14-year-old François married 15-year-old Mary Queen of Scots in 1558. It was a marriage that could have given the future kings of France the throne of Scotland and a claim to the throne of England through Mary’s great-grandfather King Henry VII of England. A little more than a...
TheTudor dynastyruled for only three generations but it transformed England from a land devastated by the War of the Roses to a major player in Europe and eventually the rest of the world. This exhibit covers the larger than life personas of Henry VII, Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. Tudor Fam...
In 1485, Henry VII became king of England. A Welshman and the first in the Tudor line, Henry's reign, and those of subsequent Tudors, made English rule more palatable to the Welsh. His son, King Henry VIII, joined England and Wales under the Act of Union in 1536. The Industrial ...
The most important moment in the long history of Piel Castle came in 1487 when 10-year-old Lambert Simnel came ashore on the island with a force of 8,000 mercenaries to launch his bid to overthrow Henry VII and seize the throne of England. Simnel claimed, falsely, to be the Earl of W...
was later leased to John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster. John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, lived at Kingston Lacy, and his daughter, Lady Margaret Beaufort, was brought up here. Lady Margaret was one of the most powerful women of the medieval period and was the mother of Henry VII. ...
Henry, BSc, MSc (also Alternate to WONG Yick Ming, Rosanna) LAN Hong Tsung, David, National Committee Member-CPPCC, GBS, ISO, JP WONG Yick Ming, Rosanna, PhD, DBE, JP AUDIT COMMITTEE CHEONG Ying Chew, Henry (Chairman) LAN Hong Tsung, David WONG Yick Ming, Rosanna REMUNERATION COMMITTEE...
Beagles gained popularity early in English history. During the reigns of Edward II and Henry VII, tiny Glove Beagles were in vogue, said to be small enough to fit in a gloved hand. Singing Beagles were also named for their melodious voices. Elizabeth I kept packs of Pocket Beagles, standing...
drapes or dyed cloth hangings were suspended from the ceiling, concealing the actor. The drapes of the first floor tiring-house would have hidden Falstaff in1 Henry IV(II,vi), when the Sheriff comes to the door of the tavern, and would have cloaked Polonius right before he is killed by...
a Decimobecause it is located at the tenth milestone of the Roman road from Florence. This town arose under the auspices of Florence, since it was from the Florentine bishops that it had its first statute in 1241. In 1272, San Casciano was subject to the Florentine Republic. Henry VII, ...
(vii) 40A-D – requirements for a third statement of financial position; (viii) 111 – cash flow information; and (ix) 134-136 – capital management disclosures; • IAS 7 'Statement of cash flows'; • Paragraph 30 and 31 of IAS 8 'Accounti...