The Massacre of the Innocents is an incident in the nativity narrative of the Gospel of Matthew (2:16–18) in which Herod the Great, king of Judea, orders the execution of all male children who are two years old and under in the vicinity of Bethlehem.
Who was the real Henry VIII? Henry VIII's reign (1509-47) is usually remembered for the King's six wives and his legendary appetite. Infamously, he sent two of his wives, Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard, to their deaths on the executioner's block at the Tower of London.
Theory 1: Richard III Murdered the Princes
Far from being a nice, avuncular figure to his nephews Richard and Edward V (who became king on his father's death but was never crowned), Uncle Richard had the juveniles housed in the Tower of the London and it soon became apparent that Richard wanted the throne for himself.
King Henry VIII, To six wives he was wedded. One died, one survived, Two divorced, two beheaded.
Of his six wives, Henry VIII had two killed: Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard. He accused Anne of adultery, and she was convicted and beheaded on May 19, 1536; that she had not given birth to a male heir was, however, Henry's primary motive for having her executed.
It was pretty common for kings to have a mistress in those days, in part because marriages were arranged for political gain and not personal companionship.
Elizabeth Woodville, (born 1437—died June 7/8, 1492, London), wife of King Edward IV of England. After Edward's death popular dislike of her and her court facilitated the usurpation of power by Richard, duke of Gloucester (King Richard III).
Alexander died in a fall from his horse while riding in the dark to visit the queen at Kinghorn in Fife on 19 March 1286 because it was her birthday the next day. He had spent the evening at Edinburgh Castle celebrating his second marriage and overseeing a meeting with royal advisors.
What was Cleopatra like? Cleopatra was charismatic and intelligent, and she used both qualities to further Egypt's political aims. She was also ruthless, reportedly killing several family members in order to solidify her power.
Babur married his daughter & Humayun his niece to Chib Rajput Raja of Jammu. Akbar married his niece to Raja Man Singh. Rajpoots were schooled by Turks, Mughals, Marathas, Sikhs and even Gurkhas. All they did was compromise.
1. Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon (604-562 B.C.) The granddaddy of all mad kings is King Nebuchadnezzar, the Babylonian ruler whose first-person account of a seven-year descent into animal-like insanity is one of the most fascinating sections of the Old Testament book of Daniel.
Some of the wounds would have been difficult or impossible to inflict if Richard III was still wearing his armour and were therefore probably delivered after he was dead. One wound, a stab through the buttocks, may be a symbolic 'insult injury' delivered to the king's body after death.
When Oedipus grew to manhood, a prophet warned him that he would kill his father and marry his mother. Not knowing that he had been adopted, and that his real parents were Jocasta and Laius, Oedipus left the country to avoid committing such crimes.
The Massacre of the Innocents is the incident described in the nativity narrative of the Gospel of Matthew (2:16–18) in which Herod the Great, king of Judea, orders the execution of all male children who are two years old and under in the vicinity of Bethlehem.
Ashoka killed 99 of his brothers except.
The most famous sufferer of this condition was King Nebuchadnezzar, who in the Book of Daniel “was driven from men and did eat grass as oxen”. Nebuchadnezzar was the king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire from 605BC to 562BC.
Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword and run me through, or these uncircumcised fellows will come and run me through and abuse me." But his armor-bearer was terrified and would not do it; so Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
King Midas chose the satyr. Apollo became angry and turned Midas's ears into those of a donkey as a sign of foolishness. Moral of the story: Never choose a satyr over a powerful god. Jean-Joseph Carriès sculpted this plaster head with King Midas in mind.
King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra: 3rd cousins
Like his mother, Queen Victoria, King Edward VII also married his cousin, albeit a more distant one.
Elizabeth Woodville married King Edward IV who belonged to the House of York. The emblem of the House of York is in fact a white rose, which is why many believe Woodville was given 'The White Queen' moniker.
King Charles II was famous for his womanising, having more mistresses than any other monarch during his reign.
Within this hallowed bedroom would be a grand sized bed that, oddly, would not serve as the king and queen's actual bed. In fact, the king and the queen often had their own separate bedrooms, and this bed would only be used for official royal business.
The undisputed royal record holder for fathering illegitimate children was Henry I, the youngest son of William the Conquerer, who ruled from 1100 to 1135, according to Father Carroon. He sired 22 illegitimate children but left only one legitimate one, a daughter, Matilda.