
may want to help, but you think that they can
never understand your pain and only get
frustrated because of this. But it is important
to see all that you have left and be thankful
of that even if you have lost something great.
It may not be true that Times heals all wounds,
but with time and talking about your feelings,
maybe the hurt will ease.

Main weapon: Yourself
Quote: "You can close your eyes to
reality but not to memories" -Stainslaw J.
Lec
Facial expression: Gritted teeth and
teary eyes

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distant_hopes @ 2005-06-11T01:21:00

2005-06-11T06:22:20Z

It is now a fact. my favorite movie is Howl's Moving Castle. No doubt about that.

History Terms, Enjoy.

2005-05-13T03:38:15Z

These are the history terms. if you find a problem with them, tell me...tell me i say!

1. Magna Carta~ The charter of English political and civil liberties granted by King John at Runnymede in June 1215.

2. Qu’ran~ The sacred text of Islam, considered by Muslims to contain the revelations of God to Muhammad. Also called Alcoran.

3. Islam~ A monotheistic religion characterized by the acceptance of the doctrine of submission to God and to Muhammad as the chief and last prophet of God.

4. Mongols~ A member of any of the traditionally nomadic peoples of Mongolia.

5. Classicism~ Aesthetic attitudes and principles manifested in the art, architecture, and literature of ancient Greece and Rome and characterized by emphasis on form, simplicity, proportion, and restraint.

6. Humanism~ A system of thought that centers on humans and their values, capacities, and worth

7. Aristotle~
Greek philosopher. A pupil of Plato, the tutor of Alexander the Great, and the author of works on logic, metaphysics, ethics, natural sciences, politics, and poetics, he profoundly influenced Western thought. In his philosophical system, which led him to criticize what he saw as Plato's metaphysical excesses, theory follows empirical observation and logic, based on the syllogism, is the essential method of rational inquiry.

8. Scholasticism~ often Scholasticism The dominant western Christian theological and philosophical school of the Middle Ages, based on the authority of the Latin Fathers and of Aristotle and his commentators.

9. Hellenism~ An idiom or custom peculiar to the Greeks.
The civilization and culture of ancient Greece.
Admiration for and adoption of Greek ideas, style, or culture.

10. Vernacular~ The standard native language of a country or locality.
11. Uomo universale~ (Universal Man) is a term which describes a person who strives to be able to do and to know as many things as he (or she?) can—to develop in all directions.
This concept was very prevalent in Itailan renaissance artitsts like Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo.

12. Stoicism~ Indifference to pleasure or pain; impassiveness.
Stoicism The doctrines or philosophy of the Stoics.

13. Epicureanism~ A philosophy advanced by Epicurus that considered happiness, or the avoidance of pain and emotional disturbance, to be the highest good and that advocated the pursuit of pleasures that can be enjoyed in moderation.

14. Etruscans~ Of or relating to ancient Etruria or its people, language, or culture.
A native or inhabitant of ancient Etruria.
The extinct language of the Etruscans, of unknown linguistic affiliation.

15. First triumvirate~ Made in 60 B.C consisting of Crassus, Pompey, and Julius Caesar

16. Gallic Wars~ Julius Cesar and the fights with the Gauls.
17. Punic Wars~ Any of the three wars (264-241, 218-201, and 149-146 B.C.) fought between Rome and Carthage, resulting ultimately in the destruction of Carthage and the gain by the Romans of its territory in Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Africa, and Spain.

18. “the die is cast”~ Julius Caesar said this before crossing the Rubicon River and beginning a war with Pompey.

19. Tribune~ A raised platform or dais from which a speaker addresses an assembly.

20. Senate (Rome)~ The supreme council of state of the ancient Roman Republic and later of the Roman Empire.
21. Cleopatra ( in relation to Rome)~ Egyptian queen (51-49 and 48-30) noted for her beauty and charisma. Octavian defeated the forces led by Cleopatra and Mark Antony at Actium

22. Augustus (Octavius)~ First emperor of Rome (27 B.C.-A.D. 14) and grandnephew of Julius Caesar. He defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 and subsequently gained control over the empire. In 29 he was named emperor, and in 27 he was given the honorary title Augustus

23. Jurisprudence~ The philosophy or science of law.

24. Illumination~ Spiritual or intellectual enlightenment. Clarification; elucidation.
The art or act of decorating a text, page, or initial letter with ornamental designs, miniatures, or lettering.

25. Carolingian minuscule~ is a script developed as a writing standard in Europe so that the Roman alphabet could be easily recognized by the small literate class from one region to another.

26. Vulgate~ The common speech of a people; the vernacular.
A widely accepted text or version of a work.
Vulgate The Latin edition or translation of the Bible made by Saint Jerome at the end of the fourth century A.D., now used in a revised form as the Roman Catholic authorized version.

27. Charles Martel~ Frankish ruler of Austrasia (715-741) who in 732 halted the European invasion of the Moors. His grandson was Charlemagne.

28. Council of Nicaea~
29. Augustine, City of God~ Early Christian church father and philosopher who served (396-430) as the bishop of Hippo (in present-day Algeria). Through such writings as the autobiographical Confessions (397) and the voluminous City of God (413-426), he profoundly influenced Christianity, arguing against Manicheanism and Donatism and helping to establish the doctrine of original sin.

30. Anglo-Saxons~ A member of one of the Germanic peoples, the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes, who settled in Britain in the fifth and sixth centuries.
Any of the descendants of the Anglo-Saxons, who were dominant in England until the Norman Conquest of 1066.

31. Latifundia~ A great landed estate, especially of the ancient Romans.

32. Byzantine empire~ The eastern part of the later Roman Empire, dating from A.D. 330 when Constantine I rebuilt Byzantium and made it his capital. Its extent varied greatly over the centuries, but its core remained the Balkan Peninsula and Asia Minor. The empire collapsed when Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453.

33. Law codes of Justinian~ hese codes became the basis of the revival of Roman law in the middle ages. The work was directed by Tribonian, an official in Justinian's court, and distributed in three parts: Digesta (or "Pandectae"), Institutiones, the Codex. A fourth part, the Novels (or "Novellae Constitutiones"), was added later.

34. Eastern Orthodox Church~ The body of modern churches, including among others the Greek and Russian Orthodox, that is derived from the church of the Byzantine Empire, adheres to the Byzantine rite, and acknowledges the honorary primacy of the patriarch of Constantinople.

35. Crusades~ often Crusade Any of the military expeditions undertaken by European Christians in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims.
A holy war undertaken with papal sanction.
1. First crusade~ a Crusade from 1096 to 1099; captured Jerusalem and created a theocracy there
2. Second Crusade~ a Crusade from 1145 to 1147 that failed because of internal disagreements among the crusaders and led to the loss of Jerusalem in 1187
3. a Crusade from 1189 to 1192 led by Richard I and the king of France that failed because an army torn by dissensions and fighting on foreign soil could not succeed against forces united by religious zeal
4. Fourth Crusade~ Crusade from 1202 to 1204 that was diverted into a battle for Constantinople and failed to recapture Jerusalem
5. Children’s Crusade~ A group of children set out for the holy land, only to be captured on the way and sold into slavery.

36. William the Conqueror~ duke of Normandy who led the Norman invasion of England and became the first Norman to be King of England; he defeated Harold II at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and introduced many Norman customs into England (1027-1087)

37. Battle of Hastings~ the decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy) defeated the Saxons under Harold II (1066) and thus left England open for the Norman Conquest

38. Common Law~ The system of laws originated and developed in England and based on court decisions, on the doctrines implicit in those decisions, and on customs and usages rather than on codified written laws.

39. Domesday Book~ The written record of a census and survey of English landowners and their property made by order of William the Conqueror in 1085-1086

40. Parliament~ A national representative body having supreme legislative powers within the state.
Parliament The national legislature of various countries, especially that of the United Kingdom, made up of the House of Lords and the House of Commons.

41. Thomas a Becket~ English Roman Catholic martyr. Chancellor to Henry II after 1154, he was appointed archbishop of Canterbury (1162) and fell into disfavor with the king. Charged with misappropriating crown funds (1164), Becket fled the country. Upon his return (1170) he was embroiled in the controversy surrounding Henry's appointment of his son as archbishop of York and was murdered by four knights in Canterbury Cathedral. He was canonized in 1173

42. King john of England~ youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216)

43. Peasants revolt~ Peasant's Revolt n : a widespread rebellion in 1381 against poll taxes and other inequities that oppressed the poorer people of England; suppressed by Richard II

44. Revolt of Jacquerie (1356)~
45. Cluniac Movement~ A monk reformed a branch of the Benedictine Order, founded in 912 at Cluny in France.

46. Feudalism~ A political and economic system of Europe from the 9th to about the 15th century, based on the holding of all land in fief or fee and the resulting relation of lord to vassal and characterized by homage, legal and military service of tenants, and forfeiture.

47. Lay investiture~ Lay investiture was the appointment of bishops, abbots, and other church officials by feudal lords and vassals. No one questioned a king or noble's right to grant a bishop or abbot a fief and have him become a vassal, but the church did object to kings and nobles naming bishops or abbots.

48. Franks~ A member of one of the Germanic tribes of the Rhine region in the early Christian era, especially one of the Salian Franks who conquered Gaul about A.D. 500 and established an extensive empire that reached its greatest power in the ninth century.

49. Black Death~ An outbreak of bubonic plague that was pandemic throughout Europe and much of Asia in the 14th century.
50. Gothic~ Of or relating to the Goths or their language.
Germanic; Teutonic.
Of or relating to the Middle Ages; medieval.
Of or relating to an architectural style prevalent in western Europe from the 12th through the 15th century and characterized by pointed arches, rib vaulting, and a developing emphasis on verticality and the impression of height.
Of or relating to an architectural style derived from medieval Gothic.
Of or relating to painting, sculpture, or other art forms prevalent in northern Europe from the 12th through the 15th century.
often gothic Of or relating to a style of fiction that emphasizes the grotesque, mysterious, and desolate.
gothic Barbarous; crude.
51. Romanesque~ Of, relating to, or being a style of European architecture containing both Roman and Byzantine elements, prevalent especially in the 11th and 12th centuries and characterized by massive walls, round arches, and relatively simple ornamentation.
52. Great schism~ the separation of the Greek and Roman churches.
53. New monarchs~
54. Tudors~ English ruling dynasty (1485-1603), including Henry VII and his descendants Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I.

55. Landcasters~ English royal house that from 1399 to 1461 produced three kings of EnglandHenry IV, Henry V, and Henry VI. During the Wars of the Roses its symbol was a red rose.

56. Yorks~ Ruling house of England (1461-1485), including Edward IV, Edward V, and Richard III. During the Wars of the Roses its symbol was a white rose.

57. War of the Roses~ Any of a series of intermittent civil wars in the 15th century between the English royal houses of York and Lancaster and their supporters. The wars began in the 1450s and ended in victory for the Lancastrians in 1485 with the death of Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field and the accession of Henry VII to the throne.

58. Taille~ A form of direct royal taxation that was levied in France before 1789 on nonprivileged subjects and lands and tended to weigh most heavily on the peasants.

59. Gabelle~ A tax, especially the salt tax imposed in France before 1790.

60. Pragmatic sanction of bourges~
61. Henry VII~ King of England (1485-1509) and founder of the Tudor line. Head of the house of Lancaster, he led the opposition to Richard III, defeated Richard at Bosworth Field (August 22, 1485), and was proclaimed king. In 1486 Henry married Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IV, thereby uniting the houses of York and Lancaster.

62. Henry VIII~ King of England (1509-1547) who succeeded his father, Henry VII. His divorce from Catherine of Aragon, his first wife, compelled him to break from the Catholic Church by the Act of Supremacy (1534).

63. Inquisition~ a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy

64. Ferdinand and Isabella~ joint monarchs of Spain; Ferdinand V and Isabella

65. Castile and Aragon~ The united kingdom which came into existence by the marriage (1469) of Isabella, heiress of Castile, with Ferdinand the Catholic, King of Aragon. Columbus made his voyages of discovery as the agent of the "Catholic Kings" (los Reyes Católicos) of this united kingdom, which in the course of history became the Kingdom of Spain — or, more precisely, of the Spains.

66. Reconquista~ The Reconquista (Spanish and Portuguese for reconquest) was the military reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula by Christian rulers, led against the Moors from 718 to 1492.

67. Converses~ Reversed, as in position, order, or action; contrary.

68. Hapsburgs~ A royal German family that supplied rulers to a number of European states from the late Middle Ages until the 20th century. The Hapsburgs reached the height of their power under Charles V of Spain. When Charles abdicated (1558), the empire was divided between the Spanish and Austrian lines. The Spanish branch ceased to rule after 1700 and the Austrian branch after 1918.

FRIENDS ONLY

2005-04-30T04:46:05Z

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