(1934). However, other than Charles Laughton’s Best Actor award for his portrayal of Henry VIII, the Academy was largely indifferent to biographical films, preferring to focus on “original” stories. That attitude changed in 1935 when Paul Muni won Best Actor for his work inThe Story of ...
Katherine of Aragon, the first of Henry VIII's six wives. Even here, however,Williams had succeeded in misleading him. Ken knew that Katherine of Aragon had died at Kimbolton in Cambridgeshire in 1536 and thought that Williams had buried the hare there. He had been digging there for over...
During the reign of Henry VIII (1509–1547), the church in England asserted its independence from the Roman Catholic Church. Under Edward VI and Mary, the two extremes of religious fanaticism were reached, and it remained for Henry's daughter, Elizabeth I (1558–1603), to set up the Churc...
000 wine bottles were sold in 1975.There is nothing very new in growing grapes in Britain,in spite of the climate.The Romans planted the first vines about AD 300 and for a long time people always
In 1527, John Rut of St. John's, Newfoundland, sent a letter to King Henry VIII—the first letter sent from North America.[13] The beloved classic,Anne of Green Gables, takes place on Prince Edward Island Many famous authors have come from Canada, including Lucy Maud Montgomery (Anne of...
Larger countries that had bigger armies than city-states, worried about foreign invasion Tudor Dynasty of England - Henry VIII, Mary Tudor "Bloody Mary", Elizabeth I - Henry VII emerges in War of Roses and gets rid of nobles' armies, creates advisory board ...
Henry VIII Darts! Okay, let's try and put the record straight, as it seems many misinterpret this bit of history. In 1530, Anne Boleyn presented Henry VIII with ornamented darts. These jewel-encrusted small throwing spears have nothing to do with the game we call darts. This type of spe...
is depicted in a nun’s habit – in reality she was a civilian then and did not adopt the habit (which she wore at the Coronation) until 1948. But this allows Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother) to describe her disparagingly as ‘the hun nun’. But then she calls her daughter ‘Elizab...
原文链接The Crownhas now produced series three, which covers the years 1964 to 1977. Some will say that they can suspend judgment as to whether it is true or not and simply enjoy it as “good drama”. I understand this point of view, and I daresay there are viewers who are intelligent...
A. to tell about what happened in 1773 B. to show respect for Henry VIII’s first wife C. to serve as a roadsign in Ampthill Park D. to inform people where the gold hare was 试题详情 2. What is the most important clue in the story to help Ken Roberts find the hare?