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...After the birth of a son, Juana's mind began to go. and the philan-derings of Philip are said to have aggravated her illness. Isabella specified in her will that Ferdinand, her husband (who was not in the blood line of succession), should rule as regent of Castile if Juana was incapable of ruling. When Isabella died in 1504, Juana got the crown, but Ferdinand-and for a brief time Philip-got the power. Driven deeper into insanity by the death of her husband, Queen Juana la Loca died in 1555 without ever having really ruled...
...royal moron, and there is no reason why he should be expected to behave like one." As the royal party took off, Elizabeth had at least the satisfaction of knowing that Parliament had enough faith in her husband to pass the bill she had asked for, making him Regent to rule for Prince Charles in case of her death...
Later in the week the Queen sent to Parliament a message that was closer to her heart. It was a change in the Regency Act to make her husband, Philip, regent (in place of her sister, Margaret), in case the Queen should die before her son, Prince Charles, reaches maturity (18 for a British ruler). Some backbenchers grumbled at making a regent of someone who is not in the immediate line of succession, but her proposal is "agreed legislation," meaning that it has been approved by the major parties beforehand...
...epicurean Roman grudgingly won over to evangelical Christianity, highborn Burton is the successful rival of Prince Regent Caligula (Jay Robinson) for the hand of Jean Simmons, a ward of the Emperor Tiberius. When he further annoys the evil Caligula by outbidding him for a particularly stiff-necked Greek slave (Victor Mature), Burton is exiled to Palestine, where he lolls decadently in the baths and drinks wine while his slave Mature becomes a convert to the new religion...
...Thailand: Major General (ret.) William J. ("Wild Bill") Donovan, 70, Medal-of-Honor-winning commander of the Fighting 69th in World War I and head of the OSS in World War II. In Thailand, Donovan's OSS performed some of its greatest feats. Working with Japanese-appointed Regent Pridi Banomyong in what has been called "the greatest doublecross in history." OSS operatives built up a resistance movement under the conquerors' noses...