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…the proposal of Lord Warburton, although he had much to offer. James says, "The idea of a diminished liberty was particularly disagreeable to her at present, since she had just given a sort of personal accent to her independence by looking so straight at Lord…

…and details given about their war-horses and weapons, were important to a society that was constantly in a state-of-battle readiness, such as Roland's was. Beyond the battle scenes, Roland is true to the era in its portrayal of vassalage between a lord and his…

…be chosen, and they would preside over their elders or masters respectively. A director would be specially appointed for the festival. In England he was called "Lord (or Abbot) of Misrule" and in Scotland, "Master of Unreason" In 1601, there were particularly…

…feudal clans. Although Japan¡¦s sovereign was a hereditary emperor, the shogun or chief feudal lord exercised real power. In 1603 the Tokugawa clan gained control of the shogunate, and the political capital was established at Edo ( Tokyo). The shoguns powers…

…led the troops to a miraculous victory over the English. She continued fighting the enemy in other locations along the Loire. Fear of her troops was so formidable that when she approached Lord Talbot's army at Patay, most of the English troops and Commander…

…. And then there was Demeter, the goddess of the harvest, with her beloved daughter Persephone on her lap. Next there was Poseidon, the lord of the sea and Zeus’s brother, and then the four children of Zeus: Athena, goddess of wisdom; the twins Apollo (god of light and music…

…by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said, "the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether." The writer of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic," popularized during the Civil War…

…discovered. The fact that his tomb was virtually untouched made this discovery especially important. King Tuts tomb was discovered in 1922 by two men, Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon. Carnarvon was a rich man who owned the right to dig in the valley…

…), and The Lord of the Isles (1815). In 1813 he was offered the poet laureateship of England, but he said no to the post and recommended Robert Southey for the post. He also published editions of the writings of the English poet John Dryden in 1808 and of the English…

…Non-existence can be considered a state of not being. In this sense, the faithful followers of the Bhagavad Gita find ways to reach this state within its chapters. Through advice of the 'lord' Krishna, followers use yoga and meditation…