After the completion of her conquest with the surrender of Agnipura (1424 CE), she would gather all the defeated, or surrendered, nobles, and force them to pledge allegiance to her in a ceremony like the one held by Devirani Valli Teyvikyarani. She would then declare herself ...
While he kept his masquerade at all times, personal memoirs and testimonials by people close to him described him falling to tears because of his people's suffering. He believed that these were necessary sacrifices for the sake of independence. However, his allegiance to the people was a well...
News of Elizabeth’s accession to the throne and the city’s acceptance of her as Queen was travelling far and wide, and noblemen from across the realm were beginning to arrive in London to pledge their allegiances. Already, the queen’s support base was diverse in their old allegian...
By declaring allegiance to a campaign supported by the Pope himself, Richard secured his realm from external threats, marching south with a small army while his brother William quashed internal dissent against the House of Normandy.¹ Hugh meanwhile, was seen as the most devout...