Did you know Thutmose III was the warrior king of Egypt, and he had the largest dynasty? Thutmose III was born on 1504 B.C.E in in Egypt. During the first twenty-two years of his reign he was a co-regent with his aunt and stepmother, Hatshepsut. He was the 6th Pharaoh of Egypt’s 18th dynasty, but he didn’t actually become a pharaoh until his aunt, Hatshepsut, died then that’s when he was an official Pharaoh. Thutmose ruled Egypt for almost fifty-four years.…
Even though Hatshepsut was the senior partner in the co-regency, the surviving inscriptions indicate that she accorded Thuthmose III the respect to which he was entitled. Throughout the co-regency it seems that Hatshepsut was careful to show her young partner the respect he was entitled to, even though she was almost invariably shown as the dominant pharaoh. Hatshepsut and Thuthmose III appear in many reliefs and inscriptions together. In a relief on a building in western Thebes, Hatshepsut and Thutmose III are depicted worshiping Amun-Re together. Thutmose III’s private thoughts about Hatshepsut are unknown; it appears that he did not challenge Hatshepsut’s authority. Historian Steindorf believes that, “It must have been much against his will that the energetic young Thutmose III watched from the side lines the high-handed rule of the pharaoh Hatshepsut and the chancellorship of the upstart Senenmut. Surely a collision was inevitable between the maturing strength and the resentment of the young king and the waning powers of the queen”. Evidence for a hostile relationship between Hatshepsut and…
Peter the Great was born on June 9th, 1672 in Moscow, Russia. He was the Tsar of Russia in the late 17th century. Most people know him for turning Russia into a great nation with many aggressive Domestic reforms. There is controversy over whether or not he was actually “Great”. Peter deserves "the Great" after his name because his actions, though extreme, helped developed Russia into a world power.…
Akhenaten was known as a “heretic” pharaoh due to the radical changes he made during his reign as an Egyptian pharaoh. The people of Egypt had been worshipping many different deities all the time and Akhenaten was the first pharaoh to break the tradition by introducing monotheism, which was the worship to only one god. Other than reforming the religious beliefs, he also introduced arts of different styles to worship the Sun god, Aten. The changes made during Akhenaten’s reign had no doubt brought some effects to the lives of the Egyptians and also people from other countries later on.…
In Amenhotep’s second year as pharaoh, he married the daughter of two commoners named Yuya, who was the overseer of the Kings horses and Thuya, who was attached to the temple of Amen. Her name was Tiye and she was to become the Chief Queen. Tiye was a beautiful and elegant woman who was closely involved in the government of the kingdom. It was obvious that the King treasured her and he celebrated their marriage by issuing a scarab as well as ordering a special boat to be built along with a huge lake for her to go boating in private. Queen Tiye appears frequently on Amenhotep’s monuments, sometimes in the place of a goddess or seated next to him with royal characteristics. To show his love for Queen…
Akhenaten was the Pharaoh of Egypt for 17 years during the Eighteenth Dynasty which took place from 1352 to 1336 B.C. He was born the son of Amenhotep III and Queen Tyie. His was originally named after his father, Amenhotep IV, but decided to change his name during the fifth year of his reign. During that year he changed his name to Akhenaten, which means “horizon of the sun,” or can also be translated to “He who is of service to Aten.” He had six daughters, Merytaten, Meketaten, Ankhesenpaaten, Neferneferuaten-tasharit, Neferneferure, and Sotepenpre. Akhenaten was also suspected of having two more sons, Smenkhkare who succeeded him on the thrown, and Tutankhamun whom reigned after his brother. Both sons were born from different mothers. His first wife Neferiti, who was renamed to Nefernefruaten by the Pharaoh Akhenaten, which translated, means “beautiful is the beauty of Aten,” was also known as the “great royal wife” during the early years of his reign. He also had 3 consorts during…
absolutism - a form of government in which all power is vested in a single ruler or other authority…
King Philip II of Spain was murdered, but by who? With a sum of at least 20 suspects that would have strong reasoning to kill him, who did it? He was found poisoned in bed early one morning, his murderer escaped his castle never to be found. However, upon further investigation, 10 highly interesting clues were found in a burlap sack stuffed behind a statue of the Virgin and Child. Those clues consisted of: A map from Orelius’ Typus Orbus Terrarum, keys to manacles, silver coins, potatoes, Las Casas’ Apologetic History, Elizabeth I’s speech at Tilbury, a Holy Bible in Dutch, Columbus’ Journal, Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises, and a note saying, “It’s working, my friends…”.…
Egyptology has always been my passion since I was a child. When I first visited the UK in 2000, the first place I wanted to see was Gallery 4 of the British Museum where I met the Sun King, Akhenaten, for the first time. His sculpture the features of an unusual man who sported an elongated skull, a pot belly, and a peculiar set of eyes. The image was different from those perfectly chiselled statues of other Egyptian pharaohs. I was so intrigued that I decided to follow him to his homeland.…
A Monarchy is a political system ruled by one individual who usually increases his role through inheritance. Although the Athens were ruled by a monarchy until the seventh century B.C.E. it had fallen under the control of its aristocrats. “They possessed the best land and controlled political and religious life by means of a council of nobles, assisted by a board of nine archons.” (Spielvogel 58) Cyrus The Great ruled the largest Empire of his day. He is known for giving his people freedom in Persia. Cyrus took the title Cyrus the Great, King of all, Great king, mighty king, and many others. Cyrus “established Persian control of media, making it the first Persian satrapy, or province. A satrap is literally, “a protector of the kingdom.”…
Once a king is dead another shall take his place, as has been repeated throughout history. No different was the succession of the great King Darius after his death, his son Xerxes comes to power, to take his father’s place and rule the vast empire of Persia. What makes the rise to prominence of Xerxes so controversial is that Xerxes is the third born son of Darius which would normally name him third in line in competition with his two older brothers. So why was the third born son Xerxes chosen over the others to reign King? Two theories can be retrieved from this mystery, was it that Xerxes had a direct blood link to Cyrus the Great? Or was it that Xerxes was first born after Darius’s rise to the throne and that it was the will of the divine…
Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was king of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was lord, and later king, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France. Henry was the second monarch of the Tudor dynasty, succeeding his father, Henry VII.…
The religious reformation took place in king Henry's reign. He took away the roman Catholicism from England, and replaced it with the Protestant religion. King Henry's wife Catherine of Aragon was unable to give Henry a son, and also the fact that King Henry fell in love with Anne Boleyn drove him to get a divorce from Catherine. He requested that the Pope Clement VII grant him a divorce so he could re-marry, however it was unethical to Catholics to get a divorce as they believed that marriage is for life, the Roman Catholic Church simply did not allow it. King Henry then went to the Archbishop of Canterbury to grant him the divorce, but William Warham didn’t. Matters were getting worse as Anne was pregnant, Henry needed to marry her or else the child wouldn’t be legitimate. However, King Henry was luck, and William Warham had died, so he appointed Thomas Cranmer to be the next Archbishop and Cranmer granted him the divorce. In 1534, two years after the divorce, the Act of Supremacy took place, and this was caused the break from the Roman Catholic Church, and Henry became the supreme head of the Church of England. This caused King Henry to gain a lot more power than he already had. After a while in around 1536, the dissolution of monasteries took place. The monasteries were very wealthy, they owned vast amounts of land, and they were very loyal to the Pope. This threatened Henry. Also, the monks were corrupt and wicked, they didn’t help the poor they took money from them. King Henry started taking down the monasteries which helped him gain more wealth, more land, and stopped the monks from troubling the poor. The reformation helped the government gain power over politics and laws as prior to the reformation the Church used to govern the politics. The reformation may have happened a long time ago, but it showed people that England is a powerful country it is very independent. King Henry may have torn a lot of people apart, but he also like to unite them as…
Sleep is precious to us. When we sleep, we escape reality for awhile and rest our minds and our bodies. Sleep is a necessity for all people and we falter without it. This particular soliloquy written by Shakespeare from Henry IV, Part II, King Henry is unable to sleep. His state of mind throughout the time during his inability to sleep is for the most part, frustration but also some jealousy, because others can sleep and he cannot.…
Alfred the Great (849 – 26 October 899) was King of Wessex from 871 to 899.…