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A 3000 Years Old Love Story

Pharaoh Ramesses the Great and Queen Nefertari Pharaoh Ramesses II the Great ruled ancient Egypt during the 19th dynasty (1292-1190 BCE). His reign was the second-longest in Egyptian history, lasting from 1279 to 1213 BCE. He assumed the throne in 1279 BC as a royal member of the Nineteenth Dynasty and ruled for 67 years. In Greek sources, Ramesses II was also known as Ozymandias, with the first half of the appellation deriving from Ramesses' regnal name, Usermaatre Setepenre, which means 'The Maat of Ra is mighty, Chosen of Ra'.  He is also recognized as the Egyptian Empire's greatest, most renowned, and most dominating pharaoh. His successors and subsequent Egyptians are reported to have referred to him as the Great Ancestor. Ramesses II was a famous explorer, monarch, and warrior who conducted multiple military excursions to the Levant to reestablish Egyptian dominance over Canaan. He is also supposed to have conducted journeys south to Nubia, which are documented in...

What Will Happen if Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Dies?

Operation London Bridge :  This Is Exactly Will Happen When Queen Elizabeth II Dies Nothing in life is as certain as death and taxes, so we must accept that Queen Elizabeth II will die at some point. However, as the world’s longest-reigning monarch, she has raised an entire generation who have never gone through life without her. So what will happen after she dies? When a reigning monarch dies, what protocol is followed? Queen Elizabeth II has been alive for the majority of people’s entire lives. Upon the death of her father, the young Elizabeth Alexandra May Windsor became Queen Elizabeth II. She is the longest-reigning British monarch at 94 years old, having ascended to the throne at the age of 25 in 1952. So it’s understandable that it’s difficult to imagine what will happen when she’s no longer with us. Her father died at the young age of 56, but her mother lived to the ripe old age of 101, proving that longevity runs in her family. But death is unafraid, and — as is customary ...