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Há 6 dias · On the Web: History Today - The Coronations of Henry VI (May 27, 2024) Henry VI (born December 6, 1421, Windsor, Berkshire, England—died May 21/22, 1471, London) was the king of England from 1422 to 1461 and from 1470 to 1471. He was a pious and studious recluse whose incapacity for government was one of the causes of the Wars of the Roses.
16 de mai. de 2024 · House / Dynasty: Percy family. Sir Henry Percy (born May 20, 1364—died July 21, 1403, near Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England) was an English rebel who led the most serious of the uprisings against King Henry IV (reigned 1399–1413). His fame rests to a large extent on his inclusion as a major character in William Shakespeare ’s Henry IV.
14 de mai. de 2024 · O. Henry (born September 11, 1862, Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.—died June 5, 1910, New York, New York) was an American short-story writer whose tales romanticized the commonplace—in particular the life of ordinary people in New York City. His stories expressed the effect of coincidence on character through humour, grim or ironic, and ...
13 de mai. de 2024 · John Henry, hero of a widely sung African American folk ballad. It describes his contest with a steam drill, in which John Henry crushed more rock than did the machine but died “with his hammer in his hand.”. Writers and artists see in John Henry a symbol of the worker’s foredoomed struggle against the machine and of the Black man’s ...
Há 3 dias · Henri Émile Benoît Matisse ( French: [ɑ̃ʁi emil bənwa matis]; 31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French visual artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter. [1] Matisse is commonly regarded, along with Pablo ...
12 de mai. de 2024 · Henry Fonda, American actor who appeared in more than 90 films over six decades and created quintessential American heroes. His movies included Young Mr. Lincoln, The Grapes of Wrath, The Ox-Bow Incident, Fort Apache, 12 Angry Men, Once Upon a Time in the West, and On Golden Pond.
15 de mai. de 2024 · Hans Holbein: Anne Boleyn. Anne Boleyn, drawing by Hans Holbein the Younger, c. 1534–35; in the British Museum, London. (more) Anne’s arrogant behaviour soon made her unpopular at court. Although Henry lost interest in her and began liaisons with other women, the birth of a son might have saved the marriage. Anne had a miscarriage in 1534 ...
