assassinated by the populist terrorist group the “People’s Will”‚ due to the reforms he had created‚ although he was on the way to give Russia its first national assembly before his death. Therefore his son Alexander III became Tsar in place of his deceased father. Immediately‚ Alexander III turned his back on all the reforms created by his father‚ and he swiftly discredited them. However he announced his determination to rule as an autocrat and he appointed several ministers‚ one of the more significant
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Vlad III the Impaler Vlad III‚ Prince of Wallachia is seen by his own people as a hero and by his enemies as a merciless villain. Vlad played a significant role during the Ottoman invasion‚ and the call of the third crusade to fight them off. During the 1456‚ he built a notorious reputation for himself from which legends and folk stories were born. Vlad III‚ also known as Vlad the Impaler‚ was born in Sighisoara during the winter of 1431 to Vlad II Dracul‚ the future ruler of Wallachia
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close around him. His strong belief can be seen in a letter penned prior to his coronation where he stated‚ “I shall maintain the principal of autocracy just as firmly and unflinchingly as it was preserved by my unforgettable dead father Alexander III)” (Nicholas & Alexandra‚ Robert K. Massie ). In fact he was almost unmovable in his belief and it is this reason he was removed from power by the Bolsheviks in 1917. Whereas‚ his wife was easily influenced and swayed by her confident Rasputin due to
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gave some prophecies to Macbeth and Banquo‚ He pointed out that “If chance will have me king‚ why‚ chance may crown me/ Without my stir” (I‚ iii‚ 143-144) This quote shows his free will. As seen as the words‚ he thought he can be the king without murder someone‚ and decided not to kill Duncan. Also‚ “O‚ yet I do repeat me of my fury./That I did kill them.” (II‚ iii‚ 100-101) Reveals his own decision. However‚ this also can be understanded as setted fate‚ because he had to kill the servants to hide what
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Lady Macbeth greatly influences her husband to kill King Duncan. Although the witches had planted a seed in Macbeth‚ he had changed his mind on killing King Duncan. In Act 1‚ Scene 7‚ Macbeth tells his wife that they will proceed no further in murdering King Duncan: We will proceed no further in this business. He [Duncan] has recently honored me... At this comment‚ Lady Macbeth is furious. She uses manipulation to control Macbeth. She insults his manhood by asking him if he is afraid to kill
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The Bourbon Reforms were a series of changes imposed by the Spanish Crown‚ Charles III and IV‚ upon their colonies in Latin America in the 1780s. The central goals of the reforms included centralizing Spanish government‚ restoring finances‚ and reorganizing the military. These innovations also aimed at limiting the power of the Catholic Church‚ imposing taxes‚ limiting powers of the Creole elite‚ and largely merging political and economic interests for the progress of Spain. The Bourbon reforms
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king of England in August 1485. Explain why he succeeded. Henry Tudor’s hereditary claim was slimmer than that of any English King since William the Conqueror‚ but he was in fact the great-great-grandson of John of Gaunt‚ who was a son of Edward III and the founder of the House of Lancaster. He was descended from John through an illegitimate son who (along with his siblings) was retroactively legitimized but explicitly barred from succession to the throne‚ but when the legitimate Lancastrian line
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oseph’s Tunic is a 1630 painting by Diego Velázquez‚ now held in the museum of the Sacristía Mayor del Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial (Madrid‚ Spain). It was painting in the house of the Spanish ambassador in Rome and brought back to Spain with Apollo in the Forge of Vulcan. External links[edit] Velázquez‚ exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF)‚ which contains material on this painting (see index) [hide] v t e Diego Velázquez (List of
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VII. Right from the start Henry VII reign as the monarch of England was to be disturbed by constant rebellions from elite conspirators‚ in 1486 Lovell and the Stafford brothers led the Yorkists rebellion‚ Lovell who was a close confidante to Richard III was the major figure behind the conspiracy. The reason for the rebellion was because Henry VII had attained Lovell and this meant all his lands and property were lost‚ while the Stafford’s had been in sanctuary since the Battle of Bosworth. Although
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Vlad Dracula was born in the winter of 1431 in Sighisoura‚Transylvania. Vlad’s father who is Vlad II came from a family of princes from the state of Wallacia. In the same year Vlad III was born‚ his father traveled to Nuremberg‚ Germany and became a member of the Order of the Dragon. The Order of the Dragon was select group of European royalty appointed by the head of the Holy Roman Empire‚ Emperor Sigismund ‚who held power over most of Western Europe. These men were dedicated to crusading against
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