Troy VII

King George III, was the ruler of Britain. To some, he was a great king, others deemed him a failure. There are many hidden truths to royal life, this is truest, when said royal is still in power. King George III, was no exception to this fact. Though rumors roamed, King George III, only wanted to do what was best for the people over whom he ruled. This included the American Colonies. His good intentions, however, were often seen as opressing to the colonies. They wished nothing more than to be…

that it has been a few years since his death. The poor lady was made a widow only after a few months of marriage to my elder brother. I have always looked up to him; he was a dear soul that I kept close to my heart. Ever more my father, King Henry VII wanted to strengthen our relationship with Spain. Hence this is why I am to marry my dead brother’s wife. Through my brother’s death, may he rest in peace, I am to be crowned King of England (Biography.com Editors)! How very joyous is this news to…

Royalty, it is a creation of sovereignty which is perceived as an influential terror. Sovereignty is what Britain had created to destroy their chaos, the ruler is chosen by blood. Alexandrina Victoria was one of those blood royals and has proven that bloodline power has no specific control. The British monarchy must be preserved along with the antique way of living. Standing alone on her own, she brought an exclusive way of leadership to the table when she began as queen. She gave persuasive…

FREDERICO ALBERRICI Alberrici an Italian-American, is identified as a footman called Frederick, employed by eminent surgeon and Ripper suspect Sir William Gull, at 78 Brook Street, by Melvyn Fairclough in the 1991 book – The Ripper And The Royals. Alberrici is included, not because he was suspected of being Jack the Ripper himself, but because he was said to be part of the Masonic conspiracy theory, and was alleged to have aided Gull in his search for the prostitutes who knew of the alleged…

The Iliad is a poem accredited to the Ancient Greek poet Homer. The Iliad tells the story of the conflict between an alliance of Greek Cities and the City of Troy, following the kidnapping of Helen of Sparta by Paris. The Iliad focuses only on two weeks out of the ten years the conflict is said to have lasted. The Trojan War is said to have been committed to paper around the eighth century BCE. However, this poem was recited orally for centuries before it was written down. Despite the poem being…

I will argue that the behavior of the female characters in the Aeneid are irrational, rebellious and pose various threats to the Roman cause. The actions of the women are often in deep contrast to the events fated to happen. This depiction of women is significant because it allows the men, who are often the cause of their irrationality, to exist as the rational and restrained beings in this epic. Dido, the queen of Carthage and Aeneas’s unintended lover, is a prime example of the depiction of…

The Aeneid, by Virgil, follows the journey of Aeneas and his crew from the fallen Troy to their new home in modern day Italy. Along the way they face many trials and battle with many other nations before landing on the shores of King Latium’s kingdom. At this point, the area around the future Tiber River was ruled by two warring kings: Latium and Evander. Throughout the course of Book VII and Book VIII, the true characterization of each king and their nations are explained. This drives the plot…

The Underworld and Prophecy Before all of this, Aeneas’s travels in leaving Troy have produced every kind of upheaval, but by Book 3 he knows that a country to the west holds his destiny. Aeneas continues through all sorts of marine and other miraculous events but loses his father, Anchises. It is not until Book 7 that Aeneas’s idea of a destination to the west is confirmed and made specific in instructions to go to the mouth of the Tiber River and make a pact with King Latinus. Later,…

Leda was the mother of Helen, queen of Troy, that was conceived as a result of her rape by Zeus in the form of a swan. The swan, being much stronger than the girl, held her captive, but in return gave her two children that would become monarchs and hold a lot of power. The poet is establishing…

This was an employment discrimination case between Griggs vs. Duke Power Company that was decided by the U.S Supreme Court in 1971. At the time, Justice Warren Burger was the chief justice of the United States. According to an article published by Troy Kickler of the North Carolina History Project, the lawsuit was filed by Willie Griggs and twelve other African-American employees of the Duke Power’s Dan River Hydroelectric plant in Draper, North Carolina. Before the passage of the Civil Rights…