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Virtually nothing is known of John's childhood and early education. He was initially brought up in the household ofHenry the Young, so that he could learn to be a knight. (4) This was followed by time in the home of the king's justiciar,Ranulf de Glanville, where he was taught about...
Elizabeth Stuart, known to history as "the Winter Queen", was a much sought-after bride, especially after her brother Henry, Prince of Wales, died in November 1612, and she became the second in line to the British throne after the future Charles I. She married the 16-year-old devout pr...
Louis decided to persecute Protestants and revoke the 1598 Edict of Nantes, which awarded Huguenots political and religious freedom. He saw the persistence of Protestantism as a disgraceful reminder of royal powerlessness. After all, the Edict was the pragmatic concession of his grandfather Henry IV ...
Bess may have met Sir William Cavendish, while staying at Bradgate Park with Lady Frances Brandon, Marchioness of Dorset. Frances was a granddaughter of King Henry VII and the mother of the ill-fatedLady Jane Grey, the Nine Days Queen. Cavendish was twice-widowed, mature and rather rich, ...
The caryatids are modelled on those on the Erechtheum on the Acropolis in Athens – Henry William Inwood, who designed the church with his father William Inwood, apparently brought plaster casts of the original back to England to help with their plans for the building. ...
The enormous popularity and the eventual worldwide love for rock and roll is the end product of not just one but numerous musical wonders. To crown one king would be an insult to what the music genre represents. It would hardly do justice to all of the historical musicians who have each ...
Henry the Unwary, 4th Earl of Calminster; Robert the Unwashed, 7th Earl of Calminster; Danella; American Editor; The Cowleys; Susan Bridges; Tristan; Steed; Antony; War Records Office Clerk; Gabriel's Army Colleagues; Charles John Hughenfort, 3rd Duke of Beauville; Ralph Charles Hughenfort...
Coal’s rebound was driven largely by a run-up in natural gas prices, with Henry Hub spot prices averaging $4.93 per million Btu in 2021, or more than double their 2020 rate. Prices rose as oil and gas producers ramped down new production in 2021 in response to the COVID oil price co...
However the demolition continues on the remains of Libertyland. The city has been trying to figure out what to do with the Mid-South Fairgrounds site for several years. Last year, city officials chose a plan backed by real estate developer Henry Turley to redevelop the area into a centre fo...