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22. Aug. 2017 · Calamity Jane poses in one of the first portraits she would have taken of herself in her lifetime. Author’s collection. In reality, Jane’s first verified child was born in November 1882 when she was living with rancher Frank King near Miles City, Montana. Area newspapers reported that Jane named the boy “Little Calamity.” A freighter ...
15. Jan. 2016 · Calamity Jane: The hardscrabble life that didn’t make the musical. Some were good, some were bad and some were, well, not pretty. This could be said for one of the Wild West’s most famous characters, Martha Jane Canary, better known as ‘Calamity Jane,’ famously portrayed by Doris Day in the 1952 film. Much of the information about her ...
5. Nov. 2013 · Given the fact that Guy Fawkes, along with his hoard of gunpowder, was discovered by the King’s men just a few hours before the fuse was due to be lit, some might say that the plot came very close to succeeding. Further investigation, however, reveals a very different story. Before its dramatic conclusion in the early hours of 5 November 1605 ...
27. Apr. 2018 · Franklin’s wife, Jane, too, had drummed up £2,000 reward money for information. Ross was issued orders on 9 May 1848, to find out what had become of the expedition. He would take off in HMS Enterprise for Lancaster Sound, Barrow Strait and the Wellington Channel, sea ice permitted.
11. März 2023 · Medieval historian, Eleanor Janega, talks about her new book and the role of women in society from the Middle Ages to present day • Congratulations on the publication of your new book The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women’s Roles in Society.
21. Juni 2018 · Nevertheless, their accomplishments were many, and their books have brought joy to generations of readers. In this bicentenary year of Emily Brontë’s birthday, and the publication of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, discover how Gothic fiction shaped the lives of 10 talented women. Ann Radcliffe. (1764 – 1823) A pioneer of Gothic’s first ...
17. Mai 2018 · Grace Kelly on her wedding day in 1956. In secret, the two corresponded across the Atlantic, but it wasn’t until Christmas of the same year that they saw each other again. While in the US, Prince Rainier and his entourage visited Grace at her family home in Philadelphia during a Christmas Eve celebration.
9. Jan. 2019 · This was no different for the last of the Stuart monarchs, Queen Anne, who ruled from 1702-14. Her favourite for several decades, Sarah Churchill (née Jennings), rose to prominence through this connection, which raised the fortunes of her loved ones as well. During the course of their friendship, Sarah was seen as a dominant figure in Anne’s ...
23. Juni 2017 · Eclipses at their charms. Gunnhild, the infamous Viking queen that ruled over three nations, had many names: queen, sorceress, mother to a generation. Seen as a scourge to kings and kin alike, much of what we know of her must be pieced together from fragmented stories and the bile of her enemies. Many argue that she is a work of fiction, an ...
7. Mai 2015 · The Battle of Waterloo: My ancestor was there. This is an excerpt from the Waterloo 200 Descendants Book, visit the book’s website here. John Cummings is my great-great-great grandfather. It was a surprise to find that he was from the North East of England, his wife from Buckinghamshire, and their daughter, Mary Ann, born in London.
