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leading the Asante Empire with the research question: “How did Asantehemma Nana Yaa Akyaa make herself a prominent leader of the Asante Empire before its collapse 1902?” The Essay focuses on the Kingdom of Asante, the last Kingdom to be overrun by the British before the colony of the Gold Coast was established, and the role Yaa Akyaa played in the politics at the time. The essay will analyse her personality, the methods she used to get herself and her son into power and her influences over…

In foreign policy, Felipe II had to abandon the project of an alliance with England because of the early death of Mary Tudor (1558). The military victories of San Quentin (1557) and Grave lines (1558) pacified the recurring conflict with France (Peace of Chateau Cambria’s, 1559); the pact was reinforced with the marriage of Philip II with the daughter of Henry II of France, Elizabeth of Valois. Early in his reign could not be more promising:…

of dealing with themes of conquest, the hero begins to take on aspects of moral codes—codes of chivalry. King Arthur is not in this poem for long. In the text, King Arthur is young and his court is fairly new, and regardless of not having a lot of lines in the poem, Arthur shows characteristics of selflessness when he refuses to eat until all were served. Readers may see this action as simple table etiquette, but as an act from the king of Camelot (or England), Arthur is showing that he truly…

The sudden death of King Cnut the Great in 1035 CE brought the stability of the most impressive Scandinavian empire of the period into peril. Harthacnut, Cnut’s eldest son born to Emma of Normandy, his second wife, and the heir apparent to Cnut’s state, faced insurmountable odds to retain the lands over which his father held domain. Yet, the breakdown of the empire failed to undermine the legacy of Cnut’s accomplishments, and in proxy, the success of early High Medieval Scandinavian states.…

The Legacy of Owain Glyndŵr: Redeemer of the Welsh English conquest of foreign territory began long before the age of colonization within the British Isles themselves. History focuses primarily on the English point of view towards their acquisitions because little text survives to this day from the subjected lands. Due to its colonization, the ancient country of Wales witnessed the rise of abuses, taxes, and occupation in the late fourteenth century. Consequently, opposition developed towards…

Originality is a concept which has changed and evolved over hundreds of years. Indeed, the definition of originality, as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as the “ability to think or express oneself in an independent and individual manner” , has not always been so rigid. In the Elizabethan era the concept of originality was not concerned with whose idea was whose. In fact, originality was all about how the idea was portrayed, for instance, whether it was performed on stage or by other…

Neither Dale Carnegie nor the publishers, Simon and Schuster, anticipated more than this modest sale. To their amazement, the book became an overnight sensation, and edition after edition rolled off the presses to keep up with the increasing public demand. Now to Win Friends and InfEuence People took its place in publishing history as one of the all-time international best-sellers. It touched a nerve and filled a human need that was more than a faddish phenomenon of post-Depression days, as…