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A fanciful 19th-century depiction of Shakespeare and his contemporaries at the Mermaid Tavern. Painting by John Faed, 1851.. William Gifford, Jonson's 19th-century editor, wrote that the society was founded by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1603 [5] based on a note by John Aubrey, but Raleigh was imprisoned in the Tower of London from 19 July of that year until 1616 and it is hardly likely that someone ...
Hip flask tucked into a garter during Prohibition. In Elizabethan fashions, men wore garters with their hose, and colourful garters were an object of display.In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, "cross braced" garters (a long garter tied above and below the knee and crossed between), as worn by the character Malvolio, are an object of some derision.
Erling Persson (21 January 1917 – 28 October 2002) was the founder of H&M (Hennes & Mauritz). [1] [2] He got the idea following a post-World War II trip to the United States: he was impressed by the country's efficient, high-volume stores.
A version of Ellen's story was given by an Elizabethan writer, Nicholas Sanders, and attempted to cast doubt on her character, without success. [65] Sanders claimed that Ellen (née Mitchell) was related to Thomas Cromwell, and that she had worked for him in his household. Given that Cromwell was known to take pity on widows, this is not unlikely.
Amanda Foreman (born 1968), Georgian England, American Civil War, women's history; Michel Foucault (1926–1984), ideas; Jo Fox (living), 20th-century film and propaganda; Robin Lane Fox (born 1946), ancient; Elizabeth Fox-Genovese (1941–2007), US South, cultural and social, women; Andre Gunder Frank (1929–2005), Latin America, economic ...
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, commonly known by its brand name H&M, is a Swedish multinational fashion retailer headquartered in Stockholm. Known for its fast fashion business model, H&M sells clothing, accessories, and homeware. The company has a significant global presence, operating thousands of stores across 75 geographical markets and ...
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, KG, PC (1 June 1563 – 24 May 1612) was an English statesman noted for his direction of the government during the Union of the Crowns, as Tudor England gave way to Stuart rule (1603).
In 1713, the Irish House of Commons declared that "prosecution and informing against Papists was an honourable service", which revived the Elizabethan era profession of priest hunting. [20] The reward rates for capture varied from £50–100 for a bishop, to £10–20 for the capture of an unregistered priest: substantial amounts of money at ...