Reality of Akbar the Great (?) EXPOSED! [Part-1] Very chosen few legends in Indian history had the privilege of being honored with the suffix ‘the Great’ or ‘Mahaan’ after their name. I recall only three – Alexander‚ Ashoka and Akbar. This great title does not come easily. One has to indeed display exemplary greatness to be called ‘great’. This great land has produced one legend after another – Vikramaditya‚ Prithviraj‚ Rana Pratap‚ Shivaji – to name a few. But none qualified to be called ‘the
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period was later called Renaissance. The Renaissance period which served as transition period between the Medieval and Modern Europe ended in the 1600. It is best known for its cultural achievements which include the literary works of Petrarch‚ Castiglione and Machiaveli; and works of Leonardo de Vinci and Michelangelo. The Most Famous Artist of the Italian Renaissance Michelangelo‚ a painter‚ sculptor‚ architect and poet‚ is widely regarded as the most famous artist of the
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Monday 11th January 2010 Was religion the only problem James I and Charles I had with Parliament? James I was monarch of England from 1603-25. He was also King James VI of Scotland throughout his reign. The previous Queen‚ Elizabeth I‚ had no children to rule after she died. So her council wanted to know who would be the next monarch. But she could not tell them due to her critical position as she was ill. They then named her cousin‚ James VI of Scotland. She then raised her hand to show that
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Arthur’s court. These people are connected to nature‚ as their hunting and even the way the servants greet Gawain by kneeling on the “naked earth” symbolize (818). As opposed to the courtiers at Camelot‚ who celebrate in Part 1 with no understanding of how removed they are from the natural world‚ Bertilak’s courtiers joke self-consciously about how excessively lavish their feast is (889–890). The poem does not by any means suggest that the codes of chivalry be abandoned. Gawain’s adherence to them
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Joan of Arc A French saint and a heroine in the Hundred Years’ war was Joan of Arc. This farm girl helped save the French from English command and was often called the Maid Orleans and the Maid of France. Her inspiration led the French to many victories. Joan Of Arc (In French Jeanne d’Arc) was born around 1412‚ in the village of Domremy‚ France. She was a peasant girl who‚ like many girls of that time‚ could not read or write. Her father‚ Jacques‚ was a wealthy tenant farmer and her mother
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relationships. Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie uses the court memoirs of Duc de Saint Simone‚ to explain the system of court cabals. Ladurie explains how the King placed himself at the top of the court hierarchy‚ and held a number of favourites.1 Lower courtiers
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the Table / Laughed loudly‚ and concluded amiably / That each brave man of the brotherhood should bear a baldric / A band‚ obliquely about him‚ of bright green‚ / Of the same hue as Sir Gawain’s and for his sake wear it.”(101) The king and the courtiers respond to Gawain’s confession passionately. The king and the other knights wear sashes similar to Gawain “for the love of that knight.”(101) Gawain feels remorseful about his sin. “It was torment to tell the truth; in his face the blood did flame;
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Petrarch was a humanist who searched for old manuscripts. He discovered many and realized how much classical heritage as lost. He also wrote sonnets‚ and assembled Greek and Roman writings. A main writing of that time was The Courier by Baldassare Castiglione. It was a manual for men‚ teaching them how to behave with a woman. Men need to be able to impress their woman and be a true gentleman. In addition‚ they needed to show the woman that he knew everything and could do everything and be
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characters. Ariwara no Narihira‚ renowned for his many love affiars‚ is also described as having ‘combined all the qualities most admired in a Heian courtier: he was of high birth‚ extremely handsome‚ a gifted poet‚ and an all-conquering lover’ (Keene‚ 1999). Likewise‚ Genji is said to be ‘remarkably beautiful’ and also depicted as ‘a perfect Heian courtier’ being ‘remarkably beautiful’ and equipped with a ‘mastery of high culture’ that ‘set him apart from all other men’ (Sprague‚
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margin of the picture‚ a woman dwarf‚ and a boy bothers a tired dog‚ which disregards the torments. There is a woman in middle ground talks to a man who seems to be ignoring her while instead he looks directly at the viewer. Further in the back‚ a courtier in all black prepares to leave; his parting gift being a backward glance which was an unsuccessful attempt to let a little light in by the door. He leaves a room full of embodiments that are almost invisible for lack of lighting because of the shuttered
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