Warning: Do Not Read This Article About The 'Erfurt Latrine Disaster' If You Are Eating Or Are Easily Nauseated! In history, there would be very few events that can claim the title of being as bizarre, tragic, and downright gross as the Erfurt Latrine Disaster of 1184. The dispute eventually reached King Henry VI of Erfurt in Germany, who sought …
Mike Sears, from left, as Cardinal, Ian Lassiter as Gloucester, Elizabeth A. Davis as Margaret, Keshav Moodliar as King Henry VI, and Victor Morris as Salisbury in “Henry 6.” Productions of “Henry VI,” an early history play by Shakespeare written in three parts, don’t come around all that often. The Shakespeare of “Henry VI” isn’t yet the Shakespeare who wrote …
Prince Harry's ghostwriter today defended Spare from damaging claims of inaccuracy and historical errors, insisting 'inadvertent mistakes' are common in memoirs where 'the line between memory and fact is blurry'. J.R. Moehringer, Harry's ghostwriter, on Wednesday defended the book, saying memoirs are about the subject's own view of events Moehringer shared quotes on Twitter amid controversy over some of the …
When Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan demitted office as India’s head of state in 1967, he returned to his own home, books and Carnatic music in the city he regarded as his own – Madras. I hope you have pardoned me.” Somewhere in his sub-conscious he may have gleamed the words of the Steward in All’s Well That Ends Well, Act 3, Scene …
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A tearful Countess of Wessex yesterday described the queen as ‘amazing’ as she and her husband Prince Edward comforted Her Majesty at Windsor Castle. Her Majesty was with him when he died on Friday morning; Royals are facing a dilemma over who to invite to the funeral due to Covid rules restricting numbers to 30; Prince Harry has spoken to …
