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23 hours ago · Sensing imminent death in the spring of 1643, King Louis XIII decided to put his affairs in order for his four-year-old son Louis XIV. Not trusting the judgement of his Spanish wife Queen Anne, who would normally have become the sole regent of France, the king decreed that a regency council would rule on his son's behalf, with Anne at its head ...
23 hours ago · In 1994, Queen Elizabeth II returned to UEA to open the Queen's Building, which hosts classes within the School of Health Sciences. In 1995, the Elizabeth Fry Building was opened, providing new facilities for almost 800 students.
23 hours ago · Rolf Harris (30 March 1930 – 10 May 2023) was an Australian musician, television personality, painter, and actor. [1] He often used unusual instruments like the didgeridoo and the Stylophone in his performances, and is credited with the invention of the wobble board. [2]
23 hours ago · Dr Christine Peters, who started work as a consultant microbiologist at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) in 2014, told the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry on Thursday that the “prevailing ...
23 hours ago · The son of Maximilian of Austria (later Holy Roman Emperor as Maximilian I) and Mary of Burgundy, Philip was not yet four years old when his mother died as a result of a riding accident, and upon her death, he inherited the Burgundian Netherlands. Despite his young age, Philip quickly proved himself an effective ruler beloved by his people in ...
Sep 13, 2024 · Catherine de Medici was a child;Elizabeth of England was not yet in her teens; Calvin, Benvenuto Cellini,and the Emperor Charles V. were at the top of their fame,and each was manufacturing history after his own peculiar fashion;Margaret of Navarre was writing the 'Heptameron' and some religious books,--the first survives, the others are ...
