Articles related to "Catherine"

Catherine the Great's lovers made her famous and became famous. She enjoyed romances during her marriage and continued to take lovers until the last years of her reign.

Engagement and marriage to the Peter paved Catherine the Great's path to the throne of the Russian Empire.

Catherine Howard was the fifth of King Henry VIII's wives, and perhaps the most inconsequential of the six, leaving no lasting mark on the country or history.

On the night of 29th September,1888 Catherine Eddowes became the fourth victim of Jack the Ripper. But who was she? Readers may find pictures and details distressing.

The most inconsequential of Henry VIII's wives, Catherine Howard's youthful indiscretions led to the same fate as that of her first cousin, Anne Boleyn.

Catherine de Medici ruled as regent for her three sons during the second half of the sixteenth century. She played an important role in the wars of religion in France.

Catherine Parr was the sixth and last wife of King Henry VIII of England.

Catherine Parr was a loyal and sympathetic companion who nursed an increasingly irritable Henry VIII in his declining years by creating a domestic family life at court.

Although Catherine the Great corresponded with Voltaire, Diderot, and Montesquieu, her reforms never infringed on her autocratic principles as absolute ruler in Russia.

Catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess and English queen fought for her marriage to King Henry VIII and won the hearts of the English people in the process.

Darwin's theory of sexual selection is prominently portrayed through Catherine, who adds a human element to a theory traditionally applied to the animal kingdom.

Catherine the Great defied the odds, over-powered her husband and assumed the throne of Russia to expand its territory and elevate its position in the world.

The historical impact and influence of Catherine de Medici was related to the political, religious, as well as the social instability experienced in France from 1560.

When questioned about her first marriage, Catherine of Aragon consistently claimed it had never been consummated. Was she telling the truth?

Catherine of Aragon was the first wife of Henry VIII. Her refusal to agree to an annulment led to the English Reformation and England's break with the Catholic Church.

Had Prince Arthur lived, the course of English history would have been extremely different. His death paved the way for England' most renowned monarch, Henry VIII.

An alphabetical listing of all major characters in Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights and the role they play in the novel.

If Northanger Abbey is about the growth of Catherine as a person, then her friendships are the means by which Jane Austen shows the reader how the character develops.

St. Catherine of Siena was one of the first women to be named a doctor of the church, and in her day she commanded the respect of the church and the papacy itself.

Character summary of Frederic Henry, Catherine Barkley and the supporting cast of characters in Hemingway's novel A Farewell to Arms.

Readers often complain about how poorly Catherine Barkley is treated in A Farewell to Arms. Does Frederic Henry love Catherine Barkley or is she a sex-toy?

The life, reign and death of one of Russia's most colorful rulers.

A formula driven romantic comedy centered on a May - September romance, The Rebound is bolstered by touching moments and solid acting.

It is widely considered one of the greatest love stories in all of literature. Nevertheless, Wuthering Heights contains heartbreaking cruelty and shame, as well.

In Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen injects herself into the story with comments on technique, including satire, plot, and valuable information about literary ideas.

Following Empress Elizabeth to the Russian throne in 1761, Peter III rapidly fell into disfavor with the military and the aristocracy, resulting in a palace coup.

On Nov. 19, 2009, Catherine Ashton was named as the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the EU. This is a profile.

Catherine Breillat's wonderful adaptation of Charles Perrault's fairy tale Bluebeard proved to be one of the highlights of the 2009 LFF.

Scandalised for marrying a mere Squire, Owen Tudor, after the death of her husband Henry V, Catherine of Valois went on to found the Tudor dynasty.

Jacques Demy directs Catherine Deneuve in an adaptation of the Charles Perrault fairytale story Donkey Skin.

Teach children about the famous artist Henri Rousseau with this interactive kids' book from Birdcage Press.

This hilarious look at the life of a farmer, told by a woman who follows her partner from the city to the farm, is both breathtakingly funny and poignant.

Louisa Adams, wife of sixth president John Quincy Adams, is unique in that she is the only First Lady who was born abroad. This fact made her a controversial figure.

Mary's cousin was King, Edward VI. With every advantage in life, her life seemed assured to be a comfortable one. Within months of her birth though, all was to change.

Karen Cushman's award winning (Newbery Honor) debut book, Catherine Called Birdy depicts the life of Catherine "Birdy" through her diary in the year 1290.

Catherine "Kitty" Clive was a prime audience favorite during her forty years on the British stage.

Twilight, the movie about teenage romance between a vampire and a human, has little to reccommend it.

Much is known about Sitting Bull, but little is known about the white woman, Catherine Weldon, who wanted to help him and the Lakotas keep their land from the U.S.

The Other Side of Midnight (1973), by Sidney Sheldon, is a story of dark, suspenseful love made into a movie in 1977.

Catherine Cookson country is a region of beautiful beaches and ancient sites, as well as being the setting for scores of books, television programmes and movies.

The king responsible for separating the English state from the Roman Catholic Church is shrouded in mystery. This article will debunk many popular - but wrong - legends.

Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen's first novel, believed to have been written either in her late teens or early 20s, looks at social mores in English society

In Jane Austen's novel Northanger Abbey, Austen takes what is expected from a typical romance novel and puts a satirical twist on it.

It was the last thing the simple nun, Catherine, expected when a young girl appeared in her cell to lead her to the convent chapel.

Built as the fourth Winter Palace during the reign of Elizabeth and enlarged by Catherine the Great, the Winter Palace on the Neva River was the symbol of Imperial power.

Built at the foot of Mount Sinai, St Catherine's Monastery, is one of the oldest Christian monasteries in the world and the original home of the Codex Sinaiticus.

Uneducated saints were able to explain deep mysteries of the Catholic faith and this is called mystical knowledge.

Ernest Hemingway's novel A Farewell to Arms is primarily about love and war, however, it has a powerful religious element in it.

In Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen presents arguments about the joy of novels, speaks of art and sonnets, and models the settings after ethereal gothic visions.

The murder of Sylvia Likens is known as the most infamous crime in Indiana history. Ellen Page plays Sylvia, and Catherine Keener plays her killer.