Cleopatra VII

Throughout history kings can be identified as a favorable leader who has certain responsibilities he must do to keep order or be known as a fat, lazy, arrogant, greedy monarch who serves himself. King Henry V inherited the position as king at a young age and had to determine what kind of leader he would seek to be. King Henry V was an intelligent, wise, inspirational, and courageous person who decided to departure his childness actions in the past and chase glory instead. Henry was confronted…

Henry was the second son of King Henry VII. His elder brother, Arthur, passed away in 1502, when Henry VIII was only eleven years old. This set Henry up to be the heir to the throne someday and giving him his newest title Prince of Wales. Only a year later, he will now go through the passing…

Robert the Bruce was a king in Scotland that gave Scotland it’s indupents. Robert the Bruce is very important in Scotland history. Robert the Bruce was very old for the middle ages he was 55 years old. Robert was a very good fighter Robert died right before his son's wedding. Robert the Bruce was born in the year 1274. England. He was part of King Edward the 1 court. Scotland wanted Independence from England for years. The first one Robert fought for England however the second one he fought for…

1. Henry intended on “obliterating” memory of “everything done by one party or the other” in the years immediately prior to his coronation as queen of France because he desired to build peace in his country. 2. Yes, it is. Because of it, Henry was like a person standing in the midst of the religions and the elements of society. He could consolidate and master his throne. 3. Henry’s son, Louis XIII, has regarded the Huguenots as “a nation within a state” because he desired to consolidate his…

This is not a game! Bloody Mary also known as Queen Mary I, killed people at her own will. Taking her religion over theirs. Starving the kingdom of food and religion. Grieving over the her will to bare kids of her own. Dealing with hate towards Elizabeth whom soon became Queen in the future. Now we answer what was she like and what did she do as a queen. Mary Failures came her way. Queen Mary was the first queen in her kingdom,England. She wanted kids of her own but she was childless.…

Mary queen of Scots was born on December 8, 1542 in Linlithgow, UK and is the daughter of James V and Mary of Guise. Before she was even born she had 2 other brothers, but both of them unfortunately died as infants. This left her the only living child, meaning the only heir to the throne of Scotland. To add on to these horrific events, a week after she was born her father had died. From this downfall, the English invaded part of their country and in order for their country to be strong once…

Queen Elizabeth I, better known as the Virgin Queen, was England’s longest reigning monarch. She claimed the throne at the age of twenty-five and she ruled for forty-four years, until her death. Jessica Creton, from The Elizabeth Files, states, “A woman being in charge of England was not seen as a good thing, [but] she has changed this vision forever.” So the question stands, how did this extraordinary woman, of the sixteenth century, do it? Elizabeth I of England was born on September 7, 1533,…

In 1533, at the age of fourteen, Catherine married Henry, second son of King Francis I and Queen Claude of France. Throughout his reign, Henry excluded Catherine from participating in state affairs and instead showered favours on his chief mistress, Diane de Poitiers, who wielded much influence over him. Henry's death thrust Catherine into the political arena as mother of the frail fifteen-year-old King Francis II. When he died in 1560, she became regent on behalf of her ten-year-old son King…

“And here I prophesy: this brawl today, Grown to this faction in the Temple garden, Shall send, between the Red Rose and the White, A thousand souls to death and deadly night. “ – Warwick; Henry IV, Part one, Act II, scene IV. This quote was taken from the play Henry IV in which Warwick states that he believes that the War of the Roses will be a deadly civil war between to English families of nobility. The term “War of the Roses” refers to the civil war conflicts in England that lasted from…

King George III, was the ruler of Britain. To some, he was a great king, others deemed him a failure. There are many hidden truths to royal life, this is truest, when said royal is still in power. King George III, was no exception to this fact. Though rumors roamed, King George III, only wanted to do what was best for the people over whom he ruled. This included the American Colonies. His good intentions, however, were often seen as opressing to the colonies. They wished nothing more than to be…