^ Mary I reigned alongside her husband, Philip II of Spain, from 1554 to 1558. ^ Dates in this article before 14 September 1752 are in the Julian calendar and 1 January is treated as the beginning of the year, even though 25 March was treated as the beginning of the year in England...
basic education, etiquette, protocol and perhaps the enjoyment of music and dancing. The 1557 elegy dates from before the death of Queen Mary I so the queens mentioned do not include
In this time traveller envelope I also discover tourist brochures about places we had visited, including Avranches and amazingly, I find a travel diary for a particular road trip to France, September 6 – 17, 1972, entitled, “Holiday, 72 France, Diary”. Reading a diary from 50 years ago...
First things first, I go in search of wine glasses, which are nicely stamped with the name of the event, and I am given a small pot of a traditional “amuse-bouche” for each person in our party. This is like a rose water sorbet / mousse consistency and I believe it is known as ...
The entries for female peers include details of their previous and subsequent spouses. Pronouns are supplied with their death dates in these entries when the referents may be unclear.doi:10.1057/9781137461483_10Arthur F. KinneyJane A. Lawson...
James VI of Scotland became James I of England in 1603, on Elizabeth’s death and although his reign started well for the Catholics, with James limiting the restrictions on Catholics, things took a turn for the worse when, after opposition from Protestants, James reversed his policy less than...
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The tiara dates to the 1890s and was eventually gifted to then-Princess Elizabeth. She wore it often in the early 1950s, before her coronation in 1953. She continued to wear the tiara throughout her reign, including during a banquet in Paris. The tiara features festoon and fleur-de-lis ...
I don’t know if the use of these names originated in France or elsewhere. Assuming the use may have originated in France, a link to the notion of powerful kings is that the early years of the 1700s were the latter years of the reign of an absolute monarch, Louise X1V. French ...
The position dates back to the reign of Queen Victoria who became enamored with bagpipe music when she and husband Prince Albert visited the Highlands for the first time. Earlier today, the Queen’s piper brought the funeral service in London to a close with a lament. 11:48 p.m. 23:...