Thrones

King Philip III ascended to the throne in 359 B.C following both of his elder brothers Alexander II and Perdiccas, of whom the latter was killed meeting an Illyrian invasion (Britannica). Having being suddenly thrust upon the throne, Philip took his new position in stride and first worked to “buy off his neighbors that were a threat to the kingdom before negotiating a treaty with Athens. He then worked to prepare his military and take care of two claimants to his throne “(Britannica). Having…

descends into madness. Hamlet’s desire to successfully avenge his father’s death completely consumes him, leading him and the people around him to suffer. Had Hamlet waited, his uncle would have got his just deserts when Fortinbras came to take his throne, and he would not have had to dirty his hands. Although Hamlet manages to successfully kill his uncle and avenge his father, he dies because Laertes swipes him with his poisoned sword; his revenge lead to his death. The same is true for…

Incas contracted the smallpox. This left him to the decision of who to leave the throne to. He had two sons he could choose from. His first son was Huascar. He is a legit son. That means he should be heir to throne. King Wayna had his second son with another woman. His name was Atahualpa. He was illegit, which means he shouldn’t get the throne. However, King Wayna liked Atahualpa better than Huascar so he left the throne to Atahualpa. This caused anger within Huascar. Huascar created a civil war…

Catherine the Great Catherine the Great, Yekaterina Alekseyevna in Russian, was bound to the heir to the Russian throne at the young age of 14. Sophie Friederike Auguste Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst was a German- born princess. At the beginning of her reign, she overthrew her husband Peter after he began cheating on her. Now without Peter she accomplished several things for Russia and was a principal leader of the Russian Royal Family. Being born German and ruled Russian Catherine the Great is a…

Imagine for a second, a king sitting upon his throne, war strewn through his country, his life in ruin, wife dead of mental disorder, his own people rebelling against him. He’s wondering what happened. Just some time ago, he was a happy man, a high-ranking noble, the right-hand man of the king, with almost everything he wanted. Almost. The one thing he couldn’t achieve, the thing at his fingertips yet he couldn’t quite grasp it. Then all of a sudden it was there, all covered with blood and not…

his mental instability and eventual death. The witches’ revelation of their prophecy to Macbeth and the events this action set in place were responsible for his villainous actions. Upon hearing the witches’ prediction for his ascent to the king’s throne, Macbeth (with assistance from his wife) decides to take matters into his own hands in an attempt to hasten his crowning. In doing…

16th Century Europe was the time and place for many kings and queens. At this time many countries had monarchies. One ruler of this time was Mary Queen of Scots. According to British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Mary Stuart was born to Mary of Guise and James V of Scotland in Linlithgow Palace during the December of 1542. Since Mary’s father died while she was only six days old, she was handed the title of queen and Mary’s mom acted as regent (1). Mary had a tough life, as did anyone who…

Macbeth’s downfall, who is to blame? Macbeth takes place during the 11th century, Scotland. This play is about a brave commander named Macbeth, who is well celebrated and is named next in line for the throne. After learning from 3 witches that he will eventually become king, Macbeth and his wife, work together and kills the current king, King Duncan, and after becoming king, his wife and his guilty conscience start to show and eventually lead to his downfall. In Dr. Pendleton’s excerpt, he…

The Hundred Year’s War It was approximately two years ago that my husband and I started watching the television series called Game of Thrones. This show got me interested in the history of England and the various battles that took place there. Different countries experienced different effects from the conflicts. Powerfully strengthened by the battles; England became a one of the dominant countries in Europe. This paper explores the Hundred Years’ War which was a series of battles between…

When most people think of Hawaii, people think of paradise. Coconuts, sunshine, no worries, bruddah, right? Well, yes, this is true, but there's much more to the 808 than that. Most tourists are only there for Waikiki or North Shore or even the shopping on Kalakaua Avenue that easily rivals (and can even best) Sunset Boulevard, Rodeo Drive or even Fifth Avenue; and while walking out of the Macy’s and looking street sign reading “Kalakaua” or “Nohonani”, it is guaranteed that they do not stop…