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B. Princess Matilda, though a daughter of the King King of Scotland, and afterwards both Queen of England, niece to Edgar Atheling, and mother to the Empress of Germany, the daughter, the wife, and the mother of monarchs, was obliged, during her early residence for education in England, to assume the veil of a nun, as the only means of escaping the licentious pursuit of the Norman nobles.
D. It was a matter of public knowledge, they said, that after the conquest of King William, his Norman followers, elated by so great a victory, acknowledged no law but their own wicked pleasure, and not only despoiled the conquered Saxons of their lands and their goods, but invaded the honour of their wives and of their daughters with the most unbridled license.
Explanation:
The two sentences in this excerpt from Sir Walter Scott's /vanhoe that indicates that the novel is a work of historical fiction are options B and D.
Historical fiction is a genre in literature where a story is told based on past events and it aims to capture the intricate details of such era such as dressing, culture, mannerisms, societal norms, etc, for authenticity purposes.
"And what sir"? she demanded, "maybe the meaning of all this"?
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The primary theme in An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge is (C) the line between dreams and reality is thin. Throughout the course of the short story, the illusion of Farquhar represents a reality for the readers.
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