The licence for the pub is said to date back to the time of Queen Elizabeth I. The story goes that the establishment received its rather odd name thanks to Daniel Clarke, head gardener and master cook to the Queen and her successor, King James I – and, later, the pub’s proprietor. ...
“Like the earlier novel, which was set in 17 different destinations on four continents, Anno 2021 will be truly global with a vignette of storylines and characters based in America, England, South Africa, Tahiti and New Zealand.” Papamoa-based novelist-screenwriter Lance Morcan, who is also...
Mies van der Rohe &James Stirling: Circling the Square. The show will examine two iconic schemes proposed for the same site in the City ofLondon:Mies van der Rohe’s unrealised Mansion House Square project (developed by Lord Peter Palumbo) and its built successor, James Stirling Michael ...
King James VI’s reign in Scotland was 57 years and 246 days, longer than any of his predecessors. In 1603, upon the death ofQueen Elizabeth I of England, James also became King of England and reigned there for nearly 22 years. James was born inEdinburgh Castlein Edinburgh, Scotland on...
2.(Biography) 1633–1701, king of England, Ireland, and, as James VII, of Scotland (1685–88); son of Charles I. His pro-Catholic sympathies and arbitrary rule caused the Whigs and Tories to unite in inviting his eldest surviving daughter, Mary, and her husband, William of Orange, to...
The origins of the poet laureateship date back to 1616 when James I of England granted a pension to the writer Ben Jonson. Although there were subsequent court poets it was not until 1668, and the appointment of John Dryden by Charles II, that the post was made an established royal office...
•Henry, the eldest son of King Henry II, had a coronation service at Westminster Abbey while his father was still monarch – the only instance of this occurring.While crowning the heir during the lifetime of the monarch was a more common practice in France, it was not so in England. ...
Actor James Norton talks about the possibility of him replacing Daniel Craig to be the next James Bond.
King James I of England Who Wrote the King James Bible? The King James Version of the Bible is a translation of earlier manuscripts written centuries before its completion. The translators were a team of 47 scholars overseen by Richard Bancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury. They worked from earlier...
Byline: KEN DYEREIGHT successive games in goal for England is no great cause for balloons and cheering but Saturday's European Championship qualifier in Macedonia remains significant for David James.The West Ham keeper still has his critics but he is sanguine enough about that. The fact is, ...