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Showing rebellion.

I shouldn't blame my rebellious moods on other people.

He punished the rebellious clergy severely, and ruled the church with an absolute hand till his departure from England in 1218.

Many other rebellious tribes were subjected.

The primate Edmund Rich held them responsible for the tragic fate of the rebellious Richard Marshal.

There were five boys in their band – two of them a rebellious age of fifteen.

For the fifth time, in 1174, Frederick entered his rebellious dominions.

In the following year he accompanied Julius upon his march through Perugia into the province of Emilia, where the fiery pope subdued in person the rebellious cities of the Church.

His popularity had temporarily declined, and the fact that his proposals for parliamentary reform and Catholic emancipation had become the watchwords of the rebellious United Irishmen had brought upon him the bitter hostility of the governing classes.

Athens, whose general Chares had supported Artabazus, was by the threatening messages of the king forced to conclude peace, and to acknowledge the independence of its rebellious allies (355 B.C.).

The rebellious elements allied themselves instinctively with the Poles, who thus found the absorption of the greater part of the lands of the Order an easy task.

In the latter part of the 18th century and the first years of the 19th it was constantly the scene of bloody dissensions between two rival parties, one led by the local janissaries, the other by the sherifs (religious); and the Ottoman governors took the side, now of one, now of the other, in order to plunder a distracted city, too far removed from the centre to be controlled by the sultans, and too near the rebellious pashalik of Acre and the unsettled district of Lebanon not to be affected by the disorders natural to a frontier province.

Nominally the sultan of Tidore is still the suzerain of western New Guinea, but his authority is scarcely recognized, except on some few shores and adjacent islands, and practically Dutch New Guinea used to be administered partly from Ternate and partly from Timor, upon more peaceful lines than was the case when the rule of the Dutch in New Guinea largely consisted of the sending of a warship now and again to some distant island or bay to burn a kampong, to punish rebellious villagers, and thus assert or reassert Dutch authority, or that of the sultan, who is their vassal.

While besieging the castle of Viana, held by the rebellious count of Lerin, he was killed (March 12, 1507).

The unruly clans which David knew how to control when he was at Ziklag or Hebron were doubtless ready to support the rebellious son.

The great feudatories did not even respect the lives of the royal family, for Andrew was recalled from a futile attempt to reconquer Galicia (which really lay beyond the Hungarian sphere of influence), through the murder of his first wife Gertrude of Meran (September 24, 1213), by rebellious nobles jealous of the influence of her relatives.

The ambitions of Mehemet Ali of Egypt were not yet fully revealed; but Ali of Jannina, who had marched to the aid of the sultan against the rebellious pasha Pasvan Oglu of Widdin, soon began to show his hand, and it needed the concentration of all the forces of the Turkish empire to effect his overthrow and death (1822).

He failed in an attempt to recover Cyprus from a rebellious noble, and by the oppressiveness of his taxes drove the Bulgarians and Vlachs to revolt (1186).

The problem is that she is also one of the most rebellious.

Alex was being stubborn - and uncharacteristically rebellious.

In face of another rebellious general, Nicephorus Bryennius, his election was ratified by the aristocracy and clergy.

The great question at issue, the nature and extent of the imperial authority over the Lombard cities, was still unsettled when Frederick's rebellious son, the German king Henry VII., allied himself with them.

Wladislaus's little fleet attempted to blockade the port of the rebellious city, whereupon a Danish admiral broke the blockade and practically destroyed the Polish flotilla.

What was wanting was not vitality and licence, not audacity of speculation, not lawless instinct or rebellious impulse.

Punk haircuts for women are rebellious anti-establishment hair styles that break all rules of what's normal.

As time went on, however, the Natal government, alarmed at a series of murders of whites in Zululand and at the evidences of continued unrest among the natives, became convinced that Dinizulu was implicated in the rebellious movement.

For some time after his succession Afghanistan was in a state of anarchy, and his rebellious half-brothers overran the country while he remained at Kandahar mourning the loss of a favourite son.

In spite of his power and influence, his position as a leader of the Guelphs was greatly shaken during the latter years of his reign, while at home he was never able completely to subjugate his rebellious barons.

Charles, the king's brother, was given Normandy as an apanage, thus joining the territories of the rebellious duke of Brittany with those of Charles the Bold.

It marked, moreover, in the condition of armed resistance against established authority which was forced upon it by the Counter-Reformation, a firm resolve to assert political liberty, leading in the course of time to a revolution with which the rebellious spirit of the Revival was sympathetic. This being the relation of humanism in general to reform, French learning in particular displayed such innovating boldness as threw many of its most conspicuous professors into the camp at war with Rome.

Ireland was then in a rebellious and discontented condition, and it was difficult for the English government to decide either on a definite course of policy with regard to it, or on a leader by whom that policy might be carried out.

But it is quite possible that his scientific studies had bred in him, as in many others at that time, a materialistic, or at least a naturalistic, turn of mind; indeed, we should expect as much in a man of Van den Ende's somewhat rebellious temperament.

It had been lawless and rebellious.

This style is a bit rebellious and definitely eye-catching, but the modern version is tamer.

Mohawk hairstyles were once a statement for the punk rock movement to express their rebellious inclinations.

The last thing you want on your hands, at any age, is a rebellious Aries, so strive to keep everything balanced.

While bordering on the goth/punk movement, skulls are a fun little accessory that add both a touch of grimness and bad religion to your amazingly rebellious outfits.

The shoes' brashness and brightness make them irresistible to a variety of "Chucks" fans, including rockers, skaters and rebellious souls.

Episodes focus on the common and sometimes comical problems including career issues, mid-life crisis, rebellious children, fashion mistakes, deep secrets, tawdry affairs, and murder.

Claudia Joy - She decides to stay in town with Emmalin, whose rebellious ways continue.

It is because of celebrities like Angelina Jolie that tattoos have become much more mainstream in recent years, as they are no longer reserved to the rebellious "rocker" segment of the population.

Many older teens feel a certain kinship with evil skull tattoos for their rebellious qualities.

Although the former teen sensation has a wild and rebellious streak, her tattoo inspirations are undeniably feminine.

For example, a person born under the Chinese zodiac birth year of the tiger is supposed to be rebellious, according to Chinese astrology.

Tattoos on the lower lip have gained in recent popularity amongst teenagers and other people who are looking for a rebellious outlet.

If your children are captivated by the mysterious and rebellious nature of pirates and the romance of the high seas, these crafts will be sure to capture their imaginations.

Black leather accented with silver chains, zippers. or studs and fishnet detailing, provides a tough and rebellious biker-chick look.

The band have been compared to the likes of The Beatles, The Who, The Kinks and The Jam for their musical structure and rebellious behavior.

The first season's winner was Adrianne Curry, who often portrayed herself as a rebellious woman who had a hard edge to her.

From the rebellious former war sergeant to the companion with a heart of gold and everyone in between, the story of Mal and his crew is a classically western tale.

It works because Commander Chakotay (Robert Beltran) was not a Maquis rebel because he has a rebellious nature.