Brotherhood of the Kingdom

In Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur, the Round Table brought together the knights of the realm and was a symbol of knightly brotherhood, unity, chivalry, and honor. The Table was created by Merlin, who designed it in the shape of a circle to reflect the world. King Arthur is usually portrayed in a way that makes him out to be a victim of circumstance; however, I do not agree. In fact, most of what caused the Round Table to fall, could have been easily prevented had King Arthur been willing to take…

traditional fabric arts and methods of production. One of the founders of the Society for Protection of Ancient Buildings, Morris’s name has gone down in history as the iconic figure who changed the face of ancient buildings conservation in the United Kingdom. Some of his best-written works include…

In the american colonies of britain in 1775, after the battle of lexington, the people of colonies of america were split into three parties: The loyalist, who wanted to stay under the government and protection of great britain; the patriots, who wanted to lead a revolution against britain and form their own independent government with no foreign taxes; and the undecided party. Each of the colonies had to decide whether or not to fight for their independence from britain- if it would be of enough…

“You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father." Anabaptists throughout the centuries have exemplified these words of Christ in both speech and action. Throughout the years of spiritual darkness, Anabaptism has…

Isabella I of Castile Isabella of Castile was a powerful queen who supported and funded Christopher Columbus’ many voyages and brought Castile’s crime rates to the lowest they had been in years. Isabella, daughter of Isabella of Portugal and John II of Castile was born on the 22nd of April, 1451. Sadly, her father died when she was three, leaving her half-brother, Henry IV as king (Historynet, 2016). At this time, Isabella was second in line for the throne, after her brother, Alfonso. Alfonso,…

century when the Soninke Muslims created a trading center. Soninke kingdom started to move the Trans-Saharan trade routes from the Djenne city on the Niger River valley to North Africa. Almoravid group who later was assumed by the Mandinka Empire has destroyed the Soninke kingdom. Mandinka Empire established a trade route that went back east through Djenne and Timbuktu between the 13th and 15th century. In the 15th century the kingdom of Songhai has asserted its independence to the east,…

Seamus Heaney’s translation of Beowulf retells the traditional story of the heroic Beowulf and his life. The society in early medieval Europe, described in Beowulf, revolve much around the heroic code and its impact on those in power and their people. The roles of the warriors in this society obviously revolves around the heroic code and all that follows. The warriors in this society must possess many characteristics in order to be seen as a good warrior and as following the heroic code. The…

Yes, the Winston Churchill who was the British Secretary of State for War during the 1920’s and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during WWII. The song was written by Dominic Behan as a tribute to his father, Stephen, an Irish Republican, who was one of Michael Collins’ twelve apostles. The melody for Come Out, Ye Black and Tans was adapted from an old air, Rosc Catha na Mumhan…

The despotic leaderships are different: Macbeth has an autocracy, an individual rule over the subjects of his kingdom, while the Party has an oligarchy, with the Inner Party functioning as the small minority that rules over the majority. An autocracy can be toppled easily: Macbeth’s death ends his reign, but if a member of the Inner party dies then another can take…

the day training. Ashoka used elephants to win many wars. They were used to break down gates and towers. The other armies may have had around 500 – 600 elephants but Ashoka had 9000 of them. Ashoka lead his last military campaign against the rich kingdom of Kalinga. Kalinga was located on the Bay of Bengal. Kalinga had controlled the countries southern trade routes. In 261 BCE Ashoka set out with his army towards Kalinga. He set a path that was very useful to him. On the way to Kalinga there…