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Aseneth.

Wife of Joseph.

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The Romanovs.

Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova.

1901-1918

A sweet mischievous child. She entertained her family with plays and played pranks on the staff. She found the classroom and her studies a bore, placing adventure at a higher importance. When a part of the palace was made into a hospital, Anastasia and her sisters would go and visit the soldiers. They would play games, read their letters to them, and help them compose letters to their loved ones. 

Alexei Nikolaevich Romanov.

Heir to the throne.

He suffered from hemophilia, a disorder in which blood clots incorrectly. His life was protected, his parents avoiding any activities that might harm him. He loved the outdoors, loved to play, and wanted a bicycle, but he couldn’t ride. Too dangerous.

Then the Russian Revolution stepped foot at their very door.

The Romanovs were placed under house arrest by the Bolsheviks and slowly began fading away.

July 17, 1918, the Romanovs were told they were moving to a different location. 

They were led to the basement and killed.

There are rumors the two survived. The charming Anastasia, the life-filled Alexei. There are rumors they escaped, rumors and beliefs that live on even after their bodies were supposedly found. Will we ever know what happened?

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Queen Esther. 520 BC.

for such a time as this

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Isabella I of Castille. r. 1474 d. 1505  

beautiful blue eyes, lovely chestnut hair. The queen had an affinity for beauty. Gowns, jewels, shiny things. 

Christopher Columbus.

explorer, navigator, discoverer. 

A new world.

new food, new plants, new life.

Thanks to Isabella’s funding, Columbus was able to begin his discovery expedition. During this, he discovered the New World. He returned to Spain’s court with  rapturous descriptions. He also returned with goods, and native american slaves. Isabella ordered them to be freed and returned to Hispaniola, but this was the beginning of a tumultuous relationship between Spain and the Natives.

Isabella placed great importance on education and the spread of Christianity.

She was a strong and powerful ruler.

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Maria Glen. 1801-1866. Abduction or elopement? September, 1817, Maria disappears. She is 16, and possibly an heiress. She leaves with the Bowditches, to marry Mr. J. B.. But after, she claims she was threatened. Death, or marriage. 

The man claims that it was her idea. An elopement. He already got a marriage certificate, they had been planning it. But Maria stands strong in court while Mr. J’s story changes like leaves on a tree. 

Those who at first supported Maria changed sides, leaving her alone with her voice. 

What was going on? Did her family, her suporters, truly come to believe she was lying, or were they bribed, threatened? What really happened to Maria Glen the night she vanished? 

Was she a liar, or was she standing strong for truth?

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A leader. A warrior. Our first president.