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...
George Blagden portrays Louis XIV in the Canal+ series Versailles which aired for three seasons from 2015. Musicals Emmanuel Moire portrayed Louis XIV in the 2005-07 Kamel Ouali musical Le Roi Soleil. Health and death Louis XIV (seated) with his son le Grand Dauphin (to the left), his gra...
Sir David Geoffrey Manning, (born 5 December 1949) is a former British diplomat, who was the British Ambassador to the United States from 2003 to 2007. He authored the so-called "Manning Memo" summarising the details of a January 2003 meeting between American president George W. Bush and Br...
concerns one William George Keith Elphinston (1782-1842), a major general in the British military laughably unsuited for his role, which of course led his certain doom while leading forces in Afghanistan. The lyrics take the perspective of his enemies, aided by damning downtuned riffage...
Hamilton is celebrating the Elvis Ventura Anniversary Collection with an exhibit and cocktail reception on November 3rd from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. at the Tourneau Time Machine on 57th Street in New York City. You must RSVP by 10/30/09 by e-mailingrsvp@swatchgroup.comPlease help us get the...
the fourth son of King George III. Both the Duke of Kent and King George III died in 1820, and Victoria was raised under close supervision by her German-born mother Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. She inherited the throne at the age of 18, after her father's three elder brot...
George Hamilton-Gordon,4th earl of Aberdeen 1852–55 Henry John Temple,3rd Viscount Palmerston (1st time) Liberal 1855–58 Edward Geoffrey Stanley,14th earl of Derby (2nd time) Conservative 1858–59 Henry John Temple,3rd Viscount Palmerston (2nd time) Liberal 1859–65 John Russell,1st Ear...