ruler and princess of the Anhalt-Zerbst Principality of Germany. Originally named Sophia Augusta Fredricka‚ she changed her name to Catherine when she was received into the Russian Orthodox Church in 1745‚ and (to her apparent disliking) married Grand Duke Peter with whom she had one child. Peter became tsar Peter II of Russia in 1762‚ but soon overthrown with Catherine being declared empress. Peter was killed shortly after. Catherine then reigned from 1762-1796‚ a period known as the Russia’s Golden
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While the Auto Waits romptly at the beginning of twilight‚ came again to that quiet corner of that quiet‚ small park the girl in gray. She sat upon a bench and read a book‚ for there was yet to come a half hour in which print could be accomplished. To repeat: Her dress was gray‚ and plain enough to mask its impeccancy of style and fit. A large meshed veil imprisoned her turban hat and a face that shone through it with a calm and unconscious beauty. She had come there at the same hour on the day
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The History of Mardi Gras The origins of Mardi Gras can be traced to medieval Europe‚ passing through Rome and Venice in the 17th and 18th centuries to the French House of the Bourbons. From here‚ the traditional revelry of "Boeuf Gras‚" or fatted calf‚ followed France to her colonies. On March 2‚ 1699‚ French-Canadian explorer Jean Baptiste Le Moyne Sieur de Bienville arrived at a plot of ground 60 miles directly south of New Orleans‚ naming it "Pointe du Mardi Gras" when his men realized
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which Charles had made archbishop of Canterbury‚ he also specialised in helping Charles with religion. William was the one‚ who advised Charles to send the new prayer book to Scotland. The Duke of Buckingham‚ (George Villiers) had been a favourite of James 1 and James had made him: Viscount‚ Earl‚ Marquis and then Duke of Buckingham‚ soon George moved his loyalty onto Charles and became a good friend and loyal advisor. George had become unpopular with parliament‚ for supporting the marriage of Charles
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people. A rhyme was invented: Who rules the Country? The King The rules the King? The Duke (Buckingham) The Rules the Duke? The Devil. This shows how unpopular Buckingham was with the people. Parliament tried to send Buckingham to prison multiple times. In 1629‚ they tried to punish him for bungling a naval expedition
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First light: Tuscany and the dawn of the Renaissance. Authors of the documentary film are Jeff Siberry‚ Alberta Nokes‚ and Colm Feore. Narrator of the documentary is Monsignor‚ Timothy Verdon‚ an art historian at Canon Florence Duomor. Interviews are also featured with Franciscan Friar Maurice Richard‚ and Alexander Nagel‚ art historian at the University of Toronto. St. Francis of Assisi revolutionized Christianity in the 13th-century in Tuscany with his belief
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Prospero’s Plottings After years of writing plays of history‚ tragedy‚ grand comedy and dramatic romance‚ William Shakespeare emerged from his darker writing of the past into the lighter‚ more peaceful style of his play "The Tempest." This was Shakespeare’s last complete play‚ and‚ just as he bid farewell to the art he had so mastered‚ his principal character Prospero departs from his artful magic on the island he omnisciently controls. While Prospero’s early actions against his foes echo
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The British Royal Family Contents Chapter 1. Introduction……………………………………….4-5 Chapter 2. In the United Kingdom……………………………..6 I. Public role and image……………………………….6-7 II. Funding………………………………………………...7 Chapter 3. Royal styles and titles……………………………….8 I. Royal styles and titles……………………………...8-11 II. The crown jewels……………………………….…11-15 III. Peerages………………………………………….16-19 Bibliography…………………………………………………….20 Introduction: The British Royal Family is the group of close relatives
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Britannica on Puritan Revolution: Puritanism under the Stuarts (1603-49) Events under James I. Puritan hopes were raised when James VI of Scotland succeeded Elizabeth as James I of England in 1603. James was known to be Calvinist in theology‚ and he had once signed the Negative Confession of 1581 favouring the Puritan position. In 1603 the Millenary Petition (with a claimed thousand signatures) presented Puritan grievances to the King‚ and in 1604 the Hampton Court Conference was held
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destroy Protestantism England under Elizabeth- though hindsight would say otherwise‚ the aim of the Spanish Armada was not intended for an all-out confrontation with the opposing English fleet- but rather to escort the vulnerable barges in which the Duke of Parma (a well respected and experienced general who had been fighting against Dutch rebels) and his elite standing army the Tercios de Flandes would be transported to England. After rendezvousing‚ the army would be transported through the English
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