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5 days ago · One of the less well-known conspiracy theories of the early Stuart period concerned the death of James I. In March 1625 the King had fallen ill with a tertian ague, not necessarily fatal even in an old king with an unhealthy lifestyle and a healthy scepticism about the efficacy of his doctors’ prescriptions.
3 days ago · A cathedral is a type of Christian church that... Royal Family. The Monarchs: Henry I (1100–1135) – The Lion of Justice. Norman BritainMay 20, 20240. King Henry I of England, born on September 1068,... The Monarchs: William II (1087–1100) The Conqueror’s Son. Medieval EraMay 6, 20240. William II, also known as William Rufus, was the...
1 day ago · Pages 613-616. Calendar of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House: Volume 13, Addenda.Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1915.
4 days ago · It’s 100 years ago this year that the British Empire Exhibition was held in Wembley Park. Located on a more than 200 acre site, the exhibition was designed to showcase the diversity and reach of the empire. It ran for two six-month long summer seasons – first opening on 23rd April, 1924, and running until 1st November that year and then ...
4 days ago · The University of Cambridge: The early Stuarts and Civil War. A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 3, the City and University of Cambridge. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1959. This free content was digitised by double rekeying. All rights reserved. Citation:
4 days ago · Anne (centre) and her sister Mary (left) with their parents, the Duke and Duchess of York, painted by Peter Lely and Benedetto Gennari II. Anne was born at 11:39 p.m. on 6 February 1665 at St James's Palace, London, the fourth child and second daughter of the Duke of York (later King James II and VII), and his first wife, Anne Hyde.
4 days ago · 84 For example, musical entertainments are presented before guests or a court in Colley Cibber, Love’s Last Shift (premiered at Drury Lane, 1696); Abel Roper, The Triumphs of Virtue (Drury Lane, 1697) [an entertainment before a duke]; George Powell, The Imposture Defeated (Drury Lane, 1697/1698) [masques presented before a duke and his court ...