The metre fell into disuse until the reign of Francis I, when it was revived by Jean-Antoine de Baïf, one of the seven poets known as La Pléiade.

* The novel ' Hadassah ' by J. Francis Hudson ( Lion Publishing 1996 ) integrates the Biblical narrative with ancient Greek accounts of the reign of Xerxes ( Ahasuerus ).

Elizabeth's reign is known as the Elizabethan era, famous above all for the flourishing of English drama, led by playwrights such as William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe, and for the seafaring prowess of English adventurers such as Sir Francis Drake.

Due to the establishment of the Concert of Europe, which largely resisted popular nationalist and liberal tendencies, Francis became viewed as a reactionary later in his reign.

Henry's reign also saw the rise of the Guise brothers, Charles, who became a cardinal, and Henry's boyhood friend Francis, who became Duke of Guise.

During Francis ' reign the magnificent art collection of the French kings, which can still be seen at the Louvre, was begun.

His tight control over the finances of the Crown, leadership of the Privy Council, and the creation of a highly capable intelligence service under the direction of Francis Walsingham made him the most important minister for the majority of Elizabeth's reign.

For Francis Delpérée, to reign does not only mean to preside over ceremonies but also to take a part in the running of the State.

On the first day of his reign, Francis II directed his four ministers to take orders from his mother, but being still affected by the loss of her husband she directed them to the House of Guise.

The two oldest brothers of this old noble family already had major roles during Henry II reign: Francis, Duke of Guise was one of the most famous military commander in the royal army and Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine was part of the most important negotiations and matters of the kingdom.

Francis II reign was dominated by an important religious crisis.

Therein, the reign of Francis II, to the benefit of Spain, was the starting point of decreasing French preponderance throughout Europe.

After only 17 months of reign, Francis II died December 5, 1560 from an ear condition.

Francis II had a brief reign, becoming king as a teenager without experience, when the kingdom was struggling with religious troubles.

During the eighteen months of the reign of Francis II, Mary encouraged a policy of rounding up French Huguenots on charges of heresy, in front of Catholic judges, and employing torture and burning as punishments for dissenters.

While still Duke, he was involved in the plot for the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre ( but did not participate ), in which thousands of Huguenots were killed ; his reign as king, like the ones of his elder brothers Francis II and Charles IX, would see France in constant turmoil over religion.

King Francis I was raised at Amboise, which belonged to his mother, Louise of Savoy, and during the first few years of his reign the château reached the pinnacle of its glory.

During the reign ( 1515 – 47 ) of Francis I, the property was acquired by René de Cossé, who the king named as governor of Anjou and Maine.

Protestant ideas were first introduced to France during the reign of Francis I ( 1515 – 47 ) in the form of Lutheranism, the teachings of Martin Luther, and circulated unimpeded for more than a year around Paris.

During the whole of his reign, Hungary was disturbed by the conflict with Francis Rákóczi II, who eventually took refuge in the Ottoman Empire.

On February 1, Maria Theresa sent Francis a letter: she would withdraw from her future reign, when a male successor for her father appeared.

In the last years of the reign of Francis I, cardinal du Bellay was in favour with the duchesse d ' Étampes, and received a number of benefices: the bishopric of Limoges ( 1541 ), archbishopric of Bordeaux ( 1544 ), bishopric of Le Mans ( 1546 ); but his influence in the council was supplanted by that of François de Tournon.

James II was dead by the time Swift wrote Gulliver's Travels, but his heir James Francis Edward Stuart, also Catholic, maintained his pretensions to the British throne from a court in France ( primarily at Saint-Germain-en-Laye ) until 1717, and both Jameses were regarded as a serious threat to the stability of the British monarchy until the end of the reign of George II.

This period of war is also notable for beginning of Parliamentary Rule in Brittany, marked by the founding of the Estates of Brittany which would work later with the Parlement of Brittany during the reign of Duke Francis II.

During the four years of his reign disaster followed on disaster, and in 1695 Ahmed II died at Edirne Palace, worn out by disease and sorrow.

He flourished about 280 BC, in the reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus.

Alfonso was the eldest son of Prince Francisco de Asis de Borbón-Dos Sicilias and Queen Isabel II, whose reign was marked by a constant political crisis which had several causes.

He initially sought to maintain the Aragonese control over Sicily early in his reign by supporting the claims to island of his brother, James II of Aragon.

Amos, an older contemporary of Hosea and Isaiah, was active c. 750 BC during the reign of Jeroboam II, making the Book of Amos the first biblical prophetic book written.

Amos was a prophet during the reign of Jeroboam ben Joash ( Jeroboam II ), ruler of Israel from 793 BC to 753 BC, and the reign of Uzziah, King of Judah, at a time when both kingdoms ( Israel in the North and Judah in the South ) were peaking in prosperity.

Andronikos II was also plagued by economic difficulties and during his reign the value of the Byzantine hyperpyron depreciated precipitously while the state treasury accumulated less than one seventh the revenue ( in nominal coins ) that it had done previously.

A favorite of his paternal grandfather Andronikos II in the later years of his reign.

During his reign, Bayezid II consolidated the Ottoman Empire and thwarted a Safavid rebellion soon before abdicating his throne to his son, Selim I.

Throughout his reign, Bayezid II engaged in numerous campaigns to conquer the Venetian possessions in Morea, accurately defining this region as the key to future Ottoman naval power in the Eastern Mediterranean.

The Batavi were still mentioned in 355 during the reign of Constantius II ( 317-361 ), when their island was already dominated by the Salii, a Frankish tribe that had sought Roman protection there in 297 after having been expelled from their own country by the Saxons.

This was followed by a second series, Blackadder II ( 1986 ) set during the reign of Elizabeth I, a third series Blackadder the Third ( 1987 ) set during the late 18th and early 19th centuries in the reign of George III, and finally Blackadder Goes Forth ( 1989 ) in 1917, set in the trenches of the Great War.

Blackadder II is set in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I ( 1558 – 1603 ), played by Miranda Richardson.

Set in the reign of Jeroboam II ( 786-746 BC ), it was probably written in the post-exilic period, sometime between the late fifth to early fourth century BC.

The Jonah mentioned in II Kings 14: 25 lived during the reign of Jeroboam II ( 786-746 BC ) and was from the city of Gath-hepher.

The Liberal Party grew out of the Whigs, which had its origins as an aristocratic faction in the reign of Charles II.

Nebuchadnezzar successfully fought the Pharaohs Psammetichus II and Apries throughout his reign, and during the reign of Pharaoh Amasis in 568 BC it is rumoured that he may have briefly invaded Egypt itself.

The first explanation is that the ancestral game was introduced to Britain from France during the reign of Charles II of England, and was played under the name of paille-maille or pall mall, derived ultimately from Latin words for " ball and mallet ".

Constantius II coin, celebrating the 15th year of his reign.

Jaivana | Jaivan Cannon-World's largest Cannon on wheels, which was cast in India during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah by his Kiladar, Jai Singh II.

The entry for the reign between Áed and Donald II is corrupt in the Chronicle of the Kings of Alba, and in this case the Chronicle is at variance with every other king list.