The crusade by the Prince of Wales to save the world's rainforests has been bolstered by a GBP165 million cash pledge from the US senate. The money is the most serious financial commitment by a major western country to the Prince's appeal...

In this article: US Senate, Prince Charles, Deforestation, Climate change, Carbon, Naples, Forest protection, Friends of the Earth, and Tony Juniper

...teaches Ed Balls a lesson in fight to save traditional primary school subjects Last updated at 2:06 PM on 19th November 2009 Prince Charles is preparing to confront Children's Secretary Ed Balls over plans to abolish history and...

In this article: Ed Balls, Prince Charles, Global warming, Google Earth, House of Commons, and Prince of Wales

...against the Royal Family. The 50-year-old sparked outrage as he described the Queen as a sad little old lady , her husband Prince Philip a mad old bigot who wishes it was still the war while appearing on Australian TV show Good News Week.

In this article: Ben Elton, Republicanism, Prince Edward, Prince Charles, Prince Andrew, Prince Philip, Good News Week, and London

...65 A.D., He was far less fortunate in his choice of a pupil than was Aristotle , who chose Alexander the Great. Lucky Seneca chose the Emperor Nero , who graciously allowed him to commit suicide , rather than kill him. To Seneca , he himself was...

In this article: Logos, Jesus Christ, Epictetus, God, Philosophy, Stoicism, Sophia, and Nero

...in a word-association game. He described the Queen as "a sad little old lady", her husband Prince Philip "a mad old bigot who wishes it was still the war", Prince Charles as a disillusioned ex-hippy, Prince Andrew as a bit of a yob, and...

In this article: Ben Elton, Republicanism, Prince Edward, Prince Charles, Prince Andrew, Prince Philip, Get A Grip, and Melbourne

...and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications. Read more in our Privacy Policy The following page was sent to Alexander The Great Returns, Conquers Rangers A copy was sent to your e-mail address Nov 17, 2009 11:39 pm...

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The Queen has opened Parliament on all but two occasions throughout her reign. These were 1959 and 1963, when she was pregnant with Prince Andrew and Prince Edward. Feel inspired and nominate your favourite Great British outdoors spot...

In this article: House of Lords, House of Commons, Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, Prince Edward, and Charles I

...The Prince's Rainforest Project in London on November 12 (Thursday). The 32-year-old actor supported the project, set up by the Prince of Wales to take action against tropical deforestation and climate change. Jonathan is gearing up to...

In this article: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Twitter, Derek Jeter, E-mail, Climate change, Lady Gaga, Deforestation, King Henry VIII, Prince of Wales, and Facebook

...perhaps even more worthy is Prince Harry ( Henry of Wales ) the 25-year-old second son of Charles, Prince of Wales and the late Princess Diana. Prince Harry as King of Australia would be free to marry an Australian and have Australian...

In this article: Monarch, Australia, Monarchists, Haakon VI, Prince Harry, Norway, Australian parliament, and Melbourne Cup

...the acting chops to add levity to her performance. That said, Dormer is no slouch either and her role as Henry VIII's second wife Anne Boleyn on The Tudors was often startlingly good. Wondering what's on tonight? Check out our TV listings...

In this article: Russell Brand, Glee, Calgary, George Stroumboulopoulos, Flashpoint, Enrico Colantoni, and Rick Mercer

...brains and power permeates her performance. Such is her love of writing, Behn postpones enjoyment of the royal favors offered by King Charles II when, at the same time, she gets a commission to write a play. At another critical juncture,...

In this article: Maggie Siff, Charles II, Nell Gwynne, Pilot Pen Tennis, Sons of Anarchy, Yale, and Associated Press Writer

...two months last year, hunting down drug-runners in the Caribbean as part of his all-services tutoring, the future king as narc. Prince Philip served aboard warships in World War II and knocked the socks off a young Princess Elizabeth in his...

In this article: Prince Charles, World War II, Royal Navy, HMCS Winnipeg, Canada, and Royal Regiment of Canada

...Orthodox Churches. The English church was under papal authority for nearly a thousand years before splitting from Rome in 1534, when King Henry VIII was refused an annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon so he could marry Anne...

In this article: Anglicans, Roman Catholic Church, Pope, Rome, Pope Benedict XVI, Vatican, Eastern Orthodox Churches, and Holy Spirit

...is the focus of history, but somebody has to make the show run behind the pageantry. For Henry VIII , it was Thomas Cromwell , for a time, at least. Henry had his own take on term limits -- an ax -- and in time many of his advisers lost...

In this article: Henry VIII, Hilary Mantel, Man Booker Prize, Catherine of Aragon, England, Horse breeding, Catholic church, and Oliver Cromwell

...of humour, and turns Robert Bolt's scholarly and saintly Thomas More into a heartless bigot. Anne Boleyn's sister Mary is put-upon and pathetic, Boleyn is a calculating ice-queen and Jane Seymour a conniving elf. Wars and chivalry are out...

In this article: Anne Boleyn, Dog, Henry VIII, Thomas More, Tom Hicks, Robert Bolt, and Philippa Gregory

...found at the site of a Roman villa in West Sussex is believed to be what remains of only one of three in the world depicting the Emperor Nero , experts have said. Part of the statue's head was discovered when Fishbourne Roman Palace , near...

In this article: Nero, Roman Emperor, Fishbourne Roman Palace, Chichester, All rights reserved, Suicide, and Julio-Claudian dynasty

...2009 It was good to catch a glimpse of one of the less visible members of the Royal Family, the Queen and Prince Philip's second son, Prince Andrew, Duke of York , last week. I wasn't sure that the Duke was clever to appear to defend bankers...

In this article: Prince Andrew, Duke of York, Prince Philip, UK, and China

...at the palace. Fishbourne became a a sumptuous palace during the Roman occupation Most portraits of Nero were destroyed after he killed himself, having been declared an enemy of the state. Dr Miles Russell , from Bournemouth...

In this article: Nero, Bournemouth University, Fishbourne Roman Palace, Paris, and West Sussex