вторник, 22 мая 2012 г.

In the picture I can see family: grandparents, parents and two children: girl and boy. Father has a black hair and an oval face. He wearing a blue shirt and a light trousers. Mother has a broun hair and an oval face too. She wearing a colour dress. Grandfather has a little black hair. Grandmother is blond. She wearing a pink shirt. Girl and boy have both a broun hair. I think family is celebrating a grandfather`s birthday because he is blowing out the candles and there are many presents on the table. All people are smiling and have a good mood. In the back ground I see trees and colour balloons. I think it is summer because trees are green and the sun is shining.


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пятница, 18 мая 2012 г.

In the picture I can see two people: girl and boy. They are sitting on the road. Girl is wearing a red T-shirt, a blue jeans, a red shawl and sandals. Boy is wearing a blue T-shirt, a black shorts, a blue cap and sandals. They both have sunglasses. I think they are going camping because they have a big backpacks. The weather is fine because girl and boy are easily wear and the sun is shining. In the background are trees. I think the pair in the forest.

понедельник, 27 февраля 2012 г.

The Headless Earl


Thomas Percy, the 7th Earl of Northumberland, was one of the most powerful men in 16th century England. As a staunch catholic, he continually opposed the reign of the protestant queen, Elizabeth I, from his strongholds in the North. He was involved in a long series of unsuccessful intrigues, battles and sieges designed to overthrow the lady, before finally having to flee to Scotland.

Betrayed and captured, Northumberland was eventually dragged in chains back to York to be executed for treason. Both the Pope and the King of Spain tried to buy a stay of execution, but it was not to be. Thomas was beheaded on 22nd August 1572 and his head stuck on a large spike on Micklegate Bar as a warning to would be traitors. It remained there for many years until it was eventually rescued by a sympathiser and buried in the churchyard of Holy Trinity Goodramgate. To this day, the headless form of the Earl staggers between the graves, of a night, searching for his capital loss.