Est. 1: Queen Vashti Sacked

Esther 1:19 "Therefore, if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree and let it be written in the laws of Persia and Media, which cannot be repealed, that Vashti is never again to enter the presence of King Xerxes. Also let the king give her royal position to someone else who is better than she."

Three years into his reign, Xerxes, the king of Persia, gives a huge party. For 180 days, he displays his wealth. That's six months of showing off for those of you keeping score at home. While displaying my own personal wealth would take probably six minutes. At the end of this display, he has a banquet for seven days, and everyone in the kingdom was invited, and they all could drink as they pleased. There was also stuff for the women to do, at Queen Vashti's own personal party.

This is quite the soiree. But it was all fun until the seventh day when drunken King Xerxes wanted to show off the beautiful Vashti to everyone. When Vashti refused to appear, Xerxes freaked and had her deposed. No reason is given for her desertion, but I would surmise she was probably tired of being looked upon as a trophy. Just palace decoration. I know I'd get sick of that. 

Anyway, in addition to Vashti being canned, the king issues a decree throughout all the land to replace her. This was done so that men could retain their place in power in their marriages, and so that their wives would not disrespect them in the way Vashti dissed Xerxes.