Coronation

"However, unbeknownst to many of us, Uther had already secretly married a Norman princess, the Lady Ygraine du Bois." Merlin rolled his eyes and chuckled. It honestly didn't surprise him to find out that little tidbit of information. "How'd he get out of the arrangement with this other one, then?" "Well, that is where the tale becomes really fascinating. The man's niece was the Lady Vivienne." "Morgana's mother?" Gaius nodded solemnly. "Indeed. When Uther was approached after the…

The history of Latin American art is far reaching from the period before colonization up to the present time. As there is only limited space at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, this exhibition will only cover a portion of Latin American art history in one gallery. The theme of this exhibition will focus on Academic History painting from the nineteenth century with the title "Contradicting Political Messages from the Academies." The exhibition will cover the countries of Mexico, Brazil, and…

When people think of Henry VIII, they usually think all the wives he had, the palaces he built, and all the murders he committed, but many people respected what he did and he is now an important figure in France’s history. Henry VIII accomplished many tasks during his reign as King such as being involved in the English Reformation and turning his country into a Protestant Nation (“Henry VIII Biography 1). Henry VIII, although he was a bad influence to his country, still managed to be remembered…

refused Xerxes’ summons to be presented to the male nobles at his banquet. Vashti’s decision led Xerxes to exercise paternalism, making decisions for someone else, which set off a chain of events that led to Vashti’s deposition as queen and Esther’s coronation as queen. Throughout the book of Ether, Xerxes, as king, employed paternalism to those he ruled. The principle of autonomy is lacking in the ancient world. The next ethical principle pertains to Xerxes, Mordecai, and Esther. Xerxes…

Henry VIII is one of the many famous Kings in history and one of the the very few to pass on a legacy. He was born on June 28, 1491 in a city called Greenwich located in England. His father was King of England and did not acknowledge Henry VIII as much compared to his two older siblings. His father had viewed Henry’s older brother, Arthur as the future heir since he showed that he had the credentials to take over the throne, although only after Arthur’s death due to an unknown illness and his…

An Elizabethan understanding of mental health is quite unlike our conception of mental illness in the modern era. To the Elizabethan, the most accepted theory of madness was based on the Greek conception of the ‘humours’. The Greeks eliminated supernatural understandings of madness by a secular understanding based on the imbalances of bodily humours- sanguine humour(associated with air) was responsible for optimism and irresponsibility, choleric humour was responsible for short temper and…

BOOK XX PRIESTHOOD – Jesus v Aaron Can we assess the relationship between the priesthoods of Jesus and Aaron? Sometimes Christians have compared both without realising that the Bible has not followed their assessment of both. Often people lock onto some OT expression about Aaron and then attempt to tie together Aaron’s priesthood and Jesus’ priesthood, without going to the only biblical source for Jesus’ priesthood. The following study is taken from the book of Hebrews, chapters 4, 5, 7, 8, 9…

The pope called him for help so Charles went to Rome abd passed the winter there, he was ignorant of the pope intent and did not want any coronation. Einhard said about this trip: “He at first had such an aversion that he declared that he would not have set foot in the day that they were conferred although it was a great feast day, if he could have foreseen the design of the pope.” Charlemagne…

Tale-danda Godugunuri Prasad When Girish Karnad wrote the historical play Tughlaq, it created uproar in the Kannada theatre, the thrill of which no one has been able to forget. Then he wrote Tale-danda and became the centre of a controversy once again. Soon after the publication of Tale-danda, a play reading by the dramatist was organised at the Natya Shodh Sansthan, Kolkata. The spell of the drama was…

Frances Connolly Year 1 Modern Britain Linda Polley 16th May 2006 Essay Why was cinema going so popular in the first half of the century and why did it decline after 1950? Both the rise in popularity of cinema going and its spectacular decline are not only well documented and discussed, but surprisingly, have generated…