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4 days ago · Growing keenly aware of the changing religious and political tides of late 16th century Europe, Elizabeth finds her rule openly challenged by the Spanish King Philip II--with his powerful army and sea-dominating armada--determined to restore England to Catholicism.
21 hours ago · Early life and education The National Institute of Dramatic Art in Kensington, New South Wales, where Blanchett studied Catherine Elise Blanchett was born on 14 May 1969 in the Melbourne suburb of Ivanhoe. Her Australian mother, June (née Gamble), was a property developer and teacher; and her American father, Robert DeWitt Blanchett Jr., a Texas native, was a United States Navy Chief Petty ...
21 hours ago · Director of Oscar-winning movie discusses film ‘magic’ at Festival of Ideas. Posted on 28 May 2024. Shekhar Kapur, Director of Oscar–winning movie, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, and celebrated author Vikas Swarup, author of Q&A, adapted for film as Slumdog Millionaire, will join the York Festival of Ideas to talk about how movies and books can capture a global audience’s imagination.
2 days ago · Elizabeth's reign saw the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588, a significant military victory that boosted England's national pride and established it as a formidable naval power. The Elizabethan Era was a golden age for English literature and drama. William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, and other playwrights flourished during this time.
5 days ago · Queen Elizabeth I from Elizabeth (Cate Blanchett, 1998) & Elizabeth: The Golden Age (Cate Blanchett, 2007) Vicki Lester (née Esther (Victoria) Blodgett) from A Star Is Born (Janet Gaynor, 1937) & A Star Is Born (Judy Garland, 1954) Ally Maine (née Campano) from A Star Is Born (Lady Gaga, 2018) See also. Academy Award for Best Actor
2 days ago · Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of her other realms and territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. (Show more) Born: April 21, 1926, London, England. Died: September 8, 2022, Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (aged 96) House / Dynasty:
4 days ago · Elizabeth: The Golden Age is a 2007 biographical historical drama film directed by Shekhar Kapur. It stars Cate Blanchett in the title role and is a loose but fact-based portrayal of events during the latter part of the reign of Elizabeth I, forming a sequel to Kapur's 1998 film Elizabeth.
