Westminster Abbey

the bite of the Earl’s speech a bit sharper. As the crowd applauded the royal family felt the sting of the backlash. “Queen Elizabeth II, who is Spencer 's godmother, did not seem pleased. She did not join in the applause that echoed through Westminster Abbey after his comments. Neither did the other royals” (Glauber,…

Some may say when a person passed away it was for the better, while others say it was a tragic accident. Princess Diana was a victim of a tragic accident, as she was in a car with one of her loves, while her driver was intoxicated. There are many conspiracy theories as to how she dies and whose fault it was, but with the evidence I have gathered, it is hard to believe something else was the cause of her death. Although others choices to believe that the paparazzi’s flashing camera bulbs are what…

Hallelujah Handel George Frideric Handel was a world famous baroque composer, and is best known for his works ranging from operas, instrument compositions, and oratorios. Handel composed the most famous oratorios of all time, The Messiah. (Hogwood). In his lifetime, Handel composed almost 30 oratorios and nearly 50 operas. He was born in Halle, Brandenburg, Germany on February 23, 1685. He died April 14, 1759 in London, England. Handel had a gift for composing and playing instruments even…

struggling musicians and their family. Throughout time, G.F. Handel’s eyesight became worse and nothing was helping. Although he was not doing well, Handel continued to conduct and give organ concerts. 17,593,000 people attended his funeral in Westminster Abbey (Music…

brother’s death, may he rest in peace, I am to be crowned King of England (Biography.com Editors)! How very joyous is this news to me, even though it’s through a tragic event that this all happened. I will be crowned with my soon to be wife “at Westminster Abbey” (Biography.com Editors). Dearest Bartholomew, I must go now for I am to be king soon and I have much higher priorities. ~Henry Tudor VIII Journal Entry #2- February 18, 1516 Bartholomew, today is a very…

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called her to announce the death of William IV but Victoria did not inherit the kingdom of Hanover as there the Salic Law still existed, a law that prevented women from inheriting the throne, and on June 28th, 1838, Victoria was coronate queen at Westminster Abbey. Furthermore, a year after her coronation, on October 15, 1839, Victoria proposed to her cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, in her journal she described him as “charming, and extremely handsome”, on February 10th, 1840 they…

Throughout his life time, Charles Darwin was able to distinct himself from his peers as a scientific elite. The epitome of his work is demonstrated in his book on natural selection, allowing for a considerable advancement in the Theory of Evolution, as well as marking his name in history. His story begins in Shrewsbury England, February 12th 1809. The fifth son of a wealthy doctor Robert Darwin, and raised in an Anglican home, Charles had every advantage available to him. In 1817 his mother…

prison, Behn started writing for stage. She is most famously remembered in Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own: "All women together ought to let flowers fall upon the tomb of Aphra Behn which is, most scandalously but rather appropriately, in Westminster Abbey, for it was she who earned them the right to speak their minds." Agnes de Mille was a dancer and choreographer. De Mille was born into a family of theatre professionals. Her father and uncle were both Hollywood directors, and her…

Brave New World is a cautionary satire that illustrates the dangers of an over-controlled society by dictators who attempt to create a “utopia” created on the foundation of “Community, Identity, and Stability”. In order to achieve a “utopia”, World State deprives arts, religion, and relationships from their citizens. Huxley’s novel shows the negative effects of ignoring one of Golda Meir’s beliefs that “One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present.”…