| 单词 | commoner |
| 例句 | They say Captain Smith is only an ignorant commoner, and yet he wants the power of a noble. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z He gathers the men who are new to weapons—the commoners and servants—to begin training. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The effect of such an education was that he had grown up without any of the useful accomplishments for living—without malice, vanity, suspicion, cruelty, and the commoner forms of selfishness. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She would also be very surprised to see that a commoner is our president. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Like a rude commoner watching performers on some village green, Hamlet commented loudly throughout the play. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Kings and commoners alike made pilgrimages to this spot to gaze at the conqueror’s unspoiled remains in their golden sarcophagus. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z It will not be with his fists, as we commoners do. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “We do not walk among commoners unless it is unavoidable,” the Prince said. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “The only thing commoner here than plain-looking middle-aged ladies are flocks of pigeons. And you want to search all of London for one flock in particular?” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Of smallfolk and commoners, she saw no sign, but under the gallery a cluster of lords great and small milled restlessly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Members of those chiefly lineages did not intermarry with commoners but only with each other, sometimes even with siblings or half-siblings. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z For any ranked society, whether a chiefdom or a state, one thus has to ask: why do the commoners tolerate the transfer of the fruits of their hard labor to kleptocrats? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The church directed soldiers to crush “enemies” in their midst—people who questioned or did not follow church doctrine, women who were suspected of witchcraft, and commoners in general. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z The ’tween deck is abuzz with gentlemen and commoners both, wondering what this land sighting means. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Although many commoners converted to Christianity, they held on to many aspects of their pre-Christian life. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Larger ones tended to have more powerful chiefs, more ranks of chiefly lineages, greater distinctions between chiefs and commoners, more retention of tribute by the chiefs, more layers of bureaucrats, and grander public architecture. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The chief’s hut looked like any other hut, there were no bureaucrats or public works, the chief redistributed most goods he received back to the commoners, and land was controlled by the community. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “I have known more than a few commoners in my time,” Buttercup told him. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Kleptocracies with little public support run the risk of being overthrown, either by downtrodden commoners or by upstart would-be replacement kleptocrats seeking public support by promising a higher ratio of services rendered to fruits stolen. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In England, commoners do not carry weapons, but here almost everyone has them. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z In effect, the society was divided into hereditary chief and commoner classes, with Hawaiian chiefs themselves subdivided into eight hierarchically ranked lineages, each concentrating its marriages within its own lineage. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z There are ten or twelve gentlemen on board and they are leaving the twenty-five of us commoners behind to starve. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “You want someone who looks nice; but what if she’s a commoner?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z By a similar process in German, the rarer term, Naturgesetz, comes to mean primarily law of nature, while the commoner term, Naturrecht, continues to mean natural law. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Proud lords whose houses went back thousands of years made way reluctantly for the balding, frog-faced commoner as he marched past. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Some of the gentlemen work hard with us, too, until their hands are rough as commoners’ hands. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z This allowed knights and nobles to seize land and force the commoners who lived on it to work for them. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Many Christian commoners were tricked into believing that their religion and their cause made them superior to those they fought against as soldiers. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z “The commoner the better,” Prince Humperdinck replied, pacing again. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z At worst, they function unabashedly as kleptocracies, transferring net wealth from commoners to upper classes. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “You are a commoner! You cannot level charges against your betters.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z And he is a commoner, a yeoman, so I don’t look for him among the gentlemen. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “The food is monotonous and salty, the commoners stink, and the storms will not cease. We will sail back to London at once. Who is with me?” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The colonial account of Inka history closest to indigenous sources is byjuan de Betanzos, a Spanish commoner who rose to marry an Inka princess and become the most prominent translator for the colonial government. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “He tells me your mother taught you. But your mother was a commoner, a peasant, correct?” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Political complexity was greatest on Tonga and Hawaii, where the powers of hereditary chiefs approximated those of kings elsewhere in the world, and where land was controlled by the chiefs, not by the commoners. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z There is a fragile peace between the gentlemen who were willing to kill us by starvation, and us commoners who were ready to murder them in their beds. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z What should an elite do to gain popular support while still maintaining a more comfortable lifestyle than commoners? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z They say those gentlemen hate Captain Smith because he is a commoner who has no special respect for nobles. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I’ve never known another commoner who had the nerve to do that. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z China consisted then of kingdoms with rich elites and poorer commoners, living in walled towns, and on the verge of political unification to become the world’s largest empire. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z As we have seen, eponymy in geography is very rare before the naming of America, and America remained an exception in being named after a commoner. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The wall was built in such a brain-frenzied hurry that it cut right through some commoners’ houses. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Afterward, 14 trucks were needed to transport the overflow of flowers, from kings and commoners, to Arlington National Cemetery. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier marks 100 years of honoring unidentified war dead 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z The son of a drunken, abusive blacksmith, Cromwell has risen about as high as any commoner could hope to, entirely on the strength of his acumen, industry, cunning and resilience. “Tubes”: What the Internet is made of 2012-05-28T00:30:00Z Typical of her sign, Middleton is ambitious: she's a commoner marrying into the world's most famous royal family. Stars align for Britain's royal wedding 2011-03-21T10:34:09Z Even a movie commoner knows that the most regal form of international diplomacy is honeyed tact over the naked truth. REVIEW: The Real Scandal Around Grace of Monaco: It's Not Very Good 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z "Gladiator" presents a world where commoners judge a man's worth based on what he does when facing deadly, insurmountable odds. From "Gladiator" to "Nope": How Jordan Peele maps our decline into spectacular denial 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z Which is how a story as unusual as royalty marrying a biracial foreign commoner winds up feeling awfully dull. Royal Rumble: 7 Meghan and Harry Specials Face Off, and We All Lose 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z Scott’s version cleverly sidestepped the issue by making Robin a commoner who assumes a nobleman’s identity. How the Robin Hood myth was turned on its head by rightwingers 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z This is the most polite way imaginable of accusing the Queen of being out of touch; but then, as Bennett observes, commoners too lose their minds when summoned to the presence. The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett – review 2012-05-29T11:00:22Z So the commoners could throw shade at us for living in luxury, but we basked in that shade. Music Festivals in Your Thirties: V.I.P. Edition 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z But something is happening in Versailles, where the commoners of the Estates General have broken from the clergy and the nobles, and declared themselves France’s legitimate national assembly. The Dangerous Beauty of Jacques-Louis David 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z His vision of hierarchical power structures — youth honoring age, commoners honoring nobles —appealed to an imperial-minded culture. Art Review: At China Institute, Envisioning Confucius, an Abstraction 2010-03-25T22:43:00Z Their dilemmas are more exquisite, their choices more tragic, than anything the commoners can know. ‘Spencer’ Review: Prisoner of the House of Windsor 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z This is no joke; down through the ages kale’s nutritious qualities helped many a European commoner survive a harsh winter. Kale is a four-letter word – but why? 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z So it was fitting that William had presented his commoner bride, who had worked in the mines before pulling herself up by her bootstraps to go to Marlborough College, with his mother's engagement ring. Digested read ? William & Kate: The Love Story 2011-01-03T21:30:01Z He outlived all his generation, and died the richest commoner in England. My best bit of historic Britain: historians' and authors' top tips 2012-08-17T21:45:07Z Meet Liz, an aspiring pop socialite in the Olivia Palermo mold, haughty enough to disdain the commoners around her but vain enough to crave their attention. Television Review: ‘Gallery Girls’ Follows the New York Art World on Bravo 2012-08-12T21:35:06Z As a commoner, you are still supposed to address the monarch as "your highness," though, if you happen to bump into him or her at a cocktail party. The Dutch monarchy _ some facts and quirks 2013-01-29T22:46:04Z At the start, the commoners — bearing banners declaring “Yes We Shall” and various Occupy slogans — are rioting because Rome’s patricians refuse to distribute stores of corn to the masses. Theater Review: ‘Coriolanus’ From Shakespeare in the Park(ing) Lot 2012-08-08T21:50:13Z That brings us into the realm of commoners. God save the corgi 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Posing with Rebecca, a prizewinning corgi, she tried to stay in character — carrying a handbag, as the queen customarily did, so commoners wouldn’t commit the faux pas of trying to shake her hand. God save the corgi 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z But certain things are very hard to explain, like how this commoner wrote these 36 — or some say 38 — plays. Roland Emmerich?s ?Anonymous? Seeks to Unmask Shakespeare 2011-10-22T03:03:02Z Indeed, for the most part, they fall back on the same old political or economic systems: for fantasy, we have our usual monarchies and empires, kings and queens, nobles and commoners. Why can't sci-fi and fantasy imagine alternatives to capitalism or feudalism? 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z Originally portrayed as a commoner, Robin's image changed so that he was later thought of as a nobleman who lost his lands and was cast out as an outlaw. 100 years of Robin Hood: Russell Crowe joins the likes of Errol Flynn, Sean Connery 2010-05-12T22:58:00Z And, in the 16th century, when European aristocrats adopted the heels favoured by Catherine de Medici, they were outraged when commoners began to wear them too. High heels and their perennial appeal: why pain seems a small price to pay 2012-07-21T14:48:19Z A widowed commoner who becomes the Queen of England after her marriage to King Edward IV, Woodville is the heroine of the story, "the one we root for". The White Queen: Women in history rediscovered 2013-06-12T08:21:51Z Could such a movie be anything but sentimental claptrap, a prettified picture of a long-gone era when kings behaved like kings and commoners knew their place, shamelessly crafted to lure Oscar voters? "The King's Speech": Colin Firth's Oscar-bound performance 2010-11-24T02:01:00Z The son of a drunken, abusive blacksmith, Cromwell has risen about as high as any commoner could hope to, entirely on the strength of his acumen, industry and resilience. 2012′s best — so far 2012-07-04T14:00:00Z Audience members at Benaroya Hall typically refrain from clapping between movements, a 20th-century custom spearheaded by elite critics and concertgoers bothered by commoners who felt the music so strongly they couldn’t help but cheer. ‘I hope they come back here again’: Seattle Symphony brings music to prison inmates 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z "Maybe this is the year of the commoner," Walters said, sometime around 6 AM Eastern, as the Bentleys were pulling up to Westminster Abbey and the wedding party was filing in. The mind-numbing stupidity of the Royal Wedding 2011-04-29T13:30:00Z The author reminds us that no commoner could choose to become a royal mistress against the king's will, and a royal command could not very well be refused. 'The King's Mistress': re-imagining the life of the consort of a medieval king 2010-07-01T20:39:00Z Japanese Princess Mako, the eldest granddaughter of Emperor Akihito, will wed a former college classmate, Japanese media reported, heating up debate on the ever-shrinking royal family since she must become a commoner after marriage. Japan princess to wed, sparking debate on shrinking royal family 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z The film's been hailed as a bromance, but the only thing remarkable about Bertie's relationship with his saviour is that the latter's a commoner from the colonies. The King's Speech flies the flag for a stiff upper lip that no longer exists 2011-01-10T11:13:19Z The duke, whose name was George Villiers, was an elegant commoner who worked his way up to an aristocratic rank, stirring resentment and disdain among other courtiers. Newly found Rubens portrait of King James I lover unveiled in Glasgow 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z Apparently after a pipeline explosion back in Nigeria, the oil giant bribed tribal elders and summoned the military to contain disgruntled commoners. Well-intentioned 'Black November' tends to overreach 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z The commoners stretch their arms forth in commitment, like the heroic Horatii. The Dangerous Beauty of Jacques-Louis David 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Doubters consider it unlikely that a commoner such as Will Shakespeare – whose early life is shrouded in mystery – would have received the quality of education evident in the plays. Shakespeare identity debate reignited with TV challenge 2013-07-04T16:26:41Z Still, there is something in the tale of a commoner who finally weds her prince that appeals to people’s inner Cinderella. New York Fashion Week: Kate Middleton?s Style Felt on the Runways ? New York Fashion Week 2011-09-07T21:34:15Z Born a commoner, she won the affection of King Louis XV in 1745, becoming his chief mistress and gaining nobility. Inside France's $100 Million Palace Pompadour, A Royal Chateau Restored By A Press-Shy Philanthropist 2013-03-28T11:00:00Z Yet the movie’s very style and tone are part of its subject: the redemption of a celebrity who ultimately devotes the bully pulpit to edifying the commoners who are watching. Jodie Foster's Boring and Exciting “Money Monster” 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z Even as a commoner, I found myself a little embarrassed to tell people where I was going when I headed there in late October. A Ritz Ups the Ante in Puerto Rico 2012-12-12T15:46:52Z A commoner by birth, Cromwell relied on the shrewdness of his intellect and his preternatural ability to stay one step ahead of his disdainful, higher-born adversaries — at least for the span presented here. 'Wolf Hall' a thrilling high-stakes game in Henry VIII's court 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z That way, there'll be no need for bedchamber politics, and princesses will be as free as commoners to do whatever they wish. Brave by name, bland by nature 2012-08-20T10:03:02Z His hero, an archer named Thomas of Hookton who gets caught up in the Hundred Years’ War, is an entirely fictional commoner in search of that fabled relic. “Game of Thrones’” overstuffed finale 2012-06-04T15:26:00Z An even more common commoner, whose feuding and bad behaviour is deemed inevitable, given her race and family. The fake feud between Meghan and Kate reveals the prejudice of the press | Yomi Adegoke 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z These inviting green spaces, once the domain of kings, are now the sunbathing grounds of commoners. Finding urban getaways in Europe’s top cities 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z Her dubiousness about him makes this uncommon commoner even more irresistible. Charles is king, Harry's in trouble and Kate's taking charge in Pasadena Playhouse's royal winner 'King Charles III' 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z The commoners’ dances, on the wide-open and unstructured seaside spaces, have a free-flowing energy and informal diversity that convey vitality and an inner freedom contrasting woefully with their oppressions. A Great Ballerina’s Explosive Movie Performance 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z “These new kinds of heroes allowed us, the ordinary commoner, to feel anger at the injustice in the country,” Mukhopadhyay says. From vibrators to gay kisses, how Bollywood embraced the taboo 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z As per Japanese law, female royals lose their privileges if they marry commoners. 11 royals who married commoners 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z Giant posters of his majesty, Bhutan’s lovely commoner queen and their little prince are everywhere. A breathtaking Himalayan journey to ‘the rooftop of the world’ 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z Much has been made of Middleton's "commoner" background. Middleton mania a cresting wave as wedding nears 2011-04-18T13:22:49Z Certainly not with the offspring of the international aristocracy, a bunch of spoiled whiners and bullies who dismiss the American-born Charlie as a commoner, and whom Charlie regards as “the grossest forms of humanity.” Learning the Art of the Pickpocket 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z The White Queen is a story about a commoner who marries the king, the commoner who ends up at the royal court. BBC gets middle ages spread with lavish royal saga 2013-06-14T18:54:04Z Back in Bangkok, Tanchanok’s commoner corgis are being put to work six days a week - but with plenty of nap breaks and run time in the garden, she says. Cuteness overload: Corgis are king at this 'pawsome' cafe 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z I remember her not liking the commoners on The Apprentice much either. Katie Hopkins: from Apprentice candidate to rent-a-gob 2013-07-05T14:07:26Z The Prince has been “in character,” as he puts it, feigning the part of a commoner when he’s with Silvia. Review | At Olney Theatre, steady laughs in ‘Fickle,’ a new reboot of classic French farce 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z I had no truck with places that barred the commoners. New York Playgrounds I Have Known 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z The duke, whose name was George Villiers, was an elegant commoner who worked his way up to an aristocratic rank, stirring resentment and disdain among other courtiers. Newly found Rubens portrait of King James I lover unveiled in Glasgow 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z A wealthy commoner, he craves acceptance by those highborn and dedicates himself to learning their refined pastimes, like fencing and dancing the minuet. Review: Rich, Crude and Craving Acceptance in 17th-Century France 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z It is the play’s slyest and richest joke that it takes a commoner, with great hair and a keen sartorial sense, to explain what royalty means today. ‘King Charles III’ and ‘The Ruling Class’ in London 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z “This is the woman who was the commoner who married into the royal family and who has not tripped up, not caused any embarrassment,’’ Katie Nicholl, author of “Kate: The Future Queen.” Duchess of Cambridge, the reliable royal, turns 40 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z Here are some recent marriages involving royals and commoners: Factbox: Commoners who have married into royal families 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z There is no one like her partly because she is never less than two opposite things at once, Hollywood royalty and star-struck commoner, entertainer and confessor, profit seeker and prophet. The TV Watch: Showbiz Diva Gives Thanks and Signs Off 2011-05-25T22:00:20Z Elsewhere in Paris, parks let commoners luxuriate like aristocrats: The city’s grandest park, Tuileries Garden, was once the private property of kings and queens. Finding urban getaways in Europe’s top cities 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z If Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, was the first commoner to wed a royal in 450 years, Ms. Markle represents the 21st century and its attitudes in multiple ways, including race and nationality. The Biggest Influencer of All? 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z Prince meets commoner, and the rest is fantasy. Cinderella Review: Disney Rekindles Old Magic 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z Like the glory days of “Hollywood Squares” and “The $10,000 Pyramid,” “HGN” pairs celebrities with commoners to hilarious effect, forcing stars and regular folks alike to embarrass themselves in the name of winning. Q&A: Jane Lynch, ‘Hollywood Game Night’ 2014-01-31T23:48:54Z As an example, Azoff pointed to a recent Eagles date in Sacramento, Calif. Tickets, he said, were as low as $28 for what the commoners may refer to as the nosebleed seats. Cheaper tickets from Live Nation will come with a cost 2010-07-16T20:37:00Z “I will not kneel before some barefooted commoner and beg his forgiveness!” 'Game of Thrones' recap: Sail south, the wildlings learn, or else! 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z Cragnoor, who is feared and respected, has enough skill to know how to hold on to power and keep the commoners in line. Sweet but unchallenging, "Miracle Workers: Dark Ages" dresses our modern ignorance in medieval garb 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Sometimes impostors literally want to break out of their old lives, as in “Roman Holiday,” where Audrey Hepburn is a princess pretending to be a commoner, while Gregory Peck’s character hides his shady-journalist self. Perspective | ‘Working Girl,’ and why we love the impostor rom-com 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z If Joseph Campbell's hero journey is to be applied here, how does Rey "return home" as a better, more powerful person — and what gifts will she bring to the commoners? The Force, explained and what its patterns could mean for "Rise of Skywalker" 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z And because they were so inbred they were too stupid to get into St Andrews University so they couldn't meet fit commoners/non-rellies that way. TV review: The Queen's Mother in Law; Bad Education; Gates 2012-08-21T21:35:01Z Translated into a dystopian future, this New Joan of Dirt serves as emblem for all the stalwart commoners in whose crushing defeat lies a kind of inviolate spiritual victory. Lidia Yuknavitch blasts Joan of Arc into outer space 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z It’s the happy domain of commoners, office workers and roller skaters strutting their stuff — a fun zone with fountains, parks, promenades and restaurants. Lake Geneva: Switzerland’s Riviera 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z The historical kernel is Ivan the Terrible’s 1571 marriage to a commoner named Marfa, who died two weeks after their marriage. Opera Review: Ivan the Terrible's Bride Under a Modern Moscow Sky 2011-04-26T14:30:04Z So whenever someone talks about doing right by the commoners of Westeros, especially by avoiding armed conflict and minimizing bloodshed, count on those efforts amounting to naught. “Game of Thrones” recap: “Stormborn” demonstrates that might is usually right 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z Instead, we had to settle for one of the most deliciously sparring exchanges of the series, as Tywin tested the idea that Arya was posing as a commoner. Game of Thrones Watch: Prisoners and Free Folk 2012-05-14T10:18:36Z Arnold Palmer brought a country club sport to the masses with a hard-charging style, charisma and a commoner's touch. Arnold Palmer dies at 87, made golf popular for masses 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z “I am not a commoner, I am not one of you — I am one of me,” he said taking on a Trump voice. Larry Wilmore mocks Donald Trump over ridiculous helicopter theatrics: “How small is this guy’s penis?” 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z By contrast, commoners were over 6 cm shorter than royals in Mycenae, Greece, and 9 cm shorter in dynastic Egypt, the data showed. Stylish suburbs: how ancient Mexican metropolis dodged inequality trap 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z In the middle, commoners crowd around high tables over dressed-up pigs in a blanket and bottles of Coors Light. Bo?te: Bounce Sporting Club 2012-01-11T18:46:56Z It’s nice that Goop is generously tossing cake to the commoners by, among other things, featuring worthwhile non-profit organizations such as Women’s Health Access Matters, the Brooklyn Library’s Books Unbanned initiative and The Ocean Cleanup. From Goop to Oprah, this year's gift guides may signal the end of the world 2023-11-04T04:00:00Z With the advent of radio, the royal family realizes that the distance between them and commoners will forever be narrowed. The Oscars: The Prince and the Uncommon Commoner 2010-12-31T18:57:13Z But so is the mob outside the Bastille, and other bands of angry commoners. Three books on the revolutions that America's uprising helped spawn 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z The "Gladiator" vision of ancient Rome presents a world where commoners judge a man's worth based on what he does when facing deadly, insurmountable odds. From "Gladiator" to "Nope": How Jordan Peele maps our decline into spectacular denial 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z The dubbing sounds as artificial as ever, but it’s worth switching on occasionally, such as when George Takei voices one of the commoners in “Akakiri.” Review: What if ‘Star Wars’ Really Were Japanese? 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Cersei, for her part, is marched through King’s Landing shorn, naked and shamed; the commoners cover her with garbage and spit. “Game of Thrones”: The magic of the Starks is survival 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z She dated, and then married, Matthew Macfadyen's Tom Wambsgans, a self-made commoner who worked himself up in the company instead of someone else born into her pedigree. "Succession": We have questions about Shiv's news 2023-05-27T04:00:00Z But do not imagine for one moment that commentators and commoners alike will not find an ingenious way to transpose small-scale interference to the public arena. Debate: Is the royal wedding a cause for celebration? 2010-11-21T00:07:00Z Caravaggio would ultimately choose many of his models from the streets he strolled through each day, and from his circle of friends and acquaintances: swordsmen, painters, commoners and courtesans. Cultured Traveler: Rome?s Soft Spot for Caravaggio 2010-05-28T14:26:00Z Astrology in the royal court, involving rigid rituals and precise calculations, is a world away from commoners’ divinations. Royal astrologer casts Thai king's horoscope ahead of coronation 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z “I had not anticipated,” Alice says, “that to be among our Anglican servants — most of whom were commoners from England — was to be again among those who hated us.” Was There a Murder on the Mayflower? 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z Her dog’s mother is, alas, a commoner, but the dog is still a purebred: Not a dorgi, the dachshund-corgi cross that the queen is credited with accidentally creating. God save the corgi 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z It’s a lingering 19th-century habit to think of grapes and wines in hierarchical terms, to separate the so-called “noble” grapes from those that, by contrast, must be commoners. The Aligoté Defense Rests 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z To reveal any sense of individuality is to shatter the spell giving the title its sway over commoners; thus, she learns to transform into an enigma. Long live “The Crown”: Netflix’s prestige drama makes Queen Elizabeth II beautifully human 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z What happens when a young, handsome king weds a beautiful commoner, thus foiling the plans of the powerbrokers who surround him? Summer shines and so do these 10 don't-miss shows 2013-06-13T15:36:10Z It took a commoner, Charles de Gaulle, to bring it back to its former glory; he spent vast sums to turn it into a guest house for important visitors like Queen Elizabeth II. ArtsBeat: A Close Look at the Ladies of Versailles 2012-07-23T16:57:26Z Despite her status as a commoner, her pedigree can be a burden. Charlotte Casiraghi: Carrying On the Grimaldi Tradition 2012-05-20T17:10:14Z Its name means, more or less, Parisian commoner, and it serves common fare: cassoulet, steak tartare, good French table wine. Paris in the Springtime, in New York 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z If it works at all, it is because of Kidman’s commitment to a gilded-cage princess who feels stranded from her roots in Philadelphia, New York and Hollywood and rejected by the principality’s aristocrats and commoners. REVIEW: The Real Scandal Around Grace of Monaco: It's Not Very Good 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z Studying hard to overcome cultural barriers in her adopted country, Princess Grace quickly mastered the French language and won the hearts of royalty and commoners alike. Meghan Markle to join small circle of American royals 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z And by “commoners,” Meredith means Betsy Wallace, that new senator’s wife. Review | Christina McDowell’s satire ‘The Cave Dwellers’ belongs among the essential books about Washington 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z But Elizabeth was the only one for whom his promise held true: she became the first English lady – commoner, in short – to marry a crowned king. A medieval historian's view on The White Queen 2013-06-24T17:36:50Z But she sort of likes this cheerful, handsome commoner who has been hanging around and letting her exercise a latent bossy side, an aspect played with relish by Kathryn Tkel. Review | At Olney Theatre, steady laughs in ‘Fickle,’ a new reboot of classic French farce 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z For the new generation of Royals, obviously apart from Diana, all of them were commoners. What the fraught "Elizabeth & Margaret" relationship can tell us about Prince William and Harry 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z The first commoner to marry into Japan’s royal family, Michiko once lost her voice after harsh attacks by tabloids. Japan's imperial couple faces a nearly unprecedented situation:... 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z Victoria married Daniel, 38, a commoner and her former personal trainer, in June 2010. It's a princess! Female heir born in Sweden 2012-02-23T15:48:21Z Alas, Grandma likes nothing more than to crank out dull dialogues on leadership and sacrifice, albeit dressed up as a romance story between a commoner and a king in ancient Iraq. Dictator-lit: Saddam Hussein tortured metaphors, too 2011-03-31T15:17:36Z Throughout, the show revels in the versatility of the kimono — a garment worn by men and women, commoners and elite samurai, Westerners and the Japanese alike. ‘Kimono: A Modern History’ at the Met Tells Rich Stories Through Fabric 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z She liked that we learn about the novel’s male protagonist, Genji, known as “the Radiant Prince,” even though he is a commoner at the beginning of the tale, through the eyes of the female characters. The Radiant Prince Comes to Fifth Avenue 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z There’s a religious fundamentalist movement afoot in Westeros, as is unsurprising in a land whose everyday commoners have been ruined by war. Recap: Game of Thrones Watch: The Royal Housewives of King's Landing 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z They do naturally what all posh people do: say the first thing that comes into their heads without worrying what effect it will have on the commoner. Can Trinny and Susannah win back our hearts? 2010-09-30T11:39:00Z Open is that egalitarian of majors, with commoners playing alongside royalty, amateurs alongside mega-millionaires, and obscure underdogs alongside household names. Meet the home team: SoCal golfers at LACC for U.S. Open seek elusive majors win 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z It drew legal distinctions between the “free men” or aristocratic citizens, commoners, and slaves, treating the same crimes very differently. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Members of noble families were appalled by the fact that many commoners could now dress and live as they did. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The scarcity of these works meant that most commoners and even many elites had no access to them. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z As the 18th century French commoner turned royal courtesan of the title, the movie’s director and star, Maïwenn, mugs and vamps and leers up a storm. Cannes kicks off with controversies and chuckles as it returns to full force 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z The guesthouse is far from the most luxurious, but it offers this singular distinction: For about $200 a night, meals included, commoners are graciously welcomed. In Transylvania, Anyone With $200 Can Live Like a King. (Well, One Specific King.) 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z Marius was popular with Roman commoners because he won consistent victories against enemies in both Africa and Germany, and because he distributed land and farms to his poor soldiers. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Greater opportunities for commoners and changes in the structure of society were reflected even in the interpretation of the teachings of Confucius. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z He ordered commoners killed but spared the leadership of his defeated rivals. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In other places, commoners, not elites, engaged with ruins. Ancient people lived among ruins too. What did they make of them? 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z “You don’t have any responsibilities,” the former speaker told herself, attending the annual getaway for House Democrats as a congressional commoner for the first time in more than 20 years. Analysis | Nancy Pelosi untethered: The former speaker revels in newfound freedom 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Nobles had their own courts, were tried by their peers, and would subject to more humane treatment than were commoners. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The Enlightenment’s emphasis on public opinion, natural rights, and freedom from tyranny also resonated with many educated commoners and aristocrats, who believed that political and economic reforms were desperately needed in France. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z He tried and executed the leaders but spared the commoners, even allowing them to join his army. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z If commoners' living standards slip—not relative to the elites, but relative to what they had before—they accept the overtures of the counter-elites and start oiling the axles of their tumbrels. Will young people save American democracy from Republican authoritarians? It's not that simple 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z Amanda Foreman recounts the surprising love story of two people — one born royal, the other a commoner — who together chose to step out of the limelight. Your Monday Briefing 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Colbert was the model of a powerful commoner despised by the nobility: not only was he part of the system that held noble power in check, he was a mere shopkeeper’s son. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z At the core of revolutionary fervor in France was the traditional division of French society into three estates—clergy, aristocracy, and commoners—that reinforced the wealth and political power of the aristocracy and the church. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Genji is removed from the line of succession for political reasons, and now a commoner, he decides to pursue a career as an imperial officer. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Protecting the investments of royals and commoners explains why hospitals such as Alkarkhi’s treat as many as 150 falcons a day. Subsidized healthcare for falcons? Qatar's love for falconry permeates its culture 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z In recent decades, royals around the world have relinquished their official roles because of scandals and family feuds, or to marry commoners or divorcées. Norwegian Princess Engaged to a Shaman Gives Up Her Royal Duties 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z At this early stage, commoners had little real political power; the importance was the precedent of meeting to discuss politics. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin, the most prominent dissenter, pointed out that it was the commoners who had fought for and won American independence and that the rich were hardly immune to corrupting influences. Does the Constitution Guarantee a Right to Vote? The Answer May Surprise You. 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z People from aristocratic lineages began to fear Temujin and joined with Jamukha, but commoners sought the protection and rewards of joining the People of the Felt Walls. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The daughter of millworkers in a Derbyshire town, she had a visceral grasp of Cromwell’s predicament, a striver in an era when commoners were considered lower life forms by the aristocracy. Appreciation: Hillary Mantel wasn't just a novelist. She raised the dead 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z Nearby, amid what had been a cluster of ceremonial centers, was a jumble of stones where commoners would have gathered for public observances and kings would have held court. Unearthing a Maya Civilization That ‘Punched Above its Weight’ 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Thereafter English kings began to call the Parliament, a meeting of the Church, nobles, and well-off commoners, in order to get authorization and money for their wars. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Prince William’s marriage in 2011 to commoner Kate Middleton, which saw more than a million people throng London’s streets and drew an estimated two billion global viewers, was testament to that. Elizabeth, the queen who moved with a changing world 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Such problems would have put enormous pressure on elites and commoners alike and contributed to disorder, war, and perhaps internal revolts. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The buying habits of both commoners and the rising colonial gentry fueled the consumer revolution, creating even stronger ties with Great Britain by means of a shared community of taste and ideas. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z That may be why friars often outlived commoners. Medieval friars were riddled with parasites 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z The Roman Empire was as rich, powerful, and glorious as any in history up to that point, but it also represented oppression and imperialism to slaves, poor commoners, and conquered peoples. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z He went to school in the days when royal children were kept out of classrooms to protect them from what was seen as a thing for commoners. Cameroon's Mankon people mourn 'missing' king and welcome successor 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z At the bottom was a large number of enslaved people and commoners with no land. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Once seen as fare for commoners, street party food is now more about eating well and having a good time with your neighbours. From jelly to hummus: a history of street party food 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z He can kick it with the commoners too! Column: We watched all of Rick Caruso's campaign commercials so you don't have to 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z That all being said, there were vast social distances that separated elites and commoners. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was seen as food for commoners, people with low incomes,” said Siu Yan Ho, a lecturer who studies the city’s food culture at Hong Kong Baptist University. In Epicurean Hong Kong, a Humble $4 Lunchbox Is Now All the Rage 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z Before the imperial expansion, landed commoners had some limited political power. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Monarchs feared coffee because it brought commoners together to discuss the day’s news. Perspective | Coffee is not just a drug to make us good worker bees. It’s a pleasure. 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z Mound construction clearly required a complex social and political order in which a few powerful rulers deployed skilled construction experts and commanded labor and tribute from thousands of distant commoners. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The idea was so appealing that not only knights, but thousands of commoners responded, forming a “people’s crusade” that marched off for Jerusalem, for the most part without weapons, armor, or adequate supplies. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Sen. Tom Cotton is what you might call a counterfeit commoner. Opinion | Ivy League Republicans’ phony rebellion against the ‘elites’ 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z And above all commoners were the nobles, who used conspicuous displays of wealth to elevate themselves. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z During the latter half of the 19th century, commoners began to hunt the red-crowned cranes aggressively, and in the 20th century, construction and agriculture wiped out their wetland habitats. These Revered Cranes Escaped Extinction. Can They Survive Without Humans? 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z Noblemen and a group of wealthy commoners known as the gentry owned most of England’s farmland and rented it to peasant cultivators under long leases and fixed rents. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Without those commoners, Rome’s armies would be drastically weakened. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z He won the hearts of many by reaching out to those discriminated against and victims of disasters with the help of his wife, Michiko, a first commoner to marry an emperor. Japan princess says lives lost in Ukraine breaks her heart 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z Clans could split apart, creating a ruling lineage for a new clan, so it was possible to move from commoner to aristocrat, although founding and leading a clan was no small feat. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z To win wider support against the pope, Philip IV decided to include commoners in the meeting. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Under Japanese law, she also has to leave her family if she marries a commoner, like her older cousin, Mako, who married her college sweetheart and moved to New York with him. Japan emperor turns 62, calls for hope to overcome pandemic 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z Lower-ranking churchmen were, in turn, commoners, often drawn from the ranks of the same peasants that they ministered to from one of the small parish churches that dotted the landscape. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z She also has to leave her family if she marries a commoner. Japan princess says lives lost in Ukraine breaks her heart 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z Even if the king had drafted them, the nobles, clergy, and wealthy commoners had to agree to them. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Including commoners in the decision-making process of government was also an important step in the direction of democratic rule. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The 1947 Imperial House Law, which largely preserves pre-World War II family values, only allows a male succession line and requires that female royal family members who marry commoners join their husband-led households. Japan emperor turns 62, calls for hope to overcome pandemic 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z Despite the vast social gap between the nobility and commoners, many nobles were perfectly happy to form working relationships with useful social inferiors, and in some cases real friendships emerged in the process. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z It proposed a possibility of allowing female members to retain their royal status after marrying commoners — a less controversial step. Japan princess says lives lost in Ukraine breaks her heart 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z Yet as these deities became more important, worship among the commoners turned more personal and private; singing as a form of prayer and ritualism inside the home became essential to daily lives. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z There were two other broad classes in Aztec society, commoners and enslaved persons. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Her costumes, although often ornate and highly detailed with layers of fabric and embroidery, reflected the character’s willingness to connect with the commoners — as well as Scott’s preference. How costume designer Janty Yates bounced from the Middle Ages to glorious 1970s excess 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z Many of the representatives of the Third Estate thought of themselves as the representatives of France itself, since the immense majority of the population consisted of commoners and laypeople. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Japanese law dictates that should a member of the Imperial family marry a commoner, they be stripped of their royal titles, as was the case for this pair of distant relatives. Royals who have been stripped of their titles: Prince Andrew and beyond 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z The nobility relied on the wealthier commoners, who could afford to equip themselves with iron weapons and armor. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The complex became known as the Forbidden City because commoners and foreigners were not allowed to enter. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Under current law, she must leave the family if she marries a commoner, like her cousin Mako, who married her college sweetheart last month. Japan panel recommends no change to male-only emperor system 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z Under Japanese law, she also has to leave her family if she marries a commoner, just like her older cousin, Mako, last month when she married her college sweetheart Kei Komuro. Japan emperor’s daughter Aiko turns 20, throne not in sight 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z The crown prince’s daughter, former Princess Mako, married commoner Kei Komuro, her college sweetheart, last month without a traditional wedding celebration, in part because of public criticism of a financial dispute involving the groom’s mother. Japan crown prince says royals should refute extreme attacks 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z Under Solon’s new laws, each of Athens’s four traditional tribes chose one hundred of its members by lot, including commoners, to sit in the new Council of Four Hundred and run the government. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The commoners, wealthy landholders or merchants, that Philip invited to participate in the council became known as the Third Estate. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Japan's former princess Mako has departed for the US with her new "commoner" husband, Kei Komuro, after leaving the royal family. Japan's former princess Mako leaves for New York after giving up title 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z Other princesses have married commoners and left the palace. Japan’s former princess leaves for US with commoner husband 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z Mako lost her royal status because Japanese law requires female royals who marry commoners to leave the family. Japan crown prince says royals should refute extreme attacks 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z A farmer found and raised him, and Ishtar loved Sargon and elevated him from a commoner to a great king and conqueror. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In theory, the exams were open to all men, even commoners. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Under Japanese law, female imperial family members forfeit their status upon marriage to a "commoner". Japan's former princess Mako leaves for New York after giving up title 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z Former Emperor Akihito, the father of the current emperor, was the first member of the imperial family to marry a commoner. Japan’s former princess leaves for US with commoner husband 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z No less important, this is Kristen Stewart, reluctant Hollywood royalty incarnate, hurling herself into the kind of dazzling celebrity-as-celebrity star turn that reduces co-stars to commoners and sets Oscar prognosticators swooning. Review: Kristen Stewart's 'Spencer' continues the Diana-ssance. But don't call it a biopic 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z An aristocrat convicted of the murder of a fellow noble paid with their life, while an aristocrat who harmed or murdered a commoner might be required only to pay a fine. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Koryu society was sharply divided between a landed aristocracy and the rest of the population, including the military, commoners, and slaves. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z To be with Mr. Komuro, a commoner, Princess Mako had to renounce her royal heritage. At Last, a Royal Wedding. But No Trumpets, Just a News Conference. 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z To marry a commoner, the princess was required to abdicate her royal status. Bucking tradition, Japanese Princess Mako marries controversial fiance, loses royal status 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z Only male royals have household names, while female imperial family members only have titles and must leave if they marry commoners. Japan’s Princess Mako marries commoner, loses royal status 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z For example, if a commoner put out the eye or broke the bone of a noble, the noble was empowered to do the same to the offending commoner. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z With red crosses sewn on tunics worn over their armor and the battle cry of “God wills it!” on their lips, knights and commoners were fired by religious zeal and became Crusaders. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The law also stipulates that Princess Mako must relinquish her royal title because she is marrying a commoner, and she will become a commoner herself. At Last, a Royal Wedding. But No Trumpets, Just a News Conference. 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z It meant the princess would become an ordinary citizen as female imperial family members forfeit their royal status upon marriage to a commoner. Japan's Princess Mako: The woman who gave up royal status to marry 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z Mako, 30, lost her royal status after her marriage to commoner Kei Komuro, also 30, was formalised with the submission of documents at a local office. Japanese Princess Mako's long wait to marry ends at last 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z However, a noble who injured a commoner could expect to merely pay a fine. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Mako also refused to receive a one-off payment of about $1.3 million typically made to royal women who marry commoners and become ordinary citizens, in line with Japanese law. Overcoming scandal and PTSD, Japan's Princess Mako finally marries college sweetheart 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z As the nation shed the shackles of its wartime history, Michiko became the first commoner in centuries to marry into the family. Heavy Is the Burden on Japan’s Royal Women 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z Her marriage to commoner Kei Komuro on Tuesday will mean she becomes a commoner in keeping with laws saying female members of the imperial family cannot keep their royal status after marriage. Japan's Princess Mako celebrates 30th birthday ahead of marriage 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z Japanese royal women who marry commoners cannot ascend the throne and have to become ordinary citizens, according to Japanese law. Japanese Princess Mako's long wait to marry ends at last 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z However, if he were a commoner, he was expected to pay only one-third of a mina of silver. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Mr. Compaoré had his old friend buried in a commoner’s grave. Who Killed African Icon Thomas Sankara? Trial Opens, 34 Years After His Death. 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z Even in the happiest case, Japanese law decrees that women who marry commoners are to be pruned from the family tree. A Princess Is Set to Be Wed. But It’s No Fairy Tale. 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z After years of controversy, Japan’s Princess Mako will marry her former classmate, a commoner, this month - and giving up her royal status. Princess Mako: Japanese royal to finally marry commoner boyfriend 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z Mako is set to become only the third female member of Japanese royal family to abdicate her title to marry a commoner — only male members are allowed to marry outside the family. You’ve heard of Harry and Meghan. Now meet Mako and Kei, who have Japan in a tizzy. 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z Labor for projects such as the Great Wall and the Terracotta Army came from commoners as a form of tax or as a requirement under the Qin’s law codes. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Mako is set to become only the third female member of the Japanese royal family to abdicate her title to marry a commoner — only male members are allowed to marry outside the family. You’ve heard of Harry and Meghan. Now meet Mako and Kei, who have Japan in a tizzy. 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z Princess Mako will be the ninth woman from the Japanese royal family to marry a commoner since new laws governing the royal family came into effect after World War II. A Princess Is Set to Be Wed. But It’s No Fairy Tale. 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z Under Japanese law, female imperial family members forfeit their status upon marriage to a "commoner" although male members do not. Princess Mako: Japanese royal to finally marry commoner boyfriend 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z Mako would be the first female imperial family member since World War II to not receive the payment when marrying a commoner. Japanese princess’s fiancé returns for delayed marriage 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z Chinese envoys noted that Japan was also home to an increasingly stratified society that included aristocratic families, merchants, skilled divers and fishers, farmers, and other commoners. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Under Japan's males-only royal succession law, female members of the imperial family lose their status on marrying commoners. Japan's Princess Mako to give up one-off payment in controversial marriage-media 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z The law in Japan requires a princess to "leave the imperial family upon marriage to a commoner." Japan’s Princess Mako rejects $1.3 million payout ahead of marrying legal assistant: report 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z Foodies and commoners alike in Southern California railed on social media against this insult to our culinary soul. Column: In diverse Southern California, loquats are the real fruit MVPs 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z The New Forest's ponies are owned by commoners who live in properties with ancient rights attached, allowing them to graze livestock on the open forest. New Forest pony sales yard fire 'shattering' 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z Mercenary work became a primary occupation for commoners. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Indonesia would soon elect its first commoner president, and Malaysia would shunt aside a governing party bloated by decades of graft and patronage. Myanmar Coup Puts the Seal on Autocracy’s Rise in Southeast Asia 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z Louis relinquished his succession rights when he married Antony, who is a commoner, People magazine reported. Tessy Antony de Nassau congratulates ex-husband Prince Louis of Luxembourg on his engagement 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z Dr. Frei is the director of Tales of Bronze Age People, which uses methods such as biogeochemical and biomolecular analyses to study the remains from both elite and commoner burials in Denmark. She Was Buried With a Silver Crown. Was She the One Who Held Power? 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z "There is nothing like the atmosphere of Beaulieu Road when the commoners get together. It's a very sad day for the New Forest." New Forest pony sales yard fire 'shattering' 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z Because most records from the Persian Empire focus on kings, wars, the military, and high-level officials and bureaucrats, we know little about commoners. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Though commoners might imagine becoming a duchess would be akin to living through a Disney fairytale, Markle's experience was anything but; rather, her mood became downright depressive, she said. Meghan Markle isn't alone: Suicidal ideation while pregnant is a silent public health crisis 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z Yamani’s career was remarkable, for the time, as a commoner in a society dominated by the royal family. Obituary: Yamani, the Saudi oil minister who brought the West to its knees 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z Versailles was designed in the mid-17th century to distance the élites of the royal court from the dreary, dirty city and rough, rude commoners. Is the US Capitol a "temple of democracy"? Its authoritarian architecture suggests otherwise 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z He is the insecure new king of the corrupt, chauvinistic African kingdom of Njaza, and she is his new “trial wife,” an outspoken and ambitious commoner from the more developed rival nation of Thesolo. Happily ever after: Listen to these 9 audiobook love stories for Valentine’s Day 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z The armies of the Qin’s second emperor failed against Liu Bang, a commoner who rose to become Emperor Gaozu of the newly formed Han dynasty. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z And if kneeling were disrespectful, then why, not so long ago, did commoners kneel before kings and queens? Chase Young’s upbringing made him a ‘crazy unusual’ leader, and Washington is already following 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z The New Forest is one of the largest remaining areas of unenclosed land where commoners' cattle, ponies and donkeys roam throughout the open heath. Four horses killed in New Forest collision 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z But three years later, the prospects of the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and her beau, Kei Komuro, a commoner and aspiring lawyer, living happily ever after look, well, complicated. For Japanese Princess, Fairy-Tale Wedding May Be Distant Prospect 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z A hard-working advertising executive falls for a consultant who is actually a prince disguised as a commoner. Movies on TV this week: 'Citizen Kane'; 'Raging Bull' and more 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z These societies were ruled by aristocratic families that chose a chief and controlled the lives of lower-ranking commoners, servants, and enslaved people. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Our democracy needs continuous jolts from commoners to keep the political class honest. Column: 'Machete' for U.S. Senate? The bold choice for California Gov. Gavin Newsom 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z High officials and commoners touch her feet to get her blessing. As virus curbs Nepal’s festivals, devotees fear gods’ anger 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z A French commoner becomes senile Louis XV’s mistress in the court of Versailles. Movies on TV this week: 'Dances with Wolves' on Encore 2020-08-14T04:00:00Z “It never reaches us commoners’ hands,” said Gao, Zhang’s son-in-law, who asked not to use his full name. First a pandemic, then the floods: Villagers in southern China face devastation again 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z Finished around 300 CE, it taught that commoners, not just Brahmans, could lead exemplary moral lives by abandoning bodily desires and seeking inner peace. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z “Chinese commoners are truly the best commoners in the world. They suffer, they bear with it, they endure,” Guo said. Spied on. Fired. Publicly shamed. China’s crackdown on professors reminds many of Mao era 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z In the courtier society of Saudi Arabia, commoners such as Aljabri rise and fall with their royal patrons, a fact of monarchal life that is central to the tragic end of Aljabri’s career. Opinion | This former intelligence official was a hero. He’s now the target of a brutal campaign by MBS. 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z One directive set punishments for selling Yazidis to “commoners” — anyone not a fighter or senior IS official — and for ransoming them to their families. Investigators build a case for IS crimes against Yazidis 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z When times got hard, the commoners in Ugarit and Mycenae felt the squeeze. Opinion | The Elites Were Living High. Then Came the Fall. 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z But they also made their way to commoners, who benefited from the diversity of the items the system made available. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Both of these developments substantially benefitted commoners, at the expense of the elite, particularly in England. The Black Death led to the demise of feudalism. Could this pandemic have similar repercussions? 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z "So where do commoners like us drive ourselves to?" tweeted one Kenyan, and another tweeted: "Politicians really think that driving themselves is such a big deal. What's wrong with this country?" Weddings, births and deaths in the age of Covid-19 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z In this worldview, certain kinds of health care are for grubby commoners, while the well-off white homeowner class should have its own elite status. Behind the right's obsession with a miracle cure for coronavirus: It's not just about Trump 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z Meghan — biracial, divorced, an American, a feminist, an actress, commoner — was supposed to modernize Buckingham Palace. Harry and Meghan attend last public event as senior royals 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z Free peasant farmers, artisans, and merchants were all commoners. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Sumptuary laws, which restricted what commoners could wear and eat, also became common during the 14th and 15th Centuries. The Black Death led to the demise of feudalism. Could this pandemic have similar repercussions? 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z Roads cut through the trees, connecting clusters of buildings used by the elite and serving as routes for commoners to follow from their scattered farms to markets and ceremonies in the city center. ‘Astounding new finds’ suggest ancient empire may be hiding in plain sight 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Though he is a commoner still, most would agree that he is the second man in England. The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel – read the exclusive first extract 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z Shakespeare was an enthusiastic experimenter, but he was also compelled to satisfy the tastes of royals and commoners alike. Review: Shakespeare runs an experiment in 'The Winter's Tale' at A Noise Within 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Cahokia and other large Mississippian settlements had a distinct nobility with access to luxury goods and a surplus of food produced by a large population of commoners who did agricultural work. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z A new report reveals details about Markle's day-to-day life in Vancouver since breaking free from the royal family, and it seems that the Duchess is already assuming the role of a commoner. Inside Meghan Markle's new life in Canada amid Megxit 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z But if her grandson moves to Canada, he is likely to find himself facing the country’s immigration process as a commoner, like anyone else. Prince Harry is British royalty, but Canada’s immigration system is likely to treat him as a commoner 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z This “strange trio” – “a famously heterosexual commoner alongside two aristocrats of ‘Hellenic tendencies’” – were given a letter of introduction from Sargent to Henry James. Julian Barnes: ‘Do you expect Europe to cut us a good deal? It’s so childish’ 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z It reflects the larger retrenchment we’ve been living with since the 1970s, where politics is a commoner and capital is king, where people look to the market for solutions rather than the state. Opinion | Clarence Thomas Is Not a ‘Sellout’ 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z “It’s always interesting when a rich man decides to get in and try to act like a commoner,” Osterhaus said of Steyer before the event. Can Tom Steyer Disrupt the Democratic Primary? 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z Michiko is the first commoner to become empress in modern Japanese history. Former Japanese empress leaves hospital after cancer surgery 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z In 2012, she was one of two commoners nominated to serve in the House of Lords, an appointment that came with the lifetime aristocratic title of baroness. The Baroness Fighting to Protect Children Online 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z An English commoner dons the armor of a dead jouster and, with the help of friends, competes against nobles in 14th-century France. TV Listings: Here are the feature and TV Films airing the week of July 21 - 27, 2019 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z No sign yet of whether the Duchess of Cambridge will be slumming it with the commoners again today, having watched the 22-year-old’s first-round match out on Court 14. Wimbledon 2019: Dart v Haddad Maia, Norrie v Nishikori and more – live! 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z The family faces a declining membership, with Akihito and his wife now retired and their three granddaughters expected to lose royal status when they each marry a commoner, under the current Imperial House Law. Japan prince: Royal duties need review as members decline 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z The family faces a declining membership, with Akihito and his wife now retired and their three granddaughters expected to lose royal status when they each marry a commoner, under the current Imperial House Law. Japan prince: Royal duties need review as members decline 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z Lady Kidron, who was born a commoner, helped lead a campaign to remake how Facebook, Google and other tech companies treat children online in Britain. The Baroness Fighting to Protect Children Online 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z The often pathetic but ultimately triumphant saga of how the Lakers landed Davis is the latest reminder of how it’s better to be clueless and born on third base than a smart and industrious commoner. Anthony Davis trade is Lakers succeeding on brand appeal 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z Indeed, as one of the most famous paintings in the world, Mona Lisa's facial expression continues to beguile both commoners and academics. Cognitive scientists say Mona Lisa's smile was not genuine 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z Vajiralongkorn, 66, is hardly the first royal to marry a commoner. The king of Thailand married his bodyguard and made her queen 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z Michiko was the daughter of a wealthy industrialist, but her family was not of noble birth, which made her the first commoner to marry into the imperial family in centuries. The Long Shadows of a Failed War 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z She was born a commoner, and has, at times, found life in the imperial household extremely hard. The human emperor 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z The three princesses likely will lose their royal status eventually, since they are required to do so if they marry commoners. Succession this week will shrink Japan’s imperial heirs to 2 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z Instead, he’s formed the Brotherhood Without Banners, a rogue organization that defends commoners from soldiers of houses like the Lannisters and Starks. Why Arya Stark and Beric Dondarrion are frenemies on Game of Thrones 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z “English accepts more curses than any other language, and I soon learned to curse with the commoners.” Guantánamo’s Darkest Secret 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z In Rainbow’s “Stargazer,” Dio tells the story of a wizard who tempts commoners with empty promises, persuading them to enslave themselves to build him a tower from which he will fly. Letter of Recommendation: Ronnie James Dio 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z At the time, American commoners didn’t elect anyone to the U.S. Colorado Editorial Roundup 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z She was the first commoner to marry an emperor and was part of many changes Akihito brought to Japan’s ancient monarchy. Succession this week will shrink Japan’s imperial heirs to 2 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z Antony, born a commoner, joined her country’s armed forces at age 18. Meghan Markle receives support from Princess Tessy of Luxembourg: ‘One should never assume’ 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z “I would like to exercise my right and my freedom as a commoner under the constitution,” the princess wrote in an Instagram post Friday. Princess Ubolratana Mahidol prime minister bid in Thailand disqualified 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z The princess, seen as somewhat of a rebel for rescinding her privileges after her marriage to an American commoner, has earned somewhat of a celebrity status in Thailand. Thai princess shatters royal protocols with populist bid for prime minister 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z When it did, founding fathers had no faith in the ability of commoners to elect leaders to run the government. Colorado Editorial Roundup 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z In an Instagram post on Friday afternoon, Ms. Ubolratana maintained that she was a “commoner” and that she enjoyed “no privilege over the Thai people in accordance with the Constitution.” Thailand’s King Rejects His Sister’s Candidacy for Prime Minister 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z “I have already relinquished all royal titles, and I am living as a commoner,” she wrote. A 67-year-old ex-princess and UCLA graduate shocks Thailand by announcing a run for prime minister 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z King Bhumibol more or less disowned her after her marriage to a commoner, and she was stripped of her elevated title of royal highness. Life of Thai princess entering politics wasn’t always smooth 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z He was the first to marry a commoner, courting Michiko on the tennis courts. Japanese emperor makes last new year appearance before abdication 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z It was soon clear that TB was a major disease in Nepal's hills, far commoner and more deadly than leprosy, which the team also diagnosed and treated. The pioneering medics who drove across the world 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z The detainees included some of the most senior princes and wealthiest commoners in the kingdom. Opinion | The Khashoggi killing had roots in a cutthroat Saudi family feud 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z “Therefore, I’d like to exercise my rights and freedom as a commoner under the constitution and the law.” A 67-year-old ex-princess and UCLA graduate shocks Thailand by announcing a run for prime minister 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z She lost her special royal titles more than four decades ago when she married a commoner, an American, but is still called and widely regarded as a princess. Life of Thai princess entering politics wasn’t always smooth 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z The eldest granddaughter of the emperor is set to marry a commoner in 2020. Japanese Princess Ayako marries commoner, gives up royal status 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z Women who marry into the imperial family become members of the family, but those who marry commoners, like Ayako, must leave. Japanese Princess Ayako marries commoner at shrine ceremony 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z For the first time since ancient Athens, direct democracy had become a concrete, collective goal – at least in the minds of the Parisian commoners streaming through the streets with their muskets and pikes. Could populism actually be good for democracy? 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z It is more than just an ideological warrior’s yearning to serve on a court that has been making it ever-harder for commoners to hold the aristocracy accountable. America's new aristocracy live in an accountability-free zone | David Sirota 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z He says he’d like to see ancient DNA studies in the region explore the genetic origins of commoners, as well. 1400-year-old warrior burial ground reveals German fighters came from near and far 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z Trade unionists warned that the implication was that Gauls were mere commoners, beneath the kings. Macron galls French with 'change-resistant Gauls' comment 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z His 1959 marriage to Michiko Shoda, the daughter of a wealthy industrialist, was the first by an emperor to a commoner, and they worked to draw the imperial family closer to the people. Factbox: Japanese Emperor Akihito remade monarchy's image 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z As demonstrated by the recent wedding of Prince Harry of Britain and Meghan Markle, a biracial, divorced American, any commoner who marries into a royal family is subjected to intense scrutiny. He’s Supposed to Marry a Japanese Princess. Just Don’t Call Him Her Fiancé. 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z In areas too low and soggy for construction or farming, they set aside fields for shared use by locals, known as commoners, to graze livestock. Parks Give Cambridge a Rural Vibe. ‘But Cows Do It Better.’ 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z It’s a mark of the tennis king’s charitable spirt that he’s stepped aside and let one of the commoners live like a royal for a few hours. Wimbledon men's quarter-finals: Federer v Anderson, Djokovic v Nishikori – live! 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z Even republicans could see positive virtues in blue blood being mixed with red; black skin being matched with white; royalty being conjoined with commoner. Royal wedding shows growing irrelevance of monarchy and press | Roy Greenslade 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z Eyebrows were raised when the “commoners” were told to bring their own picnics. Royal wedding 2018: Harry and Meghan to be Duke and Duchess of Sussex - live 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z Diana was congenitally unable to maintain a formal distance, something that endeared her to ordinary people — “commoners,” as they are sometimes called here — but that drove her palace handlers crazy. ‘I’m American. I Hug.’ Meghan Markle’s Looming Impact on the British Monarchy 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z As Queen Elizabeth II prepares to meet Meghan Markle’s mother before the actress’ wedding to Prince Harry, one commoner who married into the family is offering a bit of advice: Just relax. The Latest: Prince Charles to walk Meghan down aisle 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z But when a princess born to royal rank marries a commoner, his status does not rise to match hers. Sorry, but a wedding — no matter how royal — will not create 'Princess Meghan' 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Not because Markle is an American and a commoner, marrying a prince now sixth in line for the throne. How the Church of England has shifted on divorce, from Henry VIII to Meghan Markle 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z It’s far too big an event for a commoner like myself to cover singlehandedly so the Guardian, and our sister paper the Observer, have drafted in a crack squad of my colleagues to assist: Royal wedding 2018: Harry and Meghan to be Duke and Duchess of Sussex - live 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z How about the Cinderella story of a prince who found a commoner and they both fell in love? What Meghan Markle Means to Black Britons 2018-05-12T04:00:00Z Of course, some Markle staples don’t exactly translate to everyday life for us commoners. The Rational Woman’s Guide to Meghan Markle Style 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z Any 'commoner' who marries into any royal family is seen as marrying up. No Cinderella: Margo Jefferson on the real Meghan Markle 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z So the latest news about the commoners invited to the royal wedding is really stunning in its declaration of who’s who and what’s what. I wouldn’t go to Harry and Meghan’s pay-as-you-go bash. It’s pure meanness | Suzanne Moore 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z An eccentric masterwork of Victorian genius, its dual chambers for lords and commoners are the living, breathing heart of constitutional monarchy, the home of Parliament, and one of the most photographed buildings in the world. Westminster, home of British democracy, is rotting from within 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z The fact that we’re even speculating about a buttercream layer cake is something of a departure from tradition, given that fruitcake is the favored wedding dessert of both British royals and commoners. A quest to find the recipe for the royal wedding cake 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z The recipe is from his groundbreaking “The Graham Kerr Cookbook” and it’s tried-and-true - he’s been making it for more than 50 years, for royalty and commoner alike. Graham Kerr celebrates the cookbook that led to his gallop 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z In the old school way, yes: any “commoner” who marries into any royal family is seen as marrying up. No Cinderella: Margo Jefferson on the real Meghan Markle 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z Sir Harry Vane of Her Majesty’s Lights — a suave British commoner who liked to swindle money from the wealthy belles he bedazzled. Cheats, Swindlers and Ne’er-Do-Wells: A New York Family Album 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z Under the imperial household law, female members lose their royal status when they marry a commoner. Japan's Princess Mako postpones wedding until 2020 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z She will lose her title when she marries Mr Komuro, a commoner. Japanese princess delays wedding to 2020 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z The Queen begins by turning right, but there is no rule determining which way commoners such as ourselves must turn, only that we remember to turn the other way when the plates are changed. The Crown has taught me how to behave if I ever sit next to the Queen for dinner 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z “No matter rich or poor, royal emperors or commoners, people had a quest for immortality,” she said. Exhibit explores the history of China’s first emperor 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z Meghan Markle may have also to get accustomed to the English commoners' cuisine of boiled beef with vegetables, and eggs fried in pigs' grease. So, Meghan Markle, Are You Familiar With the Statute of Rhuddlan? 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z Male-only succession rules prohibit women from succeeding to the Chrysanthemum throne, and female members lose their royal status when they marry a commoner. Akihito to become first Japanese emperor to abdicate in 200 years 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z The current male-only succession rules prohibit women from succeeding to the Chrysanthemum Throne and female members lose their royal status when they marry a commoner. Japan’s Emperor Akihito to abdicate on April 30, 2019 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z The symbolism of Ms. Markle’s entry into a family that once shunned commoners, Catholics and divorced people — let alone nonwhites — does little to diminish structural racism across Britain, several commentators said. Royal Engagement Seen as Symbol of Change, With Asterisks 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z The Queen owns all mute swans in Britain – it is illegal for commoners to kill them. An American's guide to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's royal union 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z Sadly, both Iran and Saudi Arabia are ruled by monarchy/dictatorship and the ruling class in those systems typically look down upon the commoner and expect them to jump when commanded. Yemen’s War Is a Tragedy. Is It Also a Crime? 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z That’s wrong as a matter of history: The framers of the Constitution were concerned primarily with ensuring that the president wasn’t selected by uneducated commoners. Opinion | Let the People Pick the President 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z That message applies not only to commoners, but to the entire royal family. Opinion | ‘Game of Thrones’ Comes to Saudi Arabia 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z Inevitably, he will conclude that not every commoner deserves the gift of flight. India’s new aviation policies are breathing life into a once-ailing sector 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z As a commoner, Lady’s Magazine reminds me, he isn’t someone a woman of my standing would normally talk to. Reader, I clicked on him! I test-drive the online Jane Austen role-playing game 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z Japan's Princess Mako announced her engagement to a commoner, meaning, under Japanese law, she must forgo her royal status. The things we sacrifice to make a relationship work - BBC News 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z And let's not forget about the fact that women, slaves and "commoners" were not considered worthy enough by the founding fathers to vote in the first place. Opinion | Let the People Pick the President 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z Under Japanese law, female members of the Imperial family must relinquish their royal status if they marry a commoner. Japan's Princess Mako Gives Up Royal Status to Marry For Love 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z Under a controversial Japanese law female imperial family members forfeit their status upon marriage to a commoner, whereas male members do not. Japan's Princess Mako announces engagement to commoner - BBC News 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z She will become a commoner when they marry. North Korea, Myanmar, Princess Mako: Your Monday Briefing 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z Tennis is a mongrel, conceived in the conflation of two precursors: rackets, played by criminals and commoners against prison and pub walls, and royals, played indoors by princes and priests. Perspective | The only thing less fair than the electoral college is the scoring in tennis 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z But are cunning plans enough to win a commoner the right to rule? Game of Thrones: Who is the true heir? - BBC News 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z The soldiers tallied Liangshan’s aristocrats, its commoners, its slaves, its Lolos, its Han. The enduring story of the American aviator lost in China after World War II: Here's where he may have spent the last years of his life 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z The duchess, who will succeed the Duke of Kent in presenting trophies on court, had humbler beginnings at Wimbledon, recalling to the BBC how she had queued for tickets during her days as a commoner. Inside the Royal Box at Wimbledon: Astronauts and V.I.P. Strawberries 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z His is one of the many forgotten accounts of peasants and commoners, who were an essential part of the rebellion, which a group of dedicated historians from Meerut are trying to revive. Indian mutiny: Remembering farmers who fought British rule - BBC News 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z Female members who marry commoners lose their royal status. Japan enacts law for Emperor Akihito, 83, to abdicate 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z The family is set to shrink further, to 18, after the announcement this week that Princess Mako, the emperor’s 25-year-old granddaughter, is about to be engaged to a university classmate, a lawyer and a commoner. Japan’s government takes first step toward allowing emperor to abdicate 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z When she marries a commoner, she will become one herself. Japan’s Cabinet OKs bill to let Emperor Akihito abdicate 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z When she marries she will become a commoner. Japan’s Cabinet OKs bill to let Emperor Akihito abdicate 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z Under Japan's Imperial Household Law of 1947, princesses who marry commoners are removed from the royal family. The princess, the palace and the shrinking royal line - BBC News 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z Under the law, Akihito and his two sons were able to marry commoners, who became part of the monarchy. Princess Mako of Japan to lose royal status by marrying commoner 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z Japan's imperial law requires a princess to leave the royal family after marrying a commoner. Japan monarchy: Princess Mako to lose royal status by marrying commoner - BBC News 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z So when the princess, a 25-year-old doctoral student at International Christian University in Tokyo, marries Kei Komuro, 25, an aspiring lawyer, she will become a commoner, narrowing the prospective pool of heirs to the throne. Japanese Princess’s Engagement Revives Debate on Women in Royal Family 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z My father used to tell me that he dreamed of a country headed by a commoner and not a monarch. Nepal election: The women who want to bring change - BBC News 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z Her transition from closeted princess to commoner attracted considerable attention. The princess, the palace and the shrinking royal line - BBC News 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z Or, better, divorce her husband, and send him tumbling back to the pool of commoners. “A Small Flame” 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, commoners lived humbly in settlements dispersed around the city's core of pyramids and monuments. It wasn't just Greece: Archaeologists find early democratic societies in the Americas 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z Twelve years ago, Princess Mako’s aunt, Princess Sayako, now 48, the only daughter of Emperor Akihito, married a commoner and left the imperial household. Japanese Princess’s Engagement Revives Debate on Women in Royal Family 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z From kings to commoners, Europeans, too, once routinely consumed human blood, bones, skin, guts and body parts. In Many Species, a Family Dinner Means Something Else 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z How he treats us commoners won’t change because he’s President Trump. Yes, America, you can resist the brutishness of the reign of Trump — when progressives truly unite 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z Lord Snowdon was dashing and suave and, as a commoner, was seen as bringing the royal family a much-needed touch of modernity. Lord Snowdon, photographer who married Britain’s Princess Margaret, dies at 86 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z By all appearances it was nothing special, a typical house for a typical commoner. It wasn't just Greece: Archaeologists find early democratic societies in the Americas 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z From the beginning, the social contract between commoners and royals constituted a trade-off: a share of the country’s wealth in exchange for absolute rule by the Saud monarchs. Saudi Royal Family Is Still Spending in an Age of Austerity 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z At some point, all American families were commoner muck from somewhere else. Trump has a life many aspire to. That's one reason people voted him | Justin Gest 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z It was a way to let Russian people keep their long weekend without the annual reminder that a rabble of commoners can overthrow an autocrat. Putin can’t seem to find a ‘national idea’ for Russians, so he’s proposing a law to do it. 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z It probably will be replaced by three members of the new King's own choosing, with the likelihood that two of the members will represent the nobility and one the commoners. AP WAS THERE: When Thailand's Bhumibol became king in 1946 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Srirasmi relinquished her titles and returned to life as a commoner. 4 Things to Know About Thailand's Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z While chinks in the wall of secrecy appear through legal cases and tabloid reports overseas, the royals have learned not to flaunt their wealth before the nation’s 30 million commoners. Saudi Royal Family Is Still Spending in an Age of Austerity 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z His actions and words were often described by commoners in magical terms. Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand dies at 88; world’s longest-reigning monarch 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z It probably will be replaced by three members of the new King’s own choosing, with the likelihood that two of the members will represent the nobility and one the commoners. AP WAS THERE: When Thailand's Bhumibol became king in 1946 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z His mother, a Thai commoner, was studying nursing. Thailand's King Bhumibol, world's longest-reigning monarch, dead at 88 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Else, bankruptcy will start staring the commoner right in his or her face, like an ogre. The EpiPen, a Case Study in Health System Dysfunction 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z There’s an ongoing project in this part of the city, focused on tombs and homes in an area believed to be the residences of “commoners.” North Carolina editorial roundup 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z His mother, Michiko, the first commoner to become empress, helped to bring in fresh changes to the palace in child-rearing and education. Who is Naruhito, Japan's likely next emperor? 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z His decision to marry a commoner — shocking at the time — certainly suggested that he was chafing at the strictures of his position. In the ashes of post-war Japan, a young Prince Akihito broke with tradition for an interview with an American 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z Voltaire was typical of the self-interested commoner who promoted commerce and liberty as an antidote to arbitrary authority and hierarchy. How Rousseau Predicted Trump 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z Nor were they deemed so in 1946, when the current king ascended the throne as a young, American-born son of a commoner. Twilight of the king 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z And now for some happy news from a land far, far from the political antics in Cleveland: Pippa Middleton, the sister of the Duchess of Cambridge, is engaged to fellow commoner, hudge-fund manager James Matthews. Pippa Middleton engaged to her hedge-funder BF 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z My new friend merely returned the crossword to its original state, a reclamation by the commoner against the global plutocrats. A 91-year-old woman finished a crossword puzzle that was actually art in a museum 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Crowe at times directs the commoners to repeat key phrases, as in the tumultuous conclusion of the production’s first part, when they angrily chant “The people are the city” while the senators hastily retreat. Review: ‘Coriolanus’ in Madison Has 20th-Century Costumes and 21st-Century Conflict 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z In the middle ages, royalty would often leave the throne to walk the streets with the commoners. 35 signs you are obsessed with golf - Golf Digest 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z Courtiers reinstated archaic traditions, such as a requirement that commoners prostrate themselves before royals. Twilight of the king 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z But what the Supreme Court told us Monday is that this is pretty common for folks who aren’t commoners. McDonnell may be in the clear with the Supreme Court, but the public is another story 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z It’s a magic castle that turns commoners into royalty, however briefly. Can the Newly Reopened Ritz Paris Succeed? 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z “Dark Horse” isn’t really about horse racing at all — rather, it’s a story of self-described commoners who prove that scrappiness and horse sense are underrated qualities. Another inspirational horse-racing movie, but ‘Dark Horse’ is worth the ride 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z So it was two years ago, when I waited in his Paisley Park studios for what would be our third and final sit down: Me, the commoner, awaiting the prince who was actually king. Magic memories: Prince’s warmth and wit shone in private 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z Guillotin, according to Dr. Morowitz, thought this method of execution was in keeping with the equality principle of the revolution by subjecting all capital offenders, nobility and commoners, to the same method of death. Harold J. Morowitz, biophysicist and witty essayist, dies at 88 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z Though Burke believed in aristocratic leadership and spoke to and for a mostly aristocratic polity, he understood that conservatism had to appeal to the commoner. This is why the right hates Donald Trump: He doesn’t question their core beliefs, but they still see the danger 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z They use course language, even profanity, to appeal to the commoners. Donald Trump rattles our foundation: Can the people be trusted with democracy? 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z They have to pass commoners on their way to the office space and to a room where lunch is frequently served. ‘Leg’-Mart’ growing on Wyoming lawmakers, public 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z In real life, however, the house at which the popular TV show is filmed does allow commoners to traipse through. Take a Tour of the Real Downton Abbey House 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z In elections it's rarer, but commoner than you might suppose. When the flip of a coin wins an election - BBC News 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z Egalitarianism, that old utopian aspiration, can only happen amongst long-suffering commoners. Free love or genocide? The trouble with Utopias 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z Cerebral, sensitive, sometimes excruciatingly erudite, he’s a philosopher king among denominator-lowering commoners. ‘Anomalisa’ contemplates desire, love and loneliness, by way of puppets 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Ipuwer laments that instead of an all-powerful and wise pharaoh dominating the land, commoners assert their authority with impudence, and chaos reigns. Did Egypt’s Old Kingdom Die—or Simply Fade Away? 2015-12-24T05:00:00Z Nick says that with enough experience, ‘‘you can reliably tell, at least for the commoner species, what the thing is, even if they are enormously variable, and you could not begin to explain how.’’ Sex, Death and Mushrooms 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Death cares not whether you are poor or rich, anonymous or famous, commoner or royal. Royals win absurd World Series Game 1 in 14 innings 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z In exchange for sticking to the strict forest laws, commoners were allowed to graze their livestock on the king's lands. Protecting England's historic herds - BBC News 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z The shop also relies on way too much truffle oil, the ingredient designed to add “sophistication” to commoner food, which often wears this finery like a cheap suit. At Melt Shop, stick to the basics and you’re in for a gooey good time 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z Mr. Matthews isn’t proclaiming moral standards that he doesn’t live by; he is proclaiming moral standards unevenly, which is a far commoner and less reprehensible thing. ‘Hypocrite,’ the All-Purpose Political Insult 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z But outstanding issues with the rights of commoners must be resolved before a formal decision is made. Issues over Circuit of Wales, Ebbw Vale 'a formality' - BBC News 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z It said outstanding issues with the rights of commoners must be resolved before a formal decision was made. Circuit of Wales plans at Ebbw Vale move a step closer - BBC News 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z Each autumn the commoners release about 300 pigs, which can happily stomach the acorns, to eat them up before the ponies do. Protecting England's historic herds - BBC News 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z Over time, this relationship with the Habsburgs became so lopsided that Fugger, born a commoner, was able to cajole the monarchs into granting extraordinary favors. He remade capitalism, religion and history. You’ve probably never heard of him. 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z “I am the only commoner in the field,” he adds, “if you look at the rest, they are either career politicians or very wealthy people.” Meet the Only GOP Candidate Who Won't Be at the Debates 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z In Burke’s case, it was aristocrats over commoners; in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, it would be masters over slaves, employers over employees, husbands and men over women and wives. We have the left and right all wrong: The real story of the politics of nostalgia and tradition 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z Along the way, he has relied on all manner of experts and commoners and says he is always pleasantly surprised when he meets people who know about Lawson. Writer retraces steps of Englishman’s trip through Carolinas 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z They are all owned by commoners, a group of about 700 people who exercise their right to let their animals graze on the forest land. Protecting England's historic herds - BBC News 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z Scottish kings and the parliament periodically issued edicts banning short golf, partly because it was a nuisance and partly because it distracted commoners from practicing their archery, deemed necessary for defense of the realm. It Only Took 600 Years for Golf to Return to the Masses 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z Johann Rupert, the owner of Cartier, is worried that the commoners are ready to run the jewels. “We are destroying the middle classes”: Why one of the world’s richest men is starting to sound awfully like Bernie Sanders 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z Project archaeologist Matt Champion said what made the images special was they were of "medieval commoners" who lived their lives "leaving barely a mark on history". Norfolk graffiti survey uncovers 'medieval selfies' - BBC News 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z The prince, 36, must get permission from the king to marry a commoner, and his great uncles lost their royal titles and succession rights when they went ahead with a wedding without it. Sweden royal wedding: Sofia Hellqvist becomes real-life princess - BBC News 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z “It’s a major cause of species extinction—lots of species are now disappearing because they are being genetically swamped by other, commoner ones,” said Stuart Pimm, a professor of conservation ecology at Duke University. Global Warming Spawns Hybrid Species 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z Originally long golf was beyond the reach of commoners since it required multiple clubs per player and expensive balls. It Only Took 600 Years for Golf to Return to the Masses 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z Some of the illustrations showed grown men, guards and warriors and courtiers, whose faces scared me—their stylized cruelty, in a pitiless world of all-powerful chiefs and quaking commoners. Surfing into Adolescence 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z Unlike under previous kings, the intelligence agency and foreign ministry are controlled by commoners beholden to royal patrons, and in strategic government departments like defense and interior, no deputy ministers are princes. King's changes make Saudi policy less predictable 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z But in this particular case, he is no commoner. For Kate Middleton's And Prince William's Royal Babies, A Life Less Ordinary 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z But what was not expected was the appointment of a commoner to the post for the first time. Saudi Arabia's King Salman breaks with tradition - BBC News 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z There’s something surreal about Hillary Clinton’s Marie Antoinette tour, sampling cake and commoners. She rides by van: The Hillary Clinton launch 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z It was Roosevelt's genius to treat kings like commoners and commoners like kings. FDR: A Monumental Man 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z The one bright spot to the whole visit is the eventual stroll through the magnificence of Westminster Hall, where you tread with kings and commoners. What should we do with the Palace of Westminster? 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said in the past each commoner had been able to claim on a proportion of the total eligible area of a common. Common land farmers set for payout 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z "The main reason why people like us marry in the royal families is that commoners would find it very difficult to cope with the restrictions existing in a royal household," he says. The lavish lifestyle of India's royalty 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z It’s almost as if the commoners are trying to get him to gossip about family matters, and voters will understand if he’s too much of a gentleman to do so. Jeb’s clueless Bush privilege: The arrogant dynasty debacle he won’t get away with 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z The protagonist, Valkyria, is a barbarian princess secretly raised by a commoner as a boy and later trained as a warrior. My Dad, the Pornographer 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z He was buried six days later after a full state funeral - the only commoner of the 20th century to be accorded such an honour. In pictures: Churchill celebrated 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z The site was a religious and commercial center, home to both elite and commoners of the culture. Artifacts at risk as Black Warrior River erodes soil 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z Despite his access to great wealth he was “ascetic” and spoke plainly to commoners. Saudi Arabia as America's Frenemy: Obama To Visit "Ally" Which Makes World More Dangerous 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z Even the British royals have done a better job at bringing in new blood: Kate, the future queen, was a commoner. No freshness in our 2016 presidential contest 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z In a survey of four dozen high-level officials who had been publicly purged as of last September, Professor Barmé found that all had roots in China’s “commoner” class, rising from humble origins. In China’s Antigraft Campaign, Small Victories and Bigger Doubts 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Stem-cell turnover means, for example, that tumours of the large intestine are commoner than those of the small one, while basal-cell carcinomas in the skin are commoner than melanomas. Chancing your arm 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z According to protocol in Britain, a commoner is not supposed to touch members of the royal family. King James commits personal foul with royal touch 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z She was a genuine commoner and very few documents survive other than records of her marriage and death. The mystery of Oliver Cromwell's 'queen' 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z The order appears to leave Princess Srirasm, who was a commoner before she married the crown prince in 2001, in a fragile position. Family of Thai Princess Is Stripped of Royal Name 2014-11-30T05:00:00Z And she insists that she has the commoner’s touch, understands the plight of the American worker — so much so that she wants to be president. JOSEPH CURL: Hillary Clinton: This cycle’s Mitt Romney 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z The king is thought to have used his acoustic chair when holding audiences with noblemen and commoners during his time living in Brazil. The hearing aid chair fit for a king 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z As they drafted the Constitution, the founding fathers envisioned that their new republic would be governed by a temporary leadership class of farmers, doctors and assorted commoners who would retain close ties to their communities. The Bumpkinification of the Midterm Elections 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z “There was an alluring combination of aristocrat and commoner about Bradlee.” Ben Bradlee, Editor Who Directed Watergate Coverage, Dies at 93 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z Mr. Joko’s unlikely presidential victory over Mr. Prabowo was characterized by many as a battle between a commoner and someone from Indonesia’s political elite and authoritarian past. Joko Widodo Is Sworn In as Indonesian President 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z There’s a reason all this is true—and in commoner families too, not just yours. Open Letter to the Royal Baby: Being a Second-Born Stinks 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z “Jokowi is not a famous person’s son — he’s a commoner,” said Salim Said, a prominent Indonesian political analyst and former diplomat, referring to Mr. Joko by his popular nickname. Joko Widodo, Populist Governor, Is Named Winner in Indonesian Presidential Vote 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z Commentators increasingly referred to “middling sorts” who “could not be classified either as gentlemen or out-and-out commoners,” writes Wood. America: An empire of contention His 2004 marriage to Letizia, a commoner and former journalist, in the face of resistance by conservative royalists was also greeted in Spain as an example of his independent streak. Felipe Is Proclaimed New King of Spain 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z But the future Queen of Spain is just one of a number of commoners who married into royal families in recent years. From Commoner to Queen: King's Future Royal Is Not The Only Cinderella 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z Acquaintances said Zhou Yuanxing, a former farmer, was widely liked and lived somewhat like a commoner, riding an old bicycle and playing low-stakes mah-jongg. Xiqiantou Journal: Investigated by China’s Leaders, Powerful Family Has a Defender: Its Hometown 2014-04-22T01:09:34Z What is telling is that his uncommonness is not marshaled on the show to help comedy’s commoners. Letter From America: Seinfeld, His Show, and Inequality 2014-04-14T17:42:35Z The elevation to hereditary nobility automatically barred him from sitting among the elected commoners in the House of Commons. Tony Benn, Leftist Icon in Britain, Dies at 88 2014-03-14T08:01:06Z “We perform for the poor as well as the rich, for the prime minister as well as the commoner,” Bhat says. World's Largest Street Performer Community to Be Torn Apart 2014-03-04T08:05:19Z The origins of bisokchigi are unclear but some say it originated around the late 10th century, when dissatisfied commoners tossed stones at the headstones of the graves of aristocrats. South Korea Looks Beyond Skating 2014-02-05T16:51:45Z She is one of about 600 commoners who own the thousands of animals roaming freely in the national park, exercising special rights granted in the 13th Century. What future for the forest commoner? 2013-12-28T10:09:04Z The Crown claimed ownership of all the mute swans in England and Wales in the 12th Century, primarily to stop commoners depriving the royals of a favourite banqueting dish. The wildlife with royal protection 2013-10-29T09:33:16Z Pre-paid subscriptions are more expensive than contracts, but are commoner in developing countries because upfront payments to operators are more reliable. Daily chart: When in roam... 2013-10-07T14:37:56Z Besides, the new commoner King can count on a realm where all such contradictions are resolved--common vs. royal, blue blood vs. red. Royal Contradiction: U.K. Greets New Commoner King 2013-07-25T13:20:28Z Kate is a particularly popular figure in Britain, not least because she is a commoner by birth. It's a Boy! 2013-07-22T21:05:23Z But, despite schemes to buy land and build homes, commoners continue to struggle while new arrivals to the forest often lack the skills or inclination to exercise their common rights. What future for the forest commoner? 2013-12-28T10:09:04Z When the White Queen, Elizabeth Woodville, became the first 'commoner' to marry an English king, some muttered she may have used magic to enchant him. The White Queen: was she a witch? 2013-07-11T16:07:05Z The grocer's daughter, feted by her admirers as the heir to the great commoners of the past, made her last journey in an atmosphere of regal splendour. The funeral's place in history 2013-04-18T08:29:53Z A royal commoner? a commoner King? it sounds a little like a straight-to-cable Adam Sandler movie: cute babies get switched around in the maternity ward, frazzled Mom and Dad don't notice, and hijinks ensue. Royal Contradiction: U.K. Greets New Commoner King 2013-07-25T13:20:28Z But it did a great job of establishing her as a potentially powerful, destabilizing force while giving us a glimpse of the commoners’ lives. Game of Thrones: Freedom's Just Another Word 2013-04-01T11:45:00Z An analysis of more than 150 skeletons from a 3,300-year-old cemetery at the ancient Egyptian city of Amarna reveals fractures, wear and tear from heavy lifting, and rampant malnutrition amongst the city's commoners. 3,300-Year-Old Egyptian Skeletons Reveal Lower Classes' Hard Lives 2013-03-19T17:15:00.547Z His governance of the north of the country during those years was marked by its competence and the many reforms in favor of commoners and the poor, by whom he was much loved. Richard III's Bones: Should One of History's Losers Be Redeemed? 2013-02-05T03:35:25Z The characters in his plays that begin the bawdy jests and elaborate badinage are almost always pages and buffoons, commoners at the mercy of their aristocratic overlords. The pun conundrum 2013-01-16T00:55:26Z Even though the martyred Diana was a commoner too, at least technically, she was nonetheless a daughter of the peerage. Royal Contradiction: U.K. Greets New Commoner King 2013-07-25T13:20:28Z But calling someone a “pleb,” a plebeian, a commoner, would be deeply insulting. #Plebgate: Why Britain's Latest Scandal Is All about Class 2012-12-24T19:05:24Z |
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