[43] In 1685, Leopold and Margaret's daughter Maria Antonia married Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria; she died in 1692, leaving one surviving son, Joseph Ferdinand. In October 1698, France, England and the Dutch Republic attempted to impose a diplomatic solution to the Succession on ...
•A new exhibition celebrating the role of the court of King Charles II in promoting the arts in England has opened at The Queen’s Gallery in Buckingham Palace.Charles II: Art and Powerhighlights the key role Charles II played in developing the Royal Collection following the Restoration in ...
The young king Edward VI is buried beneath the floor in front of the altar and the last monarch to be buried in the abbey – King George II – lies in a vault under the central aisle along with his wife Queen Caroline and some of their children as well as other family members. On t...
1215: He was re-interred by Frederick II in a casket of gold and silver. Notes Physical Character His appearance as described by Einhard'sVita Karoli Magniin his twenty-second chapter: "He was heavily built, sturdy, and of considerable stature ... round head, large and lively eyes, a...
Charles II succumbed to a stroke, February 6, 1685, aged 54. He died in the Roman Catholic faith. Although he had failed to beget a legitimate heir, he left a near-absolute, solvent monarchy. England was enjoying peace while other European countries were at war; her seamen were building...
But in the early 1920s, Eldridge came to England to look for a Cavalier of the old-fashioned, flat-head type. He put out a reward for individuals that could come up with breeding stock and finally uncovered some. The breed then eventually caught on and the Cavalier became one of ...
Charles II first met John Hudleston after the King’s defeat at Worcester in 1651. The priest was aged forty-three at the time, the son of a landed gentry family of Faring-ton in Lancashire. He had been brought up as a Catholic and had studied at Rome, where in 1637 he was ordained...
Charles II had been defeated by Oliver Cromwell at Dunbar in 1650 and although he had reached England with his Scottish army, he was finally defeated in Worcester in 1651. It was here at the Battle of Worcester that Charles II famously hid in an old oak tree and once more made his ...
Propstore claimed it was the “first and only medal to be offered for public sale” after its team researched the prop…. (3)RUSHDIE ASSAILANT CONVICTED.“Man Who Stabbed Salman Rushdie Is Found Guilty of Attempted Murder”– theNew York Timeshas the story (behind a paywall). ...
“Talk” also featured this sad account of a theatrical company setting sale for England and discovering that racial discrimination did not end at the docks of New York Harbor. It is also sad that The New Yorker didn’t seem to have any problem with this injustice, and rather saw it as ...