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Mary Lily Kenan Flagler Bingham. Mary Lily Kenan Flagler Bingham (1867–1917) was an American philanthropist and heiress who became notorious when she married one of the richest men of the Gilded Age. Mary Lily outlived her first husband, Henry Flagler, inherited his huge fortune, married again three years later, and died under suspicious ...
Henry Morrison Flagler (January 2, 1830 – May 20, 1913) was an American industrialist and a founder of Standard Oil, which was first based in Ohio. He was also a key figure in the development of the Atlantic coast of Florida and founder of the Florida East Coast Railway. He is also known as a co-founder and major investor of the cities of ...
Catherine Parr (she signed her letters as Kateryn; 1512 – 5 September 1548 [2][4]) was Queen of England and Ireland as the last of the six wives of King Henry VIII from their marriage on 12 July 1543 until Henry's death on 28 January 1547. Catherine was the final queen consort of the House of Tudor, and outlived Henry by a year and eight ...
3/5 The National Gallery’s summer blockbuster-in-waiting has the enticing premise of bringing Henry VIII’s six wives out of his shadow – but 500 years of erasure is a difficult thing to ...
Henry Flagler was the mastermind, building baseball fields on the grounds of his Palm Beach hotels for his rich, winter guests to watch players who would one day star in the Negro Leagues. This ...
A semi-honest look at what Henry Flagler's railroad left behind in Palm Beach: oversized houses, traffic, social climbers and little white dogs
The Hotel Ponce de Leon, also known as The Ponce, was a luxury hotel in St. Augustine, Florida, built by millionaire developer and Standard Oil co-founder Henry M. Flagler. Built between 1885–1887, the winter resort opened in January 1888. The hotel was designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style as the first major project of the New York ...
Seymour is a supporting character in the 2003 BBC television drama The Other Boleyn Girl, played by Naomi Benson opposite Jared Harris as Henry VIII and Jodhi May as Anne Boleyn. [47] In October 2003, in the two-part ITV drama Henry VIII, Ray Winstone starred as the King. Jane Seymour was played by Emilia Fox.