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...throne in 1901, and from then until his death (1910) "there was scarcely a diplomatic move ... which did not receive his active help." What Author Cowles suggests is that Bertie, the monarch who preferred women to men and acted by hunch and instinct, ended by very nearly proving "that kingship is more effective when it exerts its personality than when it exerts its brain...
...autocrats brought to power by World War II was a stern but kindly old gentleman who had no claim to kingship, no ambition to tyranny, and no practice in governing. His realm was a miniature collection of former German areas annexed by Belgium and strung out along its border like charms on a bracelet. Under a six-power agreement signed in Paris in 1949, these territories, 7,789½ acres in all, were placed under a special and independent administration, pending a final peace treaty. The man chosen to head that administration was Major General Paul Bolle, grizzled and nearsighted...
...play lacks excitement, it does, on the other hand, contain a huge and difficult role--that of King Richard II himself. Shakespeare presented Richard as a man with considerable personal charm and as a monarch more interested in the trappings of kingship than in its responsibilities. Yet after his deposition by Bolingbroke he achieves tragic stature. D.J. Sullivan's interpretation of Richard captures the weaknesses of the man but does not sufficiently emphasize his final strength. His impression of the king is correctly fickle and full of self-pity, yet at the end Richard emerges more intense and nervous than...
...time, Sihanouk resigned his kingship and became his country's militantly nationalistic Premier. To dignify the changeover, early last April he married shy young Princess Taveth Norleach. Monique seemed definitely out in the cold-but there is no law in Cambodia limiting the number of wives or concubines a prince may take. When Sihanouk left for a holiday on the Riviera a fortnight ago, Monique was his companion, and her passport was made out to Madame Norodom Sihanouk. Last week the Cambodian government revealed that Sihanouk had made Monique Izzi his wife No. 2 less than a week after...
Recently, the Brandy Kingship of Noordgesig, a Colored (mixed blood) community near Johannesburg, fell open when the local champion was killed in a motor accident. After priming themselves with a couple of fingers of brandy apiece, two new contenders stepped up to compete for his crown. Each deposited ?2 on a table as a sign of good faith, then, at a signal from the local referees, they went to work. At the end of 45 minutes, Contender Eric Forster was well out in front, with a full quart of brandy inside him. He groped unsteadily to his feet, demanded recognition...