Word: vii
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...designing new uniforms and braidings or inventing cords and silver whistles for dispatch riders." He could be arrogant enough to tell King Alfonso of Spain publicly to go back and put his uniform on right, so incredibly undiplomatic as to say at the death of his uncle, King Edward VII of England: "An outstanding political personality has suddenly disappeared from the European stage ... I believe that on the whole it will make for more calm in European politics." But Edward's mother, Queen Victoria, always claimed that the Kaiser was her favorite grandson, and she died in his arms...
...defenders, and he finally engraved on his dagger the words: "Death to the French." Still, he lived on the fringes of the invader's court, painted French generals as well as Spanish. He also portrayed the triumphant Wellington, and finally, though with obvious distaste, the returned King Ferdinand VII. Vacillating and bad-tempered though Goya was, no ruler thought of dispensing with his talents. Meanwhile he was recording the horrors of the war in a sketchbook that had no heroes at all, only villains and victims. The etchings he made from the drawings were considered too violent to publish...
...evening at the turn of the century, the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) came to dine at London's Savoy and was startled by an offering near the top of the menu. It read: "Cuisses de Nymphes a VAurore-Nymphs' Thighs alt Dawn." Intrigued, the prince nibbled at them, then called for the chef and demanded to know what he was eating. Frogs' legs, announced the chef. (In this case poached in a white-wine court bouillon, steeped in an aromatic cream sauce, seasoned with paprika, tinted gold, covered by a champagne aspic and served cold...
...Days. No papers will be printed after June 6, with the exception of five special Commencement editions. The official exam schedule follows below. Group Examination I Friday, May 27 II Thursday, June 2 III Tuesday, May 31 IV Friday, June 3 V Wednesday, May 25 VI Saturday, June 4 VII Tuesday, June 7 VIII Friday, May 27 IX Friday, May 27 X Wednesday, June 1 XI Saturday, May 28 XII Monday, June 6 XIII Thursday, May 26 XIV Tuesday, June 7 XV Wednesday, June 1 XVI Wednesday, June 1 XVII Saturday, June 4 XVIII Saturday, June...
When Edward VII toured the U.S. in 1860 as Prince of Wales, something about Philadelphia especially impressed him. "In Philadelphia," he is reported to have said, "I met a large and interesting family named Scrapple, and discovered a rather delicious native food they call biddle...