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1 day ago · Empress Matilda (c. 7 February 1102 – 10 September 1167), also known as the Empress Maude, was one of the claimants to the English throne during the civil war known as the Anarchy. The daughter and heir of Henry I, king of England and ruler of Normandy , she went to Germany as a child when she was married to the future Holy Roman Emperor ...
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5 days ago · Nowadays, we would expect Matilda to have been proclaimed ‘Queen of England’ as Elizabeth II was when she acceded to the throne. In the 12th century, however, a queen was the wife of a king. It had never been used as the title of a female ruler in England. In Poland, in the fourteenth century when a woman, Jadwiga, came to the throne, she ...
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5 days ago · Even though ‘Matilda The Musical’ is visually-rich, what makes this production engrossing is the way Matilda’s unique story is told. One feels the loneliness of the five-year-old who does not receive her parent’s love but is adored by the librarian, teacher and her classmates. The RSC began work on developing the musical in 2003.
2 days ago · Roald Dahl's Matilda, also known simply as Matilda and Matilda the Musical, is a musical with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin and a book by Dennis Kelly. It is based on the 1988 novel Matilda by Roald Dahl .
1 day ago · Join one little girl as she courageously fights for what she believes in. Book Matilda the Musical tickets on Box Office. Based on Roald Dahl’s beloved children's book, this musical tells the story of a young girl who possesses a brilliant mind and an indomitable spirit.
5 days ago · Also, the reference to the recluse Matilda of Wareham, as living in 'the women's cemetery' (p. 86), is a misreading of the Latin 'obuiam habuit in cimiterio mulierem' ('he ran into a woman in the cemetery') from p. 82 of Maurice Bell's edition of the Life of St Wulfric of Haselbury, cited elsewhere in Webb's footnotes.
1 day ago · The focus on the aristocracy in this volume is primarily on the activities and lives of women. Judith Green examines four duchesses of Normandy from the tenth to the 12th centuries: Gunnor, Matilda of Flanders, Empress Matilda and Eleanor of Aquitaine.