Early feminist featured in fine farce Nov 13, 2009
The proceedings depict Behn (Maggie Siff, the department-store heiress on "Mad Men") trying to get some writing done between visits by the amorously inclined likes of actress Nell Gwynne (Kelly Hutchinson), double agent William Scott (Andy Paris) and King Charles II (Paris again) ... The proceedings depict Behn (Maggie Siff, the department-store heiress on "Mad Men") trying to get some writing done between visits by the amorously inclined likes of actress Nell Gwynne (Kelly Hutchinson), double... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Great (Overlooked) Books -- A Symposium Nov 5, 2009
Her first was the 1944 blockbuster Forever Amber, about a 17th-century English vixen who climbed up a ladder of men until she reached the bed of Charles II. Winsor was only 26 when Amber came out and so breathtakingly beautiful that she could have played her own heroine in the movie that was soon made, but her combination of brains and beauty was too much for the insecure egos and febrile masculinity of the lit-crit set, so they let her have it. They poked fun at her vivid, fast-paced writing,... (The American Conservative)
Stephen Hawking's successor named Oct 22, 2009
The post was founded in 1663 by Henry Lucas, who was Cambridge University's Member of Parliament from 1639 to 1640, and was officially established by King Charles II on January 18, 1664. (Agencies). (Xinhuanet, China)
Leaders never die - they just enter a mythical realm Sep 8, 2009
When Charles II was restored to the English throne, he had Oliver Cromwell's body exhumed from Westminster Abbey and publicly hanged, before mounting Cromwell's head on a spike in Westminster Hall. The head would remain unburied for nearly 300 years, and mystery still surrounds its whereabouts. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
20 actors who know the meaning of range Aug 23, 2009
Mary Pickford, that queen of the silent screen, managed to play both Charles II s mistress, Nell Gwyn ( Mistress Nell, 1915), and the Virgin Mary ( The Gaucho, 1927). And the Adams-Fine pair might not even be the most incongruous one-two punch in Hollywood casting history. (Boston Globe)
Restoration Theatre Companies in En... Aug 20, 2009
The return of England's Charles II from exile in Europe, and his Coronation in 1661, meant that theatrical performances could resume. In 1642, under the Puritan regime, all frivolous entertainments were forbidden. (Suite101.com)
Drawing the Mason Dixon Line Aug 8, 2009
The confusion between the two men began in 1681 when King Charles II gave William Penn the area known as Pennsylvania. Wanting a way to travel straight from his newly owned land, Penn asked his friend, the Duke of York, for the area that lays east and that will give direct access to the Atlantic Ocean. (Suite101.com)
Stephens College announces 2009-2010 performing arts season schedule Aug 5, 2009
The year is 1669, and women have finally been granted the freedom to act on stage by England's Charles II. De Angelis captures the hardships and triumphs of life for the first famous actresses of the British stage becoming attuned to their voice in society. Critics agree these five women are "flesh and blood heroines sure to move and inspire.". (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Robert Donald Aultz (2) Aug 3, 2009
Survived by wife the former, Dorothy Louise Brant, to whom he was married 61 years; children: Roger L. Aultz, married to the former Susan M. Gisbrecht, Sipesville; Connie L. Gross and husband, Clark, Listie; Brian D. Aultz, married to the former Nancy L. Sechler, Zehnerville; grandchildren: Thomas Aultz, Sipesville; Wendy Aultz, Latrobe; Jesse Aultz and fiance, Jamie Dusack, Windber; Valerie King and husband, Charles II, Rockwood; Scott Gross and wife, Brigitte, Somerset; Tami Waggle and... (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Ancient Gripe: Grumbling about tax? Jul 12, 2009
William III of England imposed a tax on windows, while Charles II introduced tax on hearths. Henry I imposed a tax on people, who didn't want to fight and die for England. (India Times)
In ‘Thrumpton Hall’ and ‘A Meaningful Life,’ houses become twisted and comic obsessions Jul 12, 2009
To touch on a few, we ll begin with Seymour s great-grandmother, the Honorable Ismay FitzRoy (1863--1952), distant, but proud scion of Charles II by one of his mistresses. Having done without a husband for almost a decade, she fixed a widow s eye on the dapper little baron who was courting Anna, her eldest daughter. (Boston Globe)
* Time is money in Britain after Royal Mint error ^ytLuNOv Jul 6, 2009
It was the first time an undated coin has entered circulation in more than 300 years X the last such error occurred in 1672 under the reign of Charles II.. Describing the mistake as incredibly rare, the Royal Mint X the institution responsible for making Britains notes and coins X said the error occurred last year during a redesign of every denomination of coin. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* World News Quick Take Jul 2, 2009
The last time one appeared in circulation was during the reign of Charles II more than 300 years ago. The Royal Mint says the coins are legal tender, but has not commented on their current or potential value. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Tea a History Jun 30, 2009
Portuguese princess Catherine de Braganza, daughter of the Portuguese monarch John IV and queen to Charles II, established the tea craze in Britain, introducing the habit to the fashionable and noble circles of London. With a swinging import tax of 200% tea was an expensive taste, with one pound (; kilogram) costing more than a skilled man s weekly wage it was not a drink that the poor could afford. (Suite101.com)
3 killed in pizzeria shooting outside Los Angeles Jun 28, 2009
His previous credits include the very British television miniseries "Charles II: The Power assion" and the feature films "Pride dice" and "Atonement.". But after one meeting, he changed his mind. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
R.I. May End Link To Slavery Past Jun 27, 2009
In 1663, English King Charles II granted a royal charter joining all the settlements into a single colony called "The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations." The name stuck. Rhode Island used that royal charter as its governing document until 1843. (CBS News)
Effects of the French and Indian Wa... Jun 26, 2009
At the same time, the various , begun under King Charles II, as well as the system of enumeration, provided great wealth to the colonies, helping to rapidly grow a gentry class that rivaled the landed lesser nobility in England. Perceptions of Colonials as Provincials. (Suite101.com)
This Earth, This Realm, This Little England Jun 24, 2009
(In 1661, Charles II created thirteen baronetcies on the island in a single day. For two centuries West African slaves produced the "white gold," aided, particularly in the early decades, by large numbers of so-called redlegs indentured laborers from England, Scotland, and Ireland (110,000 to 135,000 from the British Isles emigrated to the Caribbean between 1610 and 1650). (Concierge.com)
SUBVERSE: Let's Dilli-dally Jun 24, 2009
Part of Catherine of Braganza's dowry when she married Charles II of England, the Portuguese enclave of Bombay (Good Bay) was part of a narrative with far-flung echoes. Mumbai supposedly named after a local deity, Mumba Devi lacks this historic backdrop, say unregenerate Bombayites, as opposed to Mumbaikars, who are equally vehement about the validity of their name. (India Times, India)
Love of tennis killed Scots king Jun 24, 2009
England's oldest real tennis court, at Hampton Court Palace, was built for Henry VIII about 10 years earlier, but was renovated by Charles II in the 17th Century. Bookmark with. (BBC News)
Four takes on British history Jun 16, 2009
Monarchy was restored by Charles II. While the 17th Century brought civil war, peace came again with Charles II who wisely decided to compromise with Parliament. (BBC News -- UK)
Standing the test of time, family-run inns are true Maine May 10, 2009
That's when Mason's ancestor John Gooch answered the call of Fernando Gorges, agent for King Charles II, to ferry travelers across the mouth of the Kennebunk. Gooch sailed from England and settled here, most likely in the 1650s. (Boston Globe)
Why poetry will never leave us May 9, 2009
The laureateship is the centre around which almost nothing revolves, and has been since the time of Charles II. It wouldn't even matter if a hack had the job. It's the ritual that counts, and it's part of the ritual that it isn't very elaborate. (BBC News -- UK)
• COLUMN: Giant spots dim the light of this fast-spinning star May 7, 2009
In 1660 Sir Charles Scarborough, court physician of England's King Charles II, named the star "Cor Caroli Regis Martyris" ("the Heart of King Charles, the Martyr") after Charles I, beheaded in 1649 at the end of England's Second Civil War. Scarborough claimed the star shone particularly bright on the night the younger Charles restored the British monarchy, although some sources credit Edmond Halley (of comet fame) with the suggestion. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Woman joins that dread poets society May 4, 2009
FOR 350 years the post of Britain's Poet Laureate, created by Charles II as a pat on the peruke for Dryden's soapy stanzas about the Restoration, has been filled by people who wished they had stuck to writing. The job pays poorly, comes with an obligation to commemorate important state occasions, and consistently produces work that, down the decades, has proved fit only for the jeers of posterity. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
John Churchill, First Duke of Marlb... Apr 20, 2009
The family was punished for this by Cromwell but retained favour under Charles II.. The young man became a page for James, the Duke of York, King Charles s brother. (Suite101.com)
Inbreeding Was Major Cause Of Fall Of Spanish Habsburg Dynasty Apr 17, 2009
16, 2009) The powerful Habsburg dynasty ruled Spain and its empire from 1516 to 1700 but when King Charles II died in 1700 without any children from his two marriages, the male line died out and the French Bourbon dynasty came to power in Spain ... Using the genealogical information for Charles II and 3,000 of his relatives and ancestors across 16 generations, the researchers calculated the inbreeding coefficient (F) for each individual; this value indicates the probability that an individual... (Science Daily)
Scientists: Incest Doomed European Royal Dynasty Apr 16, 2009
Charles II, last Habsburg king of Spain, who had severe physical and mental problems caused by inbreeding. Charles II, last Habsburg king of Spain, who had severe physical and mental problems caused by inbreeding ... The powerful Habsburg dynasty that ruled Spain for nearly 200 years came to an abrupt end in 1700 with the death of King Charles II, who left no heirs to the throne. (Fox News)
Inbreeding: Downfall of a Spanish dynasty Apr 16, 2009
The powerful Habsburg dynasty that ruled Spain for nearly 200 years came to an abrupt end in 1700 with the death of King Charles II, who left no heirs to the throne. The termination of that royal lineage may be the result of of the line, which may have left Charles II ill and infertile, a new study suggests ... It had been suggested that this high degree of inbreeding led to the eventual extinction of the line when the "physically disabled, mentally retarded and disfigured" Charles II died after... (MSNBC -- Technology)
A toast to Mexico's undiscovered wine country Apr 16, 2009
In 1699, King Charles II abruptly reversed course, banning New World wine production except in service to the church. Jesuit priest Juan Ugarte planted the first vines in Baja California when he came to the Loreto mission in 1701. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Night sky goes to the dogs Apr 11, 2009
A popular story is that the star was so-named by Edmund Halley in honor of King Charles II of England. However, upon delving deeper into this star's history, it is found that this star's original name was "Cor Caroli Regis Martyris" honoring the executed Charles I. Cor Caroli marks the position of "Chara," one of the two hunting dogs in the mythological outline of the constellation. (MSNBC -- Technology)
LOOKING UP: What star is that? Mar 28, 2009
Cor Coroli, Alpha Canum Venaticorum, is the heart of Charles II. Canes Venatici, or the hunting dogs is basically two stars, a small constellation just under the Big Dipper s handle (to the right as seen on a spring evening). Cor Coroli is the brighter of the pair. (Medfield Press, MA)
The G20: Talking-shop-on-Thames Mar 13, 2009
LIKE King Charles II, the Economic Conference is taking an unconscionable time to die, lamented The Economist in 1933, halfway through an epic and ultimately fruitless gathering of world powers in London to prevent the spread of protectionism in the depths of the Depression. That conference lasted more than a month, with the dollar sinking and tempers rising the longer it dragged on. (The Economist)
Today in History Mar 12, 2009
In 1664, England's King Charles II granted an area of land in present-day North America known as New Netherland to his brother James, the Duke of York. In 1864, Ulysses S. Grant was promoted to the rank of general-in-chief of the Union armies in the Civil War by President Abraham Lincoln. (Yahoo News)
La Roldana's Saint Gins at J. Paul... Mar 5, 2009
The couple's popularity encouraged a pregnant Luisa to audition successfully in 1692 for the position of escultor de c;mara (sculptor to the royal chamber) at the court of King Charles II (r. 1665-1700) in Madrid, an appointment renewed under Philip V (r. (Suite101.com)
History in the baking Mar 4, 2009
" Telegraph, London See historicfood.com. Grand salad Ivan Day serves this salad in his replica of a Restoration dish that depicts Charles II sailing back to Dover from his exile in The Hague. The plate has a design of concentric circles that conveniently act as a guide for the circles of this Baroque formal dish. "Dish first round the centre sliced figs, then currants, capers, almonds and raisins together; next beyond thet, olives, beets, cabbidge-lettice, cucumbers, or sliced lemon carved;... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
The Almanac -- weekly Feb 24, 2009
In 1681, to satisfy a debt, England's King Charles II granted a royal charter, deed and governorship of Pennsylvania to William Penn. In 1789, the U.S. Congress met for the first time, in New York City. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Pen Hadow: Because its there... but for how long? Feb 23, 2009
Mary and her mount finished an hour ahead of Pen (which, by the way, is short for Pendrill a name passed down on his mother s side since the family helped to hide Charles II). Pen and Mary live in a stone fishing lodge on Dartmoor with their two children, Wilf and Freya, aged 10 and seven. (Independent)
Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) Feb 22, 2009
He then defeated the supporters of the king's son, Charles II at Dunbar in 1650 and Worcester in 1651, effectively bringing to an end the civil war. Lord Protector. (Suite101.com)
Royal portrait comes home after 350 years Feb 12, 2009
" Painted around 1637, the portrait shows the princess as a child of 5 or 6, wearing a rich silver-laced gown and a pearl headdress. Historians believe it hung in the palace when Charles I was held there under house arrest during the English Civil War. Charles escaped in 1647, leaving a note asking that the painting "of My Eldest Daughter (which) hangs in this chamber over the board next the Chimney" be sent to a Royalist supporter, Lady Aubigny. She later took it to The Netherlands, and it... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
