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… of despotism, is taken by the statue of the benevolent king Louis XVI in this engraving. Louis XVI was indeed … from food shortages and the weight of taxes used to pay King Louis XVI’s vast debts. And they found themselves in … which was stored in the Bastille. In this painting , the King (the lion) is constitutionally tamed, while the First …

… most vividly symbolized by  the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose 1968 killing in Memphis provoked rebellions …

… class often determining the religion of the state. Before Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the church doors of … to re-Catholicize the territory by Ferdinand II, Habsburg King and Emperor. Consequently, the predominantly Protestant …

… monuments memorializing the heroes of their conquests, working to promote stories about the past that legitimize their … The Reformation Statuary in the Cathedral of Saint Martin in Utrecht. The heads of these saints were … the Ten Commandments’ restriction of idolatry. After Martin Luther initiated what would become the Protestant …

… down. When an assassin fired at him in 1954, Nasser was speaking at Manshiya Square in the Mediterranean city of … struggle with Egypt’s military government, which was seeking to eliminate its political opponents one by one. From … to move against him. Nasser’s speech during the failed assassination attempt was soon broadcast by radio throughout …

… Well, those great figures of American history are really taking it on the chin this time–and from an unlikely source, … War, and of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and Martin Luther King, Jr., all supported by NHPRC, are to be found in …

… senior senator from South Carolina. "Longevity," as Martin Luther King said, "has its place." It is due some respect. Or Lott …

… housing, education, and welfare as the remedy for riots. Looking back on that report, Stephen Gillon argues in Separate … findings, cities erupted in rage over the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr. The real novelty of Separate and Unequal …

… of the modern Middle East had forerunners in the kingdoms and empires that ruled in Europe in the … in theory.  In practice, citizens face the problem that Martin Luther King once highlighted in a different context in his …

… by an as-yet unknown promoter from Cleveland named Don King, a former numbers banker whose only previous fight … exhibition featuring Ali on behalf of a Cleveland hospital. King was charming and charismatic enough to convince each … fighter to sign a fight guarantee for $5 million apiece. King obtained these signatures without having yet obtained …

… – invisible at least to many white Americans – has been taking place across America. By the summer of 2014 the United … President Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Civil Rights Leaders Martin Luther King Jr., Whitney Young, and James Farmer in the Oval …

… of the Congo (IAC) was a vehicle for Leopold II, the second king in the young Belgian monarchy, and his entourage to … the Congo Free State (CFS), ruled and owned by the Belgian king.  With ambitions that far outmeasured his small kingdom, he had his sights set on lifting the profile and …

… Hesse were not major powers of the Confederation, like the Kingdom of Prussia and the Austrian Empire. And yet, in … its patchwork arrangement of territories ruled by various kings, princes, and dukes, and a handful of independent … Paris, where in late February 1848 protests erupted against King Louis Philippe, who came to power after the 1830 …

… covering much of central Africa, was the dream of Belgian King Leopold II. In 1885, he established control over a … revenue divisions in the Congo Free State with crosses marking the locations of documented atrocities ( top ). An 1885 … participants, the process was also complicated by the assassination in 2001 of L-D. Kabila by one of his …

… eight million Spaniards succumbed to the disease. Even the King of Spain, Alfonso XIII, caught influenza in 1918. King Alfonso XIII of Spain (r. 1886-1931) The standard … an important legacy in the history of medicine. Beyond shocking tolls, the pandemic inspired a surge in biomedical …

… internet.” President Barack Obama condemned Snowden for leaking, claiming there were other, official channels through … list included Jane Fonda, Joan Baez, Benjamin Spock, and Martin Luther King, Jr., among others. In 1969, the NSA formalized …

… like crazy men. What could they possibly gain from provoking the United States? In military terms it makes as much sense as poking a 500-pound gorilla with a cocktail stick. The problem … less than everlasting glory. For hundreds of years the kings of Europe sought glory through a combination of …

… ethnic and linguistic groups. They include non-Arabic speaking groups such as the Fur, Masalit, Zaghawa, Tunjur, and Daju as well as Arabic-speaking such as Rizaiqat, Missairiyya, Ta`isha, Beni Helba, and … than an ethnic label, for the majority of the Arabic speaking groups are pastoralists. On the other hand, most of the …

… the Persians engineered a coup which deposed the Arsacid king, Artashes IV, which fundamentally altered the … terms for the treatment of Christians within the former kingdom. The Great King of Persia, Bahram V, had outfoxed the Romans; Flavius …

… months earlier. And only five days later in the United Kingdom, on November 9, a press release announced that Queen … in Christianity began in October 1517, when the German monk Martin Luther posted his Ninety-Five Theses in Wittenberg. During …

… named Timur (meaning “iron” in Persian). De Clavijo’s lord, King Henry III of Castile , had dispatched him to learn more … the ambassador whom Timour Beg [Tamerlane] had sent to the king of Castille was with them; and those who saw him, … eager to note the favor that Timur showed to the King of Castile. When he was presented to the …