Q&A With Head Women's Tennis Coach Bryan Shelton Sep 16, 2009
"I can see already that Elizabeth is a stable force for us. Only a few weeks in, her attitude is rock solid. Her work ethic is there. She understands the big picture that we are working to get better. Every single day she is all in. It is great to see someone that is so mature at such a young age. She is a natural-born leader. That is going to develop over the next few years. She is somebody that everybody respects. She is a great ball-striker, does things well and catches on quickly to any... (Ramblinwreck.com)
'Shakespeare in Love' set to be reborn as theater Sep 15, 2009
In a case of life imitating art imitating life, a British theater company has announced plans to rebuild an Elizabethan playhouse using the set from hit film "Shakespeare in Love." The oak-timbered set, modeled on London's 16th-century Rose Theatre, was donated to the British Shakespeare Company by Judi Dench, who won an Academy Award for playing Queen Elizabeth I. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon/file) ... The oak-timbered set, modeled on London's 16th-century Rose Theatre, was donated to the British... (Florida Times-Union)
Letters: Health care for illegal immigrants Sep 15, 2009
For this brave deed, Queen Elizabeth I issued him a " letter of marque," giving him permission to plunder and call himself the more dignified name "privateer," not pirate. So as our learned friends try to retrace the voyage of Drake and get all starry-eyed wrapped up in nostalgia, spare a thought for the inhabitants of Rathlin Island, where Drake is still known to this day as "the bloody butcher.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
The road to insurrection Sep 14, 2009
The introduction of religion into politics raised the stakes considerably the Protestant John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury under Elizabeth I, warned that disobedience to the prince in civil matters is disobedience to God. But again, the bloodiest and most far-reaching rebellion was caused as much by an unrealistic idea of kingly power held by the incumbent monarch as by the very real fear of popery. (The Economist)
Tyra Banks shows off her real uninteresting hair Sep 10, 2009
So, yes, we confirmed that she does have the highest forehead this side of Queen Elizabeth I. And we know that when wet it comes to just past her shoulders. But, since it was wet it still looked stylish. (FOX61, CT)
This day in history Sep 7, 2009
Actress Shannon Elizabeth is 36 ... In 1533, England s Queen Elizabeth I was born in Greenwich. (Boston Globe)
20 actors who know the meaning of range Aug 23, 2009
Mary was executed by Elizabeth I, whom Blanchett has played not once but twice ... Elizabeth II, The Queen, 2006. (Boston Globe)
Famous women in BBC season Aug 21, 2009
Duff, who plays prima ballerina Fonteyn, is also known for playing Queen Elizabeth I.. Her drama Margot will also look at her character's pivotal relationship with Russian ballet star Rudolf Nureyev. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Pregnancy and Childbirth in Tudor T... Aug 16, 2009
Alison Weir believes Anne Boleyn was rhesus negative as the real reason for her miscarriages, especially if Henry VIII and Elizabeth I were rhesus positive. A rhesus negative woman s first pregnancy results in a healthy child which produces agglutinogen (antibodies) in her blood. (Suite101.com)
Your (non-traffic) views Aug 13, 2009
Within the next decade a more pragmatic Queen Elizabeth I came to the throne, and the fighting began in earnest between Episcopalians, Cromwellian Protestants, Puritans and other sects. America s forefathers remembered that turmoil. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Dreamgirls Wins Big at the Golden Globes Aug 8, 2009
Helen Mirren wins (for Elizabeth I) AND loses (for Prime Suspect: the Final Act) ... 8:57 p.m. Salma Hayek presents the best mini-series or motion picture made for television to Elizabeth I. In true Brit fashion, the acceptance speech is clipped and dry. (Yahoo News -- Golden Globe Awards)
BROADWAY AND LONG RUNNING Aug 7, 2009
As Elizabeth I and Mary Stuart, respectively, Harriet Walter and Janet McTeer duke it out in awesome fashion. Broadhurst Theatre, 235 W. 44th St.; 212-239-6200. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
British actors dominate TV Globes Aug 7, 2009
Dame Helen Mirren, who also won a film acting Globe, and Jeremy Irons triumphed for Elizabeth I, which was named best mini-series ... Collecting the award for her performance in the title role of the Channel 4/HBO mini-series Elizabeth I, Dame Helen said: "Elizabeth I would have an amazing speech at this moment, wouldn't she? "And then she would get very humble, and then she'd be teary, and then she'd be powerful ... " GOLDEN GLOBES Awarded by Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) for film... (Yahoo News -- Golden Globe Awards)
Skeptic's Take on the Life and Argued Works of Shakespeare Aug 1, 2009
For centuries, Shakespeare skeptics have doubted the authorship of the Stratfordian Bard's literary corpus, proffering no fewer than 50 alternative candidates, including Francis Bacon, Queen Elizabeth I, Christopher Marlowe and the leading contender among the "anti-Stratfordians," Edward de Vere, 17th earl of Oxford. And for nearly as long, the Shakespeare skeptics have toiled in relative obscurity, holding conferences in tiny gatherings and dreaming of the day their campaign would make... (Scientific American)
Do Guinea Pigs Exist in the Wild? Aug 1, 2009
(Queen Elizabeth I supposedly had one. Guinea pigs were then bred for certain traitsfur color, size, temperamentto produce the most common types found today, including the and. (Slate)
Mad for Music Jul 17, 2009
1 Watching Sir Mix-A-Lot, a Queen Elizabeth I impersonator and what only can be called scantily clad dancers together on one stage for "Baby Got Back." You seriously can't make this stuff up. 2 Seeing hometown talent from Flying Blind to Solar Powered People, Megan Slankard to the Moonshine Bandits draw huge crowds. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Tin-eared 'rag' Misses Chance Jul 15, 2009
IMAGINARY encounters have fired up play wrights' imaginations for a while: Friedrich Schiller dreamed up a confrontation between the Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I in "Mary Stuart," and Tom Stoppard's "The Invention of Love" threw Oscar Wilde in A.E. Houseman's path. Now comes Mark Saltzman's "The Tin Pan Alley Rag," in which two music titans hold a most pedagogical meeting. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
LETTER: Education goals should include privatization Jul 13, 2009
The above-cited quote was said of Elizabeth I, England s 17th Century queen, telling us that these government corruptions have been known for a long time. Share. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
JACKO'S FAMILY DISSES BFF ELIZA... Jul 13, 2009
JACKO'S FAMILY DISSES BFF ELIZABETH TAYLOR - New York Post. Monday, July 13, 2009 Last Update: 05:05 AM EDT. (New York Post -- Gossip)
It’s good to be back! What did I miss? Jul 7, 2009
Tudors Royal dynasty of England of the 16th century, including Henry VII, Henry VIII, Mary I, Edward VI, and Elizabeth I.. Tutors Teachers, instructors, dons; term often used to connote a non-classroom instructor who helps students cram for examinations; what FSU athletes and Geno need to improve their spelling and knowledge of music history and spelling. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Column: The gift of time spent in Brookline's Runkle School Jun 30, 2009
From Genghis Khan to rapper Kanye West, with Albert Einstein, author Pearl Buck, Charles Darwin, Amelia Earhart, Queen Elizabeth I, Coco Chanel and Steve Martin in between. Segway inventor Dean Kamen also made an appearance. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Lifeline Live: The latest details on Jackson Jun 29, 2009
Michael Jackson - Lifeline Live - USATODAY.com. Other USA TODAY blogs. (USA Today -- Life)
Famous Fans, Friends Mourn Michael Jun 27, 2009
Michael Jackson's Famous Friends: Lisa Marie Presley, Elizabeth Taylor, Jamie Foxx - ABC News. Michael Jackson's Famous Fans, Friends React to 'King of Pop's' Death. (ABC News)
Elizabeth Taylor: 'My life feels so empty'... Jun 27, 2009
Taylor on Jackson death: 'My life feels so empty' - Lifeline Live - USATODAY.com. Other USA TODAY blogs. (The Drudge Report)
Sweetness and Spite Jun 25, 2009
Certainly, Belloc did so at times, as did his literary descendant Roy Campbell, who numbered among his plentiful aversions Elizabeth I s regime ( Cecil s Ogpu ) and Spain s bespectacled prime minister Manuel Aza;a ( Four-eyed Janus. the sodomites are on your side ). (The American Conservative)
Don't Call Me Liz: an E-mail Disaster UnraveledCongressional staffer vents at lobbyist and inadvertently becomes famous. Jun 18, 2009
Hi Liz': The Story of an E-Mail Disaster - ABC News. Hi Liz': The Story of an E-Mail Disaster. (ABC News)
Rick Steves: Dublins irrepressible spirit Jun 18, 2009
With a particularly erudite version of the Emerald Isle's gift of gab, your guide explains how Ireland's top university was started in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I to establish a Protestant way of thinking about God. Originally the student body was limited to rich, Protestant males. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Academic Team honoree: Nicole Morreale Jun 1, 2009
If could meet anyone from history: Queen Elizabeth I. I would love to sit and discuss the trials and tribulations of being a powerful woman in a world run by men. If could have dinner with anyone now alive: Bill Gates. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Henry, in the flesh May 30, 2009
This armouries display includes some of the worlds rarest weapons and suits of armour, with some items not being displayed since the reign of Henrys daughter, Elizabeth I.. Some famous items on display include the gigantic suit of armour especially designed for Henry, which gives some impression of the large size of the man, and is particularly well-known for its rather generous cod-piece. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Mary I of England (1553-1558) May 28, 2009
Mary was disbarred from the succession and forced to serve as lady-in-waiting to her baby sister Elizabeth I.. Mary was forbidden to attend her mother s funeral in 1536. (Suite101.com)
Spring Reading for Conservatives May 21, 2009
Modern nation-states emerged as monarchs achieved absolute control of their territory by ejecting church authorities or else subordinating them to state control -- often using national churches to bolster nationalism (think Henry VIII and Elizabeth I). It s been pointed out before that witch burnings were a phenomenon not of the Dark or even High Middle Ages, but rather of the dawn of the modern secular era. (Human Events Online)
* Can vegetarians save the world? May 18, 2009
Even after the Reformation Elizabeth I of England upheld the Lenten fast, insisting that while there was no religious basis for fasting, there were sound utilitarian motives: to protect the countrys livestock from over-exploitation and to promote the fishing industry (which had the ancillary benefit of increasing the number of ships available for the navy). Towards the end of the 18th century, two consecutive bad harvests in Europe created shortages. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Billy Elliot scores 15 Tony nominations May 6, 2009
The two royal ladies of Mary Stuart Janet McTeer as Mary, Queen of Scots, and Harriet Walter as Elizabeth I will also battle for the actress nod. The last slot in the category was filled by Jane Fonda, who portrays a dying musicologist in 33 Variations. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Edwards On Moral Standards May 4, 2009
March 11, 2009 12:50 PM. John Edwards Speaks On Poverty And Moral Standards. (CBS News -- US)
Three plays span comedy, and history, with style Apr 28, 2009
Elizabeth I, who has taken her lumps from historians and screenwriters, emerges as a vain harridan, and the titular Queen of Scots as a selfless tragic heroine. Schiller's bias should deter no one from seeing this Donmar-based production, in which his work is marvelously served by Peter Oswald's witty adaptation, Phyllida Lloyd's bracing direction and two of the British stage's most accomplished actresses, Janet McTeer and Harriet Walter. (USA Today -- Life)
Queens For Any Day Apr 20, 2009
In this 1800 play, fluidly adapted by Peter Oswald, Friedrich Schiller imagined the last days of the imprisoned Queen of Scotland (Janet McTeer), trying to arrange for a meeting with her cousin, Elizabeth I (Harriet Walter), so she could plead for her life ... Elizabeth is always acutely aware of shifting balances of power and political allegiances, but so is Mary. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
COURT: ONE YEAR IN PRISON FOR FILESHARING...FOUNDERS OF WEBSITE JAILED IN LANDMARK TRIAL... Apr 18, 2009
I remind everyone that the copyright was originally a plaque like a taxi medallion making it illegal to have a printing press and make copies unless you were displaying the plaque from the king, or originally Queen Elizabeth I. When it cost a million dollars (in today;s dollars) of capital equipment to set up a studio and make records the "suits" established their existing one-sided relationship with the "talent." Now that ;talent; can operate from the capital that would buy a used car they do... (The Drudge Report)
'The Tudors' gets beheaded, Camelot coming soon! Apr 14, 2009
I'm excited about whatever Hirst does with Camelot, but I'm disappointed with the short reign of "The Tudors." I love "The Tudors" -- when I can see it -- and I would've loved for them to continue with a series on Bloody Mary, then Elizabeth I, or if she's too overdone, maybe Mary Queen of Scots, who is only slightly less overdone. Or go backward and do a series on Henry IV or Richard III. There's so much historical geeking out to do and any number of actors who would give their heads for the... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Controversial Mandan AmerIndian Tri... Apr 10, 2009
The account of the discovery of America by a Welsh prince, whether fact or legend, was used by Queen Elizabeth I as evidence to the British claim to America during its war with Spain. Reports of the Mandans. (Suite101.com)
Shakespeare: Soul of the age Apr 7, 2009
What we don t think of in this connection is maps or rather Christopher Saxton s map of England, published in 1579, and Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger s portrait of Queen Elizabeth I standing on this map, her foot somewhere in Oxfordshire. The Saxton maps (there were separate county maps too) were the first to show England to itself in any detail: roads, towns, rivers, every crook and corner. (The Economist)
72nd Childrens Coronation: A Night of Romance Apr 4, 2009
King Henry VIII is Gavin Mitchell Hunt, son of Mitch and Leslie Hunt and Queen Jane Seymour is Abbey Elizabeth Fontan, daughter of Christopher and Elizabeth Fontan; Queen Elizabeth I is Emmalee Kaye Barber, daughter of David and Katrina Barber; Empress Josephine is Natalie Claire Bailey, daughter of Dustin Bailey and Jade Primes; Emperor Maximillan is Hunter Shane Bennett, son of Shane and Jenny Bennett, and Empress Carlotta is Briley Claire Nastasi, daughter of Gary and Lisa Nastasi; Queen... (Bogalusa Daily News, LA)
New Family Of Molecules For Self-assembly: The Carboranes Mar 27, 2009
J. Nathan Hohman, Pengpeng Zhang, Elizabeth I. Morin, Patrick Han, Moonhee Kim, Adam R. Kurland, Patrick D. McClanahan, Viktor P. Balema and Paul S. Weiss. Self-Assembly of Carboranethiol Isomers on Au{111}: Intermolecular Interactions Determined by Molecular Dipole Orientations. (Science Daily)
Students compete with research projects during National History Day competition Mar 26, 2009
Marion A. McClure Award for Historical Papers: Andrew Carlson, Holmen Middle School, first place for Connecting Two Worlds: Richard Nixon ; Charlie Labuzetta, Holmen Middle School, second place for Charles Darwin and the Evolution of Evolution ; Claudia Elvidge, Central High School, first place for Olympia Brown: The First Women Minister and Her Fight for Suffrage ; and Rachael Conger, Bangor High School, second place for The Golden Age of Queen Elizabeth I.. Margaret Oehler-Davidson Local... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Director Calls For Action Mar 25, 2009
Boy George, Mary-Louise Parker, George C. Wolfe, producers Elizabeth I. McCann and David Brown (to name a few) all have had a chance to rebut, debate and vent in this space. Today it's Terry Kinney's turn. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Britney's three-ring extravaganza Mar 20, 2009
High-tech and high-concept, it is a state-of-the-art spectacle, from the show-opening video sequence (featuring gossip blogger Perez Hilton in Elizabeth I drag) to the show-closing combination of fireworks and confetti cannons. Yet for all that dazzle, there was precious little sizzle onstage at Toronto's Air Canada Centre Wednesday. (Globe and Mail)
Fritzl the Freak: Pleads guilty to all counts! Mar 19, 2009
Good luck Elizabeth I hope you find happiness you deserve so much. And I hope your children will be able to live a happy life too. (The Drudge Report)
Read the 'Cost of Freedom' transcript Mar 17, 2009
com - Recap of Saturday, March 14 - The Cost of Freedom. Recap of Saturday, March 14. (Fox News)
Raghu: Voting is an Act of faith Mar 15, 2009
"Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this sun of York", wrote Shakespeare in an era when England was ruled by Elizabeth I, and Westminster-style parliamentary democracy was yet to be. Some 400 years later, that quote by Shakespeare seems particularly apt, with Indias Election Commission announcing parliamentary polls from mid-April to mid-May in the worlds most populous democracy. (India Times)
Pirate heroine inspires County Mayo Mar 15, 2009
With hair cropped short like a boy's, husbands and lovers aplenty, and even a face-to-face meeting with Queen Elizabeth I, O'Malley was formidable. Motivated by more than material gain - although getting and keeping property wasn't easy for a woman in those days - she was also hugely popular for her ferocious resistance to the encroaching domination of the British crown. (Boston Globe)
British Astronomer Preceded Galileo Mar 14, 2009
As the monarch Elizabeth I was the head of the church, atheism was, in effect, to be against the queen. Richard Chomley, an anti-Catholic spy for her Majesty's Privy Council, claimed Christopher Marlowe had "read the atheist lecture to Sir Walter Raleigh and others". (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Will, is this thou? Mar 10, 2009
The earl was a rakish aristocrat who eluded a death sentence passed on him after joining a rebellion against Queen Elizabeth I.. But not all Shakespeare scholars are convinced the Cobbe portrait is an authentic likeness, or even that it is of Shakespeare at all, given the conventions of Elizabethan portraiture. (News & Observer)
Avast, me hearties! It's pirate's life for museum Mar 7, 2009
"Explorers such as Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh operated under the more genteel name of privateer, but basically were pirates who worked with the winking support of Queen Elizabeth I, he said.Piracy was a "dirty, nasty business" but not much different in that respect from life on land, where "if you worked as a laborer all your life, you got nothing," he said. Pirates, at least, had the chance to make money.Some myths remain, including that whole bit about walking the plank, which... (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Museum exhibit focuses on pirate history Mar 7, 2009
By MARTHA WAGGONER, Associated Press Writer. Friday, March 6, 2009. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
The Art of Museum Diplomacy Feb 21, 2009
Like his contemporary Elizabeth I, Shah 'Abbas waged war to defend his nation's territory. But unlike England, MacGregor says, the Shah's Iran "accommodated other faiths," as seen by gospels beautifully illustrated by Armenian Christians who were forcibly resettled in Iran from 1603. (Time.com)
Anglicans: Dispute bigger than our buildings Feb 21, 2009
"We have always been a denomination where differing opinions exist together," she said, noting that the faith dates back centuries and was founded by Queen Elizabeth I to try to stop Catholics and Protestants from killing each other. "It created a middle way.". (North County Times)
* Listen to the pictures Feb 20, 2009
The novel and play follow the 400-year life of a man, who halfway through the story changes into a woman, from the time of Englands Queen Elizabeth I to the 1920s. The original novel allowed Woolf to meditate lightheartedly on English history, but also more importantly on issues of androgyny and bisexuality, things that to some degree were reflected in her own life story. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Perez Hilton Joins Britney Spears' Circus Tour Feb 14, 2009
" In a photo on , fans get a taste of what they can expect from Hilton. For his part, as something he describes as "The Ringleader/ Queen Elizabeth I" for the video, a role he said is "super rad. " "We've seen a bit of the rehearsals, and the best way we can describe it is sensory overload and amazing," Hilton said on his site. "The show is not only 'in the round,' but there are three circus rings with action going on in all of them dancers, acrobats, aerialists and more. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Nevada businessman poses questions; city administrator provides answers Feb 13, 2009
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Roy Strong, scourge of so much modern art, champions the wonder horse Feb 12, 2009
Or Henry V at Agincourt, or Elizabeth I addressing her troops at Tilbury before the defeat of the Spanish Armada, or the Iron Duke of Wellington on the field of Waterloo. As for its monumental size, the best response to the White Horse is summed up in the words of the 12-year-old who said at the unveiling: 'This is my favourite design. (Daily Mail)
British actors dominate TV Globes Feb 8, 2009
Dame Helen Mirren, who also won a film acting Globe, and Jeremy Irons triumphed for Elizabeth I, which was named best mini-series ... Collecting the award for her performance in the title role of the Channel 4/HBO mini-series Elizabeth I, Dame Helen said: "Elizabeth I would have an amazing speech at this moment, wouldn't she? "And then she would get very humble, and then she'd be teary, and then she'd be powerful ... " GOLDEN GLOBES Awarded by Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) for film... (Yahoo News -- Golden Globe Awards)
Dreamgirls Wins Big at the Golden Globes Feb 8, 2009
Helen Mirren wins (for Elizabeth I) AND loses (for Prime Suspect: the Final Act) ... 8:57 p.m. Salma Hayek presents the best mini-series or motion picture made for television to Elizabeth I. In true Brit fashion, the acceptance speech is clipped and dry. (Yahoo News -- Golden Globe Awards)
