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2 days ago · Lord Mountbatten. Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (born Prince Louis of Battenberg; [ n 1] 25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979), commonly known as Lord Mountbatten, was a British statesman, naval officer, colonial administrator and close relative of the British royal family. He ...
5 days ago · The coat of arms appears on Shakespeare’s monument (constructed before 1623) in the Stratford church. Equally interesting as evidence of Shakespeare’s worldly success was his purchase in 1597 of New Place, a large house in Stratford, which he as a boy must have passed every day in walking to school.
3 days ago · Arthur Adamov (born Aug. 23, 1908, Kislovodsk, Russia—died March 16, 1970, Paris, Fr.) was an avant-garde writer, a founder and major playwright of the Theatre of the Absurd. In 1912 Adamov’s wealthy Armenian family left Russia and settled in Freudenstadt, Ger. He was subsequently educated in Geneva, Mainz, and Paris, where, having mastered ...
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1 day ago · The arms of Denmark and Greece, as well as Mountbatten, represent the Duke of Edinburgh's familial lineage. The arms of the City of Edinburgh represent Philip's dukedom. The naval crown collar alludes to Philip's naval career. Previous versions.
3 days ago · Main character Zabryokha, played by Nazar Zadniprovskyi, and his cunning assistant, Pistryok, played by Mykailo Kukuyuk, spend much of the play blaming others for their misfortunes and conspiring.
5 days ago · William Shakespeare - Poet, Playwright, Dramatist: Readers and playgoers in Shakespeare’s own lifetime, and indeed until the late 18th century, never questioned Shakespeare’s authorship of his plays.
3 days ago · Aug. 18, 2024 9:00 am ET. Text. Russian conscript Vitaly Izmailov was sent to Russia’s border with Ukraine expecting a calm end to his year of mandatory service. With the main battles happening ...
