Word: elizabethaning
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...Tintagel, he explained, is something very special. It is not only an all-English affair, with choreography by Frederick Ashton of Sadler's Wells, scenery and costumes by Cecil Beaton and music by Sir Arnold Bax. It might even be called "the first fruits of the new Elizabethan...
...Middle Ages, small groups of peasants kept to themselves in isolated villages. Some were racially distinct; others became distinct because of inbreeding. During the 16th century these enclaves broke up. The mingling of blood, says Dr. Snell, may have produced the outburst of talent and energy that characterized the Elizabethan...
...full benefit of heterosis. The peak year of foreign immigration was 1907, but many immigrant groups tend to marry among themselves for a generation or two. The groups are now breaking up, Dr. Snell says, and the U.S. may soon have an outburst of hybrid vigor comparable to Elizabethan times...
From his satin doublet to the tip of his gilt-handled rapier, John Gerard was the classic Elizabethan gentleman. He was tall and handsomely dark. The son of a noble Lancashire family, he had studied at Oxford, and spoke excellent French and Latin. He was a dashing horseman and a minor authority on falconry and the chase...
...Famous have been the reigns of our queens," said Winston Churchill last week. Britain's two golden ages-the Elizabethan and the Victorian-bore the names of queens. Five queens have reigned before Elizabeth...