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May Queen (other)
The May Queen is a personification of May Day. May Queen or The May Queen may also refer to: * Marie-José of Belgium (1906–2001), queen consort of Umberto II, King of Italy, and nicknamed the May Queen * ''May Queen'' (barque), wrecked in New Zealand in 1888 * ''May Queen'' (TV series), a 2012 South Korean melodrama * "May Queen", the fourteenth track of the album ''Whip-Smart'' by Liz Phair * "The May Queen", the first track of the album ''Carry Fire'' by Robert Plant See also * * * May (other) * Queen (other) * Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae (born 1969), 8th Premier of the Free State (in South Africa) * Queen Mary (other) ** Mary of Teck (1867–1953), queen consort of George V, King of the United Kingdom, and informally known as May * Queen Maya, mother of the Buddha * Queen Maya of Silla Queen most commonly refers to: * Queen regnant, a female monarch of a kingdom * Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king * Queen (band), a British rock band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
May Queen
In the British Isles and parts of the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth, the May Queen or Queen of May is a personification of the May Day holiday of 1 May, and of Spring (season), springtime and the coming growing season. The May Queen is a girl who rides or walks at the front of a parade for May Day celebrations. She wears a white gown to symbolise purity and usually a tiara or Crown (headgear), crown. Her duty is to begin the May Day celebrations. She is generally crowned by flowers and makes a speech before the dancing begins. Certain age-groups dance around a Maypole celebrating youth and springtime. History In 1922 James George Frazer speculated that the figure of the May Queen was linked to ancient tree worship. In the High Middle Ages in England the May Queen was also known as the "Summer Queen". George C. Homans points out: "The time from Hocktide, after Easter Week, to Lammas (1 August) was summer (''estas'')." In 1557, a London diarist called Henry Machyn wrote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-José Of Belgium
Marie-José of Belgium (Marie-José Charlotte Sophie Amélie Henriette Gabrielle; 4 August 1906 – 27 January 2001) was the last List of Italian queens, Queen of Italy. Her 34-day tenure as queen consort earned her the nickname "the May Queen" (). Early life Princess Marie-José was born in Ostend, the youngest child of Albert I of Belgium, King Albert I of the Belgians and his consort, Elisabeth of Bavaria (1876–1965), Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria. Through her mother she was a grandniece of Empress Elisabeth of Austria and of Maria Sophie of Bavaria, last queen consort of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. During the First World War, she was evacuated to England where she was a boarding school, boarding pupil at the Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School in Brentwood, Essex. She later attended the Istituto Statale della Santissima Annunziata, Santissima Annunziata Boarding School in Florence, Italy, where she first met her future husband. In 1924, Marie-José attended her firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
May Queen (barque)
''May Queen'' was an iron barque of 733 tons net register. It was built at Aberdeen, Scotland, launched in May 1869, and was wrecked near Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand, in January 1888. Construction ''May Queen'' was built by A. Hall and Company, Aberdeen. It weighed 733 tons net register, had a length of , and a beam of . Final voyage and stranding ''May Queen,'' inward bound from London carrying 1,200 tons of cargo, approached Lyttelton Heads on 26 January 1888. A pilot from the port boarded the ship outside the heads, and beat up against a strong, uncertain breeze. The pilot took the vessel too close to the south shore of Lyttelton Harbour, near Red Rock. A squall called the ship to miss stays, and it was carried on to the rocks. A tug from the port endeavoured to tow ''May Queen'' free, but failed. The ship had run aground at high tide Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
May Queen (TV Series)
In the British Isles and parts of the Commonwealth, the May Queen or Queen of May is a personification of the May Day holiday of 1 May, and of springtime and the coming growing season. The May Queen is a girl who rides or walks at the front of a parade for May Day celebrations. She wears a white gown to symbolise purity and usually a tiara or crown. Her duty is to begin the May Day celebrations. She is generally crowned by flowers and makes a speech before the dancing begins. Certain age-groups dance around a Maypole celebrating youth and springtime. History In 1922 James George Frazer speculated that the figure of the May Queen was linked to ancient tree worship. In the High Middle Ages in England the May Queen was also known as the "Summer Queen". George C. Homans points out: "The time from Hocktide, after Easter Week, to Lammas (1 August) was summer (''estas'')." In 1557, a London diarist called Henry Machyn wrote: "The xxx day of May was a goly May-gam in Fanch-chyrc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whip-Smart
''Whip-Smart'' is the second album by American singer-songwriter Liz Phair, released in 1994, the follow-up to Phair's critically well received debut, 1993's ''Exile in Guyville''. Despite not being as critically well received as her previous record, ''Whip-Smart'' debuted at No. 27 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and ultimately achieved gold status. As of July 2010, it had sold 412,000 copies. At the time of its release ''Whip-Smart'' received generally favorable reviews from music critics, figuring inside end of year lists, including those by the ''Los Angeles Times'' and ''Q Magazine''. The album was ranked sixth for its year inside The ''Village Voice'' Pazz and Jop Poll. Although obscured by its famous predecessor, the album has gained more recognition with time and is largely considered a key record to Phair's legacy as an artist, along with her other two Matador Records releases and the Girly Sound tapes. In 2003, the German version of ''Rolling Stone'' magazine placed the recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carry Fire
''Carry Fire'' is the eleventh solo studio album by English rock singer, songwriter and musician Robert Plant, released on 13 October 2017 on Nonesuch/Warner Bros. Records. It was also Plant's second studio album with his backing band the Sensational Space Shifters, although the band is not credited on the front cover. Reception ''Carry Fire'' received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 84/100 based on 15 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". The album was selected as the 37th best album of 2017 by Rolling Stone magazine. The album was honoured as the best selling UK Americana album at the 2018 UK Americana Awards. Track listing Source: Personnel Musicians *Robert Plant – vocals, production *The Sensational Space Shifters (as backing band): **Justin Adams – guitar, oud ** Liam "Skin" Tyson – guitar **John Baggott – keyboards **Billy Fuller – bass guitar **Dave Smith – drums *Seth Lakeman – viola, fiddle *Redi Hasa � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
May (other)
May is the fifth month of the year. May, MAY or may might also refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''May'' (film), a 2002 drama/horror film * May (painting), a series of 1718th-century paintings * "May" (poem), a poem by Dafydd ap Gwilym * ''Máj'', a 1836 poem by Karel Hynek Mácha * "May" (song), a 2000 song by B'z Persons and fictional characters * May (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * May (surname), including a list of people with the surname * May (actress), Burmese actress, singer and model (born 1991) * May (singer), South Korean singer (born 1982) * May (governor), ancient Egyptian official under Pharaoh Thutmose III * May (noble), ancient Egyptian official under Pharaoh Akhenaten Places United States * May, California, a former settlement * May, Idaho, an unincorporated community * May, Missouri, an unincorporated community * May, Oklahoma, a small town * May, Texas, an unincorporated community * May, West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen (other)
Queen most commonly refers to: * Queen regnant, a female monarch of a kingdom * Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king * Queen (band), a British rock band Queen or QUEEN may also refer to: Monarchy * Queen dowager, the widow of a king * Queen mother, a queen dowager who is the mother of a reigning monarch * List of queens regnant Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Queen (Marvel Comics), Adrianna "Ana" Soria * Evil Queen, from ''Snow White'' * Red Queen (''Through the Looking-Glass'') * Queen of Hearts (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'') * Queen, a character from the video game '' Deltarune'' * Queen, the codename for Makoto Niijima, a character from ''Persona 5'' Gaming * Queen (chess), the most powerful chess piece that moves horizontally, vertically and diagonally * Queen (playing card), a playing card with a picture of a woman on it * Queen (carrom), a piece in carrom Music * ''Queen'' (Queen album), 1973 * ''Queen'' (Nicki Minaj album), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae
Maqueen Joyce Letsoha-Mathae (born 3 February 1969) is a South African politician who is currently serving as the 8th Premier of the Free State. She was previously in the Free State Executive Council as the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Community Safety, Roads and Transport from March 2023 until June 2024. Letsoha-Mathae has been a Member of the Free State Provincial Legislature since March 2023. She is a member of the African National Congress. Controversies In October 2024, the Economic Freedom Fighters The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is a South African communist and black nationalist political party. It was founded by expelled former African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) president Julius Malema, and his allies, on 26 July 20 ... and ActionSA in the Free State accused Letsoha-Mathae and her husband of receiving millions of rands in bribes to secure a road contract in Tweespruit. On the 9th February 2025 ,opposition parties are claiming t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Mary (other)
Queen Mary, Queen Marie, or Queen Maria may refer to: People 12th century–13th century * Maria Komnene, Queen of Hungary (1144–1190) * Maria Komnene, Queen of Jerusalem (1154–1217) * Maria of Montpellier (1182–1213), queen consort of Aragon * Maria of Montferrat (1192–1212), queen regnant of Jerusalem * Maria Laskarina (1206–1270), queen consort of Hungary * Marie de Coucy (1218–1285), queen consort of Scotland * Marie of Brabant, Queen of France (1254–1322) * Mary of Hungary, Queen of Naples (1257–1323) * María de Molina (1265–1321), queen consort of Castile and León * Marie of Lusignan, Queen of Aragon (1273–1319) * Maria of Bytom (1295–1317), queen consort of Hungary * Maria of Brabant (c. 1190 – May/June 1260),Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Germany, wife of Otto IV. 14th century * Marie of Luxembourg, Queen of France (1304–1324) * Maria of Portugal, Queen of Castile (1313–1357) * Marie of Korikos (1321–1405), queen consort of Armenia * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Of Teck
Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes; 26 May 186724 March 1953) was List of British royal consorts, Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, from 6 May 1910 until 20 January 1936 as the wife of King-Emperor George V. Born and raised in London, Mary was the daughter of Francis, Duke of Teck, a German nobleman, and Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, a granddaughter of King George III. She was informally known as "May", after the month of her birth. At the age of 24, she was betrothed to her second cousin once removed Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, who was second in line to the throne. Six weeks after the announcement of the engagement, he died unexpectedly during 1889–1890 pandemic, a pandemic. The following year, she became engaged to Albert Victor's only surviving brother, George, who subsequently became king. Before her husband's accession, she was successively Duchess of York, Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Maya
Maya (; Devanagari: , IAST: ), also known as Mahāmāyā and Māyādevī, was Queen of Shakya and the mother of Siddhartha Gautama, better known as the Buddha. She was the wife of Śuddhodana, the king of the Shakya kingdom. She died days after giving birth and the Buddha was raised by her sister, Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī, who became the first Buddhist nun ordained by the Buddha.''Buddhist Goddesses of India'' by Miranda Shaw (Oct 16, 2006) pages 45-46''History of Buddhist Thought'' by E. J. Thomas (Dec 1, 2000) pages In the Buddhist Commentaries, Maya was on a traditional journey to her familial home in Devadaha where she would give birth, but her labor started as they were in Lumbini. The Buddha was then born in the gardens and Maya died soon after the birth of the Buddha, generally said to have been seven days afterwards. Maya was then reborn, or came to life again, in a Buddhist heaven, a pattern that is said to be followed in the births of all Buddhas. Thus Maya did not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
