He was very against the Catholic religion, and according to history there were a couple of attempts by others to take his life because of his beliefs. Once while James and his wife were out hunting, she mistakenly killed his favorite dog, Jewel.
How sad. He forgave her immediately and sent her a massive big diamond the next day in honor of his dog. Shakespeare was one of his subjects. He must have liked Shakespeare a lot as he loved writing and poetry himself.
Apparently he quite liked to spend money, and this made his kingdom a bit poorer than it should have been. Perhaps it was that diamond he bought his wife. Augustus was the first Roman Emperor who established the Roman Empire. He was well-known for bringing peace to Rome after many years of battles and will always be remembered for that.
He was born in 63 B. He had ultimate power over everything. Before he became the Roman Emperor, Rome was still run by elected people, of which Julius Caesar was one. Good for him. The month of August was named after him. Before this it was called Sextilis. He certainly will be remembered forever, every time August comes around. Now you know where it comes from, pretty cool.
Augustus rebuilt a lot of the city of Rome. He became king at the age of four after the death of his father. He was just a young nipper at the time so his mother Anne of Austria carried out his duties.
In he took hold of the reigns when he was 22 years old. At least he had some time to get used the whole idea of being king. Now this is something! The American state of Louisiana was named after him, as France controlled it for many years. It was known as Louisiane , Land of Louis. This famous king married twice. His first wife was Maria Theresa of Spain, who unfortunately died. But in saying that, it was a secret that lots of people actually knew about an open secret.
Unbelievably it was never announced to anyone, and there are no official records that actually show that it happened. He stayed married to her until he died. He was also known as the Sun King. Because he wanted everyone to revolve around him like planets. He obviously thought he was extremely important and special. People often say that he only had a bath three times in his life.
He was in fact very clean and had a large Turkish bath that he liked to wallow in and always disinfected everything. He changed his clothes many times a day and especially his underwear. Maybe he was a bit too clean. He apparently owned over wigs and beds!
He liked to eat…a lot. When he died they found that his stomach was twice the size of a normal stomach. He was very, very short at only five foot, four inches tall which is 1. So what did he do? Genghis Khan was probably the most brutal and fierce leader the world has ever seen, but one of the most successful too. Read on to find out about this somewhat scary man.
He was known for founding the Mongol Empire, which at that time was one of the most powerful forces to be reckoned with in the world. He was one important man. His actual title was Supreme Khan of the Mongols and he ruled from to Not all that long when you compare it to other famous monarchs. Even though it was super cold, he had a cool childhood riding horses and hunting with his brothers.
When he was only nine years old his family shipped him off to live with his future wife Borte. He quickly went back home when he found out his father had been poisoned by some enemies. But then they were betrayed and another warrior kicked him and his family out of the tribe. But Temujin was a fighter and he helped his family survive and then started plotting his revenge.
He was obviously not a very happy camper. So onwards and upwards for him as he started to build his own tribe and married Borte. The two tribes became one, which gave him more power.
He was fierce and brutal, but very courageous. He built up an army until he was ready for revenge for the death of his father. They all soon began to realize that it was probably better for them to be on his side than not, as he was almost unbeatable. He was cruel to his enemies but loyal to people who followed him and he was one brilliant general.
He taught his armies well, and they were the best fighters across the land. Once an enemy called Jebe shot him in a battle with an arrow.
Genghis was so impressed with his skills that he spared his life, and Jebe went on to become one of his greatest generals. So if you wanted your life spared, you had to show some very impressive fighting skills it seemed.
He was so powerful, but unbelievably he actually lived in a tent called a yurt! He died in but no one really knows why. All Knights were expected to follow a Code of Chivalry. The Code of Chivalry was a set of tenets that Knights had to follow such as: truthfulness, courtesy, compassion, purity, and fellowship.
If a Knight didnt follow the code, he would be punished and would no longer be worthy of his Knightship. A Peasant's daily life: A Peasant in the middle ages did not have a very nice life. There were two types of Peasants, Serfs and Freemen.
Freemen were not owned by anyone. They could own their own land, marry when they pleased and farm their own crops.
A Serf however, was owned by the Lord and bound to the land. They had to farm the Noble's land and get the Noble's permission to marry. They started working as early as 3 A.
They would eat a small breakfast and then head out to the fields. They worked from dawn til dusk, and didn't have much leisure time when finished. Women usually ate when their husband came inside after the day's work.
A Peasant worked long hours and then came home to a small, cramped house. The houses often had one room where many people lived. The houses were located in the villages inside the manors. Life for a Peasant was not pleasant at all compared to the lives of Kings, Nobles and Knights. Living in a castle was much more luxurious than living in the village. Navigation HOME. Daily Life. Searching for a new love?
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Food included roasted meat, sweet dishes of various forms, wines, and other components. They ate a kind of stew called pottage made from the peas, beans and onions that they grew in their gardens. Their only sweet food was the berries, nuts and honey that they collected from the woods. Peasants did not eat much meat. Lords of the manor, did not allow peasants on his land to bake their bread in their own homes. As well as bread, the people of Medieval England ate a great deal of pottage.
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