Search

Search results

Displaying 261 - 270

Oates, Titus

(Encyclopedia) Oates, Titus, 1649–1705, English conspirator. An Anglican priest whose whole career was marked with intrigue and scandal, he joined forces with one Israel Tonge to invent the story of…

Anna and the King

Director:Andy TennantWriter:Steve MeersonFox 2000; R; 140 minutesRelease:12/99Cast:Jodie Foster, Chow Yun-Fat, Bai Ling If the name sounds familiar, you're right: Anna and the King is…

Alan King

Alan King(Irwin Alan Kniberg)actor, comedian, producerBorn: 12/26/1927Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York King honed his material working in the Catskills and entertaining New Yorkers with his…

William Shakespeare: Winter's Tale, Act II

Act IIScene IA room in Leontes' palaceEnter Hermione, Mamillius, and LadiesHermioneTake the boy to you: he so troubles me, 'Tis past enduring.First LadyCome, my gracious lord, Shall I be your…

Pharnaces II

(Encyclopedia) Pharnaces IIPharnaces IIfärˈnəsēz [key], d. 47 b.c., king of Pontus, son of Mithradates VI. In the Roman civil war he overran Colchis and central Asia Minor. Julius Caesar came from…

Oscar II

(Encyclopedia) Oscar II, 1829–1907, king of Sweden (1872–1907) and Norway (1872–1905), younger son of Oscar I. He succeeded his brother, Charles XV. He refused to concede to Norway its own consular…

1 Kings: 1

1 Kings Chapter 1 1 Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat. 2 Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be…