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4pc Queen Size Bedroom Set Louis Phillipe Style in Cherry Finish
$1,155.00 You will receive a total of 1 queen size bed, 1 nightstand, 1 mirror and 1 dresser. Bed: 48"H Nightstand: 27"W x 16"D x 28"H Mirror: 36"W x 41"H Dresser: 60"W x 18"D x 36"H Finish: Cherry Material: Wood, Glass 4pc Queen Size Bedroom Set Louis Phillipe Style in Cherry Finish Bed features slightly curve out headboard and footboard. Dresser features six storage drawers... |
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4pc Queen Size Bedroom Set Louis Phillipe Style in Cherry Finish
$1,155.00 You will receive a total of 1 queen size bed, 1 nightstand, 1 mirror and 1 dresser. Bed: 48"H Nightstand: 27"W x 16"D x 28"H Mirror: 36"W x 41"H Dresser: 60"W x 18"D x 36"H Finish: Cherry Material: Wood, Glass 4pc Queen Size Bedroom Set Louis Phillipe Style in Cherry Finish Bed features slightly curve out headboard and footboard. Dresser features six storage drawers... |
If you always thought history was boring – keep reading! When the registration books of the history of the reigns of Kings and Queens of England, presents us with dry bones – facts and dates of any queen and little else.
Now you can find out what made these kings and queens of England tick and also learn about the strange and the strange things that got up to.
George II – the king who took his temper out on his wig!
When George II was cross or angry – which was quite often – his face turn crimson, his eyes bulge and he took off the wig snatch, stamp on it and then hit foot around the room. It was a short man, stout, vain, punctilious and very irritable which was not very attractive at all.
Queen Caroline (wife of George II) – not a very loving mother!
Queen Caroline, said of his eldest son – Frederick Louis – "my dear firstborn is the greatest ass, and the biggest liar … and the greatest beast in the world and wholeheartedly wish that was out of it. "
Tudor mother – the Queen, who was indecently exposed for 200 years!
Queen Catherine of Valois – the wife of King Henry V, died in January 1437. He was buried with great pomp and circumstance at Westminster Abbey, where, according to the custom of the time, their wooden effigy was made before his coffin.
When Henry VII was buiding his great chapel the coffin was found and Catherine decomposing body was placed in a wooden box and placed near the grave of her, of Henry in his "badly dressed" state was open to the gaze curious. He remained indecently exposed for 200 years and was a favorite game of the boys from Westminster School to steal pieces of his skin and bones.
He was buried in 1776, but it was not until 1878 that secured a final resting place in the Chapel of Henry V.
Samual Pepys wrote in his famous diary on his 36th birthday in 1669, when Catherine had died 200 years, knelt and kissed the lips of Queen Catherine.
The Ring of Essex
Elizabeth I know who have had many favorites but it is Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, whose name still lives with her despite being 33 years older than him. It says she gave a ring containing a cameo portrait of herself as a token of gratitude for defeating the Spanish at Cadiz. She told him that, if it ever was in danger, or if once fell into disgrace with it, to send it as a reminder of their debt to him. Elizabeth signed his death warrant, hoping against hope (thought) that the ring would be returned. The captive Essex sent the ring from his cell in the Tower of London, but said that a jealous enemy stopped its delivery and the Queen never received.
He was executed on 25 February 1601, the Tower Green in the Tower of London. Elizabeth is said to have wept for days, and was upset at the mere mention of his name, for the rest of his life.
The "Essex Ring" was returned to Elizabeth, three centuries too late and was put under glass and leave the side of his tomb. He later withdrew and can be seen in the museum at Westminster Abbey.
The Queen spit!
In temperament Elizabeth I was arbitrary, capricious and passionate. When her blood, she could swear like a trooper, spit in new velvet dress one courtier, overcame her bridesmaids, and ears Essex box. She wrote abusive and profane letters even high dignitaries of the Church, and she openly insulted the wife of Archbishop Parker, because she did not believe a married clergy.
Juana of Castile – Crazy Jane
After Henry VII became a widow, played with the idea of marrying Juana of Castile – The richest woman in Europe (known as Crazy Jane), but abandoned the project after discovering that the embalmed body of her first husband, Philip, went everywhere with her.
The destruction of the Armada, 1588 – Speech of Elizabeth I.
When all danger was over, Elizabeth was at Tilbury on the Thames below London, to review the troops collected there to defend the capital. "I know," she said, "I have, but the body a weak woman, but I have the heart of a king and a king of England too. "Unfortunately, brave sailors of the Queen were half starved and many of them returned home to die.
This feature only highlights just some of the kings and queens of England and his strange habits and behaviors. He is the King who had stolen the jaw, the queen who suffered from indigestion, gout and intestinal problems that gave birth to 16 children – all of whom died at birth …. And many, many more weird and wonderful tales for another time.
