The English people had suffered the disastrous effects of religious intolerance since Henry VIII had broken away from the Catholic Church and established the Church of England. The result had been over a hundred years of religious conflict and persecution. Mary I (1516 – 1558), a devout ...
One would think that something as special as this would have been treasured in King’s, but curiously, by one means or another, the manuscript ended up being owned by one Henry Robson in the early nineteenth century who gave the volume to his cousin John Henry Robson in 1833. Thankfully ...
•Alderman Alastair King has been elected the 696th Lord Mayor of London.King, who succeeds Lord Mayor Professor Michael Mainelli, takes office on 8th November for a one year term with the annual Lord Mayor’s Show, which takes place the following day, his first public event. “It is ...
First up was the neo-classical architect Jones who drew up plans for a vast complex of buildings (pictured left) which would replace the Tudor palace King Henry VIII had created when he transformed the grand house formerly known as York Place into a residence suitable for a king (York Place...
Louis soon found out that the term “Machiavellian” fit his mother to a T. Wikimedia Commons Advertisement 8. His Mother Ruled With An Iron Fist While Louis had to wait around and watch his mother rule, his country fell to ruin. Marie de Medici had made powerful enemies all throughout ...
” The Great Bible that had been authorized byHenry VIII(1538) enjoyed some popularity, but its successive editions contained several inconsistencies. The Bishops’ Bible (1568) was well regarded by the clergy but failed to gain wide acceptance or the official authorization of Elizabeth. The most...
Henry VIII Tudor 1509–47 Edward VI Tudor 1547–53 Mary I Tudor 1553–58 Elizabeth I Tudor 1558–1603 Sovereigns of Great Britain and the United Kingdom2, 3 name dynasty or house reign James I (VI of Scotland)2 Stuart 1603–25 Charles I Stuart 1625–49 Commonwealth (1653–...
Henry VIII Tudor 1509–47 Edward VI Tudor 1547–53 Mary I Tudor 1553–58 Elizabeth I Tudor 1558–1603 Sovereigns of Great Britain and the United Kingdom2, 3 name dynasty or house reign James I (VI of Scotland)2 Stuart 1603–25 Charles I Stuart 1625–49 Commonwealth (1653–...
Henry VIII was the king of England from 1509 to 1547. Crowned The part of a tooth that is covered by enamel and projects beyond the gum line. King A powerful or majorly influential person. Howard Stern styled himself as the "king of all media". Crowned An artificial substitute for the ...
The Old French Continuation dates the gift of Beirut to 1194, c. 147, 161. 13 He first appears with this title in a diploma of 5 January 1194, Röhricht, no. 717,1, 192. 14 Thierry first appears in Henry's entourage in January 1193, Röhricht, no. 709,1,190, and often ...