That has been my main mission over the past few days! I have been highly productive and focused lately which has proven to be most useful during finals week. I seriously almost missed supper because I was so busy studying. I have one last exam tomorrow morning on the Stuart dynasty. I could probably write a good four pages on it if you asked me too, but I will spare you the reading.
To put it short, the main rules of England in the 1600s were: Thou shall not be Catholic and Thou shall not be absolute! The Crown and Parliament fell out resulting in two major revolutions. The bloody six year English Civil War, which ending with King Charles I being executed. The Glorious Revolution which was a bloodless coup which forced King James II to abdicate the throne. There was also an experiment in government without monarchy led by Oliver Cromwell, which eventually failed, but increased Parliamentary power. Well, these few sentences hardly scrap the surface of it...But, it is really interesting. The more history I learn the more I see traces of it all around me.
Anyway, I am very confident that I will do well on all of my final projects and exams. Mainly, because they were not very challenging and I did study and work hard. I am really going to miss all of my professors this semester because I have really enjoyed all that they have been teaching me and they are all so passionate about what they do. I know that no other semester of college will ever be as easy as this one has been. But, its been a good thing, because it has given me the time to experience England and travel more.
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