Word: consort
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...widow's frantic seclusion, her transports of grief for years on end and her eventual recluse neglect of the Crown's public functions made Victoria for a time almost hated by subjects who rightly considered England's living problems more important than the late Prince Consort. Only in Victoria's great age, when she plucked up heart and spirits again, emerging as Empress of India at the climax of Britain's greatest period of Imperialism, was the Queen for a twilight span surpassingly adored. Down the ages the name of Victoria will resound, while...
...Korean film Nameless Heroes, playing the part of an evil U.S. imperialist. Jenkins also became convinced that he was unwittingly being used as an asset in another way: to produce Western-looking children that the state could turn into spies. In the mid-1970s, the Americans were allowed to consort only with Korean women the government believed to be infertile. (When Abshier unexpectedly got his Korean girlfriend pregnant, she disappeared.) The regime then decided the deserters should marry foreigners from among the East European, Asian and Middle Eastern women brought to North Korea against their will...
...Korean film Nameless Heroes, playing the part of an evil U.S. imperialist. Jenkins also became convinced that he was unwittingly being used as an asset in another way: to produce Western-looking children that the state could turn into spies. In the mid-1970s, the Americans were allowed to consort only with Korean women the government believed to be infertile. (When Abshier unexpectedly got his Korean girlfriend pregnant, she disappeared.) The regime then decided the deserters should marry foreigners from among the East European, Asian and Middle Eastern women brought to North Korea against their will...
...featured artists also give the festival a distinct international flavor. The first concert in this year’s concert series was given on Oct. 16 by a viol consort from England. Over Thanksgiving weekend, Venice Baroque Orchestra will perform. Later, other artists from such varied countries as Canada, Germany and Russia will participate in the series...
Called “the world’s leading viol vonsort,” Fretwork features guest artist Emma Kirkby, soprano. Works include English consort songs by Byrd, Wilbye, Tye, Hume, Dowland and Gibbons. A lecture precedes the concert. Tickets are $21-$59, with discounts available for students, senior citizens and groups. (Harvard Box Office) (617) 424-7232. Paine Hall...