The German Chancellor Angela Merkel: A Short Biography

By Ryan Young

Angela Merkel is a German politician best known as the first female chancellor of Germany and one of the architects of the European Union. Trained as a physicist, Merkel entered politics after the 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall. Rising to the position of chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union party, Merkel became Germany's first female chancellor following the 2005 national elections. Merkel is a prominent figure within the European Union and has helped turn Germany into one of the world’s leading nations.

Spend a few minutes reading about this brilliant woman and follow her journey as she becomes the leader of one of the most important nations on the planet.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Doug West
• Release date: Sep 4, 2016
• ISBN: 9781370636686

Ryan Young

Writer living in Miami, FL with his wife.

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King William I The Conqueror – A Short Biography

By Ryan Young

King William I The Conqueror – A Short Biography

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Table of Contents

Introduction to the Normans

Chapter 1 – Forging a Warrior King

Chapter 2 – William’s Claim to the English Throne

Chapter 3 – Harold, Hastings, and Coronation

Chapter 4 – A New Nation; by Pen and Steel

Chapter 5 – Plots, Revolts, and Family Time

Chapter 6 – The King is Dead...God Save the King

Glossary of Geographic, Political, & Cultural Terminology

Acknowledgements

Further Reading

About the Author

Introduction to the Normans

Viking raiders had been settling an area along the northern coast of France since the 870s, mixing with and living alongside the native Frankish inhabitants. In 910 CE, an infamously war-like Viking Jarl named Hrólfr, known as Rollo in Latin, assembled a small army with the intention of taking the English Channel coast of France. The contingent of Rollo’s Viking raiders who ultimately settled what would become Normandy included Norsemen like the Danes, Norwegians, Norse–Gaelic from Ireland, Norse-Scots from the Orkney Islands, Swedes, and Anglo-Danes from the Danelaw in England, which was effectively under Viking occupation.

Figure # 1 Norse-Viking