https://seveninchesofyourtime.com/rowan-atkinson-needs-his-own-tv-show/ Fri, 19 Jan 2018 00:25:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.11 https://seveninchesofyourtime.com/rowan-atkinson-needs-his-own-tv-show/#comment-1490 Wed, 01 Jul 2015 03:43:44 +0000 https://seveninchesofyourtime.com/?p=631#comment-1490 […] Much like Isabella and Mortimer later on in this list, Queen (Consort) Philippa of Hainult had one of the rare true love stories of the medieval age, or at least as close one could get back then in an arranged marriage. She and her husband, the strong King Edward III, seemed to have had genuine affection, as he took no known mistress until near the end of her life (which hardly earns him any gold stars, but was actually quite remarkable for a monarch of the era) and often had her accompany him on military campaigns — also a rarity that shows a sincere desire for her company. But Philippa was more than a doting wife and mother, though she was also quite successful at the latter, bearing 14 children in her 31 years as queen consort. She persuaded her husband not to execute the infamous Burghers of Calais, thus inspiring centuries later one of the masterworks of bronze sculpture. When she didn’t accompany Edward on campaign, she ruled England in his stead as Queen Regent. And most interesting to me, she directed the founding of Queen’s College of Oxford, a gorgeous school that was one of the best places I visited in the city; the school has notably produced alumni ranging from King Henry V to the great Rowan Atkinson. […]

]]> https://seveninchesofyourtime.com/rowan-atkinson-needs-his-own-tv-show/#comment-124 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 02:42:45 +0000 https://seveninchesofyourtime.com/?p=631#comment-124 […] time around, I spotlighted Rowan Atkinson. This week, I stick to the best acting country in the […]

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