Monarchy

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser was buried in New Zealand after his death at sea on the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 in 2000, at the age of 71.

At that time the QEII was working as a cruise ship. It is most probable that he had bought a tickety for a Round the World Cruise.

Jane Seymour

That's a very open and impossible to answer correctly, if you want to know about individuals characters.

On a whole Tudors were very unhygenic, Elizabeth I stating 'I have 2 baths every year, whether i need them or not.' They over-ate, enjoyed sports such as tennis and hunting. Elizabeth I was very fond of dancing and the majority liked music.

They may have been unhygenic to our standards, but not theirs. We can only have a brief snapshot of what they were like and therefore cannot actually know what they wee truly like. Overall, it is certain that they were probably very like us, with the same anxieties etc

England has no king, it has a queen

No she wasn't rich.

Yes. King George III was demanding because he demanded that the colonists buy tea from one company (tea act), he demanded that the Colonists do NOT cross the avalation mountains, and passed plenty of other act that demanded the Colonists to do certain things.

There were two monarchs of Spain that were also known as Charles V.

There was a Holy Roman Emperor named Charles V who was also King of Spain from 1500-1558.

There was also a King of Naples named Charles V who was King of Spain from 1661-1700.

Tara, Co. Meath

Edward the Confessor and Harold Godwinsson were related by the fact that they were cousins. Harold did not win the competition to become king but being Edward's cousin it was one of his advantages to be king. William the illegitimate son won.

Capetian Dynasty

These nuts

Never man.... never.

Rachel True is 44 years old (birthdate: November 15, 1966).

George III. was a member of the House of Hannover. He was the grandson of George II. and King of Hannover since 1814. Born in London he led unlike his two predecessors an ideal family life. As he was a real Englishman he could strengthen the royal position again and by the time even achieved some popularity. His foreign policy was less lucky. He expulsed Pitt the Elder from government at the benefit of incapable Lord Bute in 1761. His sternly conservative attitude caused the secession of the 13 North-American colonies. Due to his declining health George had furthermore only little political influence even when the fight against France began in 1793. He rejected the Catholic emancipation for Ireland which Pitt had promoted forcing Pitt to resign in 1801. His incurable mental illness necessitated the regency of the Prince of Wales, the later George IV., as of 1810 until the death of George III. in 1820.

Christoph

yes he was

I don't know the exact date but it was in 1973, sorry

no

Knowing just a handful of facts about him, I wouldn't think so. After all, he was the man who is rumoured to have said that a holy mess was a small price to pay for the Crown of France !

Denmark seem to have been established in prehistoric times (which among the brute Vikings is not as long ago as in more advanced countries!), so nobody really knows. The regents in the official list currently number 53 (including two ruling queens) : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Danish_monarchs

because elisabeth had no children

Henry III of England banned the barons from having their own armies, which was a significant move to consolidate royal power and prevent feudal lords from challenging the monarchy. This restriction aimed to reduce the barons' influence and maintain greater control over the kingdom. Additionally, it was part of the broader struggles between the monarchy and the nobility during his reign.

King Harthacnut

in what circumstances did Mary Tudor come to the throne?

Thomas Percy was one of the conspirators associated with the 1605 Gunpowder Plot - the attempt to kill James I and as many in Parliament as was possible. Thomas Percy was killed at Holbeche House and therefore escaped the fate that fell to those who were caught - being hung, drawn and quartered.

Thomas Percy was born around 1563. Little is known about his early life though he did start Cambridge University in 1579. Reports from the time suggest that Percy had a reputation as a good swordsman and he travelled the country demonstrating this skill.

In 1595, the Earl of Northumberland gave Thomas Percy the position of collecting the rent on the Earl's land in the north. Percy became Constable of Alnwick Castle. Whether he did his job honestly is open to speculation - he was charged thirty four times with crimes such as forgery and unlawful eviction. However, Percy was good at what he was employed to do - collecting rent from families that were frequently less than willing to pay it. He was well regarded by his employer, the Earl of Northumberland. In 1596, Percy was jailed for killing a Scot in a border skirmish. But his standing in the eyes of Northumberland continued to grow and the Earl took Percy with him to the Low Countries where he held a command.

None of his early life gives any indication that religion was to take a hold on him to such an extent that he was willing to involve himself in a plot to kill James I. However, there are some clear indicators. In 1591, he married Martha Wright, the sister of John and Christopher Wright, two of his fellow conspirators in 1605. The marriage by degrees seemed to calm down Percy. After the marriage, Percy converted to Catholicism and it was reported that "he then changed his ways in remarkable fashion, giving much satisfaction to Catholics and considerable cause for wonder for those who had known him previously."

Though he was to deny it, the Earl of Northumberland was known to have Catholic sympathies. Thomas Percy persuaded Northumberland that a sound approach would be to make contact with James VI of Scotland who was seen as the obvious successor to Elizabeth. James was told that Catholics in England would support his accession if he promised greater toleration of Catholicism in England. Percy visited Scotland on three occasions in 1602 and believed that he had got the required promise of toleration. Percy returned to north England and told Catholics what appeared to be the good news.

However, James did not keep what were deemed to be promises. In fact, he increased the persecution of the Catholics while denying that any promises had been made whatsoever. Percy was humiliated within the Catholic community and many believed that he had deceived them.

Percy had to make good his standing in the Catholic community and it was this that Robert Catesby latched on to. In one outburst the angry Percy publicly stated that he wanted kill the king. Luckily for Percy, this was done in front of an audience of Catholics. Robert Catesby calmed down Percy but it was clear to him that Percy would be a valuable addition to the group of conspirators that was developing. Percy joined the original group of conspirators on May 13th 1604. Percy, Robert Catesby, Guy Fawkes, Thomas Wintour and John Wright all swore an oath of secrecy in a house rented out by John Gerard, the Jesuit priest.

Percy leased a house very near to the Houses of Parliament. Guy Fawkes became 'John Johnson' the servant of Percy at the house. Percy, now a Gentleman Pensioner, was also able to lease the cellar in Parliament from a coal merchant named Bright who was going out of business and needed whatever money he could get. The gunpowder was moved to the cellar and was covered with straw, wood and hay - fuel that the Percy household claimed they needed for the winter. With this done, Percy returned to the north of England and continued with his rent collecting duties for the Earl of Northumberland.

It is thought that sometime between October 31st and November 2nd Fawkes warned Percy of the 'Monteagle Letter'. On November 3rd, Percy met with Robert Catesby and Thomas Wintour to discuss the implications of the 'Monteagle Letter'. They decided to go ahead with the plan.

With the discovery of Fawkes, the cry went up for the arrest of the man who had rented out the cellar - Thomas Percy. He fled from London as had been arranged if the plot was foiled. The conspirators took horses from Warwick Castle which alerted the authorities there and the Sheriff of Worcester, Sir Richard Walsh, pursued the conspirators to Holbeche House. There the conspirators were faced with a simple choice. If they surrendered they knew what they could expect. They decided to fight their way out despite being overwhelmingly outnumbered. Thomas Percy was shot dead by the same bullet that killed Robert Catesby. Therefore they were spared the butchery that was associated with being hung, drawn and quartered.