Henry VIII’s first wife was Catherine of Aragon. She was stubborn, resilient and beautiful. Catherine was the daughter of King Ferdinand of Aragon and Queen Isabella of Castile, they had arranged for her to marry the King of England to keep the alliance of Spain and England. Before she married Henry she was previously married to his older brother Arthur. They got married in November 1501.
Caterina Maria Romula de Medici was born on April 13, 1519. Lorenzo II de Medici, Duke of Urbino,*[1] died six days after her birth from syphilis and tuberculosis. Her mother, Madeleine de La Tour d’Auvergne, the daughter of a royal princess, passed away of complications 15 days after her birth. Orphaned, but quite valuable due to her royal blood and inheritance, Catherine was a central figure for control of the papacy and the throne. The Medici’s through careful marriage matches and taking control of the financial banking[2], rose to power as papal bankers after the Black Plague in 1348-49.
Hatshepsut was able to ascend to the throne due to the royal blood line and matrilineal lineage which traced back to the start of the Ahmosid’s family although historians questions this on how she was able to ascend to the throne. Thutmose III became king and his sister the divine consort, Hatshepsut settles the affairs of the two lands by reason of her plans in which she would be his regent. Although “regency was customary because Hatshepsut was the King’s great wife” (Lawless). Redford states Hatshepsut probably “Consolidated her position to become king during the regency”. The Red Chapel in Karnak, refers to the oracle of Amun choosing a king in yr 2.
Courtney Flynn Miss. Massender English - ENG3U February 16, 2012 Character Analysis Essay-Anna Avalon (The Leap by Louise Erdrich) Anna Avalon: talented, courageous, and sentimental. She’s all of these things and more. Anna Avalon was part of the blindfolded trapeze act known as “The Flying Avalons” until a tragic accident happened and caused the loss of her husband and unborn baby. While this was a tragedy, it was also a blessing which introduced Anna to her husband, who she had a beautiful daughter with.
Martin de Porres was that he was known for his unique healing powers. An example of one of his healing miracles is when an 87 year old lady from Paraguay, was given a few hours to live. She several severe intestinal blockage and had suffered a heart attack. All the doctors had given up on her and were already making arrangements for her funeral the following day. However her daughter and some friends were praying to St. Martin and said 15 decades of the Rosary, asking above all through the intercessions of St. Martin that her mother would still be alive by the time she herself could reach her mother’s home in Paraguay.
Hayes, America's nineteenth President, began to heal the nation after the ravages of the Civil War. He was well suited to the task, having earned a steadfast reputation for integrity throughout his career as a soldier and a statesman. Upstanding, moral, and honest, Hayes was elected after the most lengthy, bitterly disputed, and corrupt presidential election in history. Hayes's father ran a successful farm and whiskey distillery in Ohio but died ten weeks before Rutherford was born. Raised by his single mother, Rud developed a very close relationship with his brilliant sister, Fanny Hayes, who encouraged him to achieve the prominent career denied to her because she was a woman.
Natalie Paba February 5, 2015 ENC 1102 Professor Schwartz The Horse-Dealer’s Daughter When I first began reading this very peculiar love story about Mabel and Jack and how saving her from her death brought their love together, I was left feeling very odd. I couldn’t help but contemplate about why Jack suddenly felt love towards her. It was obvious why she threw herself onto him, but I couldn’t quite pinpoint why the feeling became mutual. After much examination, I came to the conclusion that he must’ve told her he loved her
My name is Elliot Roosevelt, the third born son of Anna Eleanor Roosevelt and I’d like to thank everyone for coming today to show their respect for my mother. Today, November 7th, 1962 we are here to bid farewell to a strong, kindhearted, compassionate woman, wife, and mother. She has passed away from bone marrow cancer but that never stopped her heart from touching so many lives. Eleanor was a woman with great sensitivity to the civil rights of all creeds, races, and nations. Her constant work to improve their lives has made her one of the most loved, and one of the most revered women of her generation.
Shonaya Murray English 1101-04 Professor Campbell 9 April 2012 The Touch of Love in Love Medicine In Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich, Lipsha is the source of making sure that his Grandma Kashpaw gets exactly what she has been yearning for the past years; her husband, Grandpa Kashpaw, back. Grandpa Kashpaw past is revealed and the love that Grandma Kashpaw has for him is unconditional. She never gives up on her husband, despite his infidelity; she knows that one day she will have him exclusively. In the article Love Medicine Voices and Margins, the author Kathleen Sands clarifies the meaning of love: “Love is so powerful that it creates in dissoluble ties that even outlast life, and ultimately it allows forgiveness…Love is tenuous; love is dangerous, and love potions risky.” In “Love Medicine” Grandma Kashpaw is blind by love and does not understand Grandpa Kashpaw’s true intentions. Lipsha decides to put his touch to the test to rekindle the covered flame.
In the first stanzas uses gentle words of empathy she referring to her as “A precious feather child” and Dove darling daughter.” She states “You have risen up the shield” and referred to her as an “Eagle woman, dear one” she has declared her a warrior. Recognizing, expecting mothers as warriors who hold the same worth as the men in battle. The midwife goes on to state “You made yourself a warrior for our lord though not without consuming all your strength and scarified yourself” (Bierhost 21,22). From this the Aztec has taught how to mourn death with praise rather than mourn but to rejoice and make it a joyous occasion. Although, though it is human to be grieve one has to remember like the Aztec religion often speak of being to the mother as a god that has gone onto a better place it states in Revelation 14:13 (New International Version) “Then I heard a voice from heaven say, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on."