Queen Vashti Deposed
King Xerxes ruled over a large area of Media and Persia. To celebrate his reign, he held a an exhibition that lasted for 180 days and at the end held a 7 banquet open to everyone in his kingdom. At the end, he sent a message to Queen Vashti to come and present herself since she was very beautiful. When she received the message, she refused. The king was upset and consulted with his advisors. They recommended she be removed and replace by someone more fitting. Interesting that the biggest fear displayed by the men was that if word got around that the Queen had done this, the rebellion would spread through the entire kingdom.