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The Mad King is a Ruritanian romance by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, originally published in two parts as "The Mad King" and "Barney Custer of Beatrice" in All-Story Weekly, in 1914 and 1915, respectively. [1] These were combined for the book edition, first published in hardcover by A. C. McClurg in 1926. [1]
George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820. The Acts of Union 1800 unified Great Britain and Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, with George as its king.
Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria (left) with his parents and his younger brother, Prince Otto, 1860. Born at Nymphenburg Palace, [5] which is located in what is today part of central Munich, he was the elder son of Maximilian II of Bavaria and Marie of Prussia, Crown Prince and Princess of Bavaria, who became King and Queen in 1848 after the abdication of the former's father, Ludwig I, during ...
Opinion - The mad king of Kyiv: Why Zelensky can’t afford to end the war. John Mac Ghlionn, opinion contributor. February 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM. Not long ago, Volodymyr Zelensky was a comedian in ...
“These are the words of a mad king,” wrote Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.). “They are not the words of someone who cherishes and defends the separation of powers innate to our Constitution.
The Madness of King George was the second highest-grossing British film of the year, behind Shallow Grave, with a gross of £4.6 million in the UK. [9] It debuted strongly at the US box office [ 10 ] and went on to gross $15,238,689 in the United States and Canada and $27.4 million worldwide.
Maria I of Portugal (1734–1816; ruled 1777–1816), known as Maria, a Louca ("Mary the Mad"). [14] Around 1790 Maria's long-expressed anxieties developed into religiously themed delusions. Her ministers determined that she was insane and appointed her son João to govern the kingdom.
Denzel Washington's mad king and the fantastically witchy Kathryn Hunter are deliciously dark Shakespearean delights in 'The Tragedy of Macbeth.'