Mary Queen of Scots (BR6)

"No," she said. "Thank you, but no. I was born a catholic and I'm going to die a catholic. I think God understands that."

There were facts that Mary, Queen of Scots, was a Catholic Queen, and most of Scotland was now protestant. I thought both of them are Christianity, but it has some types of sects. Each of sects has their own convention. There are disputes which happen among them.

Vicary, Tim. (2000). Mary Queen of Scots. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Kidnapped (BR5)

The years after 1745 were an unhappy time for Scotland. The Highlanders had fought against King George of England, and lost, and now his soldiers were driving many Highlanders out of their homes.

At that time of 1745, in Scotland, there was at war between Jacobite and government troops. Jacobite is power which carries out the anti-revolutionary movement. I thought wars break out in all ages though no one hope that.


Stevenson, Robert Louis. (2000). Kidnapped. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

The Love of a King (BR4)

When I was young, I lived in Buckingham Palace. I could have anything that I wanted. But I wasn't happy because my heart was empty.

I sympathized with those words because I sometimes think like that. When I was a high school student, I had a lot of school regulations and I should obey them. But I could enjoy my school life because there were many friends, good teachers, and my family. They were really interesting. In contrast, since my university life started, I became able to spend time freely, but I couldn't feel happiness. This was because they were not near me. Now, I'm very happy because I have a lot of friends!

Dainty, P. (2000). The Love of a King. Oxford: Oxford University Press.