While it is possible, even likely, that it was Hatshepsut's desire for power which determined her actions, to say that she was a deviant, ruthless usurper is a tad too far.
Around 986 CE, he took the Danish throne from his father by force, but he lost the throne to another usurper named King Eric of Sweden while Sweyn Forkbeard was trying – and failing – to capture London.
And so it is on the evening of the 13th of October that scouts come galloping into the Norman camp, reporting that white dust has been seen in the distance and the usurper is closing in.
The hatred of usurpers, the love of the family of an ancient monarch, are in a great measure founded upon the contempt which men naturally have for the former, and upon their veneration for the latter.
" Yes, " was all he said, but he turned and strained his eyes to see the island which a greater usurper than even Napoleon now made interesting in his sight.