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English: Photo (by me, R. de Salis, Rodolph 00:17, 14 November 2015 (UTC)) of Edward Lear sketches dated 15 May 1864, from Paddy Leigh Fermor collection. Date 1864
Edmund is a fictional character and the main antagonist in William Shakespeare's King Lear. He is the illegitimate son of the Earl of Gloucester, and the younger brother of Edgar, the Earl's legitimate son. In the first act of the play, Edmund resolves to get rid of his brother, then his father, and become Earl in his own right.
Edmund orders their execution, though he is later exposed and defeated by Edgar. Edmund’s dying wish is to save Lear and Cordelia, but she is hanged before help arrives. Goneril and Regan perish in mutual betrayal, and Lear dies heartbroken over Cordelia’s death, marking a tragic end for the once-mighty king.
Edward Lear (12 May 1812 [1] [2] – 29 January 1888) was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet, who is known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his limericks, a form he popularised.
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The execution of Hugh Despenser the Younger, as pictured in the Froissart of Louis of Gruuthuse. To be hanged, drawn and quartered was a penalty in England, Wales, Ireland and the United Kingdom for several crimes, but mainly for high treason. This method was abolished in 1870.
The great Norman Lear turns 100 today. He’s been creating TV shows and films for more than 70 years and is still going strong. It’s a career that, any decade of which, would make most artists ...
Edmund Grey, Lord Grey of Ruthin, started out a Lancastrian, but switched to the Yorkist side at the Battle of Northampton. He was a member of Edward IV 's council, became Lord Treasurer in 1463/4, was created Earl of Kent in 1465 and was keeper of the Tower of London in 1470.