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A New Chapter

by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Return to the C.S. Lewis Bio When Lewis published The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, he was already 50 years old and still living with Mrs. Moore and his brother, Warnie,…

Tennis Summary

Davis Cup ChampionshipsFederation Cup ChampionshipsU.S. National and Open ChampionsBritish (Wimbledon) Champions Lawn tennis is a comparatively modern modification of the ancient game of…

Holidays in the United Kingdom

From the Queen's Birthday to Guy Fawkes Day Saint David's Day: 1 March 2008 Each year Saint David's day is celebrated in Wales and by Welsh families around the world…

William Shakespeare: Henry IV (Pt 1), Act V

Act VScene IKing Henry IV's camp near ShrewsburyEnter King Henry, Prince Henry, Lord John of Lancaster, Earl of Westmoreland, Sir Walter Blunt, and FalstaffKing Henry IVHow bloodily the sun…

music festivals

(Encyclopedia) music festivals, series of performances separate from the normal concert season and often, but not always, organized around an idea or theme. Music festivals usually are held annually…

Edward VIII

(Encyclopedia) Edward VIII, 1894–1972, king of Great Britain and Ireland (1936), known in later years as the duke of Windsor; eldest son of George V. He attended the naval colleges at Osborne and…

Edward the Black Prince

(Encyclopedia) Edward the Black Prince, 1330–76, eldest son of Edward III of England. He was created duke of Cornwall in 1337, the first duke to be created in England, and prince of Wales in 1343.…