Word: viii
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...public figures varies considerably from nation to nation. Each country has its own unwritten code of seemly behavior. It would have been acceptable for the Prince of Wales to carry on a discreet affair with Mrs. Wallis Simpson, if he had wanted to; but for him as King Edward VIII to marry a divorced American woman was unthinkable. Class resentment and sexual envy were aroused in the British public by the disclosure that the Tory Secretary of State for War, John Profumo, had fraternized with Christine Keeler and assorted other shady characters. But when Profumo lied about the matter...
...version of Anne of the Thousand Days, Genevieve won generous praise from her leading man, Richard Burton. "She seems to me like a very pert tart-in the proper sense," he said. "I have no doubt she will steal all the notices." King Richard also indicated that playing Henry VIII might be the capstone of his movie career, which should cheer those who think his talents are wasted in films. "Much of acting is tedium for me now," he reflected. "I've suddenly realized that doing nothing is marvelous. What I'd like to do is appear...
...VIII...
...master the rudiments. The court itself, a stylized version of the old monastery courtyard, costs up to $250,000 to construct. There are only 27 courts in use today, two in France, two in Australia, seven in the U.S. and 16 in Britain, including the one built by Henry VIII at Hampton Court Palace...