| 单词 | courtier |
| 例句 | The moment I stood before that glittering crowd of sumptuously dressed courtiers, I lapsed into a sort of dream. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I alter bodies, change hair colors and skin tones, give a man a songbird voice, erase agelines, and try to reassure frantic courtiers about how beautiful they are. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The courtier wiped the spittle with a special cloth and stored it for safekeeping. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z "My daughter's been responsible for setting a few unnatural beauty trends among the younger courtiers. That terrible blip with the sea-blue skin tone, and the trend where courtiers matched their teacup pets." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z "I heard the queen wants to extend royal beauty restrictions to high-house courtiers. All of us might have to settle for a single definitive look," one woman says. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Ladies and courtiers wore their finest silks and jewels, and musicians sounded their tabors, drums, and lutes. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Ladies and courtiers drew back as the king fled from the hall with Gertrude at his side. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z A veil covers me, an attempt at protection against the ever-present newsies and courtiers in the palace halls. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z They were old clothes, long gowns like the ones ancient courtiers and scholars wore in the movies. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I—well, I should hope I’m more than just some simpering courtier,” she said with as much bravado as she could muster. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Vasiljevic, also applauding, looked at him approvingly and smiled; Bobby leaned back in his chair, swiveled back and forth, and smugly basked, Mussolini-like, in his courtiers’ adulation. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Glamorous courtiers climb in and out of private carriages. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z A fair number of courtiers, slaves and others were still moving about here but this only made the two girls less conspicuous. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z She leads Astrid, her ladies-of-honor, and a train of eager courtiers out of the room and into the Grand Entry Hall. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z With that, she turns her attention to another courtier. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The halls of the castle were silent as they strode to her room, taking the empty servants’ passages to avoid any too-curious courtiers learning more about her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z We take a palace lift to avoid more courtiers. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Above all, though, she adored dance, believing it would teach her courtiers elegance, decorum and a respect for order. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z He was plainly dressed and looking ill at ease among the courtiers hoping to catch the king's eye with their finery. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Probably a thousand goblins, courtiers and diplomats and civil servants, were spread out around the courtyard, and all of them were dancing in strict rhythm in a great spiral. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z His reputation with women was well known in the castle—so well known that he had to seize courtiers as they arrived or go into Rifthold for a different sort of woman. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I see Queen Annet of the southmost Unseelie Court, the Court of Moths, signal to her courtiers to leave the hall. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The promenades boast animated cameos and portraits of famed courtiers that wink and wave as we pass. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Behind the musicians walked women bearing Monoma- tapa’s household needs, courtiers who carried his furniture and more soldiers. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z One man, dressed in black, kneeled closer to the king, separate from the rest of the courtiers. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z "She made me give a courtier a pig nose! In front of everyone in the game room." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Even as he said it, she spotted him frowning at a passing courtier who looked too long in Celaena’s direction. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z There in her arms I cried myself to sleep, and I dreamed of the courtier and the pink-cheeked maiden. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Rémy and three other guards cart Amber and me through halls thick with courtiers. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z With wide-open eyes, she chattered to invisible courtiers and plucked nervously at her silver necklace. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z As the two courtiers prepared to leave, Gertrude leaned forward and called them back. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Others list beautiful courtiers who have landed in the beauty-scopes this week. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z So she went down from her room into the hall, attended by two maids and holding a veil before her face, looking so lovely her courtiers trembled to see her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z "We're Belles, not courtesans. They already have plenty of those girls at court—ready to be kissed—tripping over themselves and their high pianelles to get to titled courtiers from high houses." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The mummies spoke through female mediums who represented the panaqa s surviving courtiers or their descendants. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Stiffly, Spurge tried to follow the motions of the courtiers around him. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Anicius Boethius was a powerful courtier who was among the finest medieval Western mathematicians, which makes him worth noting. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The courtiers around us gape and titter, but only for a moment. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Well-organized handwriting blocks note lady courtiers' names, their beauty services and secrets, and tips to tackling unforeseen treatment challenges, like stubborn moles and missing bones. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She ignored the passing courtiers and servants, focusing instead on the fading day. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Egged on by scheming courtiers and generals, relations between Atawallpa and Washkar spent several years swinging through the emotional valence from concealed suspicion to overt hostility. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She lingers in the Grand Imperial Ballroom surrounded by well-wishers and courtiers, who clamor for her attention. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Then before any could look away he held up the Gorgon’s head; and at the sight one and all, the cruel King and his servile courtiers, were turned into stone. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Since it was a mere two days in a fast coach from Tarbean, a great many wealthy nobles, politicians, and courtiers made their homes there. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Well-dressed courtiers step out of the glittering chariots that lift people from one palace floor to another. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The rest of the courtiers present are strangers. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Estraven was a courtier, a politician, and l a fool to have trusted him. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The morning appointment ledger is usually only filled with lady courtiers from all over Orléans. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The Queen had no intention of keeping him for long, but he was so different from her many courtiers, with their elegant clothes and cool, appraising blue eyes. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z A cold wind follows courtiers through the doors leading from the Royal Game Salon dock. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Argaven was less kingly, less manly, than he looked at a distance among his courtiers. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Ser Gerris was all his prince was not: tall and lean and comely, with a swordsman’s grace and a courtier’s wit. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Glass cabinets contain beauty-scopes—tiny brass kaleidoscopes clustered by season and year—featuring images of the kingdom's best and brightest courtiers, taken by the Orléans press corps. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The official joined another column of courtiers dancing in the opposite direction and soon disappeared from sight. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Royal relatives, ministers, and titled courtiers from high houses and merchant houses crowd the table. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Claudine opens a parasol over their heads, and they disappear under it like a pair of gossiping courtiers. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z When courtiers receive their appointments, their portraits fill every newspaper and beauty pamphlet. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The surface is covered with courtier portraits and tiny beads from broken beauty-scopes. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She flashed her teeth at him, then closed her mouth as several courtiers strode past, servants in tow. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z "You could be a famed courtier. Only having to worry about dresses and gossip and landing in the scopes and papers." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I'm careful to keep my head down as courtiers pass by. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Ladies in their finest gowns and courtiers with brimming cups of wine sought the best seats on benches, chairs, and cushions. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The assassin might have bothered to care about the slight if she had any interest in courtiers. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The prince nodded to another flock of cooing courtiers, and didn’t look at either the assassin or the Captain of the Guard as he spoke again. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He waved at a file of courtiers, mostly women, that wound from the huge double doors to the prince, a small figure at the far reach of the hall. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z For the best part of half a century, the author of the Arte was held to be a senior courtier and the work’s contents the fruit of deep privileged knowledge. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The portraits of other courtier children circle hers. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He ate some bread, and said, “My girls, they do like to dance. Little one, Shirley, she going to dance like a courtier when she’s grown. The big one, she wants the graces.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “Please,” said another courtier, “tell me that Chaol doesn’t suddenly have a wife.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The Roach orders me to practice moving through the crowds of courtiers without being noticed, to eavesdrop without seeming interested. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Soon Myrna’s brutal social manner had driven my courtiers from the table, and we were left alone, all cold coffee and hot words. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I followed the servant past the lodgings of courtiers and ministers greater than my father. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Prince Hamlet shone with his own glory, and courtiers arranged themselves around him like the smaller lights in the heavens around their sun. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z On the walls the crows muttered round the heads like courtiers round a king. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The courtiers, bishops, heralds, pages, judges, and spectators were talking as they came. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The ground was too dirty to receive the Inka’s saliva so he always spat into the hand of a courtier. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z My sisters bounce around in their beautiful dresses and speak to other courtiers and newsies. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She smells like a mishmash of courtier perfume. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z My makeup is done up like a courtier in a beauty-scope—thickly lined eyes with gold accents, red jewels dotted along my eyebrows, a powdered face, bright lips. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The shifting lamplight limned their stony scales, and shimmering motes of jade and scarlet and gold swam in the air around them, like courtiers around a king. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Richard watched him walk away, a straight-backed courtier, and thought how different he was from the mercenary. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Educated Englishmen could read it; by using it, Bruno signalled that he was addressing himself to poets and courtiers, not to professors of mathematics or philosophy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z A favored lady courtier yanks them away to reveal her new nose. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Louis turns on him, furious, but the courtier says, "France cannot lose a queen and a king in one day, my lord. We would not survive." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z All the courtiers and nobles, all the wives and children and cousins are modeled with their own opinions of and relationships with every other character in the game. Video Game Review: Crusader Kings II by Paradox Interactive 2012-03-30T22:47:44Z The road to the little king's maturity was rocky, what with tangled layers of royal lineage, noble bureaucracies, scheming courtiers, far-flung international intrigues and years of bloody civil war. 'Woven Gold: Tapestries of Louis XIV': Splendid pomp and circumstance at the Getty 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z For one thing, when the emperor said they would visit his gardens, he meant that he, Rosethorn, and Briar, as well as a gaggle of mages and courtiers, watched as gardeners dealt with the plants. Exclusive: An Excerpt from the Upcoming YA-Fantasy Novel by Tamora Pierce 2013-05-30T16:41:07Z His wife, incarcerated for misbehaving with a dashing Swedish courtier, remained in Germany. Royal Ladies, Royal Intrigue 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z The courtier was more scared of Mary Poppins than he was of the king. Mary Poppins and Henry the Eighth by Nick Hornby 2012-07-26T10:24:47Z When Margaret Thatcher dies and her courtiers genuflect to her one last time in St. Paul’s Cathedral, Bennett shows no pity. The voice of Winnie the Pooh is something of a teddy bear himself (with claws) 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z Ambitious politicians and military officers had to be fawning, sycophantic courtiers. A toxic monarch 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z Or was he actually confused over whether the courtiers had stolen Rigoletto’s sweetheart or daughter? Tyne Daly as Maria Callas vs. Maria Callas as Herself 2011-07-26T17:01:13Z The industrial-strength kitchen was capable of keeping 600 schmoozing courtiers thoroughly — if not well — fed. No royal wedding invite? You can still enjoy Great Britain’s palaces and castles 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z Gawking courtiers crowd together, pushing toward the right where the Virgin sits mute in a pavilion. Art Review: ‘The Adoration of the Magi’ at Museum of Biblical Art 2012-08-10T04:40:08Z The macabre objects underscore the awareness-of-mortality theme that runs through Tom Stoppard’s dizzying philosophical comedy, a riff on “Hamlet” that places two of that play’s doomed minor courtiers center stage. Giving a young set designer her props 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Others painting the scene have added courtiers on horseback. Asia Week Art in Manhattan Galleries 2010-03-25T22:02:00Z A good third of “Mantel Pieces” is devoted to kings and queens and courtiers, another third to the revolutionaries who are out to string them up. Hilary Mantel Takes On Royals and Rebels in a Book of Essays 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z His story of dreamy lovers split apart by scheming courtiers is also a protest against rulers, like the unseen duke, whose riches are wrung from the blood of their people. Review: Pulled Apart by ‘Love and Intrigue’ 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z If he sounds like a courtier of celebrity and corporate luxury, he doesn’t care. Up Close: Richard Phillips, the Painter, in His Best Role: Himself 2011-11-30T20:01:52Z He knows that the courtiers have taken Gilda but is impotent to act. Music Review: An Unsteady ‘Rigoletto’ Rat Pack 2013-01-29T13:33:55Z Though the entertainers are sometimes called kings, they are really courtiers, devoted to a highly specific form of flattery. Review: ‘Magic Mike XXL,’ Fleshing Out a Sequel With Heart as Well as Pecs and Abs 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z Uniforms for Hapsburg courtiers are also on view; their soldiers, advisers and diplomats dressed in furs and gold embroidery. Antiques: Looking Back at Cuba and the Lower East Side 2014-04-17T20:23:16Z In each one, life-size kings, princes, princesses and courtiers occupy a corner of the foreground. ‘Renaissance Splendor: Catherine de’ Medici’s Valois Tapestries’ Review: Woven Vistas of Pageantry 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z It turns out to be a representation of a scene in Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” with the characters dressed in the style of seventh-century Japanese courtiers. In Haruki Murakami’s New Novel, a Painter’s Inspiration Is Supernatural 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z “The Royals” is a mischievous sendup, a “Dynasty” about a real dynasty, and Ms. Hurley is quite amusing as she sashays across the marble halls of Buckingham Palace, making catty remarks to servile courtiers. Review: ‘The Royals’ on E! Is Another Pretender to the Throne 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Last night, in a scene where Logan’s advisers counselled him on whether to take the company private, the characters achieved an awareness of themselves as courtiers or rude mechanicals. The Trash-Talk Pyrotechnics of the “Succession” Finale 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z They are mentioned in the pages of the Kama Sutra and served as senior courtiers to the subcontinent’s Mughal rulers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Pakistan transgender leader calls for end to culture of 'gurus' 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z In the opening scene a courtier vainly assures the audience that this play, “may well be laughed at,/Yet is it true.” Fiasco Theater Company Rides Shakespeare to Success 2011-09-02T19:00:54Z But when his courtiers address him more spontaneously, this Richard instinctively bends away, stiffly, for this is not a man made for bending. | London Theater Journal: Porcelain Portrayal of a Fragile King 2012-02-03T15:48:00Z He became a courtier and was acquainted with Mozart. Fables Leap Back and Forth Through Time in ‘Flights’ 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z I would create — or unleash, for they were real people — a heaving mob of courtiers, who listened at doors, who opened each other’s letters. Hilary Mantel on Taking Her ‘Wolf Hall’ Novels to the Stage 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z Still, he was more gypsy than courtier and much of his life was ultimately spent abroad, sketching or painting in Italy, Albania, Greece, Egypt, Palestine, and even India. Review | A plump, Victorian gentleman who was so very pleasant to know 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z A decadent emperor wantonly massacres his own people with the aid of a corrupt courtier. The Orphan of Zhao – review 2012-11-09T01:02:50Z Viserys spent most of this week besieged from all sides, hounded and ensnared like a sacrificial stag by Rhaenyra’s bitter resentment, his courtiers’ attempted manipulations and his own self-doubt. ‘House of the Dragon,’ Season 1, Episode 3: Two Targaryen Hunts 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z When Henry, too stout to relive his jousting days, is thrown from his horse and seems dead, the hubbub of panicking courtiers is conveyed via the ticking calculations in Cromwell's head. EL James, JK Rowling, Hilary Mantel … the women who dominated publishing in 2012 2012-11-30T22:55:17Z His accent is as plummy as that of the most pompous courtier, but the language it adorns is far from gentlemanly. ‘Henry IV’ Plays, With Antony Sher as Falstaff, in London 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z David Dimbleby revisits the 1953 coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, the first, thanks to the advent of television, to be seen by more than an abbey full of courtiers. TV highlights 03/06/2013 2013-06-03T06:00:11Z But it would be equally wrong to conclude that Machiavelli was a narrow-eyed courtier bent solely on reducing others. Review | Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince’ is looking pretty good in the Trump era 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z “But I didn’t fancy playing the courtier so I refused.” Sir Peter Blake: ‘All a country has is its culture; the rest is infrastructure’ 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z A courtier popped his head apologetically around the door of Broughton Castle. ‘Wolf Hall,’ a Six-Part TV Series, Tackles Hilary Mantel’s Books 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z Among the courtiers, Catalabutte, the master of ceremonies, has a personality—officious, irascible—in every production I’ve seen, but here his subordinate, a little herald in a three-cornered hat, has a personality, too. Ratmansky’s Beauty Wakes Up 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z What matters is that the plays exist, and the author – whether he was a glover's son from Stratford or some better-connected and more fancily educated courtier – is necessarily absent from them. Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare? by James Shapiro | Book review 2010-04-03T23:07:00Z It begins with light comedy, as Joan outwits or browbeats squires, soldiers, courtiers and even an archbishop into letting her have her way. Review: In Shaw’s ‘Saint Joan,’ a Sane and Sensible Martyr 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z In a production that originally played the Hudson Shakespeare Festival, a small cast, including the Pearl Company member Sean McNall and Joey Parsons, plays all the lovers, fairies, courtiers and more. Theater Listings for Sept. 4-10 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Servants and courtiers, too, are given their say. Review | Future kings don’t squeeze their own toothpaste: Tales of the pampered British royal family 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z But is the courtier engaged in a calculating power move? Review: A Long-Awaited New Opera Is a Raucous Beauty 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z Love only strikes, however, when Danielle slips off her humble garb and dons a courtier’s dress to buy back a servant her stepmother has sold. Review: ‘Ever After,’ a Slipperless Cinderella Tale, at the Paper Mill Playhouse 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z He was still the courtier, just a more grandly titled one. The Third Man by Peter Mandelson 2010-07-17T23:05:00Z With a children's mazurka, a cast of courtiers and a full corps de ballet, we get a glimpse of the opulence audiences in imperial Moscow would have enjoyed. Bolshoi: Russian Seasons 2010-07-30T20:31:00Z Of course, there have always been courtiers who can’t be doing with their impossible masters and mistresses, and regard being subservient to their headstrong ways as an inordinate trial. Meghan and Harry's story is quite the drama, but it's no abdication crisis 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z The courtier system in Hollywood is, she nods, “unnerving”. 'Awards chat makes me sick': Olivia Colman, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz on new film, The Favourite 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z He is tricked into joining a delegation to London by a courtier who has eyes for his wife. A Rich, Old-Fashioned Spy Thriller Set in Elizabethan England 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z I like to think of courtiers opening them with expectant cries, and multi-coloured tissue paper sailing through palace rooms. Diamond jubilee: writers reflect on growing up Elizabethan 2012-06-01T21:50:02Z One of his clams is half-open to reveal a tiny carved scene of courtiers lounging at a castle. Antiques: Vintage Thomas Molesworth Furniture Heads to Auction 2013-09-05T20:00:56Z This storied writer-director-actor and Casanova turned househusband showed up unannounced and had attendees gather around him in the lounge, like courtiers. Warren Beatty Wants Six Hours of Your Time. Or More. 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z The king or his courtiers also seem to have clicked on the 17th-century version of the “manage my image” long before the most basic of media communications. When Branding Was Fit for a King 2009-12-15T22:06:58Z Soon after sunset, in scenes broadcast live on television, Naruhito was ushered through dark wooden corridors, shielded by a ceremonial umbrella and preceded by courtiers holding torches. Japan monarch spends symbolic night with goddess to end throne rituals 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z Each queen is, to some degree, a pawn, manipulated by opportunistic courtiers and politicians who proclaim loyalty to the sovereigns they seek to undermine. ‘Mary Queen of Scots’ Review: Sexy, Spirited and Almost Convincing 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Whether this production is another connect-the-dots allegory hardly matters; “Hamlet” is political however you dress the courtiers. 5 Must-See Shows if You’re in New York This Month 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z The execution of the courtiers, Rivers and Gray, characters who scarcely register in this shortened version, had me thinking that the princes in the tower were being prematurely offed. Theater Review: ‘Richard III,’ with Ron Cephas Jones, at the Public Theater 2012-08-12T20:55:37Z Kennedy’s and Reagan’s first ladies were both tightly encircled by gay courtiers, though loyalty in both directions could easily waver. ‘Secret City,’ an Epic Narrative History of the Closet in the Capital 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z Anne’s time was as rife with corrupt monks and courtiers as ours is filled with greedy politicians and financiers. Obsessed with Anne Boleyn 2012-06-18T22:01:00Z Charles II, his dissolute courtier buddies and his merry mistresses enjoyed themselves in interiors like these. My best bit of historic Britain: historians' and authors' top tips 2012-08-17T21:45:07Z Her courtiers hate the habit; they perceive – hilariously – that reading is "elitist", and suspect incipient dementia. The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett – review 2012-05-29T11:00:22Z “Isn’t it strange that the only people who eat capons are sixteenth-century courtiers and twenty-first-century Brooklyn hipsters?” a publisher in his thirties, at the Susan B. Anthony setting, observed as he chewed. An Actual Dinner Party Inspired by Judy Chicago’s “The Dinner Party” 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z Early in the Prologue, the King is downstage chatting to some courtiers about what a good looker his baby daughter, Aurora, will grow up to be. Review: ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ Spurs American Ballet Theater to Work on the Details 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z Through social skills that Davenport-Hines likens to those of a Renaissance courtier, Falkner soon made himself into his employer’s indispensable right-hand man, commuting daily to the company’s mammoth industrial park at Elswick in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. Review | Looking back to a time when leaders and millionaires were also men of letters 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z George, impotent for some time, gracefully shares Anne with a lover, a courtier who fathered the three youngest of her six children; their marriage remains loving and supportive. Review | ‘A Net for Small Fishes’ is dark, entertaining historical fiction 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z The story goes that a courtier told a ribald tale, perhaps at dinner, possibly at Windsor Castle, and in expressing her disapproval Victoria was speaking for all the ladies present. Lessons on the Royal We, from “Mary Queen of Scots” and “The Favourite” 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z Like any courtier, you fall out of favour from time to time, and looking back at my diary it is embarrassing to see how often I was on the verge of resigning. 'Tony Blair called back to see if I had blown myself up' 2010-10-09T23:06:00Z Elizabeth regularly hit the road, taking hundreds of courtiers, servants and carts with her. ‘Downton Abbey’ and the History of Difficult Royal Visits 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z It’s framed by one of the outlying courtiers of the industry: a fictional former freelance journalist and reviewer named Joe Shaw. Nice Guy Meets Iron Man in the First Novel by Tom Hanks 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z His Dee, who trades in his hermit guise for the equally startling mustache and goatee worthy of a mincing courtier, is the one person here who may earn the designation of hero. 'Detective Dee': A Masterpiece from a Hong Kong Cinema Swami 2011-09-01T05:10:00Z As a scholar of systematic theology, I believe that Saint Ignatius of Loyola, a 16th-century Spanish courtier, provides insightful guidance. Ready to try an old approach to a New Year’s resolution? Saint Ignatius may provide some guidance 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z Adapted from Goethe’s novel “The Sorrows of Young Werther,” the opera tells of an aimless and melancholic young courtier in 1780s Germany, a dabbler in poetry, fixated on his own perceptions of life. Music Review: A New ‘Werther’ at the Metropolitan Opera 2014-02-19T11:01:44Z Eventually he realizes that he is nothing more than a “neoliberal courtier.” ‘Homeland Elegies’ Sings for a Fading Dream of National Belonging 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z In order to survive and prosper, Wyatt did what all courtiers had to do. Thomas Wyatt: The Heart's Forest by Susan Bridgen - review 2012-12-14T22:55:11Z Last week she did the same in George Balanchine’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” where, standing in the back row — the usual tall-girl spot — she played one of 26 courtiers. Review: City Ballet Debuts in Season Finale 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z Unlike the male courtiers in “The Favourite” who foolishly wager on duck races, Sarah didn’t make unnecessary gambles. The real women of "The Favourite" included an 18th-century Warren Buffett 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z Cromwell, his chief courtier, had persuaded the king to allow a complete English Bible, made by Tyndale's saintly collaborator, the former monk Miles Coverdale, to be sold openly and legally in England. The King James Bible reconsidered 2011-02-19T00:06:00Z The stage floods with courtiers, villagers, pageboys, ladies-in-waiting, her royal parents and the four royal suitors, each of whom hopes to be Prince Right. How ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ Tells Its Story Through Ballet 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Maccioni, critics complained, played the courtier to his important guests but pointedly ignored the diners who were not Henry Kissinger, Donald Trump or David Rockefeller. Sirio Maccioni, Whose Le Cirque Drew Manhattan’s Elite, Dies at 88 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z “The atmosphere during the filming, even for the courtiers looking on, was ‘Wow, this is the queen we might not have seen before,’” he said. It’s the Ultimate TV Prize: An Unscripted Queen Elizabeth 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z In his confident generalisations about Thatcher, Harris is like a long-faithful courtier freed by a monarch's death to speak the truth about them. Margaret Thatcher by Charles Moore; Not for Turning by Robin Harris – review 2013-04-24T12:57:02Z He was, after all, a climbing snob of the first order, a courtier, and he needed a background of fixed social hierarchy against which to do his insouciant but fawning thing. Art Review: Cecil Beaton?s Work at Museum of City of New York - Review 2011-11-10T23:02:14Z "You are commanded to be the sixth wife of Henry the Eighth," said the courtier. Mary Poppins and Henry the Eighth by Nick Hornby 2012-07-26T10:24:47Z The queen makes the final call on major decisions but on presentation she is aided by a fluid inner circle of senior royals, courtiers and public relations advisers. Queen's "Bond girl" stunt crowns majestic rebrand 2012-07-29T15:17:31Z During the sassy chorus that ends the first scene, Ms. Kim led the courtiers in a vaudeville routine, complete with shuffling dance steps. Music Review: ‘Un Ballo in Maschera’ at Metropolitan Opera 2012-11-09T21:13:05Z “Just as Ferdinand and his courtiers are ready to discard their ruses and reveal their hearts, a messenger arrives with the news that the Princess’ father has died. Shakespeare's 'Love's Labor's Lost': Kathleen Marshall directs a winner at the Old Globe 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z “It is a love turned to loathing of Vienna, the capital of ‘cavaliers, courtiers, epicures, estheticians, attitudinizers,’ of the ‘dramaturgy of pure gesture,’ of ‘poverty spiced with panache,’ of operettas, psychoanalysis and anti-Semitism.’ Frederic Morton, wartime refugee and then chronicler of Austria, dies at 90 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z If Mr. Galella was truly an artist, then you would, just as you can be transfixed by the faces of long-dead Spanish kings or English courtiers in the paintings of Velázquez or Holbein. | 'Smash His Camera': The Photographer Ron Galella, Source of Art or Agita? 2010-07-29T22:57:00Z In his native Venice, in glittering Paris, and then across the continent, he reinvented himself as he went, playing the roles of author, courtier, entrepreneur, spy. On the Trail of a Lover Boy in the Age of Enlightenment 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z He was at his happiest when close to power, an instinctive courtier, unless insulted or ignored. Isaac and Isaiah: The Covert Punishment of a Cold War Heretic by David Caute – review 2013-06-20T07:00:34Z For the palace scene an entire chorus of courtiers stands in rows before the orchestra, all brilliantly costumed. Music Review: Stravinsky?s Tales, Dunked in the Spin Cycle 2011-03-02T22:59:11Z The precise reference is to an episode in which a young courtier, coming upon flowers, is moved to compose a love poem using irises as an image. Art Review: Rimpa Painters at Japan Society and the Met 2012-09-27T22:19:07Z 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 Two other chamber works, Mémoriale and Messagesquisse had the mysterious feel of private music written for a planetary king and his courtiers in an alternative universe. Proms 9, 10, 12 ,13: West-Eastern Divan Orchestra; Cadogan Hall Proms; Falstaff – review 2012-07-28T23:06:25Z No wonder Rigoletto becomes the target of vengeful courtiers, who plot to abduct Gilda, whom they assume to be his mistress. Review: Amid Omicron, the Met Opera Opens a Weimar ‘Rigoletto’ 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z The idea came from a speech of Ophelia’s: “Oh, what a noble mind is here o’erthrown! The courtier’s, soldier’s, scholar’s, eye, tongue, sword.” From the melancholy prince to a pair of queens, Norris and Twyford have played it all at the Folger. 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z Rigoletto accuses the courtiers of being “horrible” and “cowardly,” she says. Tyne Daly as Maria Callas vs. Maria Callas as Herself 2011-07-26T17:01:13Z With a knowing gaze, raised eyebrow and narrowed eyes, he surveys his courtiers as they bow and scrape and jockey for royal favor. Review: In ‘A Little Chaos,’ a Guileless Kate Winslet Offsets a Lavish Versailles 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Di Robilant shows how the map even influenced Elizabethan courtiers to dispatch the swashbuckling mariner Martin Frobisher to claim a slice of North America. Who Really Discovered America? 2011-06-03T16:52:04Z “With such precautions the courtiers might bid defiance to contagion,” writes Poe. Of course the rich are getting tested first. The wealthy always do better during a pandemic. 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z The furniture’s mahogany and beech frames are sculpted with leaves, flowers, scrollwork and spiderweb motifs, and the tapestry upholstery depicts courtiers frolicking in pastoral landscapes. Flagler Museum’s Gilded Seating, Restored, Evokes a Sumptuous (and Torrid) Gilded Age 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Or, more narrowly, to the flatterers, courtiers and women who flitter like moths around the incandescent bulb of his personality. ‘Loro’ Review: A Corrupt Leader, and the People Who Love Him 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z Eight members of Mr. Varone’s dance company, dressed in black, portrayed various courtiers, witches and drunken sailors. Review: Kelli O’Hara’s Operatic Turn in ‘Dido and Aeneas’ 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z The courtiers shrank closer together, terrified of touching those priceless blossoms. Exclusive: An Excerpt from the Upcoming YA-Fantasy Novel by Tamora Pierce 2013-05-30T16:41:07Z There is also about him a kind of amused detachment from the rarefied world he inhabits — which serves him well as a courtier, whether to S. I. Newhouse, Mr. Balazs or Mr. Coppola. James Truman, A Crown Prince in a New Kingdom 2013-08-16T21:00:35Z Even the initial singing of the Met’s typically superb chorus, portraying the king’s obsequious, not-to-be-trusted courtiers, was a little imprecise and unfocused. Review: James Levine Conducts a Noirish Verdi at the Metropolitan Opera 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z But did Lord P carpet Entwistle and his courtiers after the fiasco of last weekend's second offering? Media Monkey's Diary: Chris Moyles, Kelvin MacKenzie and Olympic dolls 2012-07-15T18:30:01Z Even before Cinderella arrives, this is a dream world: the courtiers and Jester and Prince’s friends seem already privy to the particularly pointed vocabulary of steps that we first encountered with the Seasons and Stars. Dance Review | Joffrey Ballet: Enchantment in a Race Against the Clock 2010-02-22T23:39:00Z As Rigoletto begs the dissipated courtiers for mercy, they turn their backs on him one by one some cruelly, some reluctantly. Seattle Opera’s ‘Rigoletto’ a triumph of singing, acting, playing 2014-01-13T18:59:07Z As the king reclines on a hammock, groaning in agony, the courtiers party around him, all too polite to mention this suppurating sore. Why so few women in the London Review of Books? 2013-06-25T11:37:12Z In later books, Camelot’s courtiers all agreed that her willingness to travel to Texas pointed to marital bonds strengthened by the death of Patrick, a newborn son, in August. ‘JFK’ Envisions an Operatic Ending for Camelot 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z While kings and courtiers are wrestling with the fate of a country and the responsibilities of power, Shakespeare is always reminding us that the reeling comedy of daily life goes on in the background. Critic’s Notebook: Stratford Shakespeare Festival, ‘Henry V’ and ‘Cymbeline’ 2012-08-19T21:11:38Z But the Egyptians, we wanted a custom look, even for the slaves, the courtiers. Costume designer Janty Yates knew 'Exodus' posed 'enormous' challenge 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z Tanya Cooper, the chief curator at the NPG, knows no more of its pedigree, but assumes it was commissioned by a favour-seeking courtier who knew the queen's temperament well enough to trowel on the flattery. National Portrait Gallery buys postcard-sized portrait of Elizabeth I 2013-05-08T14:07:01Z In her bijou Cookham residence, the ageing, self-obsessed Judith holds court with her irrepressible teenage children as main courtiers and novelist husband playing part-time jester. Hay Fever 2010-06-20T21:01:00Z On the contrary, it was read and enthused over by courtiers and intellectuals in Versailles and Paris, and Versailles and Paris set the fashions for the rest of Europe. The Arabian Nights: a thousand and one illustrations 2011-03-12T00:06:32Z A walk in Picardy may explain the Somme battlefield's logistics of attrition, and Van Dyck's portraiture of the 1630s captures courtiers who would soon be killing each other. The bare bones of belief 2010-07-29T18:00:00Z Our job as courtiers was to stop the curtain from being pulled back and to keep the bellows and pulleys going so that the myth of the great and all powerful leader was maintained. 'Tony Blair called back to see if I had blown myself up' 2010-10-09T23:06:00Z Back at Camelot, Morgan's in charge and has Merlin tied up in the great hall while she convinces the courtiers to accept her as their new queen. Camelot: episode 10 2011-08-05T21:01:01Z The National Portrait Gallery technical expert brusquely dismissed the painting as "more likely to represent the courtier Sir Thomas Overbury". Mistaken identity 2010-06-18T23:06:00Z Mr Guy plays down any sexual intrigue, suggesting instead that she sought a courtier to curb the Cecils’ power. Smart redhead 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z The female courtiers in the same act wear abbreviated Baroque dresses so badly cut that they look like culottes. Dance Review: ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ Returns to Lincoln Center 2013-07-02T21:29:12Z The Prince Regent and his decadent courtiers set the tone with card games and balls at Brighton, and the oriental pavilion he built for his pleasure is one of Britain's architectural marvels. Art and culture at the British seaside 2011-08-03T11:25:26Z The densely researched web of pictures and catalogues, receipts, translations and letters, court proceedings and handbills, painters, courtiers and players is at times confusing. With brush and eye 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z The kings and common folk, courtiers and soldiers in these productions add up to threescore or fourscore. Review: ‘DruidShakespeare: The History Plays’ Is Complete With a Crown Fit for Many Kings 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z On the recording this young singer displays a robust voice but limited feeling for Rigoletto’s anguished fury as he confronts the courtiers at the Duke of Mantua’s palace. Tyne Daly as Maria Callas vs. Maria Callas as Herself 2011-07-26T17:01:13Z The goal was to agree on next steps at Monday’s gathering, which follows days of talks among royal courtiers and officials from the U.K. and Canada. Queen to host crisis summit on Harry and Meghan’s future 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z She vividly conjures “the fading walk-up flats in far-flung London postal codes of former courtiers and retainers”: their tables crowded with “tasteful knickknacks,” their stair carpets reeking of “downward mobility and pointless, genteel sacrifice.” Tina Brown Catches Up With Royal Intrigue in ‘The Palace Papers’ 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z He was devout but openly homosexual, causing the courtier Sir Edward Peyton to observe that he would “tumble and kiss” his favorites “as a mistress.” A Thriller Set in Jacobean England Delves Into a Notorious Murder 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z The leader naturally wants to keep his courtiers from becoming overconfident and so plays off one against another, and courtiers have to learn to live with that. 'Tony Blair called back to see if I had blown myself up' 2010-10-09T23:06:00Z Titian completed some 150 works for Charles V, his son Philip II of Spain and their courtiers. Titian: His Life by Sheila Hale – review 2012-07-06T21:55:13Z Surrounded by courtiers like the gossipy Lord Saint-Simon, he composed decrees and consulted with high officials. The bizarre social history of beds 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z Apparently, she or her courtiers wanted to stamp out cartoonlike images. In the Lives of the Tudors, Hints of the Present-Day Monarchy 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z Elizabeth called herself “a courtier and Parliament woman,” a phrase she coined because the word “lobbyist” had not yet been invented. Brush with the Bard is backdrop for story of powerful early modern woman 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z And not a moment too soon, though obviously he balances this thought with regret at how much he misses his own wife."Tell me, Master Smeaton," Thomas asks of one of the Queen's courtiers. Digested read: Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel 2012-05-27T18:16:01Z At one point, he takes our left hand, bows his bullet head and, in the custom of an Old World courtier, bestows a kiss. Don Rickles was politically incorrect before it was incorrect. And at 90, he’s still going. 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Much of the film focuses on how these two female courtiers vie for influence over Anne. The real women of "The Favourite" included an 18th-century Warren Buffett 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z But traps as deadly as any set by scheming courtiers await the unwary scribe. Spy for the Queen of Scots by Theresa Breslin – review 2012-08-17T21:55:01Z Wyatt's poems strike at the heart of the courtier's – or, more broadly, politician's – dilemma: how to remain constant, or true, or to retain any sense of perspective or self, in such a situation? Thomas Wyatt: The Heart's Forest by Susan Bridgen - review 2012-12-14T22:55:11Z 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 Velazquez painting the Spanish king could not have been watched more closely than Ms. Ono was — though it was hard to know whether these courtiers were crowding around to witness creation or to prevent conflagration. Yoko Ono’s 1971 MoMA Show Finally Opens 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z The comic bits seemed almost surreal, like the scene when the preening courtiers break into a vaudeville dance, complete with kicks and caps. Review: James Levine Conducts a Noirish Verdi at the Metropolitan Opera 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z Watching “The Crown,” we desperately want Elizabeth to defy the courtiers and the advisers and her own mother, all of whom are determined to override Princess Margaret’s wishes. Tina Brown on the Final Two Episodes of ‘The Crown’: Love and Duty 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z Vintage footage shows the restaurant’s 1989 celebration of Bastille Day, with its staff dressed as Versailles courtiers and Mr. Morellet as Marie Antoinette. | 'Florent: Queen of the Meat Market': Florent, the Restaurant and the Man, on Film 2011-05-19T22:40:42Z What kind of royal ball is this where the courtiers wear Elizabethan ruffs, but the Russian dancers have bare midriffs? Dance Review: Peter Martins?s ?Swan Lake? at New York City Ballet - Review 2011-09-14T22:29:22Z He’s been upstairs and downstairs, chatted with courtiers and correspondents and, he hints, befriended some in the innermost circle who’d rather stay anonymous. Yet Another Serving From the Royals Banquet 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z It is like the palace of an aging monarch, where courtiers shuffle and whisper behind velvet curtains. On Deck,The Met?s Pinch-Hitter 2011-04-21T13:39:32Z Narrated in the third person, it is told entirely through the eyes of courtier Thomas Cromwell. A history of the present 2010-09-24T23:06:00Z Miranda Raison's alluringly frisky Anne Boleyn dances among her fellow beauties in rustling blue satin; as the sumptuously brocaded king and courtiers cluster together, they might be posing for a Holbein portrait. All My Sons; Henry VIII; Paradise Found 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z Flawed, pockmarked, crusted in layers of transmogrified facts and fictions, memory when looked in the face is like an Elizabethan courtier plastered with a mask of white lead, revealing the cracks for the first time. Remember the bad and the good times to build your future 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z He had an aristocrat's bearing - tall, handsome and composed - and an authoritative baritone ideal for summoning an aide or courtier. Gore Vidal, celebrated author, playwright, dies 2012-08-01T17:33:11Z It's not known exactly when people started to decorate their eggs, but research has pointed to the 13th century, when King Edward I gave his courtiers eggs wrapped in gold leaf. From chicken to chocolate: the fascinating history of the Easter egg 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z As originally conceived, Verdi’s Duke is a licentious ruler attended to by crude courtiers who procure him women and envy his power. Music Review: An Unsteady ‘Rigoletto’ Rat Pack 2013-01-29T13:33:55Z Because of that breadth of required knowledge, architects like to think of themselves as Renaissance artists: polymath artisans and courtiers and alchemists, merely disguised as modern professionals. Zaha Hadid Was Just Getting Started 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z Mainly, though, we have Black stomping around being the big cheese among the mouse-sized courtiers. Swift's story, liberally adapted, fun but no big deal 2010-12-23T15:00:00Z To recreate the czar’s private rooms, Ms. Ryadova’s team had to remake almost everything: pickled oak parquet floors, wool rugs and silk draperies, and even spittoons that were used by the imperial family and courtiers. Russia Reopens the Last Czar’s Palace, a Century After His Execution 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z In duet he was an attentive partner to Ms. Peretyatko, and his increasingly desperate interactions with the chorus of jeering courtiers in Act II held an affecting mix of vulnerability and bluster. Review: ‘Rigoletto’ Goes to the Metropolitan Opera With a Chaperone 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z A chorus of courtiers in gold-tinged white robes looks resplendent and sings gloriously. Review: A ‘La Donna del Lago’ With Melting Tenderness at the Met 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z If that is ever in doubt, those courtiers are of no further use. 'Tony Blair called back to see if I had blown myself up' 2010-10-09T23:06:00Z If it's bad boys you're after, then another contender would be the Tudor courtier and poet Thomas Wyatt. Christmas gifts 2012: the best biographies 2012-11-30T22:55:07Z The courtiers begin the final dance of the opening scene with celebratory goblets but later replace them with lanterns with which they dance offstage as the afternoon light falls. Dance Review: The Mariinsky Presents Its Shimmering ‘Swan Lake’ 2014-01-31T22:42:57Z The man’s reputational troubles began at birth, when a courtier in attendance announced that he was a girl. Jane Austen’s First Buyer? Probably a Prince She Hated 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z But how was this any different from the male courtiers who had been close to English kings for centuries? The real women of "The Favourite" included an 18th-century Warren Buffett 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z On Nov. 19 a sale run by Theriault’s Antique Doll Auctions at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel will offer automata including musicians, courtiers and clowns. Antiques: Shenanigans of Folk Art Collecting; Art Nouveau Nudes 2011-11-03T21:08:07Z Portrayed by Ralph Fiennes with high-stepping liveliness and an evocative mustache, Gustave is both courtier and sovereign, a devoted servant to the guests and the capricious, mostly benevolent ruler of the staff. Movie Review: Wes Anderson’s ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ Is a Complex Caper 2014-03-06T15:00:02Z "But he's the king of the entire country," said the courtier. Mary Poppins and Henry the Eighth by Nick Hornby 2012-07-26T10:24:47Z All we get is a crowd gasp and, if we're lucky, some courtier appearing with a severed head a few moments later. Mike Figgis beds down with Lucrezia Borgia 2011-01-20T22:00:02Z Over the course of Trump's four years in office, Graham went through the looking glass, abandoning himself to the emotional appeal of being a Trump courtier. The writing is on the wall for Lindsey Graham 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Legend has it that Louis XIV loved the orange blossom, as featured in the garden, so much that his courtiers doused themselves in it to curry favor, at one point causing the king to faint. Flower power and diplomacy: Versailles perfume gardens transport public back in time 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Around the king’s person, courtiers had to be very careful to wear the right clothes, make the right gestures, use the correct phrases, and even display the correct facial expressions. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z His departure eliminated the dominant influence of Portuguese-born courtiers and traders in Brazilian society, completing the transition to full Brazilian independence. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The grandchildren's father, Prince Joachim, the Queen's youngest son, reportedly only heard the news from a courtier. What Europe's royals could teach King Charles 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z The walking style of a courtier, for instance, “will be very different than a merchant’s wife,” Kanesaka says. Bringing Japan and its traditions to Signature’s ‘Pacific Overtures’ 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Some of this may be down to Mr Case's "inexperience" as a senior civil servant, he suggested, and his apparent desire to act as "courtier" to ministers, rather than an impartial adviser. Rishi Sunak backs Simon Case over Hancock WhatsApp row 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Machiavelli was a “courtier,” a professional politician, ambassador, and official who spent his life in the court of a ruler – in his case, as part of the city government of his native Florence. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite close surveillance, she was able to pass out the secret letters to her supporters via some trusted courtiers who visited her. Mary Queen of Scots: Secret letters written during imprisonment decoded 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z The palace that Harry describes resembles a modern version of the court of King Henry VIII, where courtiers jockeyed for the monarch’s favor and some lost their heads. Dish from Harry, one of their own, could fuel royal change 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z But, with the polls heavily favoring the Center Union and with Papandreou’s left-leaning son, Andreas, gaining in popularity, Constantine and his courtiers feared revenge and with the aid of high-ranking officers prepared a coup. Constantine, the former and last king of Greece, dies at 82 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z The palace, asked about the role of the three courtiers, declined to comment on employees, as it has withheld a response to anything in the book. With Jabs, Nicknames and a Dose of Rancor, Harry Skewers Palace Culture 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z The effective courtier, according to Castiglione, was tasteful, educated, clever, and subtle in his actions and words, a true politician rather than merely a warrior who happened to have inherited some land. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Guilt over his father’s death is part of what drives him to make himself indispensable to Sunny, a courtier currying a prince’s favor. A hot new Indian gangster novel thrills and dazzles. It could have done so much more 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z Kushner is a courtier just as much as Cheseman was, and the look he gives the camera is exactly what you would expect from an ambitious modern-day courtier. Perspective | Learning an old lesson from the Tudors: Grifters gonna grift 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z The character plays the courtier, but the compliments he dispenses are transparently phony. Commentary: The case of a mysterious Edward Albee play that has resurfaced in L.A. 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z “I’d spent my life dealing with courtiers, scores of them,” Harry wrote. With Jabs, Nicknames and a Dose of Rancor, Harry Skewers Palace Culture 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z A complex and formal ranking system of nobles and courtiers, clothed in garments dyed specific colors to denote their respective ranks, separated the person of the emperor from supplicants and ambassadors. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z "Especially when they bring it up in the context of the royal family and its courtiers. But here's a perfect example of a colonial attitude in Prince William's godmother. Not the only one!" New Palace racism reports vindicate Meghan and Harry's concerns 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z It demands self-discipline, actively resisting the ensorcelling power of luxury goods bought with riches that should have belonged to everyone, not just the king and queen and their courtiers. Perspective | Learning an old lesson from the Tudors: Grifters gonna grift 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z As Edward Said once wrote about these courtiers to power: Why I write about war — and why I can't escape it 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z But “The Princess and the Queen” did not convince me that scrambling dragon riders and courtiers this early in the game was a smart move. Why 'House of the Dragon's' flash forward could be a major misstep 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z Going forward, growing numbers of political elites came to resemble a Castiglione-style courtier instead of a thuggish medieval knight or “man-at-arms.” Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The connection lasted until even the day before she died, when teachers at the new school opened a letter that courtiers had sent its students on the queen’s behalf. A Welsh Village Embraces Its Bond With the Queen 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z But what must the Tudor courtiers have thought, to see the strength and beauty of their all-too-human monarchs so shamelessly inflated? Perspective | Learning an old lesson from the Tudors: Grifters gonna grift 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z At the same time, Elizabeth herself had to battle gender expectations as she tried to navigate a male-dominated world of much older advisors, courtiers and politicians. After Queen Elizabeth II, it's a long line of kings. Will that matter? 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z "Some courtiers — and the sovereign herself — fear that neither the Crown nor its subjects will tolerate the shock of the new," Mayer wrote. An outspoken prince, King Charles may have to bite his tongue 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z By the eighteenth century, the nobility actively cultivated learning and social grace, hearkening back to the glory days of the Renaissance courtier and bypassing the relatively uncouth period of the religious wars. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The most suitable candidate was deemed by the princess and her courtiers to be Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, the son of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg. Queen Elizabeth II Dies at 96; Was World’s Longest-Reigning Monarch 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z The opening section, at far right, shows a crowd of courtiers and city residents rushing toward the palace, desperate to find out what has happened. Perspective | A 23-foot painting in Boston may be art’s truest depiction of battle Anderson’s resolution states slavery was first legalized in Massachusetts in 1641 and that the developing Boston economy depended on slaves who “served as butlers, maids, courtiers, beer makers, drivers, cooks and producers of clothing.” Resolution apologizing for Boston’s role in slavery approved 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z Witnesses claimed the future King saved Catholic priests and his dogs over courtiers and crew, and, given that a royal had to leave a ship first, caused countless deaths by delaying his escape. Shipwreck The Gloucester hailed most important since Mary Rose 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Dookie was horribly behaved, biting courtiers and visitors with abandon - but that didn't stop a press photo of Elizabeth and the tiny tyrant charming the public and raising the Pembroke corgi's profile. Corgis: How the queen fell in love and started a phenomenon 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z They also dropped a subplot in which the sycophantic courtiers Rosencrantz and Guildenstern accompany Hamlet to England and are murdered en route. Met’s new ‘Hamlet’: To be or not to be true to the text 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z Their hypocrisy is not lost on the public, even with their armies of consultants, pollsters, courtiers in the press, public relations teams and advertising agencies. Jesus, endless war and the irresistible rise of American fascism 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z The couple began to feel increasingly under siege, beset by a merciless press corps and equally unsympathetic palace courtiers. Review | Tina Brown’s royal revelations spare no one, especially Meghan Markle 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z A: Yes, I talked to a very senior courtier who said, “Oh, God, it was awful.” As Queen Elizabeth II turns 96, a look at her life and legacy 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z "All of a sudden the courtiers brought the corgis and the corgis went underneath the table." Corgis: How the queen fell in love and started a phenomenon 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z It comforts the powerful with the narrative they want to hear, one fed back to them by courtiers in the media, government agencies, think tanks and academia. Is free speech a casualty of the Ukraine war? America's commissars crack down on dissent 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Julian Benda called these courtiers to power "the self-made barbarians of the intelligentsia." Pimps of war: Neocons who fueled 20 years of carnage in the Middle East are back for more 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z Hakluyt caught the attention of Walter Raleigh, a renowned soldier and favorite courtier of Queen Elizabeth. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z He ate hamantaschen, pastries symbolizing the wicked courtier Haman, whose thwarted effort to annihilate the Jews in ancient Persia is narrated in the Old Testament and commemorated each year with Purim. Purim in Berlin: Ukrainian Jews find refuge in what was once Europe’s ‘center of darkness’ 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z The only true patriots will be generals, war profiteers, opportunists, courtiers in the media and demagogues braying for more and more blood. Endless war is back — as the merchants of death waltz us toward Armageddon 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z These courtiers to power served the interests of the power elite and the war industry. In war, there are no "worthy" or "unworthy" victims: That's how we justify our crimes 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z But some observers, Dr. Popova said, believe Mr. Putin intended to convey the impression that he is the king, and his advisers mere courtiers — a message they might not appreciate. Putin Seems to Sideline Advisers on Ukraine, Taking a Political Risk 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z When King Charles II gained the English throne in 1660, he owed heavy debts of gratitude to the courtiers and power brokers who had restored him. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z After Buckingham Palace announced Sunday that the queen had tested positive for the coronavirus, her courtiers said she expected to continue “light duties” at Windsor Castle over the coming week. Boris Johnson lays out ‘living with covid’ plan, while Queen Elizabeth II remains in isolation 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z Former palace courtiers told The Post they imagined Andrew would continue to live a pampered lifestyle and socialize with his royal family — but all out of the public eye. What’s next for Prince Andrew? Exile from public life and a tainted image, royal-watchers say. 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z A Church court is considering whether a plaque to 17th Century courtier Mr Rustat, who invested in the Royal African Company, can be removed from the wall of a chapel at Jesus College, Cambridge. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby criticises delay in removing slavery plaque 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z ‘Holbein: Capturing Character in the Renaissance’ It’s your last weekend to catch this exhibition featuring portraits of royals, courtiers, scholars and other once-prominent personages painted by 16th-century German artist Hans Holbein the Younger. 6 best bets for your weekend: Michael Tilson Thomas with the L.A. Phil and more 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z “The answer is ready, Into whose but such as can best manage the Assembly. Hence prime ministers and courtiers are established, and, of course, anti-courtiers.” Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z It is an old and insidious game, one practiced not to promote human rights or press freedom but to envelop these courtiers to power in a sanctimonious and cloying self-righteousness. PEN America, the "human rights" careerists and the betrayal of Julian Assange 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z She rightly noted that Logan “doesn’t have Lear’s majesty” and made the case instead for Richard III: “Logan’s reshuffling of family allegiances reminded me of Richard III’s reshuffling of his courtiers.” The major miscalculation behind 'Succession's' unspectacular season 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z The outlet reported that Charles’ musings were quickly twisted by courtiers and given a much more toxic and racist spin by the time Markle and Harry heard about them. Prince Harry felt he was ‘being erased from the family’ after Queen Elizabeth’s photo snub, book claims 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z The outlet reports that Charles’ musings were quickly twisted by courtiers and given a much more toxic and racist spin by the time Markle and Harry heard about them. Prince Charles was the royal who asked about complexion of Meghan Markle, Prince Harry's firstborn, book says 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z Monday's episode included suggestions that negative stories about the Duchess of Sussex were leaked by courtiers and that there were rivalries between different royal households. Royal carol concert offered to ITV after BBC documentary dispute 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z The fact that Salah, not typically given to inviting newspapers into his home, had broken the trend for Real Madrid’s twin courtiers said all that needed to be said. Transfer Rumors From Another World 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z Logan’s reshuffling of family allegiances reminded me of Richard III’s reshuffling of his courtiers. The major miscalculation behind 'Succession's' unspectacular season 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z For those who no longer want to live as subjects under the reign of Daniel Ortega and his courtiers, their options are limited. Nicaragua vote: Ortega tightens grip on power in 'pantomime election' 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Last year, his courtiers confirmed he often gives a branch of a tree “a friendly shake to wish it well.” Prince Charles, once dismissed as a plant-talking oddball, takes his environmental bona fides to COP26 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z His staggeringly beautiful painting of a young woman, wife of a London courtier, sits dead ahead on the entry wall. Review: Hans Holbein struts his stuff at the Getty Museum 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z “Holbein: Capturing Character in the Renaissance” Portraits of royals, courtiers, scholars and other once-prominent figures painted by German artist Hans Holbein the Younger are on display through Jan. 9. Chenoweth, Bocelli, LED umbrellas and 7 more best bets for your weekend 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z There’s not even a loyal Kent or a devoted Edgar among the executive courtiers. The major miscalculation behind 'Succession's' unspectacular season 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z “Holbein: Capturing Character in the Renaissance” Portraits of royals, courtiers, scholars and other once-prominent figures painted by German artist Hans Holbein the Younger are on display Oct. The newest L.A. and O.C. museum exhibitions to see in October 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z And the king and his courtiers - which has reluctantly tolerated the Islamists - did not block their rise to complete the democratic façade, while maintaining the strings of real power within its grip. How Morocco's king dealt a blow to political Islam 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Not the obsequious courtiers in the press who serve as cheerleaders for war. Debacle in Afghanistan: Likely Taliban victory signals the collapse of American empire 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z He claimed uniquely placed sources were telling him about dirty tricks by journalists, royal courtiers, the intelligence services, and even her friends. The Bashir interview: The princess, the reporter and the BBC 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z It was reported by the Daily Mail that the statements wrongly purported to show that two senior courtiers were being paid by the security services for information on his sister. Princess Diana: BBC postpones Panorama film on interview with Martin Bashir 2021-05-16T04:00:00Z The courtier stands frontally, feet planted firmly yet miraculously on thin air. Commentary: Two L.A. museums hold art looted during an African massacre a century ago 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z But because his death, at 99, occurred in the age of the coronavirus in a country hit harder than most by a modern plague, the courtiers wore face masks. Britain mourns Prince Philip with traditions upended by pandemic 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z Prince Philip took some time to define his role as his wife's consort - often battling courtiers in the process. The Queen and Prince Philip: An enduring royal romance 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z Philip remained a supportive husband, with courtiers saying he was the only person to treat the monarch as a human being, according to Reuters. Prince Philip's military career, World War II bravery: A look back 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z Their relationship developed in peacetime, although there was opposition to it from some courtiers - one of whom described Prince Philip as "rough and ill-mannered". Obituary: HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z The most imposing sculpture is a 17th-century metal plaque showing the figure of a royal courtier in high relief. Commentary: Two L.A. museums hold art looted during an African massacre a century ago 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z The palace is surrounded by conniving courtiers, ambitious princes and princesses, needy tribal chiefs, meddling neighbors — and wily intelligence chiefs spinning gossip about coup plots, real and fanciful. Opinion | Uneasy lies the head that wears Jordan’s crown 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z Add in a succession shakeup, a onetime outsider’s complicated relationship with her adopted homeland, the long memories of watchful courtiers — plus a dash of international intrigue and some convoluted Middle Eastern politics. Jordan's royal rift entangles an American-born queen 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z Other statements painted a terrible portrait of unfeeling staff and courtiers. Analysis: Harry and Meghan rattle monarchy's gilded cage 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z Campbell, who previously published a book on Harry’s late mother, Princess Diana, said she spoke to royals, past and present courtiers, fellow aristocrats, as well as mutual well-connected friends for her latest release. Meghan Markle, Prince Harry’s Oprah interview led Prince William to approve bullying investigation: expert 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z Asked why she was giving Winfrey an interview now, Meghan reveals that before she and Harry relinquished their roles, palace courtiers were always hovering about, listening in and managing her PR. ‘I’m ready to talk’: Meghan’s upcoming interview with Oprah Winfrey is already dividing Britons 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z A book about their departure, “Finding Freedom,” also alleges that senior royals had little respect for Meghan, a biracial former actor, and that courtiers treated her badly. No winners: UK waits for Harry, Meghan take on royal split 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z In scandals past, the palace was loath to comment on anything, let alone internal investigations of how royal family members — known informally as “the Firm” — treat their courtiers and servants. Buckingham Palace to investigate whether Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, bullied her staff 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z In scandals past, the palace was loath to comment on anything, let alone internal investigations of how royal family members — known informally as “The Firm” — treat their courtiers and servants. Buckingham Palace to investigate whether Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, bullied her staff 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z If ever an emperor needed courtiers to feign blindness to his nakedness, it was Donald Trump. Can we save democracy from the two-party system? 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z “The courtiers of the American media have evidently agreed to avoid mentioning that Ms. Babbitt died at the hands of the police,” he wrote. Mark Steyn rips media’s ‘citadel of democracy’ framing of Capitol: ‘It’s a citadel of crap’ 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z “No courtier would ever say that in a million years.” ‘The Crown’ Stokes an Uproar Over Fact vs. Entertainment 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z The Biden victory, the Democratic Party leaders and their courtiers in the media now insist, is evidence that the democratic process is strong and untainted, that the system works. The ruling elite's war on truth: America's leaders are increasingly disconnected from reality 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z The faked statements wrongly purported to show that two senior courtiers were being paid by the security services for information on his sister, the Daily Mail said. BBC promises investigation into Earl Spencer Diana interview claims 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z Spencer, however, claims that Bashir showed him forged bank statements that wrongly suggested two senior courtiers were being paid by the security services, feeding into Diana’s fears that she was being spied on. Explosive interview with Diana leaves one big question: how was it secured? 2020-11-06T05:00:00Z The statements wrongly purported to show that two senior courtiers were being paid by the security services for information on his sister, the newspaper said. Princess Diana's brother demands BBC inquiry over Panorama interview 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z “And I think that because Philip himself was an outsider when he married Princess Elizabeth. He was treated appallingly by the courtiers, but that was in 1947.” Prince Philip believed Meghan Markle, Prince Harry’s royal exit ‘would be damaging to the monarchy': book 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z The statements, entirely wrongly, purported to show that two senior courtiers were being paid by the security services for information on Diana. Princess Diana's brother calls for BBC inquiry into faked bank statements 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z Campbell, who previously published a book on Harry’s late mother, Princess Diana, said she spoke to royals, past and present courtiers, fellow aristocrats as well as mutual well-connected friends for her latest release. Meghan Markle wanted to be ‘the most famous person on Earth,’ claims royal author Lady Colin Campbell 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z The precious looks of this young man – he is as beautiful as the women and goddesses Botticelli depicted, with equally good hair – are surely those of a refined courtier. The $80m Botticelli: could its auction trigger a Covid-rescue fire sale? 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z A king who can pardon at a whim and bestow favours on loyal courtiers? RNC 2020: Trump hailed as a benevolent chief who deserves re-election 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z Campbell, who previously published a book on Harry’s late mother, Princess Diana, told Fox News she spoke to royals, past and present courtiers, fellow aristocrats as well as mutual well-connected friends for her latest release. Amazon restricts reviews on Meghan Markle, Prince Harry book after ‘noticing unusual activity’: report 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z In addition, Camilla is popular with courtiers in the royal household, who describe her as “loyal, hardworking and fun.” Camilla has transformed from ‘the most hated woman in Britain’ to loved and 'relatable' duchess: royal expert 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z 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 Prince Prospero is played by a champagne bottle, the courtiers by wine glasses, and the fortified abbey by the knives and forks. Margaret Atwood’s lockdown diary: life as an eccentric self-isolationist 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z In the account of the voyage to Lilliput, Jonathan Swift described the “leaping and creeping” by which the tiny courtiers hoping to please their six-inch Emperor gain his favor. Opinion | What to do when everything is canceled 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z Governors and regional officials have stepped into the leadership vacuum left by Trump and his courtiers. The incredible shrinking president: Trump briefly dials down the bombast, too late 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z So yes, I think it helps us to think about Trump surrounded by a court, rather than a bureaucracy, with courtiers who are trying to please him. Historian David Perry: After Trump, we'll need a truth and reconciliation commission 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z Still, for all the furor over Ms. Patel’s clash with Mr. Rutnam, Mr. Stanley said the bigger danger was the tendency of civil servants to function as “courtiers,” appeasing their ministers rather than challenging them. Boris Johnson Launches War on U.K.’s Own ‘Deep State’ 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z Under his leadership, Ethiopia began to rapidly modernise and Armenian courtiers, businessmen and traders played an important role in this transition. The lost Armenian community of Ethiopia 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z For them, and for Trump’s loyal courtiers at the White House and on Capitol Hill, it is a case of long live the king. 'Thank you, God': Trump revels in reign as absolute king of CPAC 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z Chefs were once courtiers; then, in the 19th century, they became artisans. What Noma did next: how the ‘New Nordic’ is reshaping the food world 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z Her meticulous research is lightly worn, unlike the carefully considered fabrics and textures of the courtiers, and her depiction of the many flawed human instruments on which Cromwell plays is sadly convincing. My favourite Mantel: by Margaret Atwood, Colm Tóibín, Anne Enright and more 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z The courtiers tramping across the green eye them: Suffolk with his big beard, his flashing eye, his big chest, and Master Secretary subfusc, low-slung, square. The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel – read the exclusive first extract 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z The courtiers in the press, pathetically attempting to spin Sanders' New Hampshire win into a victory for the corporate-endorsed alternatives, are part of the firing squad. The new rules of the game 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Sean claimed that a source close to the palace told him the former “Suits” star told royal courtiers they were “moving on.” Meghan Markle 'running the show,’ taking ‘responsibility from Harry’ following staff firing, expert claims 2020-02-15T05:00:00Z Or, as a 1926 letter in the Journal of the American Medical Association put it: “Many of Louis’ courtiers desired the same operation that they might share some of the king’s distinction.” Perspective | Imitation: Sometimes it’s the strangest form of flattery 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z But it is showing itself to be a court in a different sense: almost all Republican senators are now quite openly behaving as courtiers…. Donald Trump's fascist Circus Maximus: Pay attention to what's going on below the surface 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Now the spectators are moving away, courtiers and aldermen and city officials, knots of men in silk and gold chains, in the livery of the Tudors and in the insignia of the London guilds. The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel – read the exclusive first extract 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z Chrisman-Campbell said that as France’s Louis XIV got older, courtiers started wearing white wigs. Perspective | The tie that binds: I’m paying more attention these days to the length of my necktie 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z Trump courtiers and wannabes might mill around the lobby of the hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue that bears his name. Partisan warfare rages just steps away. But at the Monocle, ‘You check all that at the door.’ 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z As the British media went into meltdown, the royal matriarch moved quickly to take back control, ordering courtiers to sort out a future role for the couple within days. New year, new headache for queen with Harry and Meghan rift 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z He tends to underestimate her self-confidence and exaggerate her dependence on her male courtiers. Review | Margaret Thatcher’s last stand 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z It is Francis Bryan, a nimble courtier, gone to tell Henry he is a free man. The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel – read the exclusive first extract 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z And last week, four more courtiers, two of whom were described as bedchamber pages, were removed for “extremely evil misconduct.” ‘Extremely Evil Misconduct’: Thailand’s Palace Intrigue Spills Into View 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Then there is the other side of the ledger, where Trump, with relish, exercises his Presidential power to excuse lawbreaking, often on the recommendation of friends and courtiers. Witnessing a Federal Execution 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z Time and again, Andrew, who a courtier once reportedly described as having “a pompous level of self-importance”, has demonstrated an eye-watering lack of judgment. 'Boorish and self-centred': little love for Prince Andrew over Epstein links 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z Last year, when Macron appointed Besson to the coveted post of French consul in Los Angeles, the writer found himself in the critics’ crossfire as Macron was accused of regally dispensing favours to “courtier” friends. Philippe Besson: ‘I told Macron he had zero chance of becoming president’ 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z “At Kensington Palace, the duchess earned a reputation among some courtiers for being difficult and demanding,” claimed Nicholl to the outlet. Archie has brought peace between William and Harry after royal ‘rift’ over Meghan Markle, royal expert says 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z The New York Post — owned by News Corp., whose chairman, Rupert Murdoch, reportedly called Trump a “phony” before becoming his courtier — opined: “Trump left his Mexico critics stunned, speechless.” Opinion | Our Great Patriot Leader claims another illusory win 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z Like the film, they are set during the Qing Dynasty and tell of courtiers’ ruthless struggles for power. In China, Shows Like “Story of Yanxi Palace” Go Viral, and the Party Is Not Amused 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z The outgoing French ambassador to the US has compared the Trump administration to the court of King Louis XIV, filled with courtiers trying to interpret the caprices of a “whimsical, unpredictable, uninformed” leader. 'Whimsical, uninformed': French ambassador's parting verdict on Trump 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z However, his close relationship with the Queen angered her family and courtiers and her death in 1901 brought his life at Frogmore - and in the UK - to an abrupt end. Who lived in Harry and Meghan's house? 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z The historian Lauren Johnson has unearthed evidence showing that when Margaret of Anjou visited her husband’s bedroom for marital relations, they were sometimes joined by trusted courtiers. Did Henry VI have a sex coach in his marriage bed? 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z In the latest installment, Tides of the Titans, Leaper is a courtier, explorer, and thief who yearns after Queen of Airakland. 10 new science fiction and fantasy books to check out in January 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z “Yes, it’s ruffled the feathers of a few courtiers,” said Nicholl. Meghan Markle, Kate Middleton still in ‘an early stage’ of their relationship despite alleged feud, says royal expert 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Martin wrote for laughs, with courtiers, er, Cabinet officials, gushing with phony praise of Trump and Trump delivering monologues about his own greatness and pitying himself for how misunderstood he is. Donald Trump's big border wall shutdown isn't about immigration. It's all about his ego 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z His satire was laced with “forsooths,’’ “lyres,’’ “nobles and peasants,’’ “courtiers,’’ “verilys” and other Old English touches. Opinion | The Patrician President and the Reporterette: A Screwball Story 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z A courtier countered, no, it’s just, “they are very different people”. Meghan v Kate: why we all love a good family feud 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z He had become the prime target in a 21st-century information war — one that involved hacking, kidnapping and ultimately murder — waged by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his courtiers against dissenters. Opinion | How a chilling Saudi cyberwar ensnared Jamal Khashoggi 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z Oeffinger cites the importance of countering what he calls Damocles syndrome, a reference to the legendary Ancient Greek courtier who sat through a feast under the shadow of a sword suspended by a single hair. The cost of surviving cancer 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z He was a courtier of King Dionysius, a tyrannical ruler of the Sicilian city of Syracuse during the fourth and fifth centuries B.C., according to History.com. Rufus Wainwright slams Trump in new music video: This ancient story 'reminds me of you' 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z The courtiers in question are played by Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone, who will themselves compete for the supporting actress award. Colman drama leads Bifa nominations 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z A favorite courtier of Queen Elizabeth I, he was also a soldier, writer, poet, politician, and the person credited with popularizing tobacco in England. Sir Walter Raleigh’s ‘self-portrait’ may have been discovered in the Tower of London 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z For every enemy the royal court arrested or put under surveillance, Qahtani and other courtiers warned that new ones were arising — many supposedly recruited by Saudi Arabia’s regional rivals, Iran and Qatar. Opinion | How a chilling Saudi cyberwar ensnared Jamal Khashoggi 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z Older and wiser courtiers in the House of Orange — the Marquis of Mad Dog and the Earl of Exxon — cautioned Jared against his romancing of Salmanella, but Jared was charmed. Opinion | Prince Jared finds himself in the wrong fairytale 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z Political leaders are called onstage to praise the President in terms that would make a feudal courtier blush, and they’re not empty words. The Increasingly Menacing Message of Donald Trump’s Rallies 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z One courtier described an incident where she surprised many by appearing in the imperial balcony, which was reserved for men only. The Mughal queen who became a feminist icon 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z The CEO is the king, the board and senior executives are the courtiers and landed gentry, and the workers are the serfs. 3 theories that explain Trump’s approach to Putin and Russia. Which makes the most sense? 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z These advanced cyber capabilities might have been less risky if they had been managed by professionals in the Saudi intelligence services, but they instead became political instruments for MBS and his powerful courtier, Qahtani. Opinion | How a chilling Saudi cyberwar ensnared Jamal Khashoggi 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z Some argue, in the aggrieved tones of courtiers, that to question Warrior dominance is a sign of impoverishment. The East Needs Some Beasts 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z War with Spain prevented speedy resupply of the colony—the first English settlement in the New World, backed by Elizabethan courtier Sir Walter Raleigh. Archaeologists start a new hunt for the fabled Lost Colony of the New World 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Morgan also sees echoes of Diana in Ms. Markle, who he predicted would chafe at the “never complain, never explain” ethos imposed by senior courtiers. ‘I’m American. I Hug.’ Meghan Markle’s Looming Impact on the British Monarchy 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z “I look at it from Harry’s choice of a bride, he feels he has met someone who can make him happy,” the retired courtier said. Everything you need to know about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s royal wedding 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z He went to great lengths to ensure victory and appeared shell-shocked by the result, presumably because his unctuous courtiers did not make clear the jeopardy he was in. At last, a cause to unite all Malaysia’s ethnic groups 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Trump’s courtiers appear to have allowed his expectations for the summit to float ever upwards in a well-sealed bubble. Trump's approaches geopolitics like The Apprentice – but this is not his show 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z And it is a reminder to courtiers brought low by Trump: Some reputational damage is beyond repair. Opinion | Trump’s decency deficit is trickle-down 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Fawning courtiers orbiting a king and his consort: that is no way to run a country. Hun Sen, Cambodia’s ruler, has been in power too long 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Casson also argues that the annotations lend further weight to his controversial theory that Sir Henry Neville, a courtier of Elizabeth I, was the author of Shakespeare’s plays. Shakespeare himself may have annotated 'Hamlet' book, claims researcher 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z On balance, Republicans are seeking to conserve very little; instead they have become the courtiers and court pastors of a man who delights in tearing things down. Opinion | Trump’s White House Is a Black Hole 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z The king himself fulminated on topics from gun control to trade tariffs, leaving courtiers scrambling to offer reassurances about his state of mind. ‘Call it chaos’: Trump adrift after week of White House anarchy 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z Serving as an "ancient Chinese version of mace," the dogs would scare off anyone threatening the courtiers, according to the club. These Cuddly Lapdogs Were Once Used as Stealth Weapons 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z Center stage, for now, is the Lear-like South African President Jacob Zuma, clinging to power as many of his erstwhile courtiers calculate the best time to desert him. South Africa’s tale of two presidents a riveting read 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z The courtier read and wrote in French, and his library at Audley End, Essex, includes annotations using the “y” symbol in the British Library’s copy of Belleforest. Shakespeare himself may have annotated 'Hamlet' book, claims researcher 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z The emperor’s children and courtiers rode alongside his carriage on horseback, followed by the soldiers in togas and laurel crowns, shouting “Io triumphe” — Hail, triumphant — at their leader. Opinion | Trump doesn’t need a parade. He needs a Roman triumph. 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z The danger, Lee said, is that Trump’s courtiers do this for too long and succumb to “shared psychosis,” in which they come to “share his view of the world and lose touch with reality.” Opinion | Is Trump’s doctor okay? 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z Pekingese were bred as "an ornamental accessory for emperors and courtiers in the Forbidden City of imperial China," according to the Pekingese Club of America. These Cuddly Lapdogs Were Once Used as Stealth Weapons 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z When viewers witness Queen Elizabeth “back in that familiar old palace with those familiar courtiers, being exposed to Philip’s and Margaret’s actions,” her isolation is inarguable. 'The Crown' production designer Martin Childs shares how he creates those lavish sets 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z There has been nothing like it since 1976, when Prince Charles, allegedly dashing, and newly retired from the navy, defied hostile older courtiers to establish his Prince’s Trust. Prince Harry a breath of fresh air? No, a chip off the old block | Catherine Bennett 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z There was never much love lost between Bannon and “Javanka” as, like medieval courtiers, they competed for the ear of the president. Steve Bannon savages 'Javanka', laying bare White House tensions 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z Prominent evangelical leaders, rather than challenging the president to become a man of integrity, have become courtiers. Opinion | Why I Can No Longer Call Myself an Evangelical Republican 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z He said to the Italian newspaper La Repubblica: “Heads of the church have often been narcissists, flattered and thrilled by their courtiers. The court is the leprosy of the papacy.” The war against Pope Francis 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z In a 1980 oral history for the Kennedy Library in Boston, she described them as a self-centered crew who treated people who worked for them as “courtiers” and whose legacy included “lives that were wrecked.” Marian Cannon Schlesinger, Author and Eyewitness to History, Dies at 105 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Hundreds of courtiers on foot, wearing traditional clothes, will pull the chariot and several other adorned vehicles in a solemn procession through the street. Bhumibol Adulyadej, Thailand King, set for cremation year after death 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z He insists that his courtiers treat his pronouncements, however absurd or offensive, as infallible holy writ. Opinion | Loyalty to Trump isn’t enough 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z As North Korea prepares to celebrate its 69th year as an independent state on Saturday, its leader may once again be settling down at his desk, pen at the ready - a king without courtiers. In the court of Kim Jong-un: a ruthless, bellicose despot, but not mad 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z “I call it the ‘courtier mentality’ and that is exactly what is happening now.” Former loyalists lose faith in Myanmar’s democracy icon 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z He is similar to many unpopular courtiers, who were seen as exerting more power and influence than they deserved. Game of Thrones: Who is the true heir? - BBC News 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z Persuading Mr Trump, against the advice of other courtiers, to jettison the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement and the Paris climate accord were two of his successes. The future of Bannonism 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z As the aging courtier Escalus says in Shakespeare’s ‘‘Measure for Measure,’’ ‘‘Pardon is . . . the nurse of second woe.’’ Can I Keep a Baby My Boyfriend Doesn’t Want? 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z The Post reported that Trump has been “musing” with his courtiers about the possibility of firing Sessions and naming a replacement during the August congressional recess. Opinion | The worst is yet to come 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z Unlike courtiers in a Jacobean tragedy, they risk neither execution nor banishment. Donald Trump’s need for flattery is trashing reputations 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z There’s a story that this came about because the King of Spain had a lisp, which all his courtiers had to copy to avoid embarrassing him. Covfefe is a word now. Deal with it 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z Markle’s unconventional background and red carpet experience mean her sartorial choices are likely to appease courtiers and fashion critics. First she wows Prince Harry. Now L.A.-born Meghan Markle is poised to dazzle the fashion world. 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z In this case, like so many others, it is surely not the courtiers who should be fired – but the king. Goodbye, Dr Gorka: will the White House's wacky rightwing headcount fall further? 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z This administration is more hostile to the media than any in recent memory but is also more eager to whisper juicy dirt about the ambitious courtier down the hall. Opinion | The worst is yet to come 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z Many of Trump’s current courtiers may be gone in a year of two, but the members of his family will remain. Can Trump Match Xi Jinping’s Game? 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z One courtier praised his “curious power of visualising a pageant”. Operation London Bridge: the secret plan for the days after the Queen’s death 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z French courtiers twirl and toss flags like oversized cheerleaders, dancing in front of L.E.D.-generated stained-glass windows. A Protest Musical for the Trump Era 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z But make no mistake: We are talking about the rising and falling fortunes of courtiers who, with flattery and whispers and flowery professions of fealty, serve the unpredictable whims of their liege lord. Opinion | Trumpism is all tantrums, all the time 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z Although he holds no formal position, he is seen as the most senior liberal courtier in the Byzantine world of the Kremlin. Alexei Kudrin wants to liberalise Russia’s economy to save it 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z That would get the attention of Vladimir Putin’s political and financial courtiers. Obama’s Late Cyber Defense 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z “Bear in mind,” the courtier said, “everybody who works in the palace is actually on borrowed time.” Operation London Bridge: the secret plan for the days after the Queen’s death 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z It was with the queen’s approval that her favored courtier, Sir Walter Raleigh, organized the Roanoke venture. The Lost Colony of Roanoke loses its portrait of Queen Elizabeth I 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z This week, Trump Tower was a hive of scurrying courtiers, from a prime minister, media mogul and nonagenarian diplomat to senators, congressmen and businessmen. Bannon, Kushner and Priebus: rivals for power at the heart of Trump's team 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z In his 40s, the king was at his prime, jogging 3 kilometers a day followed by push-ups, and I shed a few pounds trailing him up steep hillsides along with paunchy bureaucrats and panting courtiers. Glimpses behind the exalted persona of Thailand's king 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z A trio of palace courtiers were sentenced to death for regicide, even though few believed them responsible, and many suspected that Ananda had died by suicide or though an accident. Thailand Bids Farewell to King Bhumibol Adulyadej 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z “It’s history,” as one of her courtiers said. Operation London Bridge: the secret plan for the days after the Queen’s death 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z She looked like a young Renaissance prince consulting with his courtiers. The New Star of Germany’s Far Right 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z Then, just as suddenly — feeling the heat from his courtiers — he was back to dear old Draco. Trump’s campaign goes flaccid 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z In this captivating double portrait, Cumming exhumes the little that is known of the Spanish artist and courtier through the peculiar tale of one of his most passionate devotees. Briefly Noted Book Reviews 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z While the names of ministers, generals and courtiers might not be familiar, the place names are. ‘The Romanovs’: The family that ruled and terrorized Russia 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z “It will be quite fundamental,” as one former courtier told me. Operation London Bridge: the secret plan for the days after the Queen’s death 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z The courtiers didn’t want his royal highness feeling bad about being his royal chubbiness. King of pain: Misery loves company, especially when it’s famous company 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z The pressure on Vladimir Putin, from his courtiers to the grassroots, will surely force change. Isolating Russia isn’t working. The west needs a new approach | Mary Dejevsky 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z In this context, the fight over Nakamoto looks more like the jostling of courtiers to install a sympathetic heir to the throne than an objective analysis of the cryptographic proof. We Need to Know Who Satoshi Nakamoto Is 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z Montefiore ends with a question about Putin, who once told his courtiers the “greatest criminals in our history were those weaklings who threw power on the floor — Nicholas II and Mikhail Gorbachev.” ‘The Romanovs’: The family that ruled and terrorized Russia 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z “We are not talking about entertaining. But you have to show some form of respect for the fact that they have come,” said one courtier. Operation London Bridge: the secret plan for the days after the Queen’s death 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z While the women are cordial to each other, some courtiers carp that Margaret Thatcher acts more queenly than the queen. The Queen at 90: across the decades 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z But like his fellow courtiers, Cohen takes his cues from the throne. Entering the orbit of a 'total narcissist': who's who in Donald Trump's inner circle 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z It was written in an allegorical style traditionally used in China to criticise those in power, in this case in the form of an essay praising the seventh-century emperor, Taizong, for heeding a plain-talking courtier. Chairman of everything 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Monkeys are his heralds, birds his courtiers, and his entire throne room breathes with the heady aroma of cedar resin. Museum of Lost Objects: The Genie of Nimrud - BBC News 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z Master for mistress; sir for madam; governor for governess; bachelor for spinster; courtier for courtesan – whereas the male list speaks of power and high status, the female list has a very different set of connotations. Eight words that reveal the sexism at the heart of the English language | David Shariatmadari 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z In short, Goethe the artist and the courtier is arguing against the artistic life and the life of the court, at least where Wilhelm is concerned. Life Lessons from Goethe 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z Saqqara was the burial site for courtiers and high-ranking officials of ancient Egypt’s New Kingdom, which prevailed over three thousand years ago. Egypt opens King Tut’s wet nurse tomb to public for 1st time 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z They’re not able to turn what they do into a courtier function for the elite, like we can. Molly Crabapple: 'We’re just trying to use our art to consume the world' 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z In most places in the country, you can’t be taken seriously as a candidate without first becoming a professional courtier to big money interests that serve certain companies. Even corporate America wants campaign finance reform to stop crony capitalism | Zephyr Teachout 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z Other members include Prince Philip and Prince Charles, the current and former Speakers of the House of Commons, Archbishops, senior Bishops, senior courtiers, senior backbenchers and and senior judges. Privy Council: Guide to its origins, powers and members - BBC News 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z "We are like courtiers around a king," he tells me. 'There isn't a day when I don't think about the election' - BBC News 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z In a desperate attempt to turn back the clock she falls prey to Viper Wine, a quackery tonic which she must keep a secret from her alchemist husband, courtier and traveler, Sir Kenelm Digby. Book Talk: A painting inspires Eyre's 'Viper Wine' 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z The danger of Washington’s courtier ethos is that it can lead to bad policy, or no policy. A State Department policy overwhelmed by puffery 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z 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 Her arm gestures are slow and elegantly regal as the camera pans out, revealing smaller dancing versions of herself as courtiers. The art of FKA Twigs’ music videos dissected 2015-05-16T04:00:00Z Even so, she was still subject to the public gaze, since these and other courtiers passed on what they observed about her frame of mind. Our Obsession With the Royals Goes Way Back 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z In time, their power was diluted by religious leaders, courtiers, generals, aristocrats and merchants. Inside the Mind of Tony Blair: The Newsweek Interview 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z “Some courtiers — and the sovereign herself — fear that neither the Crown nor its subjects will tolerate the shock of the new,” Mayer writes. A Prince Charles biography stirring angst among British royalty 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z No courtiers would take on the king as a romantic rival. Seductress or Scholar - The Real Anne Boleyn “Each of the judges comes with an imperial retinue of courtiers and barkers, for a court that doesn’t do anything,” Quatrevaux said. Traffic Court clerk moves on, says court should too 2015-01-10T05:00:00Z He was goaded into it by George Wigg, now an almost forgotten member of Harold Wilson's kitchen cabinet - his coterie of advisers, courtiers and odd-job men. A classic Westminster scandal 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Charlemagne was a tall, imposing figure, described by his biographer and courtier as with a “round head, large and lively eyes, a slightly larger nose than usual a bright and cheerful expression.” Charlemagne lives — and thrives — in modern Aachen 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z The supposed memoirs and reminiscences of many in Napoleon’s entourage of rackety courtiers were often ghostwritten in an attempt to impugn his memory. Book review: ‘Napoleon: A Life,’ by Andrew Roberts The historical Anne was born the daughter of the prominent courtier, Sir Thomas Boleyn. Seductress or Scholar - The Real Anne Boleyn When the young King Thutmose III was just 8 or 9, Hatshepsut was crowned king alongside him, with the full support of her courtiers, Egypt’s elite families, and its powerful temple priesthoods. Who Remembers the Greatest Woman to Rule the Ancient World? 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z He had been a fast-talking “Generation Y” ideas man at State under two U.S. administrations, a courtier from the world of policy think tanks and institutes, poached in his early twenties. Assange: Google Is Not What It Seems Kleinbard likens inequality apologists to courtiers telling their rich patrons what they want to hear. On fiscal policy, USC professor's viewpoint is moral and farsighted 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z It reminds me of the prosthetic pads that stuffed many a Rococo courtier’s stocking, when a finely turned calf was a much-prized possession. A Men's Wear Revolution 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z Her fourth and final visit in 1575 lasted for 19 days, the longest she had stayed at a courtier's house. Kenilworth Castle opens Elizabeth I's suite in rumoured lover's home 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z Sanctioned by the United States and European Union, Putin's courtiers are under fire, Russia's $2 trillion economy is threatened with isolation and millions of Russians across the world are wondering what next. Putin's Ukraine gamble hastens exodus of Russian money and talent 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z The motif of a royal court keeps coming up in the story, sometimes in the most unexpected places—as in the financier Wagner’s speech about courtiers. This Week in Fiction: Greg Jackson 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z "The Prince of Wales lives the life of the heir to the throne," a courtier said. The royal family value for money? They aren't worth tuppence 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z During the Italian Renaissance, he says, “Dozens of dueling codes, fencing manuals, and treatises on courtesy … materialized, prescribing the dress, manners, and rules of combat appropriate to the courtier.” Dueling, Google, and the ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z Of course, the folks in charge and much of the courtier crowd of policy and media types who follow them around are the ones who are most immune to these realities. Louis C.K. is right about Common Core — and opposition does not make him a Tea Partyer 2014-05-08T11:44:00Z Few veteran courtiers of the nation’s most prominent modern Republican dynasty left the gathering doubting that Mr. Bush was giving it serious consideration. Jeb Bush Outlines Campaign Strategy, Should He Choose to Run 2014-04-06T20:03:06Z Under him, former chieftains became subjects and family members courtiers. Rise of Genghis Khan Linked to Unusual Rains in Mongolia 2014-03-12T15:40:00Z Asked whether courtiers brought the conversation to an end or whether the Queen "wrapped it up" herself, the PM said it "naturally comes to an end". Audiences with Queen 'valuable' - PM 2014-01-29T17:16:33Z One night I invited him to join us to discuss a film we were planning on a famous Kabul roundabout that, for centuries, was a focus group for kings and courtiers. Owner dies defending Kabul restaurant 2014-01-18T02:42:42Z He was seen as a loyal courtier tied to the president by his marriage to the daughter of Viktor Zubkov, a Putin ally and former prime minister. Putin's former defense chief threatened with more severe charges 2013-12-06T16:51:54Z He said a court atmosphere where Vatican officials act like "courtiers" was "the leprosy of the papacy". Vatican administration needs total overhaul, cardinals tell pope 2013-10-03T15:36:21Z There are some "courtiers" among administrators in today's Curia, he said, adding that its main defect is that it is too inward-looking. As reform talks start, Pope vows to change Vatican mentality 2013-10-01T12:22:31Z “Even the arch-monarchist Daily Mail wrote a story recently about the courtier employed to carry his favorite cushion around in the tone the paper ordinarily reserves for asylum-seekers.” The Female Factor: A Male Heir, but a Throne Fit for Queens 2013-07-30T15:09:47Z Not only must the courtier acquire all these skills, he must display them with a casual air of easy mastery. The Prince's Man 2013-07-27T00:51:24Z Indeed, history records that four of Henry’s courtiers promptly set off and dispatched the archbishop in the nave of Canterbury Cathedral. Common Sense: Moral Quandaries at MF Global 2013-07-05T15:56:34Z Reporters watched in stunned surprise as a historic, transformational leader was toppled by hubris and a fierce political attack by a once-loyal courtier. Witness: Thatcher's dramatic 1990 fall - "Stabbed in the front" 2013-04-08T13:36:42Z They are not courtiers but wise people who are inspired by my same feelings. As reform talks start, Pope vows to change Vatican mentality 2013-10-01T12:22:31Z Decisions on matters as weighty as foreign travel and the subjects of encyclicals to the appointment of papal courtiers, Curia bureaucrats and household staff could be affected. Second Act: How Benedict XVI's Influence May Grow After His Retirement 2013-02-14T13:35:23Z He summarizes the skills the courtier must acquire. The Prince's Man 2013-07-27T00:51:24Z He claims that "like other palaces", Lambeth attracts "courtiers" whose main priority is to maintain a "still millpond" with "a minimum of activity". Archbishop faces 'impossible job' 2013-02-04T04:41:20Z The Times says the glasses worn by the Queen were her own, although a courtier by adding Swarovski crystals in the shape of a "Q" on the side. Papers reflect on 'plebgate' fallout 2012-12-24T05:46:10Z Still, nobody within Iberia - except Philip and his courtiers - recognised this country as "Spain". Catalonia's place in Spain 2012-12-10T09:54:04Z If you were a courtier, the object of the game was to kill villagers and convert them to your side. What Halloween in Guild Wars 2 Can Tell Us About the Upcoming 'Lost Shores' 2012-11-07T05:49:40Z The ideal courtier, Castiglione writes, "must put every effort and diligence into outstripping others a little, so that he may be always recognized as better than the rest." The Prince's Man 2013-07-27T00:51:24Z |
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