Articles related to "Empress"

Silty water flowing through the once-elegant rooms, Empress of Ireland now sits 45 metres under the St. Lawrence, its interior disintegrated, its passengers long gone.

On May 29th, 1914, the Empress of Ireland departed from Quebec Harbor and collided with the Norwegian collier Storstad a few hours later on the St. Lawrence River.

The Fairmont Empress Hotel sits regally overlooking the inner harbour of Victoria, BC, as one of the city's favourite accommodations.

The 1914 Empress of Ireland sinking was no less tragic than that of the Titanic in 1912.

Anchee Min's attention to detail drowns the characters and plot of an otherwise intensely gripping piece of literature.

Alexandra Fyodorovna, the last Empress of the Russian Empire, was a caring mother and wife. However, her flaws were frowned on by citizens unhappy with tsarist rule.

Peter the Great's daughter seized power in Russia and changed the direction of foreign policy and cultural influences in a twenty year reign marked by extravagance.

Merano is a town in the southern Alps which has been a travel destination for the rich and famous. Austrian Empress Sissi was among the first to visit the destination.

Unfaithful spendthrift or loyal Empress of France? Josephine Bonaparte is popularly known in history as the charming and promiscuous socialite who stole Napoleon's heart.

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

Every city has its ghoulish history, ghostly tales, and eerie occurances. Quebec City is no different. The following are three legends of haunted Quebec City.

Die Frau Ohne Schatten, a German comedy opera by Richard Strauss: opera plot synopsis, character description, and other Richard Strauss opera information.

The gallicas are some of the oldest known garden roses with dark velvet blooms and rich scents. There are hundreds of Gallicas to choose from. Here are three of the best.

Charles Frederick Worth was a great fashion designer in late Victorian times and invented haute couture.

The Poisoned Kiss, an English romance extravaganza by Ralph Vaughan Williams: opera plot summary, character list, and other Vaughan Williams opera information.

Had the personalities of the Romanov family members been different, history might have taken a different course.

Mt Cook (3754m), or Aoraki/ Mt Cook, has lured climbers from around the world for the best part of a century. But to make a successful ascent, choose a route carefull

Paranormal activity in Victoria Canada can also be sighted at British Columbia Parliament Buildings, Hotel Douglas,Cherry Bank B&B,James Bay Inn, Old Morris Tobacconists

Families visiting Victoria, BC can experience an historic Victorian Christmas, see dazzling light displays and watch holiday movies under the stars.

Famed for her beauty and fashion sense the reluctant Empress had little time for anything but traveling.

In 1787, Russian Minister Grigori Potemkin set about to prove the value of the Crimean lands to Catherine the Great through an elaborately deceitful plan.

Victoria, British Columbia is the perfect place for a romantic getaway.

A visit to Istanbul would be incomplete without a stop to its most famous landmark, Emperor Justinian's great cathedral, the Hagia Sophia.

The Chung Collection is emblematic of the growth and progress of British Columbia and Canadian History, even before the age of multiculturalism.

Gossipy, humourous, and ultimately moving, Sei Shonagon's memoirs constitute a remarkable portrait of daily life in the Empress's court during the Heian period in Japan.

An account of the siege of a major rebel stronghold in the early stages of the Civil Wars in England in the Twelfth Century between Stephen and Matilda.

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

Elizabeth of Hesse became a Russian Grand Duchess before her sister Alexandra became Empress. The two German princesses approached life in Russia very differently.

The death of Henry I in 1135 and the confusion over the succession that followed split the political community and sowed the seeds of civil war in England

Countess Marie Larisch was the favoured niece and confidante of the Empress Elisabeth of Austria. Like her aunt she had a tragic life.

Palmyra, (Tadmor) Syria now a UNESCO World Heritage Site was, for many years a caravan stop on the great Silk Road that stretched from China to the Mediterranean coast.

While on her deathbed the Empress Dowager Cixi chose the infant boy Pu Yi to be China's next emperor. In December 1908 he ascended the throne.

The archetypes associated with the sacral chakra are the positive Empress/Emporer and the negative Martyr and are explored in Ambika Wauters' Chakras and Their Archetypes

British Columbia's capital along the Pacific Coast is idyllic for celebrating the holiday season. Find ideas for spending Christmas in Victoria, BC, Canada.

The closing salvo in the Seven Years' War brought Spain into the conflict. The war wrapped up with a variety of treaties being struck, most notably the Treaty of Paris.

The deaths of the heir apparent to the throne of Austria-Hungary and his lover was obviously a murder-suicide - or was it?

Tsarina Elizabeth Petrovna (also known as Yelizaveta and Yelisavet) was the Empress of Russia from 1741 until her death in 1761.

Kick up the romance a notch with these Valentine's Day packages and deals from hotels near Victoria on Vancouver Island.

Travel Victoria, BC on a horse-drawn carriage tour before heading to Craigdarroch Castle for a step back in time.

When visiting Vienna on a time constrained schedule, it is still possible to explore integral historical and cultural sites in both the arresting old city and beyond.

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 Coronation of Poppea, an Italian opera by Claudio Monteverdi. Opera plot synopsis, character description, and other Monteverdi opera information.

In both Edinburgh and Glasgow, burlesque has emerged as one of the country's most vibrant communities and art forms.

Rasputin was given credit for curing the tsarevich when he had boughts of illness. However, most people felt the Romanovs would be better off without his influence.

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.

The movie Nicholas & Alexandra is a biographical film of the last Tsar, set against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution.

Rasputin warned that his death by members of the imperial family would lead to the end of Romanov rule, yet the plot went forward with intriguing results.

Firmly rooted in the hearts and minds of everyone who was a kid in the 1980s, this movie is a rare picture that would be hard to remake or even improve.

The rose is popular for its fragrance and its beauty; in addition to the classical rose garden, roses are ideal fragrant flowers for scented garden borders.

In the third and most current of the Lyremouth Chronicles, Tevi and Jemeryl face their most difficult journey yet. To save humankind, they must outwit other sorcerers.