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On Friday, 13 October, less than two hours after appearing as Becket, Irving collapsed in the foyer of the Midland Hotel and died. He was 67. As we’ve seen, his first line on the stage, spoken nearly half a century before, was ‘Here’s to our enterprise’. Henry Irving’s last line to his public was similarly apt: ‘Into thy hands, O Lord.
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Henry suffered his last infamous jousting accidentin January 1536. He was unseated from his horse with a lance blow, the horse itself fell on top of him, and he was unconscious probably for a matter of hours. The severity of the jousting accident was that many in his inner circle believed the king would never recover and he would shortly die. Howev...
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The final full year of Henry VIII’slife had the occasional high spot. The first was the visit of the French Admiral to unify the recently agreed treaty between the two nations. Throughout the stay, Henry was in fine form, and the Queen and his children played prominent roles in the celebrations. Then in the autumn, Henry went on his final royal pro...
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The king’s death wasn’t publicly announced for three days. During that time, all of his meals were brought into the chambers to great fanfare. All while the dead king’s body began to rot. Edward Seymour, Lord Hertford was busy securing the body of the new King, Edward VI. Within a matter of days, the provisions in Henry VIII’swill were ignored. As ...
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Oct 13, 2009 · We regret to announce that Sir Henry Irving died at Bradford late last night. He had been playing "Becket" at the Theatre Royal, and on returning to his hotel had an attack of syncope, to...
He died in Bradford after having a stroke during his final provincial tour in 1905 where he played crowd favorite, Tennyson’s Becket. The chair in which he sat when he died is now on display at the Garrick Club, of which he was a member.
Below is the article summary. For the full article, see Sir Henry Irving . Sir Henry Irving, orig. John Henry Brodribb, (born Feb. 6, 1838, Keinton Mandeville, Somerset, Eng.—died Oct. 13, 1905, Bradford, Yorkshire), British actor. He toured for 10 years with a stock company before making his London debut in 1866.
May 17, 2018 · views 3,618,154 updated May 17 2018. Irving, Sir Henry (1838–1905) English actor-manager, real name John Henry Brodribb. He made his first stage appearance in 1856. In 1878, he took over as manager of the Lyceum Theatre, London, and engaged Ellen Terry as his leading lady. Irving last appeared as an actor in a production of Becket in 1905.
