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Why the royal fuss?
Related Links: Elizabeth: Official Movie SiteElizabeth trailer in RealVideoShekhar Kapur's Home PageAre Weir and her ilk overreacting? Is it really so awful for cinema to indulge in a few…Přemysl
(Encyclopedia) PřemyslPřemyslpərzhĕmˈĭsəl [key], earliest dynasty of Bohemia. Its semilegendary founder was the peasant Přemysl, whom the Bohemian Princess (sometimes called Queen) Libussa chose as…William Shakespeare: Winter's Tale, Act III, Scene II
Scene IIA court of JusticeEnter Leontes, Lords, and OfficersLeontesThis sessions, to our great grief we pronounce, Even pushes 'gainst our heart: the party tried The daughter of a king, our…Oates, Titus
(Encyclopedia) Oates, Titus, 1649–1705, English conspirator. An Anglican priest whose whole career was marked with intrigue and scandal, he joined forces with one Israel Tonge to invent the story of…Ferdinand I, king of Portugal
(Encyclopedia) Ferdinand I, 1345–83, king of Portugal (1367–83), son and successor of Peter I. His ambitions and his private life plunged the realm into disaster, although during his reign…Mortals on Mount Olympus
A history of climbing Mount Everest by Borgna Brunner Sir Edmund Hillary poses with Sherpa climber Tenzing Norgay at Everest base. Climbers who die on the mountain are…Biography Features
Recent Features Biography | Business | Entertainment | Health & Science | History & Gov't | Society & Culture | Sports | United States | World Jump to: A…Mortimer, Edmund de, 3d earl of March and 1st earl of Ulster
(Encyclopedia) Mortimer, Edmund de, 3d earl of March and 1st earl of UlsterMortimer, Edmund de, 3d earl of March and 1st earl of Ulsterdə môrˈtĭmər [key], 1351–81, English nobleman. He succeeded (…Bestuzhev-Ryumin, Aleksey Petrovich, Count
(Encyclopedia) Bestuzhev-Ryumin, Aleksey Petrovich, CountBestuzhev-Ryumin, Aleksey Petrovich, Countəlyĭksyāˈ pētrôˈvĭch byĭst&oomacr;ˈzhĕv-rē&oomacr;ˈmyĭn [key], 1693–1766, Russian statesman…Catherine I
(Encyclopedia) Catherine I, 1683?–1727, czarina of Russia (1725–27). Of Livonian peasant origin, Martha Skavronskaya was a domestic when she was captured (1702) by Russian soldiers. As mistress of…