Monarch

Henry V It is always a fear amongst the people, when a new king comes to the throne, whether he will be good and just or greedy and cruel. Imagine the kingdom in waiting as the new king was put to the throne. The kingdom knew it would be the next in line but what was he like? Would he be kind? Would he be a good king? The people needed a king who will care for the concerns and welfare of the kingdom. And to their happiness, Henry the V did just that. Being a young king, his life was still…

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…

Frederick the Great is the most absolute monarch and should receive the title of the most absolute monarch because he controlled his military by punishment if his orders where not followed leading to his great military success, he also gave nobility a certain amount of freedom of speech and he used them as advisers he did these things in order to rule successfully with their support, he also tried to decrease his taxation and he ultimately failed because of his large spending on the military.…

Websters dictionary describes a monarch as a a person who reigns over a kingdom or empire. Absolute Monarchs are kings or emperors who have full political power over the state and its people. The Monarchs I am talking about are from 1450 to 1750. They became monarchs and offered the subjects law and order. They got the support from the middle class people. The king would make laws based on his own opinions and beliefs. Phillip the second lived from 21 May 1527 – 13 September 1598. Philip was…

All history seems to build on itself, and political history in Europe is no different. From the Renaissance and the birth of new monarchies, through the rise of absolutism, political ideas have evolved and changed. The year 1648 marked the start of a new political period in Europe, largely due to the rise of absolute rulers and the increased effects of mercantilism on politics, however, as like before, issues of religion continued to influence the government and politics, causing this turning…

While there are several excellent theories already in existence, the Monarch Theory focuses more on a combination of different aspects instead of being one or the other. While genetic makeup of an individual plays a very large role, Monarch believes events and influences plays a much larger role. Peer roles plays a large part of this theory, as a person at any age in some part craves acceptance and with this said influences both within the home and genetic makeup has a deciding factor on how a…

necessary for woman who want to be a monarch. Cleopatra VII was a woman who had done that. When her father Ptolemy XII died in 51 BC, Cleopatra became co-regent with her brother Ptolemy XIII. Cleopatra was not only beautiful, but also she was a highly clever woman and an astute politician. In history, she was believed that brought prosperity and peace to a country that was bankrupt and split by civil war. (BBC, 2014) That makes her one of the most famous monarch of ancient Egypt. Many people…

Thucydides’ portrait of Perikles (TPOP) believes that the common populace are just as good as anyone else, if not more so, because they work hard and as humans are equal and just. The Old Oligarch believes that the kakos are inherently lesser and are bad and that the agathos are by nature are better people and are more qualified for running the city. Thus, the difference in perceptions of democracy between the Old Oligarch and Thucydides’ portrait of Perikles arises from their different views of…

In the letter from the Board of Directors of Monarch Books, it is recommended that the company opens a café in its store due to the fact that it would increase its already large customer base. In this recommendation it is said that the café could be opened in the children's book section and it is assumed that it will empower the bookstore to against a business competitor that recently opened its own café. Although the expected results of this recommendation could be achieved, there are some…

In England during the 1500s, there had been only male monarchs and the females were only given the title of being Queen through marriage. However, in 1135 when Henry I had died, a female had the first chance to become Queen. Matilda, the daughter of King Henry I was going to be Queen of England, “not in the conventional sense of a king’s wife, but in the unprecedented form of a female king” (Castor, 2010). However, Matilda lost the crown of England to King Henry I’s nephew Stephen because he was…