London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Essays

  • The Life at the Palaces of Queen Elizabeth

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    entertainment. Queen Elizabeth had many palaces, the Thames River connected some, and some were around 4 miles to River Thames. The Palaces that were connected by the River Thames were Greenwich, Westminster, Whitehall, Richmond, and Hampton court ("Queen Elizabeth I and Richmond" Para 5). Greenwich palace was the birthplace of Elizabeth, and the palace had eighty feet tall glass windows, which gave the chamber a beautiful view of the Thames River (Hinds 22). Richmond was the warmest of all palaces during Christmas

  • Scorpio Races Movie Vs Book

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    Why The Scorpio Races Will Make a Great Movie By: Tom The Scorpio Races is a book about a girl named Puck who lives on an island where legendary water horses live. Despite the water horses being the fastest living things on land, they are extremely dangerous. In fact, they can often kill or eat people. Puck’s father died because of water horses. Puck is an orphan, but she lives with her two brothers. The older brother Gabe wants to leave the island. Even though she doesn’t know how to deal with