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1 day ago · British literature. British literature is literature from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands. This article covers British literature in the English language. Anglo-Saxon ( Old English) literature is included, and there is some discussion of Latin and Anglo-Norman literature, where ...
5 days ago · Edward Elgar, c. 1900. Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO ( / ˈɛlɡɑːr / ⓘ; [1] 2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestral works including the Enigma Variations, the ...
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1 day ago · The late 18th century and the early 19th century was perhaps the most radical period in British art, producing William Blake (1757–1827), John Constable (1776–1837) and J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851), three of the most influential British artists, each of whom have dedicated spaces allocated for their work at the Tate Britain.
2 days ago · Death of St. Thomas Aquinas 750 Years Ago Today: His Eucharistic Testament. St. Thomas Aquinas, 18th-century. (photo: Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain) In his final days, we witness him entrusting his soul to the only one who can guard it safe unto eternity — Christ, his Eucharistic Lord.
Apr 13, 2024 · Arthur Sullivan in 1888. Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan MVO (13 May 1842 – 22 November 1900) was an English composer. He is best known for 14 operatic collaborations with the dramatist W. S. Gilbert, including H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado. His works include 24 operas, 11 major orchestral works, ten choral works and ...
2 days ago · Johann Sebastian Bach (31 March [O.S. 21 March] 1685 – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period.He is known for his prolific authorship of music across a variety of instruments and forms, including; orchestral music such as the Brandenburg Concertos; solo instrumental works such as the cello suites and sonatas and partitas for solo violin; keyboard works ...
1 day ago · Baronets. Musgrave of Edenhall, 1611. — The Musgraves are descended from the ancient baronial family of Musgrave in Westmorland. Sir Thomas Musgrave, who died in 1469 or 1470, married the elder daughter and coheir of Stapleton of Edenhall. His descendant, Sir Richard, who had been made Knight of the Bath at the coronation of King James, was ...
