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3 days ago · Elizabeth I’s death, four hundred years ago, ended the Tudor dynasty and brought the Stuart kings of Scotland to the English throne. The dynastic changeover inaugurated a new phase of the history of this island. Key words and concepts – inter alia, Britain, union, empire, Englishman, Scot – acquired new meaning and relevance, as James VI ...
1 day ago · By Sahil Kapur, Julie Tsirkin, Frank Thorp V and Kate Santaliz. WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans blocked legislation Wednesday that would enshrine a federal right to access contraception, sinking ...
1 day ago · Elizabeth Macneal has written a novel which, while offering a welcome escape from the times we live in, also presents aspects of human behaviour which are true to all time. I think it even better ...
2 days ago · In this remarkable biography, Carolly Erickson brings Elizabeth I to life and allows us to see her as a living, breathing, elegant, flirtatious, diplomatic, violent, arrogant, and outrageous woman who commands our attention, fascination, and awe.With the special skill for which she is acclaimed, Carolly Erickson electrifies the senses as she ...
1 day ago · We know, of course, that the Gospel of Life is also marked by the Passion, suffering and death of Christ. It cannot ignore the presence of sin, of tragedy, of failure, of violence. But, as with Christ, it cannot give in to these. It cannot succumb to the catastrophic logic of accommodating sin. Sin never brings life, joy or true peace.
2 days ago · Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, [1] later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 1921 [fn 1] – 9 April 2021), was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II.
2 days ago · She says the spirit of Waters’ remarks fuels Isn’t She Great, the title of both her new essay anthology (Read Furiously, 142 pages, $17.99) and the film series she co-programs at the Hollywood ...
