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The Spanish Match (novel)
''The Spanish Match'' is an 1865 three-volume historical novel by the British writer William Harrison Ainsworth. It was originally serialised in ''Bentley's Miscellany'' under the alternative title ''House of the Seven Chimneys'', a reference to the English Embassy in Spain. It was then published in London by Chapman and Hall. It is based on the historic Spanish match, a proposed marriage between the English and Spanish royal families in the 1620s.Carver p.380 Synopsis Charles, Prince of Wales travels incognito to Madrid in the company of his father's favourite the Duke of Buckingham in order to arrange a dynastic match with the Infanta Maria Anna, the sister of Philip IV of Spain Philip IV (, ; 8 April 160517 September 1665), also called the Planet King (Spanish: ''Rey Planeta''), was King of Spain from 1621 to his death and (as Philip III) King of Portugal from 1621 to 1640. Philip is remembered for his patronage of the .... Complications ensue when they finally reach the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Harrison Ainsworth
William Harrison Ainsworth (4 February 18053 January 1882) was an English historical novelist born at King Street in Manchester. He trained as a lawyer, but the legal profession held no attraction for him. While completing his legal studies in London he met the publisher John Ebers, at that time manager of the King's Theatre, Haymarket. Ebers introduced Ainsworth to literary and dramatic circles, and to his daughter, who became Ainsworth's wife. Ainsworth briefly tried the publishing business, but soon gave it up and devoted himself to journalism and literature. His first success as a writer came with '' Rookwood'' in 1834, which features Dick Turpin as its leading character. A stream of 39 novels followed, the last of which appeared in 1881. Ainsworth died in Reigate on 3 January 1882, and was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery. Biography Early life Ainsworth was born on 4 February 1805 in the family house at 21 King Street, Manchester, to Thomas Ainsworth, a promine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Anna Of Spain
Maria Anna of Spain (18 August 160613 May 1646)Eduard Heydenreich: ''Handbuch Der Praktischen Genealogie'', p. 52, BoD – Books on Demand 2012 - 448 p. etrieved 1 November 2016 was a and Queen of and |
Cultural Depictions Of Charles I Of England
Charles I of England has been depicted in popular culture a number of times. Music *" Curse My Name", a song by German power metal band Blind Guardian on the album '' At the Edge of Time'' (2010), depicts the downfall and execution of Charles I. * "King Charles" is a song on the 2018 debut EP of English musician Yungblud. Literature * Jowitt views the character of the gentleman Vitelli in Massinger's 1624 play '' The Renegado'' as an allegory of the prince during the failed marriage attempt. * There is the manuscript of a play entitled ''Charles I'' by Percy Shelley, started in early 1822 and left unfinished after his death. *'' Twenty Years After'', by Alexandre Dumas, gives a highly fictionalised account of Charles I's downfall, trial and death condensed into a few days. The book's fictional villain, Mordaunt, is depicted as the king's executioner, while Athos, Aramis, D'Artagnan and Porthos are his secret – and unsuccessful – helpers. *'' John Inglesant'' (1881), by Jos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cultural Depictions Of George Villiers, 1st Duke Of Buckingham
Culture ( ) is a concept that encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, attitudes, and habits of the individuals in these groups.Tylor, Edward. (1871). ''Primitive Culture''. Vol 1. New York: J. P. Putnam's Son Culture often originates from or is attributed to a specific region or location. Humans acquire culture through the learning processes of enculturation and socialization, which is shown by the diversity of cultures across societies. A cultural norm codifies acceptable conduct in society; it serves as a guideline for behavior, dress, language, and demeanor in a situation, which serves as a template for expectations in a social group. Accepting only a monoculture in a social group can bear risks, just as a single species can wither in the face of environmental change, for lack of functional responses to the change. Thus in military culture, valor is counted a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
