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Who Curses The Yorks?

Margaret hates the Yorks and the Woodevilles (the name of Elizabeth’s family) because she feels they have displaced her and blames them for killing her own family. “Thy honor, state, and seat is due to me,” she says of Queen Elizabeth, and she curses the royal family to suffer a fate parallel to hers (I. …

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Are The Yorks Tudors?

The Tudor line was descended from both the House of Lancaster and the House of York. How are the Tudors and Yorks related? Tudor was immediately crowned King Henry VII, launching a new Tudor Dynasty that flourished until the early 17th century. He went on to unite the Yorks and Lancasters once and for all …

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How Do New Yorkers Say Albany?

Albany: Some people say “ALL-bany,” while others say “AWW-bany.” But no one says “AL-bany,” though. That’s a place in the US state of Georgia. An Hour: I’ve heard some fellow Capital Regionites pronounce this as one word: “annower.” Aunt: “ANT” or “AWNT”? What words do New Yorkers pronounce weird? New Yorkers use “cray-ahns” to color. …

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