by a study to see the influence of reforms on the institutional crises at the end of Koryǒ dynasty and why they could not serve as a fundamental measure.
2) Motive of the examine
In chapter 4 Institutional Crisisof 'The Origins Of Chosun Dynasty', Duncun considered the institutional crisis at the latter period of Koryǒ as throne's weakness and an increase in the central of
throne succession in place.
• The first principle said, that the oldest son of the queen, the crown prince, succeeded to thethrone.
• The second principle said, that the most virtuous man can also succeed to thethrone.
Over the 500 years of Chosun Dynasty, only 7 out of 27 kings had succeeded to thethronebythe first principle, 20 other kings were not crown prince, but had su
the young Alfred's love of learning.
B. Roma
At the age of five years, Alfred is said to have been sent to Rome where, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, he was confirmed by Pope Leo IV who "anointed him as king". Victorian writers interpreted this as an anticipatory coronation in preparation for his ultimate succession to thethrone of Wessex. However, his succession could not have bee
The scene at Six D.O.G.S in Athens.
It’s hard to believe that only six or seven years ago, this shop-filled area — known bythe somewhat unwieldy title of the “historic commercial triangle” — was a virtual wasteland for night life. Back then, after the bustling daytime crowds dispersed, the triangle went dark.
“In the center of Athens there was nothing, just these really c
bythe example of Dante. Here, we think, is a poem which represents an exact intellectual system; Dante has a "philosophy," therefore every poet as great as Dante has a philosophy too. Dante had behind him the system of St. Thomas, to which his poem corresponds point to point. Therefore, Shakespeare and behind him Seneca, or Montaigne, or Machiavelli; and if his work does not correspond point