English monarchs

In Russian history there were three great Tsars: Vladimir the Great, Peter the Great, and Catherine the Great. Only one of these greats is a female, making Catherine’s rise to greatness even greater. Catherine was born Sophie Friederike Auguste of Anhalt-Zerbst in the Baltic port of Stettin, Pomerania on May 2, 1729 (Rounding, 7). She was the daughter of a minor Prussian (Germanic) prince, Prince Christian August of Anhalt-Zerbst (Lichman, Corey). As a child, Sophie received little affection…

Kings, Sovereigns, Monarchs, and Rulers. The way that they are seen in the eyes of the people are often conflicting. Some see them as gods on earth. Ohers see tyrants, wanting to control the country; men who rule with an iron fist. Are they meant to be leaders of a nation or mascots of mockery? That answer is dependent on whom you ask. Like King Henry V, I believe that he fits the definition of a good Christian king. King Henry V, for he led his people to the best of his abilities. He trusted in…

The language arts class was scheduled at 5 in the evening. Prince Evener hurried through the garden, not quite sprinting. Once again he justified taking the shortcut through the garden instead of walking the main path. There are too many interruptions if he had gone through the hallways. Somebody is always asking him something, and he cannot always escape like his father does. Once I am king, I can do whatever I want, he tired a sign though his labored breathing. I am dreaming too much of the…

This is a story about three kingdoms (Obviously). Now these kingdom's names were the Naturae kingdom, the Bellator Kingdom, and the Magicae Kingdom. The Naturae kingdom was where people and animals live in harmony and together. They hardly ate meat and the rulers were very kind. The present rulers were king Preston and queen Priscilla southeast their daughter sweet Pacifica. The Bellator Kingdom were the homes of many famous warriors and birthed amazing ones still today. The rulers were very…

In the story, "Lady and the Tiger" by Frank R. Stockton there was an arena that the king had some people build. The arena was built to decide criminal's faith. One day, the faith of the princess' lover was to be decided. The king didn't like the youth truly, because he loved his daughter. When the king discovered the existence of his daughter's lover he immediately ordered him to prison. In the arena, the criminal shall choose between two doors. Behind one door a genuinely fair maiden or a tiger…

The Tale of Ophelia There was once a Kingdom in Denmark named Venlighed, meaning kindness. The kingdom was ruled by a fair King and Queen. One day, the King and Queen were blessed with a gift of a daughter, and they named her Ophelia. But something wasn’t quite right with Ophelia. She was born with a deathly illness, so the noble King and Queen asked for the most powerful fairy godmother in the Kingdom. “I do not have the power to cure the princess from her illness, but I can give her a gift to…

The Little Prince There once was a kingdom, it was a very chaotic place but it was a place many called home. A king and queen had ruled there for a very long time and the Queen even went on to have a child. But tragedy befell the kingdom not long after the birth. During the wondrous masquerade ball thrown in order to celebrate the dear healthy baby boy's birth the king started feeling ill. Not wanting to tell anyone the king smiled and said he needed to take a break. He sat on his thrown…

The Castle Grounds consist of three stables, four gardens, a maze with benches. The grounds also have 10 fields for the sheep, cows, horses and goats to graze. One day the prince and princesses decided that they wanted to go on an adventure to the other side of the kingdom, Princess Maggie loves to go on all kinds of adventures with her siblings. So they went to transform into warmer clothes, since it still was snowing outside. Princess Maggie chose a lengthy pink dress with white fur around the…

standing in front of them; and how quickly that same man’s real motives are revealed, when they are no longer govern by fear of exposure for their deceit. A feeling, King David can relate to. For he have learned from personal experience, once a monarch dies, nothing is certain to ensure a smooth transition of power, not even a successor’s rightful claim to the throne. As the crown changes head, power and allegiance changes with it, making an entire royal line vulnerable. The king was no fool…

To sign, or not to sign. That is the question that hangs so urgently over the wavering title character of “King Charles III,” Mike Bartlett’s flat-out brilliant portrait of a monarchy in crisis, which blazed open on Sunday night at the Music Box Theater. Any echoes you may infer regarding a certain Danish prince are entirely appropriate to this dazzlingly presumptuous drama, set in and around Buckingham Palace in a highly foreseeable future. True, as a product of the 20th century, the newly…