Life in King’s Landing fell into its usual routine once the royal party returned from Harrenhal. Although it was not without tension as most of the court still whispered about Rhaegar’s actions at the conclusion on the tourney and who could blame them? Alayna most certainly didn’t seeing as she had yet to speak with the crowned prince any more than necessary since her return to the capital. At the moment, Elia’s health and well being ranked above Rhaegar and his needs as far as Alayna was concerned. Anything else would have to wait for the time being. Three moons had passed since Alayna resumed her place in court. Peculiar as it was, she felt as if she’d never left in the first place. Perhaps this had more to do with her lingering …show more content…
He held the power to ruin everything Rhaegar was building with a simple murmur in the wrong ear. His influence also seemed to grow as Aerys descended even further into madness. Rhaegar’s supporters included most of his friends like Griff, Ser Myles Mooton, Ser Richard Lonmouth, Prince Lewyn, and Arthur. While these men didn’t hold quite the same influence over the court as Aerys’ followers, they were much younger and more adaptable in their ways of winning undecided courtiers to their side. Oddly enough most of the prince’s allies were men of action rather than words something more and more people were beginning to crave as Aerys’ promises at the beginning of his reign had become nothing more than wind. Alayna supposed she could count herself and Ashara among those who advocated for their prince although his actions had certainly placed a strain on their relationship with him. Even stranger still was the fact the task of keeping the peace between the factions fell to the blundering Grand Maester Pycelle and the newly minted Hand of the King, Owen Merryweather. Compared to his predecessor, Lord Merryweather was a rather incompetent Hand only good for throwing feasts and keeping spirits lifted to distract from what was brewing. Alayna knew if Lord Tywin still filled the position, the Lion wouldn’t have allowed such estrangement to happen in the first place. The Lord of
lived through as many battles as he has, and because he remains king was because
From the beginning of his life as a warrior to the end as a king, he gains and develops glory, responsibility and courage, all vital to his reign as a successful king.
he would soon be king. From this point, his actions lead to terrifying consequences involving
The queen began to accuse Lanval of being gay because he had never had a woman show him pleasure. Suddenly, Lanval admits that he is in love with someone else who would be far better than the queen herself, which sent the queen away crying. Soon afterwards, Lanval was commanded to appear in court without delay. The Queen’s assertive power was shown by her ability to punish innocent people, meaning she obviously got what she wanted regardless of whether it was right or not.
This inner circle was comprised of Richard’s childhood friends and advisors: Simon Burley, his tutor; Robert de Vere, Michael de la Porte, his chancellor; and Thomas Mowbray, his long-time friend. As Richard started to not follow the wills of Parliament and assume his own power, the political community united against him and demanded that some of his councillors be removed. At the center of this opposition was the Lords Appellant, which was headed by the Duke of Gloucester, the Earl of Warwick and the Earl of Arundel, all very powerful at the time. Richard resisted their commands, resulting in his replacement by a “Council of Government”. Richard attempted to arrest the Earl of Arundel, but his royalist army was miniscule compared to the combined strength of the lords’ armies, resulting in a period of captivity in 1388. Meanwhile, Parliament became ruthless and known as “The Merciless Parliament”, accusing Richard’s councillors of treason, all the while attempting to justify their claims and executions using common law. As Alan Rogers, who is associated with Temple University School of Law, points out, “ If it [Parliament] could be induced to accept an appeal under common law procedure, so much the better, for then the legality of the proceedings could hardly be called in question. If not, then parliament must create its own procedure; it would be
Everyone is hungry for power: Henry, Eleanor, Richard, John, Geoffrey, and Phillip. This thirst for power all started when Henry III, the rightful heir, died. In a normal setting, the next in line should receive the kingdom, but this is not a normal family. So, everyone vying for the throne will use manipulation to get what they want. In Lion in Winter, there are many ultimatums,
His tyranny revealed that his character shifted majorly from a loyal warrior to an immoral tyrant. His decisions damaged his image to the people and ultimately got him killed in a humiliating
shared his good fortune with his men. Hrothgar offered him the throne. Beowulf declined in
The doom of Lydgate and Rosamond marriage results in the lacking of understanding between the two. From the first moment they met there has been miscommunication between the two- eg. Lydgate did not want to get married right away, he wanted to wait until he was financial secure. Rosamond wanted to get married right away to a man that was not born and raised within the Middlemarch community, someone who would show her the world. Due to Rosamond’s insistence and plead Lydgate decided to get married right away. The major misunderstanding comes from both side, neither understands what the other wants.
He could be cruel and generous. He proved his intelligence and superiority over large and small cities. He was gifted with well-trained soldiers from his father. Which in truth, helped his win many battles. He wasn’t a King that stayed and ruled his empire. He went out to conquer, and left trusted, loyal followers in power to maintain his empire. He changed the way we look at government
He maintained and reigned for thirty-four years from 1260 to 1294. As well as his version of society worked, many people despised him many because of the amount of power he had over everyone. As stated in
Richard was often feared and admired by many allies and enemies, including duke Leopold and Saladin. Saladin was an unusual enemy who tried to win the “hearts and minds” of people he conquered. When he occupied Jerusalem, he ordered his men NOT to kill and plunder and when he occupied Cairo, Egypt, he built hospitals and universities for the city, even though he had to take harsh measures against the leaders of his former enemies. In Saladin’s dealings with the Crusaders, he allowed them to “save face” by allowing Christian pilgrimages to Jerusalem, even though he controlled the city. In an era when chivalry was just developing in Europe, Saladin won the reputation of being exceptionally “chivalrous”. He and Richard I soon became each other’s “favorite” opponent during the Third Crusades. Richard the Lionheart was an influential and brave leader of the Third Crusade. Even though he wasn’t the
The Amber Throne surprised me, both in good and bad ways. However, the story and the art style are both very strong and help to compel the player to go deeper and deeper into the depths of this game. The story starts as so: The Amber God had a prophetic vision that there would be a rebellion that would claim his life. He perceived that, if the throne fell into the wrong hands, the destruction and carnage that would fall upon the land would be catastrophic and unparalleled. He raised his kingdom high into the sky and protected it by encasing it inside of an impenetrable cloud. The events unfolded as he knew they would and he was killed by the rebellion. Prior to raising his kingdom into the sky, he hid his sleeping daughter away with the hopes that she
The environment in ‘A Game of Thrones’ has minor details that connect it to the War of the Roses. However, it should be noted that many of these details were present in the real world entire centuries before Game of Thrones, and so thus cannot connect it too well. A fair enough regard.Yet the most damning element that connects the two worlds has to be the people in both a Game of Thrones and the War of the Roses itself. The first and most noteworthy of them being Ned Stark and Richard of York. The similarities begin with their rank within the respective houses. They are both the heads of their respective houses, Ned being the lord of the Starks and Richard of the Yorks. Both also have close connections with their respective kings and care for
No response had as yet arrived to the letter she’d Ned, but scarcely enough time had passed for a raven to fly to the Wall and back again, even if the weather remained fair throughout its journey. Tyrell had sent a vaguely worded response to his brother’s letter hinting that Lord Redwyne’s fleet might be needed somewhere other than Dragonstone, but of course King’s Landing was even further from Winterfell than the Wall was so they had no reply from Ser Garlan as of yet. Tyrell had actually given his letter to Robb to read before having Maester Luwin send it, a gesture which caused Robb to look upon him more favorably.