| 单词 | empress |
| 例句 | I’ve seen the imperial family several times, the emperor an ugly, hard-looking man, the empress pale and pretty, but dressed in bad taste, I thought—purple dress, green hat, and yellow gloves. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Dawn Madden's got cruel eyes like a Chinese empress and sometimes one glimpse at school makes me think about her all day. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z If anyone had been an empress in some former life—at least among demons if not among the Tang people—it was Miss Whitlaw. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am here to see the king,” Lady Meng said with the aristocratic dignity of an empress. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Nero killed his new empress Poppea, their unborn child, then himself, and his regime collapsed disastrously, with Rome in flames. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z She moved slowly, with the calm importance of an empress. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Illustriousness was a word she’d once heard in a film where people kept addressing a grand empress. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She glows in her ceremonials, looking more like an empress than a Blood Shrike. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He caught a glimpse of a black squirrel moving through the snow-covered branches of an oak, and paused to study the silvery web of an empress spider. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I felt like an empress on the way to school. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The girl, who would grow up without a father, was named Theodora, after the scandalous empress of Byzantium whom Sourmelina admired. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z As empress, she obsessively collected plants and animals from around the world and was apparently the first person to breed black swans in captivity. Review | Napoleon Bonaparte, gardener? Yes, says a new book, the dictator found solace in the natural world 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z Eight people died, but the emperor and empress survived. An Opera House Inspired by More Than Music 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z The Tehran Museum collection was put together in the late 1970s under the auspices of Iran’s empress, Farah Pahlavi, for Tehran’s new museum of contemporary art, which was inaugurated in 1977. Berlin Cancels Rare Show of Modern Art from Tehran Museum 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z Government censors faced a backlash from Chinese Internet users this month when a television drama about a Chinese empress was scrubbed of all footage showing actresses' cleavage. End of the road for racy models at Chinese autoshow? 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z A reported ban on Ms. Kardashian at the annual Met Gala was lifted two years ago when Mr. Tisci hosted it with the fashion world’s supreme empress, Anna Wintour of Vogue. Givenchy’s Riccardo Tisci Is the King of Fashion Week 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Ms. Alonso soon became the virtual empress of Cuban dance, and the company became Cuba’s most important cultural export. Alicia Alonso, Star of Cuba’s National Ballet, Dies at 98 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Visitors who called on Buck towards the end of her life were struck by the degree to which she had come to resemble the Qing dynasty's most famous empress dowager, Zi Xi. Burying the Bones: Pearl Buck's Life in China by Hilary Spurling 2010-04-02T23:07:00Z It seems long ago, but there was a time when the gothic empress of British film was a mainstay of romantic epics. No more Mr Nice Guy: the actors who revived their careers with extreme makeovers 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z Now, the president’s houseguests, whether empresses, former first ladies or prime ministers, will be sleeping on a California king. Inside Blair House, where the president’s guests get the VIP treatment 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z His fee was never disclosed, but the subject of his talk, "On the Rise of Cultural Pluralism", irritated the empress Farah Pahlavi. Isaac and Isaiah: The Covert Punishment of a Cold War Heretic by David Caute – review 2013-06-20T07:00:34Z And Even Laster: “This is the pearl, that pleased your empress’ eye.” Style Invitational Week 1433: Questionable Journalism 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z Catherine Okay: The Russian empress’s less accomplished daughter. Style Invitational Week 1338: Picture this 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z The two began a relationship after he moved in 1963 to New York, where he set about to meet Elizabeth Arden, the clothing and cosmetics empress. Oscar de la Renta, fashion designer, dies at 82 Mr. Vance’s mother was an empress of instability — violent, feckless, prone to hysteria. Review: In ‘Hillbilly Elegy,’ a Compassionate Analysis of the Poor Who Love Trump 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z She’s dressed in shimmering silk, kneeling in a submissive position as her husband hands her the crown that makes her empress. Discovering Joséphine Bonaparte in Martinique, Italy and France 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z The empress and top-tier consorts would also express rank through jewelry, whether ornate jade hairpins or tortoiseshell bangles that clinked on the arms. Gentlewomen of the Forbidden City: The Power, the Intrigue, the Clothes 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Less an exercise in outsider exoticism than a monument to national pride, “Shiraz” invents an imaginary back story for the 17th-century empress whose death inspired her husband to commission the world’s most celebrated mausoleum. ‘Shiraz,’ a Silent Spectacle of India, Returns 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z Legend, icon, kitchen empress, Hamptons ambassador, connoisseur of denim shirts, massive martini consumer, and Barefoot Contessa herself — Ina Garten epitomizes the best that a "food celebrity" or "celebrity chef" could have to offer. Is store-bought really fine? Our favorite tweets about Ina's semi-homemade Thanksgiving 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z Lonely, friendless, spottily educated, she nevertheless mastered the intricacies of the Russian court, staged a coup, won over the people and became empress. Robert K. Massie?s Latest Subject Is Catherine the Great 2011-11-09T22:40:21Z Turns out, the pistols had belonged to a Russian empress, Catherine the Great, and some unknown thief with excellent taste had stolen them from a museum trustee. Diamond Doris, the Bourbon King and Other Stars of True Crime 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z She’s just 14 when she goes to Paris — the same age as Marie when her empress mother sends her to France. ‘Madame Infamy’ Revisits Sally Hemings and Marie Antoinette 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z These traces paint an enticing, but incomplete, picture of an empress who receded from public life not long after entering it, and spent most of her time traveling the world to avoid her own court. An Empress Ahead of Her Time Is Having a Pop Culture Moment 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z In her final years, the ailing Austrian empress Maria Theresa would be lowered into the Crypt of the Capuchins by means of an elevator to pray at the graves of her parents. The most important invention in the history of the modern city 2014-02-23T13:00:00Z He was barely halfway through when the empress signalled a factotum to bring her torture to an end and stop the lecture. Isaac and Isaiah: The Covert Punishment of a Cold War Heretic by David Caute – review 2013-06-20T07:00:34Z An Arkansas governor and his former sorority empress wife figure heavily in the plot, but they’re not Bill and Hill, he says. Webb Hubbell, writing his way to reclamation Monteverdi’s Poppea, a fiercely ambitious Roman noblewoman, uses sexual allure and ruthless power plays to become empress. At Salzburg, an Unlikely Operatic Trio of Women Finding Their Way 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z Because of time constraints - she works part time at a car dealership - she concentrates on the empress and empress-to-be. 'Superfan' of Japan's royals has followed them for decades 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Among them was the Green Frog Service, commissioned in 1773 by Catherine the Great, empress of Russia. Design: A Niche of Stylish Power 2011-07-03T13:02:00Z But the most compelling episodes are often those that focus on obscure figures, like the fearsome Russian empress Anna Ioannovna, who constructed a palace out of ice, which she then used as a torture chamber. 5 Podcasts About the Royal Family 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z Shortly after her arrival, she unilaterally proclaimed herself the island’s “empress.” Movie Review: ‘Galapagos Affair,’ Historical Documentary of Island Expats 2014-04-03T23:28:00Z Very occasionally, female place-holders might rule until a male heir was found, but such empresses were either widows or unmarried and did not pass the throne to any children. Japan's little prince could be last emperor on unreformed Chrysanthemum Throne 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z When she fled Russia three years later, it was this egg — with miniature portraits of her murdered son and grandson — that the dowager empress carried out. Stories of revolution in Russia’s St. Petersburg 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z Of all of Russia’s museums, the Hermitage — founded in the 18th century by Catherine the Great, a German princess who became Russia’s empress — has had the greatest ties to Western Europe. A Blockbuster Exhibition, Ripped in Two by Russia’s War 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z He was then called in for a private audience, during which the empress complained about the barbaric behaviors of foreign diplomats. Books: Memoir (or Is It?) of Sex and Opium 2011-03-30T12:00:05Z In that gigantic work Napoleon crowns the kneeling empress Josephine, but the drawings here show the original plan: He’s crowning himself with one hand. The Dangerous Beauty of Jacques-Louis David 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Ung’s Titania screeches in a manner more befitting the empresses of the vampires than Queen of the Fairies. A spooky 'Midsummer Night's Dream,' just in time for Halloween 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z “It’s not mythological nor an allegory. It’s erotic. That was not acceptable, because she saw herself as this enlightened empress.” 10 things you may not know about Catherine the Great 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z These intriguing profiles of an empress, an architect, a spy and a teacher — among other trailblazers — present a powerful foil against the myth that Muslim women require rescue. 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z More than 180 works from the collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing include portraits of emperors and empresses, court paintings, religious sculpture, costumes and more. At museums this fall: Art and science, civilization and extinction Fans of British royalty will delight in Perry’s “Murder on the Serpentine,” which spotlights the woman this British author reminds us was “queen and empress of a quarter of the earth” during her 63-year reign. ‘Murder on the Serpentine’: The end for Anne Perry’s Thomas Pitt? 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z There was Pharrell Williams’ opening performance of his song “Come Get It Bae,” for which he seemed beyond stoked to bring out Missy Elliott, the lovable hip-hop veteran whom Williams described as “the empress.” BET Awards 2014: Nicki Minaj provides a refreshingly vicious jolt 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z A different sort of strength, however, is found in the ornate trappings of the Qing Dynasty and the tassels, embroideries and brocades worn by empresses. Jason Wu puts on a real show at Fashion Week 2012-02-10T20:17:10Z According to Backhouse, he met the aging empress after he helped restore looted works to her palace. Books: Memoir (or Is It?) of Sex and Opium 2011-03-30T12:00:05Z “She was a woman of her time, an empress of her times,” he said. A Hermitage Amsterdam Show Looks Closer at Catherine the Great 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, she was the empress of Austria, and later the queen of Hungary, too, so she was widely discussed. An Empress Ahead of Her Time Is Having a Pop Culture Moment 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z You play as Corvo Attano, a bodyguard who is framed for the assassination of the empress he was sworn to protect. Video Game Review: Dishonored, a Video Game From Arkane Studios 2012-10-15T21:45:58Z He is a male Scheherazade – and certainly no cruel empress could order his execution until she had heard the next instalment. Agatha Christie: why I got fed up with Poirot 2012-09-28T21:55:06Z Wu, the only recorded empress of China, ruled the country in the seventh century. Sexy China TV drama busted, returns to air more sedate 2015-01-03T05:00:00Z If the 1940s allowed Vreeland to emerge from Snow's shadow, the 1960s crowned her as a fashion empress in her own right when she took over as editor at American Vogue. Diana Vreeland by Amanda Mackenzie Stuart – review 2013-03-01T12:00:01Z But in the mid-18th century, Habsburg empress Maria Theresa ordered the forced assimilation of the Roma, outlawing their nomadic way of life and the use of their language, Romani. Hungary’s ‘last’ Roma fortuneteller preserves traditions 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Here was Ron Howard directing a friendly hybrid of fairy tale and Tolkien-inspired quest about the someday empress Elora Danan, a magical infant protected by an aspiring sorcerer played by Warwick Davis. The "Willow" legend continues, only now the quest is open to all who would take it, including girls 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Her favorite Russian architect, Vasily Bazhenov, spent ten years designing and building Tsaritsyno, which means “empress’s place,” but when the empress set eyes on the completed complex, she didn’t like it. 2010-02-01T05:00:00Z “It was so badly received in its first two weeks,” recalled Sian Phillips, who played the empress Livia, “because it was so different.” ‘I, Claudius’ Returns in a 35th-Anniversary DVD Set 2012-11-25T01:10:06Z Chicken stock—the inarguable empress of the kitchen, the golden panacea, the magical elixir—is a vital pillar of cuisines all over the world. Win Thanksgiving (and Post-Thanksgiving) with Double Stock 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z Chronicling the Russian empress’ 18th century rule, the four-part HBO limited series tackles the scandals plaguing her court and the adverse relationships complicating her life. 19 HBO original programs to be excited about in 2019 — "True Detective," "Watchmen," and more 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z Helen Mirren’s run as the Russian empress comes to a close. What’s on TV Monday: The ‘Catherine the Great’ Finale and ‘A Single Man’ 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z Or, in the case of its original guesthouses, the empress dowager. Check In, Check Out: Hotel Review: Aman at Summer Palace in Beijing 2010-03-19T15:31:00Z She was this mad Chinese empress who was known as the Emperor. Cerys Matthews's favourite TV 2013-04-08T11:00:00Z And what is it like to encounter an adorably nutty Streisand in the full bloom of her 1970s movie stardom, before she was enthroned as the empress of all popular culture? Viewing Party! Let’s All Watch ‘What’s Up, Doc?’ 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z Much of what is known about the empress’s personal life comes from her poems, as well as letters and written recollections from her children, her ladies-in-waiting and her Greek tutor. An Empress Ahead of Her Time Is Having a Pop Culture Moment 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Her performance is everything a viewer wants from an empress in ascent: confident, sharp, funny and luminous. "The Great" is the cheeky post-enlightment balm we've been waiting for 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z She had the range, nerve and instinct that only Bette Davis had had before – and like Davis, Taylor was monster and empress, sweetheart and scold, idiot and wise woman. Elizabeth Taylor: let the story melt away and just gaze 2011-03-24T13:00:00Z Tassels, embroideries and brocades drew on ornate costumes worn by empresses, with references to 1930s and `40s Hollywood, where traditional Chinese dress was reinterpreted in movies like Marlene Dietrich's "Shanghai Express." Fashion's newness coming from old-school Hollywood 2012-02-10T20:39:13Z But beneath that porcelain surface, she’s a scheming empress of fury. Review: The Anti-Clinton Brigade’s Four-Letter Word Obsession 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z During the Cultural Revolution, the skeletons of Wan Li, his empress, and Lady Wang were stolen by Red Guards and torched in a public bonfire. Museums: China's Reluctant Emperor 2011-09-07T10:55:41Z Although Liberty speaks with the grandeur of an empress, in the poem's idealised vision she remains a universal mother, offering home and hearth to the destitute, and the hope of a more prosperous future. Poem of the Week: The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus 2012-06-04T10:42:44Z I find myself genuinely touched by the bond between the empress and the munshi. When the Empress of India Met Her Muslim Teacher 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Despite emergency efforts by Gloria Steinem, the crafty dowager empress of feminism, to push a faltering Hillary over the finish line, Sanders overwhelmingly won women’s votes in every category except senior citizens. “Sexism has nothing to do with it”: Camille Paglia on Hillary Clinton, Gloria Steinem — and why New Hampshire women broke for Bernie Sanders 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z The story is ostensibly about the Roman empress Agrippina’s ferocious machinations to get her husband, Claudius, to cede the throne to her vastly unqualified son, Nero. Review: The Met Opera Is Handel’s House in ‘Agrippina’ 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z He won best director and the actress he cast as an ancient Chinese empress in "Detective Dee," Carina Lau, took best actress honors. Action comedy 'Gallants' named HK best film 2011-04-17T20:31:04Z She confronted the shah of Iran about women’s ability to rule as his wife, the western-educated empress Farah Pahlavi, sat next to him. The Best of Barbara Walters 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z She was an empress at heart, an admirer of Napoleon and Queen Victoria, and no feminist. Today We’d Call Her a Progressive Heroine. She’d Have Hated It. 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z Through these pages, we witness the town fall to crusaders and Ottomans, the British Army and Israeli forces, its streets brimming with soldiers and prophets and empresses. In ‘Bethlehem,’ Tracing the Life of a Storied Little Town 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z “She’s the reigning empress of the Black and weird in theater,” he said. Suzan-Lori Parks Is on Broadway, Off Broadway and Everywhere Else 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z More poignant still are the portraits of the empresses Josephine and Maria Louisa on the walls, and on the fireplace mantel the bust of the so-called King of Rome, Napoleon’s legitimate son. Footsteps: St. Helena, ?Cursed Rock? of Napoleon?s Exile 2012-03-30T18:21:46Z There are even pieces by artists whom the former empress met in person, including the Russian-French painter Marc Chagall and the English sculptor Henry Moore. Iran's hidden Warhols revealed 2012-08-01T15:52:55Z Gaga’s “ability to be part ordinary person, part extraterrestrial celebrity empress functions at the highest level at all times.” She can sing, but can she act? Critics hail Lady Gaga: movie star 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z In a fantastical steampunk version of ancient China, legendary sleuth Detective Dee returns from exile to help solve a series of suspicious murders on the eve of the coronation of the country’s first empress. ArtsBeat: Hello, Ozzy: Tribeca Lineup Adds Ozzy Osbourne and Carol Channing Documentaries 2011-03-14T16:00:16Z Others include the actress Sissy Spacek and cosmetics empress Helena Rubinstein and you can watch Jensen talking about the process on a Guardian film here. Peter Jensen holds UK debut for new collection at Hepworth Wakefield 2013-02-26T07:36:57Z As the gleefully conniving empress Agrippina, the soprano Karen Driscoll was solid, but her arias lacked contrast and spark. Opera Review: ‘Agrippina’ by Operamission Sees Rome in a Satiric Light 2014-01-22T16:44:15Z For “Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party” is as much as an odd couple culinary vaudeville act at as it is an image makeover for both the rap mogul and the domesticity empress. The weird high magic of “Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party” 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z The very first scene of the series reveals that Teresa is destined to be the empress of the biggest drug empire in the Western Hemisphere. “Queen of the South” and “Claws”: Sometimes bad can be very, very good 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z "I have made this out of what does not last", we read of a basket of snow presented with a poem to the empress. Muscovy by Matthew Francis – review 2013-05-10T15:59:39Z When our shared book agent, Bill Clegg, sent me the book, it was with a note that said: “for the empress of cozy, who will understand.” Call Me Cozy 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z The portrait depicts Madame Brunet in a black coat over a white crinoline dress with bands of black lace, a detail that reflects the fashions of the Spanish-born empress of France, Eugénie. Inside Art: ?The Ungovernables? at New Museum; a Manet to the Getty 2011-12-01T23:20:13Z It is an especially scandalous piece of propaganda, horribly imaginative in the forms of depravity it devised for the empress who was officially known as an endower of churches and saint of the Orthodox church. The Purple Shroud by Stella Duffy - review 2012-07-20T21:55:01Z Every emperor of the Qing dynasty had dozens of wives, concubines and serving girls, but only one of them could hold the title of empress. 22 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z The understated elegance is fitting for a restaurant whose name is derived from a Roman empress. Lardo-Wrapped Prawns With An Italian White 2010-03-19T21:00:00Z Many empresses’ lives are lost to history; some, like the Dowager Empress Cixi, became icons in their own right. 22 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z He encouraged music hall jingoism, proclaimed Queen Victoria the empress of India, bought control of the Suez canal, but failed to establish Britain as an oriental power. Disraeli: Or the Two Lives by Douglas Hurd and Edward Young – review 2013-07-17T17:05:21Z The empress ruled Russia for more than 30 years after ascending to the throne in 1762 following a coup d’état she orchestrated against her husband. What’s on TV Monday: ‘Cosmos’ and ‘Catherine the Great’ 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z She’s brought along her extraordinary gifts of subtlety and intelligence, and there are moments throughout the series when a wicked look or stifled emotion illuminates the Russian empress. Review: Helen Mirren Wears the Crown (This Time, Russia’s) 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z At the time the empress painted her picture, in 1894, China’s last dynasty was winding down. Art Review: At China Institute, Envisioning Confucius, an Abstraction 2010-03-25T22:43:00Z At a Friday news conference, they showed reporters a recently discovered statue of a woman — possibly a deity or empress — draped in cloth. Moroccan archaeologists unearth new ruins at Chellah, a tourism-friendly ancient port near Rabat 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z For many years, the imperial-minded Putin has been obsessed with Odesa because it was founded in the late 18th century by Russian empress Catherine the Great, who is one of his role models. The West must not bow to Putin’s food blackmail | Trudy Rubin 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z “All the women of different ranks in history are living very different lives, but when it comes down to our reproduction, it doesn’t matter if you’re the empress or a servant,” See says. How COVID and an antique marriage bed inspired Lisa See's new historical novel 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z Queen Victoria was officially proclaimed empress of India in 1876, and the last Mughal emperor, who had not been active in the revolt, was sent into exile. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z During the Ming dynasty, the emperor lived in the Palace of Heavenly Purity, while the empress lived nearby in the smaller Palace of Earthly Tranquility. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z What was happening on the ground: The taking of Odesa — established in 1794 by Catherine the Great, the Russian empress, as a conduit to the Mediterranean — is an obsession of Mr. Putin. Ukraine Goes Dark: Images From Space Drive Home the Nation’s Anguish 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z “This one took the longest. The only direction was ‘empress.’ How this costume designer created looks for a multiverse of wild characters 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Unsurprisingly, Ukraine’s de-Russification has gone even further, including the dismantling of an imposing statue of the 18th-century Russian empress Catherine the Great, in Odessa — a city she founded. Opinion | Why Europe has a monument problem of its own 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z The godmother of punk, empress of global fashion and Dame of the British Empire certainly did that. Dame Vivienne Westwood - the godmother of punk 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Instead of holding more power as empress after Nero’s ascension, Agrippina saw her relationship with her son flounder. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z She had been fascinated by the 19th century empress since she was a young girl, when — unbeknownst to her feminist mother who repelled “princess things” — she watched Ernst Marischka’s “Sisi” trilogy at a friend’s house. ‘Corsage’ gives a modern edge to Austria’s Empress Elisabeth 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z In “Corsage,” the empress of Austria begins to chafe against her predictably cosseted life. China’s New Covid Chapter 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z She read endlessly about the empress, including letters and a diary from Sisi’s daughter. Vicky Krieps cuts loose in a bold move for women with 'Corsage' 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z A designer known for her elegant signature butterfly motifs, numerous cinema fashions and the wedding gown of Japan’s empress. Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2022 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z Following Gaozong’s death in 683, Wu ruled as empress dowager and regent for her son, though she held all the real power of the state. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z “But I sensed early that this was not good for her as the empress.” ‘Corsage’ gives a modern edge to Austria’s Empress Elisabeth 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z A slim majority of Odesa residents had already voted - in an online poll organised by city authorities - to remove the statue to Catherine the Great, who was empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. Ukraine's Odesa votes to remove Catherine the Great statue 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z He hadn’t been home 10 minutes when the group’s “empress,” the drag queen Hysteria Brooks, called to say there had been a shooting. Safety, laughter, love: Club Q represented the opposite of what the shooting there evoked 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z Ms. Fluke-Ekren “left a trail of betrayal,” Mr. Parekh said, becoming “a terrorist military leader, and in effect, the empress of ISIS.” For Daughter of American Militant, Scars of ISIS’s Reign Run Deep 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z Attorney Raj Parekh, described Fluke-Ekren as an “empress of ISIS” whose husbands rose to senior ranks in the Islamic State, often only to be killed in fighting. Kansas mom gets 20 years for leading Islamic State battalion 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z When Potemkin died in 1791, the grieving empress ordered a grand funeral and had his body brought to Kherson, where it was displayed uncovered in a specially constructed tomb in a crypt, Mr. Montefiore wrote. Why Russia Stole Potemkin’s Bones From Ukraine 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z If the mirror reflection didn’t line up with visual reality, that was secondary to his desire to frame and flatter his subject as if she were an empress on an ancient Roman coin. Review: Picasso season arrives in L.A. with two smashing museum shows 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Though Elisabeth shied from the public eye, as the empress of Austria she was widely discussed. Your Monday Briefing 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z President Joe Biden to Japan’s emperor and empress, plus their entourages need places to stay as they arrive for the queen’s funeral. Royal fans give London tourism a bump amid UK economic woes 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z The decision for the emperor and empress to attend the queen’s funeral underscores the importance and the deep bond between the royal families. Live updates: China to attend queen’s funeral despite worry 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z But in the late 1700s, Catherine the Great, the Russian empress, colonized it with hearty souls from across the empire. The ‘Wild Field’ Where Putin Sowed the Seeds of War 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z “Her willingness to speak truth to power, her ability to cut through the noise and remind people of what’s really important — I have no problem calling her the empress of the internet,” Cokley said. For 'disabled oracle' Alice Wong, rest is a radical act 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z “I’ve been slowing down on drinking. I went through a rockstar phase, just going crazy, and now it’s time to get back into my empress energy. Relax and be soft.” From Silly Bandz to bare-breasted warrior: How Doechii became hip-hop's most electrifying new star 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Before I leave, I ask to see his most prized possession, and he tells the story of a formal kimono sewn with gold thread that was worn by the Japanese empress 60 years ago. Among the beauty objects of L.A. fashion icon Peter Lai 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z Hanae Mori, 96, renowned fashion designer known for her elegant signature butterfly motifs, numerous cinema fashions and the wedding gown of Japan’s empress, died Aug. 11 at her home in Tokyo. This week’s passages 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z One large portrait remained, depicting Catherine the Great, the Russian empress and founder of Odesa, as a just and victorious goddess. Odesa Is Defiant. It’s Also Putin’s Ultimate Target. 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z The then-president of the state congress committee said women in Travancore were already "empresses of the home" and that politics was not their space. Accamma Cherian: The forgotten firebrand freedom fighter from south India 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z Two real-life women — Marie-Claire, a free woman of color who became the first empress of Haiti, and Gran Toya, an enslaved warrior who became a freedom fighter — were Riley’s inspirations for this expansive saga. 12 noteworthy books for July and August 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has made no secret of coveting Odesa, founded by a Russian empress, as part of his own imperial plans. Mayor of Embattled Southern Ukrainian City Urges All Residents to Leave 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z On a quest to re-create Joséphine’s long-vanished collection, Gravereaux assembled so many varieties that he soon surpassed the empress, even traveling to the Balkans on his mission to showcase all known roses on the planet. Stop to smell the roses in an unsung corner of Paris 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z Seen from below in Dmitry Levitzky’s painting, the empress is a towering figure in a pale gown with a golden train. Odesa Is Defiant. It’s Also Putin’s Ultimate Target. 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z In the southern port city of Odesa, whose inhabitants are mostly Russian-speaking, politicians are debating whether to remove a monument to Catherine the Great, the Russian empress who founded the city in 1794. Goodbye, Tchaikovsky and Tolstoy: Ukrainians look to ‘decolonize’ their streets. 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z The latest 10-episode story arc arrives on the woefully antiquated DVD format, spread out over four discs, and delivers another thick layer of satire and ribald shenanigans surrounding the all-mighty empress of Russia. TV DVD and Blu-ray reviews: ‘Dexter: New Blood’ and ‘The Great: Season Two’ 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z As the Austrian empress, Maria Theresa decreased the power of the nobility. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Queen’s” Gillian Anderson plays the mother of Elle Fanning’s Catherine, empress of all the Russias, in Season 2 of “The Great.” What’s on TV This Week: Adele, Will Smith, Tom Brady, ‘Tiger King’ and more 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z One recurring sketch featured the character of a domineering empress, who stood in for leaders ranging from Mr. Xi to Mrs. Lam. Hong Kong Broadcaster’s Swift Turn From Maverick Voice to Official Mouthpiece 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z The public pressure has led the Imperial Household Agency to decide against a traditional engagement ceremony for its member to meet with the emperor and empress before they get married. You’ve heard of Harry and Meghan. Now meet Mako and Kei, who have Japan in a tizzy. 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Dennison, a biographer of Queen Victoria as well as the ancient Roman empress Livia, has just published “The Queen” in the U.S. with Apollo, an imprint of British firm Head of Zeus. ‘Binding promises in God’s presence’ bars abdication for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, biographer says 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z The empress accepted this recommendation and began making reforms. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The wife of Caesar Augustus is dressed to empress in the historical drama “Domina.” What’s on TV This Week: 'CMT Music Awards,' 'Pose,' 'The Kardashians' and more 2021-06-06T04:00:00Z “Opium,” Roos said, speaking somewhat nostalgically of the past of a country that was not hers, “was the dream of the empress of China.” The Fragrances That Changed the Field 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z It depicts a scene from an annual spring ceremony, when the empress would lead other ladies at court in activities relating to silk production. Perspective | A master of art, a disaster on throne In Martinique, protesters in July tore down a statue of Napoleon’s empress, Josephine, who was born to a wealthy colonial family on the island. In France's overseas territories, Napoleon's legacy has a more troublesome side 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z The empress outlived her son and retained control of the throne by naming first one infant and then another as emperor. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z According to the Presidential Pet Museum, when Jackie Kennedy was giving a tour to the empress of Iran, Farah Pahlavi, Macaroni nuzzled the guest in an apparent bid to eat the daffodils she was carrying. Champ, Major and other White House pets 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z But the empress’ influence was not, of course, the only nugget in the wildly popular series. 'Bridgerton' is full of secrets. We asked insiders to decode the biggest surprises 2021-01-15T05:00:00Z Outrageous people, including a desperate empress and a terrorist with an acute sense of smell, seek happiness in Madrid. Movies on TV this week: 'The Dark Knight'; 'North by Northwest' 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z According to the Presidential Pet Museum, when Jackie Kennedy was giving a tour to the empress of Iran, Macaroni nuzzled Queen Farah in an apparent attempt to eat the daffodils she was carrying. US election: Champ, Major and other White House pets 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z They rid the palace of the old empress’s relatives by executing them. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In the Mahabharata, Draupadi is the daughter of a king; she marries five brothers, is saved from humiliation by Krishna and becomes empress. Review: 'Draupadi Unleashed' is a mystery, unintentionally 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z And so we come to our second quality television series about Catherine II of Russia in the space of seven months, “The Great,” with a marvelous Elle Fanning as the 18th century Russian empress. 'The Great' tears up the history books. It's not Shakespeare, but it works 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z Before the pandemic, my friends called me “the empress,” a joking reference to my last name. Three Months, Two Continents and Four Stints in Quarantine 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z Elle Fanning mixes the hysterical and the historical as Catherine, empress of all the Russias, in the new comedy-drama series “The Great.” What’s on TV This Week: Joaquin Phoenix in 'Joker' and more 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z As empress, Theodora met with foreign envoys, wrote to foreign leaders, passed laws, and built churches. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z "So maybe Kepler-88 d is the new supreme monarch of this planetary empire – the empress." Newly discovered exoplanet has three times the mass of Jupiter 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z The palace also announced that the planned state visit by the emperor and empress of Japan will be postponed to another date. Queen Elizabeth issues statement on coronavirus outbreak: 'My family and I stand ready to play our part’ 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z Rather, Mr. Massie delved into the lives of the Romanovs because he had something in common with Nicholas II and Alexandra, the last emperor and empress of Russia: Like them, he had a hemophiliac son. Robert K. Massie, award-winning historian of Czarist Russia, dies at 90 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z The most visible royal paraphernalia in Tuesday’s ceremony were the two thrones for the emperor and empress, made more than 100 years ago. Naruhito’s Enthronement: Hasn’t Japan Done This Already? 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z The well-educated empress read the works of philosophes, and she exchanged many letters with Voltaire. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Few people remember anymore, but just years before she became the dark empress of “alternative facts,” Kellyanne Conway was a respected, reasonably mainstream, uncontroversial Republican pollster and strategist. Opinion | How to Sell Your Soul to Donald Trump 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z “The Politician” reunites Light and Murphy; she previously appeared in “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” as beauty product empress Marilyn Miglin, the wife of Andrew Cunanan’s third murder victim. How Bette Midler and Judith Light made 'The Politician's' most surprising episode 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z The 84-year-old empress emeritus bowed to the staff at the University of Tokyo hospital as she left. Former Japanese empress leaves hospital after cancer surgery 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z The thrones — known as the takamikura for the emperor, and the michodai for the empress — are usually stored at the Kyoto Imperial Palace, where the royal family ruled until the mid-19th century. Naruhito’s Enthronement: Hasn’t Japan Done This Already? 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z Wu Zhao soon rose above rival wives and became the emperor’s chief wife, or empress. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Instead, they are acting like the emperor and empress of America, saying they are far too grand to travel commercial.” Meghan Markle, Prince Harry are 'public relations disaster' for royals: report 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z For a long while in history, the women cheered in Canyon Of Heroes parades tended to be queens or princesses or empresses. For USWNT and its fans, a World Cup parade about more than soccer 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z Michiko is the first commoner to become empress in modern Japanese history. Former Japanese empress leaves hospital after cancer surgery 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z At the sound of a gong, a chamberlain and a lady-in-waiting opened the curtains, revealing the emperor and empress. Naruhito’s Enthronement: Hasn’t Japan Done This Already? 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z As explained earlier, a few empresses wielded great power. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She looms over Harena like a dowager empress over a royal pretender. “The Children” 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z Just recently, he used an equally pointless trip to Japan for the same purpose: He got to be the first foreign leader photographed standing next to Japan’s recently crowned emperor and empress. Opinion | Britain is in crisis. So why is President Trump coming to visit? 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z On Monday, the new empress of Japan was the star. With Trump’s Visit to Japan, Empress Masako Finds a Spotlight 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z The US president is said to have given a slight bow to the emperor and empress before entering the palace, according to Reuters. Trump gives 'full support' to Japan-N Korea talks 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z Traditionally, the emperor chose the favorite among his wives as the empress and appointed one of her sons as successor. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Melania Trump gave Masako a desk set that included a fountain pen made from a red oak tree that stands in the grounds of Harvard University, where the empress studied economics. Donald Trump welcomes Japan's offer of mediation with Iran 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z Soon, over a table laden with Persian rice, the last empress of Iran would turn to me and say, “In exile, food becomes important.” In Search of Ancient Morocco 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z That includes a state dinner with the new emperor and empress, rounds of golf and a visit to a sumo wrestling championship, where Mr. Trump will award the winner’s trophy. Trump Lifts Metal Tariffs and Delays Auto Levies, Limiting Global Trade Fight 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z “Maybe she’ll be a new type of unprecedented empress,” she said. Women aren’t allowed to be emperors in Japan. Does it matter? 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z With no male heir in sight, the government in 2004 began working on changing the law to allow for an empress. Your questions on Japan's emperors 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z Naruhito’s accession leaves Japan with only two eligible heirs to the throne, since Japan’ postwar succession law bans female members of the imperial family from becoming reigning empresses. Japan welcomes new emperor Naruhito as Reiwa era begins 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z The princess, who reportedly suffers from a stress disorder, admitted in December that she felt "insecure" about becoming empress, but pledged to do her best to serve the people of Japan. Naruhito becomes Japan's new emperor 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z The incoming empress, Masako, was once a symbol of potential change in the monarchy. Japan Will Enthrone a New Emperor. His Wife Won’t Be Allowed to Watch. 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z The 1947 imperial household law does not allow women to become reigning empresses. After audience with the sun goddess, Japan's emperor Akihito prepares to abdicate 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z In 1993, the empress collapsed from mental exhaustion and for two months she lost the ability to speak. The human emperor 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z His wife, Masako will also assume a new role as empress. Japan’s crown prince hopes to continue father’s legacy 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z In 1991, two years after he ascended the throne, Akihito and the empress broke with convention and knelt down to speak to people affected by a volcanic eruption in Nagasaki. Naruhito becomes Japan's new emperor 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z The market was named after Queen Victoria, who was then the empress of India, to deter local residents from building a memorial there for the executed rebels. Karachi Seeks to Remake Itself, With Bulldozers Leading the Way 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z For a time, Diderot believed that the empress might be the rarest of all creatures: a sitting monarch willing to let a philosopher help liberate her country from medieval institutions and prejudices. 'Beware the affluence of gold': on reading Diderot in the age of Trump 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z Two weeks later, the emperor and empress arrived at an evacuation centre in a stadium outside Tokyo. The human emperor 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z “This is where the empress committed suicide,” a studio assistant, Xu Hailei, explained as she guided an open cart through the faux Forbidden City, which, even up close, is pretty convincing. Epic Battles, Palaces and Concubines: A Chinese Studio’s Vast World of Fantasy 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z The priest also reportedly says that Crown Prince Naruhito and his wife Masako will probably not visit the shrine once Emperor Akihito abdicates, saying the future empress "hates" the Shinto religion. Leading priest turns on Japan's emperor 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z Decades later, he recalled, he asked Franklin to sing for his 1993 inauguration and later for the emperor and empress of Japan. Songs, prayers and pink Cadillacs mark Aretha Franklin’s homegoing 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z Upon his return to France, Diderot produced a series of reflections on the Russian empire that, per his will, were sent to the empress after his death in 1784. 'Beware the affluence of gold': on reading Diderot in the age of Trump 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z The emperor and empress knelt on the ground with each family in turn, talking to them quietly, asking questions, expressing concern. The human emperor 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z Even after signing the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Lenin, the kaiser continued negotiations on behalf of the empress and her daughters. Review | Why no nation would rescue Nicholas II and his family from revolutionary Russia 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z In fact, according to Ruby Lal’s biography, she became “prime minister as well as empress”. The brilliant career of Nur Jahan, empress of India 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z In the last decade of her life, the empress dowager tried to polish her image by making herself more accessible, especially to Western diplomats. Was This Powerful Chinese Empress a Feminist Trailblazer? 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z Along the way, he was feted by a Japanese empress and had an audience with the king of Spain. Einstein the Anti-Racist? Not in His Travel Diaries 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z But for all his faults, there was one wealthy patron who returned to Mackintosh time and again - Miss Catherine Cranston, the empress of Glasgow's tea rooms. Mackintosh and the rooms that inspired Europe 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z Following his death, the pearl was auctioned in Amsterdam in 1778 and bought for Russian empress Catherine the Great. World's largest freshwater pearl sold 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z The soldiers took gold, historical texts and even the empress’ clothing, which also is now on display, he said. Ethiopia raises cry for Britain to return ‘looted’ artifacts 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Ms. Chang, who lives in exile, argues the empress brought medieval China into the modern age, calling her an “amazing stateswoman.” Was This Powerful Chinese Empress a Feminist Trailblazer? 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z After discovering a secret cache of papers, she embarks on a quest that takes her to a remote island believed to be the final resting place of a fabled Japanese empress. Mixed reviews for Tomb Raider reboot 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z Anna Wintour, the empress of fashion and Condé Nast’s artistic director, has signaled her approval of Mr. Picardi in ways big and small, and in a phone interview she described him to me as “marvelous.” Condé Nast’s 26-Year-Old Man of the Moment 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z It’s unclear how she will step up to her upcoming role as empress. Japan emperor greets cheering crowd at palace for new year 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z “This was American’s work. Saudi Arabia is in an easy group,” the empress says. ‘I get threats, I get sworn at’: Iran's taboo-busting female standup star 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z He was dressed as a Chinese empress in a strapless full-length gold gown, which he says he would not dare to wear in Hong Kong. Asia's biggest gay pride parade brings tens of thousands to Taipei 2017-10-28T04:00:00Z The emperor and the empress also walked in a nearby park filled with red spider lilies in full bloom. Japan’s emperor visits shrine for ancient Korean settlers 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z I postponed my research on Sims, believing him to be an altruistic outlier who could be a balm in my distressing work: someone who, according to one statue’s inscription, treated “alike empresses and slaves”. Statues that perpetuate lies should not stand 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z Victoria was enchanted by the idea of being empress of India – a country she would never see – and when Karim told her stories about India, she was fascinated. The royals and race: from Victoria and Abdul to Harry and Meghan Markle 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z Rainey was called the “mother of the blues,” but Smith was dubbed their “empress.” A Bessie Smith ‘dream project’ makes its D.C. debut 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z Japan’s premier scientific research institution, RIKEN, turned 100 this year, and celebrated with a grand ceremony attended by the empress and emperor. Budget cuts fuel frustration among Japan’s academics 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z So Williams, 37, the oldest Wimbledon female finalist since Martina Navratilova in 1994, will seek insight from that aforementioned empress. With Venus Williams and Garbine Muguruza, Wimbledon gets its proper final 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z These children are sometimes called “little emperors” and “little empresses” for the power they can exert over their parents. Chinese Youth Embrace New Attitudes Toward Pets and Wildlife 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z Regardless, this letter lets me imagine Marie Curie, towering genius, empress of her laboratory, doing the 1924 equivalent of emailing tech support to get the lab computers onto the university network. That Time Marie Curie Was Just Trying to Get the Electricity Running 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z Highlights included a very pregnant Beyoncé, all golden, a kind of Afro-Asian space empress, surrounded by flowing waves of dancers, tipping back in a chair so far it made you say, “Hey, the baby.” James Corden brings mean tweets, slapstick and Carpool Karaoke as Grammys' good humor man 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z It was quite feasible for Yusupov to lure Rasputin by promising a meeting with allies of the empress. How was Russian mystic Rasputin murdered? - BBC News 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z Appointed governor of the Philippines in 1900, for example, Taft stopped in Japan, where the empress presented his wife Nellie with a tapestry. Donald Trump and the Overinflated Presidency 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z Nicholas, though, felt powerless to act against his wife’s wishes: “Better ten Rasputins than one of the empress’s hysterical fits,” he once candidly told his prime minister. Rasputin revisted: He was not the ‘Holy Devil’ as long portrayed 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z At a court ceremony held in commemoration of the murdered empress, the Duke Luca Abele presents his Clockwork Soldiers to the empress as gifts. ‘Dishonored 2′ review: Little to get excited about 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z In Chinese mythology, the dragon represented the emperor and the phoenix the empress. It's official: Names chosen for Vienna zoo's panda cubs 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z She became the Russian empress in 1762 and left an indelible mark on Petersburg and Russian history. TRAVEL: ‘White Nights’ of St. Petersburg 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z Her distributed portraits were also used to solidify her status as empress of India, a country she never visited. Ryan Lochte, Usain Bolt, Ashton Eaton: Your Friday Briefing 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z His mother, Michiko, the first commoner to become empress, helped to bring in fresh changes to the palace in child-rearing and education. Who is Naruhito, Japan's likely next emperor? 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z They murdered the president of France, the prime minister of Spain, the empress of Austria-Hungary, the king of Italy—and President William McKinley. The Terrorist Past Has a Message for the Terrorist Present 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z "And why should I? This is my land. I'm not someone who calls herself an empress or who says she's an empress. I am an empress." Black nationalist group Washitaw Nation disavows Baton Rouge shooter, who had pledged allegiance 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Did Brooks get to spend time with the empress? Watch Danielle Brooks Describe the Life-Altering Experience of a Hug From Oprah 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z “She really is a ghastly person who had all her enemies executed in terrible ways. She was a horrible person and a bad empress.” Prince Philip's DNA may identify the last of the Romanovs, says Sebag Montefiore 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z Her only son’s hemophilia, inherited through her grandmother Queen Victoria, left the empress ripe for the ministrations of a stunning succession of holy fools, ending with Rasputin. The Romanovs: fascinating, odd and odious 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z For most Japanese women, the question of whether or not some future princess can become empress is hardly pressing. Imperial lather 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z At one point, Lilliet goes to Russia and has an audience with an empress wearing a crown that has “a sapphire the size of an infant’s face.” Alexander Chee’s Operatic Novel 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z She is the patron saint of Mexico and “empress of the Americas”, and millions of pilgrims flock each year to pray before the cloak that bears her image. Pope Francis greets adoring crowds in Mexico before 'tough love' speech 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z She is the patron saint of Mexico and “empress of the Americas,” and millions of pilgrims flock each year to pray before the cloak that bears her image. Pope Begins Mexico Visit after Historic Stop With Patriarch 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z She is the patron saint of Mexico and "empress of the Americas," and millions of pilgrims flock each year to pray before the shroud that bears her image. Pope Francis kicks off his first trip to Mexico on Saturday with speeches to the country's political and ecclesial elites, riding in on the success of his historic meeting in Cuba with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z They closed their eyes to her flaws and scandals, ignored the shifting progressive winds, pushed potential rivals aside, and raved about the empress’s lovely clothes. How Sanders Exposed Clinton 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z Scidmore knew the emperor and empress of Japan, and she contributed photos and stories about the country to the magazine—even introducing the word “tsunami” into English vernacular with an 1896 article. Strong Shots By Early Women Photographers 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z In 1877, my great uncle, the pre-Raphaelite artist Val Prinsep arrived in Delhi to collect material for a picture the government wished to present to Queen Victoria as India's new empress. The vivid paintings that record a Briton's love of Delhi - BBC News 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z The bedroom’s centerpiece, a white velvet chaise-longue, framed in its own niche by gold lamé curtains, was commissioned by the empress Joséphine, wife of Napoleon, who redecorated when she moved in. The Day Trips Parisians Take Themselves 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Did she want to be a clothing empress? Serena Williams has finally decided what she wants out of life: Everything 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z The emperor and empress attend a memorial ceremony at Tokyo’s Budokan. Is Japan's Emperor Akihito Trying To Stop Abe? 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z Although her middling rank would have excluded her from court circles, her literary reputation gave her an entrée into the empress’s salon, where she often felt out of place. Why “The Tale of Genji” Is Still Seductive 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z Thousands of euros, if it was used by an Austrian empress — but much less than her footwear. Austrian empress's potty fetches thousands of euros 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z But Monday night at the Met Gala, she was the empress in all the clothes, wearing a canary yellow cape with a train so long it required four attendants, designed by Chinese talent Guo Pei. Beyonce, JLo, Kim Kardashian bare a lot at Met Gala ... So what? 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z In her office, there’s a framed portrait of Catherine the Great, the Prussian-born empress who led Russia during a golden age in the eighteenth century. The Astonishing Rise of Angela Merkel 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z After taking in the scene, the president, emperor and empress walked along a maze of red carpet into the palace for a private meeting, with U.S. Obama Offering Japan Security, Economic Assurances 2014-04-24T01:17:35Z And presiding over it all was the stout, black-clad figure of Queen Victoria, mother of nine and empress of millions. Contributing Op-Ed Writer: Queen Victoria, Another Maligned Mother 2014-03-23T23:45:28Z Back during the Ming dynasty, some four centuries ago, the Hall of Earthly Tranquility in Beijing’s Forbidden City was the redoubt of China’s empress. Michelle Obama Tours Beijing With China’s First Lady 2014-03-21T12:01:38Z On a famous tour of the empire’s conquered Black Sea territories, writes the historian Orlando Figes, the empress passed beneath archways that were inscribed with the phrase “The Road to Byzantium.” It’s Not Just Putin: Russia’s Obsession With Crimea Is Centuries-Old 2014-03-19T08:49:40Z The squalid wharf functioned until the 1840s, when officials buried it under more elegant docks designed to receive Brazil’s new empress from Europe. Rio’s Race to Future Intersects Slave Past 2014-03-08T23:29:38Z Sotnikova, 17, is the new out-of-the-blue Olympic champion, and how she managed to unseat the empress of the sport, Kim, much less by an overwhelming margin, no one is quite sure. Adelina Sotnikova’s Olympic gold medal win over Kim Yu-na will be endlessly argued 2014-02-20T23:34:00Z The painting, depicting the empress of the underworld, is a defining image of the Pre-Raphaelite art movement. Rossetti painting sets price record 2013-11-19T18:03:31Z Though she placed most of these in St Petersburg’s Hermitage museum, the Russian empress traded a few items with the Qianlong emperor for some Chinese masterpieces. Auction houses in China: Christie’s v the people’s army 2013-09-26T15:05:59Z She was a famous politician and poet who served empress Wu Zetian, China's first female ruler. Tomb of China 'female premier' found 2013-09-12T10:29:35Z A few years later queens and empresses poured their tea from fine bone china, first developed by local son Josiah Spode. Ceramics firms get fired up over budget tax break 2013-03-22T20:01:42Z “In ancient times, the empress was never allowed to cultivate her own supporters,” said Li Yinhe, a sociologist and gender studies expert at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing. Peng Liyuan 2012-11-26T06:00:00Z Regent uncles, dowager empresses, concubines, brothers… all end up doing the wrong thing. Confucius's hero 2012-10-09T23:21:29Z You’ve been framed for killing that same empress, and you have to stab your way to absolution. Dishonored: Dark, Unsettling, and Riveting 2012-10-08T14:35:34Z It lasted only about 100 days before the dowager empress, in retirement at the Old Summer Palace, “took it upon herself to squash her little nephew.” India Ink: A Greater Asia 2012-09-24T05:46:51Z Then we went down once more into the crypt below, where sleeps the form of the beautiful empress, and of Shah Jehan, who built this monument for her, at her side. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z But the marriage proved childless, and the empress Matilda was designated as her father’s successor, the English baronage being compelled to do her homage both in 1126, and again, after the Angevin marriage, in 1131. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z For Jean, she will give up dress, company, the theatre, everything; but except for him, she would not go one step out of her way to be made an empress. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z You play Corvo, the royal protector and bodyguard to the empress. Dishonored: Dark, Unsettling, and Riveting 2012-10-08T14:35:34Z Poor fellow, he was lowly enough to satisfy an empress. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z The empress during her pregnancy had read Victor Hugo's 'Napoleon the Little,' and had been much struck with the chapter in which the coup d'�tat is so well related. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z At Vienna, he was presented to the empress queen, Maria Theresa, being then fifteen years old. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z It was a marble bath, and she felt like a Roman empress in it. The Literary Sense 2012-04-02T02:00:28.147Z Round the room are ranged 83 busts of Roman emperors, empresses, and their near relations, forming perhaps the most interesting portrait gallery in the world. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z And now, suddenly, unexpectedly, dazzlingly, here was Mr. Percivale, the wonderful owner of the yacht, the stately gentleman, the rich, mysterious stranger, offering her his heart as humbly as if she had been an empress. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z Interrupting his studies, he went, on the invitation of a friend, to St Petersburg, where he was introduced at the brilliant court of the empress Catherine II. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z A female sovereign who is independent and absolute; Ð a title given to the empresses of Russia. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z She sat looking like some empress, awaiting the victim about to be sacrificed or made to bend to her haughty will. It May Be True, Vol. II (of III) 2012-03-20T02:00:12.527Z The Arch of Drusus was decreed by the senate in honour of the second son of the empress Livia, by her first husband, Tiberius Nero. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z The necklace of the empress mother particularly flashed on the eye in every part of the house. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z There are sixteen free beds, three of them being in the name of the emperor Nicholas, the empress Maria Feodorovna, and the emperor Alexander III. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Princes and parasites made way; the Archduke Rudolph took off his hat; the empress greeted me first. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z England continued to ply the empress through her favorite and debauchee, Potemkin. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The empress is beheaded, and her soul is carried to heaven by an angel. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Shortly before Catherine’s death the friends quarrelled over a tragedy which the princess had allowed to find a place in the publications of the Academy, though it contained revolutionary principles, according to the empress. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z We are inclined to ask, Where now is mighty Rome, the empress of the world? Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z She trembled much, And sudden rose full height, and stood An empress in high womanhood: She stood a tower, tall as when Proud Roman mothers suckled men Of old-time truth and taught them such. Songs of the Mexican Seas 2012-02-06T03:00:16.913Z F. An empress sitting in a chair is attacked by two Deaths, one of whom lifts up her petticoat. The Dance of Death Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein 2012-02-02T03:04:33.900Z It is built upon a soil composed of earth brought by the empress from Palestine. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Her relations with the new empress were not of a cordial nature, though she continued devotedly loyal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z In his rapid advance he is aided by the banished empress, who has returned to court and attained high power, disguised as the favorite eunuch. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z But the new abbot proved himself a valuable ally of the empress, and her ablest controversialist. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z Underlying all his trifling talk, there had always been toward her a respect which flattered her, which could not have been exceeded had she been an empress in her own right. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z Then came Octavia, sister of the emperor and widow of Antony, honoured by a public funeral, at which orations were delivered by Augustus himself, and Drusus, son of the empress Livia. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z This was worse: the empress gave, if only to take away. The Azure Rose A Novel 2011-12-31T03:00:18.657Z An emperor and empress dash out their brains against the bars of their cages. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z The great show-cases, dressed with all expertness, were silently proffering wares that would tempt an empress to extravagance. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z He entered the priesthood and was appointed by the empress Agnes, chancellor and, after the death of Pope Victor II. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z She is seen through a window seated inside a prison, and the empress is seated outside the prison, opposite to her, in a graceful listening attitude. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Her shoulders and arms are like an antique statue; her gait that of an empress. Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z The empress Maria Theresa rewarded him for his work with the rank of lieutenant field-marshal and the cross of the Maria Theresa order. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z That most appealing human quality illuminates “Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman,” a new biography of the Russian empress by Robert K. Massie. Catherine the Great Rides to Glory in Bio: Manuela Hoelterhoff 2011-12-01T02:19:01Z The central government took no steps to dislodge the invaders, until in 783 the empress Irene sent an expedition which reduced most of the tribes to pay tribute. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z We now enter the Peristyle, a courtyard, which was open to the sky, but surrounded with arcades ornamented with statues, where we may imagine that the empresses amused themselves with their birds and flowers. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z The empress offered to undergo an ordeal, and a great many bishops came to see it carried out. English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) 2011-11-18T03:00:30.847Z He acted as Paris agent for the empress in the purchase of works of art, and executed many confidential commissions for her. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Frederick’s destructive campaigns against Maria Theresa of Austria and Elizabeth, the Russian empress, nearly bankrupted Prussia, until the tsarina suddenly died and his luck changed. Catherine the Great Rides to Glory in Bio: Manuela Hoelterhoff 2011-12-01T02:19:01Z For an instant she stood motionless, and then, with an imperious gesture, commanded his service as if she had been the empress she appeared, and he the lackey. The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel 2011-11-17T03:00:37.293Z She died at the early age of forty-two, after a brief reign of a little less than two years as sole empress. Nature and Culture 2011-11-17T03:00:34.107Z During 1741 he sought to make peace between the empress Maria Theresa and Frederick the Great, but in vain, and in 1748 he represented his country at the congress of Aix-la-Chapelle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Grimm had always interested himself in her, and had procured her dowry from the empress Catherine. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Blue-eyed and slimly voluptuous, the empress captivated rough soldiers and brainy philosophers. Catherine the Great Rides to Glory in Bio: Manuela Hoelterhoff 2011-12-01T02:19:01Z Although I had been in company with the emperor before in the garden, and though I had taken off my hat to the empress, both passed without recognising me. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z It is said of him, by historians, that he was guided by his skill in judicial astrology to the choice of the reigning empress, having lost his first wife when governor of the Lyonnese Gaul. The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z Hence, at his father’s death, he was sedulously courted by the rival parties of his half-sister the empress Matilda and of Stephen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z And thou, virtuous, wise and noble—the empresses of coming C�sars will assume thy name to conceal their tarnishment under a badge of luster! Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z Unsurprisingly, the empress adopted a more conservative style as she aged, though her disgust with torture remained steadfast and makes for interesting reading in our own time. Catherine the Great Rides to Glory in Bio: Manuela Hoelterhoff 2011-12-01T02:19:01Z In one of the staterooms where the empress's mother resides, the floor consists of a parquet of fine wood inlaid with wreaths of mother-of-pearl, and the panels of the room were incrusted with lapis lazuli. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z To prove his fidelity, he rebelled against king Stephen, and mainly contributed to the success of Henry son of the empress, afterwards Henry II. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z “Tell the empress,” he cried on one occasion, “that I am not a wild beast to be stared at!” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z He was imprisoned on a charge of heresy, but on his release in 1763 the empress Maria Theresa patronized him, regarding him as a propagandist of Christianity among the Jews. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z Massie writes that he wished to present a portrait of the empress as woman. Catherine the Great Rides to Glory in Bio: Manuela Hoelterhoff 2011-12-01T02:19:01Z Besides the emperor and empress, the only acquaintance I recognised in that constellation of brilliantly-dressed people were Mr. Wilkins and Mr. Clay, who, for republicans, made a very fair blaze. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z Next year, however, the war between the empress and the patriarch broke out again. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z In more recent times it was sent to Napoleon III. of France, the empress Eug�nie, and the queens Isabella II., Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The empress Victoria, who, after the death of her husband, was known as the empress Frederick, died on the 5th of August 1901 at the castle of Friedrichskron, Cronberg, near Homburg v. d. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z She chose shrewdly: Gregory Orlov helped make her empress; Gregory Potemkin enlarged her empire all the way to the Crimea. Catherine the Great Rides to Glory in Bio: Manuela Hoelterhoff 2011-12-01T02:19:01Z "The poor empress! she is indeed to be pitied," remarked Pi�tri. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:49.420Z After many years of married life, however, a final quarrel came, and the empress retired to spend the last years of her life in seclusion at Jerusalem. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z The surviving roses of more recent date include that presented by Benedict XIII. to Capua cathedral; the rose conferred on the empress Caroline by Pius VII., Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z While the Liberals hoped the emperor would use his power for some signal declaration of policy, the adherents of Bismarck did not scruple to make bitter attacks on the empress. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z Queen of the future, Eve of coming worlds, Mother of spirits that shall people stars, And hail thee empress of a universe! Elias An Epic of the Ages 2011-10-13T02:00:41.923Z Nothing," sighed the empress; "phrases of regret, cold words of comfort, which sounded like scorn from his mouth. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:49.420Z Theophilus died in 842, while still a young man, leaving the throne to his only son Michael, a child of three years, and the regency to the young empress. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z A court, largely composed of his antagonists, condemned him to death, but the empress reduced the sentence to lifelong imprisonment in Schl�sselburg and confiscation of all his estates. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Russia and Saxony entered into it heartily, and France, laying aside her ancient enmity towards Austria, joined the empress against the common object of dislike. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z On his return to Spain, he solicited permission to go to Russia and served under the flag of Marshal Romanzow, distinguishing himself in the campaign waged by the empress. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z The empress met him at the threshold of her room. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:49.420Z He did not wed the partner of his guilt, the empress Theophano, but refused to see her face, and ultimately sent her to a monastery. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z Your empress to your love I would restore, And to your mind the peace it had before. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z In 1764 he accordingly concluded a treaty of alliance with the empress Catherine for eight years. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z He was thinking of her delicate profile, like that of a pretty Roman empress. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z A bitter smile curved the lips of the empress. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:49.420Z Almost before the breath was out of her husband's body, the volatile empress—she was now over fifty—had chosen and wedded another partner. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z His son forgot, his empress unappeased— How soon the tyrant with new love is seized! Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z The empress was, however, induced by the protests of the powers, especially of England and Holland, to revoke the decree. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z Henry IV., who had been crowned king in 1054, was at first in charge of his mother, the empress The minority of Henry IV. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z The eyes of the empress flashed, a look of proud contempt appeared on her face. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:49.420Z No blow was struck by any one in the cause of the wicked empress, and Nicephorus quietly ascended the throne. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z My empress then shall die, my princess live; If this be sin, I do myself forgive. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z She was my slave, but she had slaves herself, male and female: she had the jewels of an empress, she had the raiment of a goddess! The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt 2011-09-23T02:00:23.040Z In 1860 an Orthodox Church Society for Missions among the peoples of the Caucasus, and in 1866 a second for Pagans and Mohammedans throughout the empire, were founded, both under the patronage of the empress. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z "Away!" screamed the empress, "leave me: my carriage, my carriage; after him, the traitor, my husband's murderer!" For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:49.420Z She shall be empress of the green wave that nursed me, and the blue sky, and the wide waste. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z Stand firm, Albinus; now the time is come To free the empress. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z The empress and her husband were great lovers of music. Stories of Great Musicians 2011-09-10T02:00:28.157Z It is a sardonyx measuring 8� in. by 6 in., and appears to represent a Roman emperor and empress in the forms of Serapis and Isis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z "You do not believe then, general," asked the empress in a trembling voice, "that anything is to be hoped from France?" For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:49.420Z Most of the empresses of the successive sovereigns were their daughters. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z The empress and your daughter, sir, are here. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z Sometimes he played hours at a time for the empress. Stories of Great Musicians 2011-09-10T02:00:28.157Z The proud blood of an empress seemed to flame up into the girl's face; a smile, half rage, half scorn, curved her lips, which, finally, relaxed into a clear, ringing laugh. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z The empress looked at him in breathless suspense, his veiled eyes were cast on the ground. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:49.420Z He also carried with him many captives, including the empress Eudoxia, who is said to have invited the Vandals into Italy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z Led by the interest of my rising fate, I did espouse this empress, whom I hate; And, therefore, with less shame I may declare, That I the fetters of thy captive wear. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z The empress had a little daughter called Marie Antoinette, who afterwards became queen of France. Stories of Great Musicians 2011-09-10T02:00:28.157Z I've seen the imperial family several times,—the emperor an ugly, hard-looking man, the empress pale and pretty, but dressed in bad taste, I thought,—purple dress, green hat, and yellow gloves. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z I want nothing," said the empress with slight impatience, "I have come to hear my fate. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:49.420Z Mrs. Wallingford, content, viewed Europe with appreciative eyes, and no empress swathed in silk and diadem-crowned ever took more graciously to the pomp with which their royal progress was attended wherever they went. Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford 2011-08-11T02:00:13.017Z Yet there are beauties which attract all hearts, And all mankind lies open to their darts; Whose sovereignty, without dispute, we grant; Such graces, sure, your empress does not want. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z The empress was so pleased that she presented him with a gold watch set with diamonds. Stories of Great Musicians 2011-09-10T02:00:28.157Z The statue represents the empress dressed in the fashion of the First Empire, with bare arms and shoulders, one hand resting on a medallion bearing a profile of the emperor to whom she was devoted. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z The emperor slightly bit his lips, his veiled eyes opened for a moment, and a hard, almost an inimical look, flashed upon the empress. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:49.420Z He felt as though he must bend the knee as to a queen or empress. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z Go, soldiers, take my ensigns with you; fight, And vanquish rebels in your sovereign's right: Before I die—— Bring me Porphyrius and my empress dead:— I would brave heaven, in my each hand a head. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z On one side of the watch was a beautiful portrait of the empress. Stories of Great Musicians 2011-09-10T02:00:28.157Z "Habet!" she cried, like any Roman empress, excited and glad, because young Sir Charles was a very strong adherent of the Crown, and known to be bitterly opposed to the pretensions of the Lady Elizabeth. House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court 2011-07-15T02:00:24.257Z He hurried to the door, and rushed into the anteroom, where he found his equerry, and General Almonte much shocked at the dreadful sound of the empress's voice. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:49.420Z She was wrapped up for the night journey in a faded crimson cloak, her usual wear in tragedy, alike as empress and villainess. Barnaby A Novel 2011-07-12T02:00:39.777Z With what a holy empress am I blest! Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z He did not think of the empress as a sovereign. Stories of Great Musicians 2011-09-10T02:00:28.157Z The emperor and empress invited him over and over again to come to their court, but Martin steadily refused, for he loved best to work among the poor. In God's Garden Stories of the Saints for Little Children 2011-07-10T02:00:24.773Z He cried scarcely audibly--"Come, Fav�, come quickly, the empress is ill." For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:49.420Z Her dress was that of a housekeeper or upper servant, though the height of her carriage and the erectness of her figure might have stamped her as an empress. The Coward A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863 2011-07-08T02:00:16.223Z The sight, with which my eyes shall first be fed, Must be my empress' and this traitor's head. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z Before the Mozart children returned to Salzburg, the empress sent them each a present. Stories of Great Musicians 2011-09-10T02:00:28.157Z They are highly ceremonial, representing, among others, the emperor Justinian and the empress Theodora with all their suite. The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation 2011-07-06T02:00:51.053Z Suddenly the empress rose, her eyes wandered round the room. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:49.420Z The story of his trip across the Baltic, added to other tales of his bravery, caused the empress to show him many favors. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z For, if he loves the empress, his sad fate More moves my pity, than his scorn my hate. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z The empress, with her own hand, embroidered their colors and presented them to the troops. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z So great was his fame that the empress Julia Mammæa, being still a pagan, asked him to see her when she was travelling in the East. The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation 2011-07-06T02:00:51.053Z The general in great distress wishing to bring the dreadful scene to an end, desired the lacquey who was in the empress's service, to bring a carriage into the court of the hotel. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:49.420Z Even after proving his innocence to the satisfaction of the empress, he could not regain his former position. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z In the evening there was a grand illumination, the empress held a drawing-room, and there was an extraordinary representation at the theatre, at which the whole imperial family was present. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z The remedy was applied, the innocent athlete was immolated, and the empress afterwards only dreamed of him with great pleasure. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z Once rumoured to be the favourite drink of the Russian empress, Catherine the Great, a group of British brewers are now trying to reintroduce Imperial Russian Stout, brewed here, to Russia. AUDIO: British beer heads to Russia 2011-06-17T08:02:27Z With one spring the empress threw herself in. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:49.420Z When the empress refused him this, he quietly waited for death. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z A boudoir all lined with vines had been constructed for the empress, and the fine clusters of grapes hung from the branches as if to invite her royal hand to pluck them. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z The empress was a German at heart,—an overfond and superstitious mother. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z His empress Elizabeth lived like her consort, in profound solitude, watching over him like an invisible angel. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z She went forward at once, sweeping the cloth skirt after her like the train of an empress. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z Some jealous conspirators so blackened his character that the empress would not allow him to appear at court. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z The walls and ceilings were fresh painted with the greatest care, and we found everywhere handsome mirrors, divans, and portraits of the emperor and empress. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z The emperess dowager was distrusted by the party around the empress. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z She forgives like an angel, and pays like an empress. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z She came at last from the side platform, a radiantly beautiful woman, with the air of an empress. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z My most hazardous adventure brought me the souvenir I chose—a plain gold bangle engraved with the date; my most romantic, a diamond necklace worthy of an empress. A Diplomatic Woman 2011-06-10T02:00:18.297Z It was noticed that during the whole evening, the emperor sat behind the empress and did not once advance to the front of the box. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z The empress dowager believed in prosecuting the war, for she knew that Russia could only follow her destiny happily freed from German control. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z I make all haste—I penetrate to your presence and find, not as St. Udo had believed, a cunning adventuress, but empress of love, generosity, soul. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z Rubies, sapphires, emeralds, diamonds, and pearls, chains of gold and corselet bestudded with stones fit setting for an empress of the Orient, encased the unconscious form of the young rascal. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z I only mention it, for he is not generally so empress�, and if he had only explained himself——' 'What have you been saying, mamma?' said Dolly, blushing painfully. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z Our first visit was to the Alexandra spring, so called after the name of the empress. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Prince Valdemar, who was, like all the sons and daughters of King Christian IX., devoted to the dowager empress, was plainly uneasy. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z The empress, who shared the remarkable beauty common to all her family, took little part in the public life of Austria. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." 2011-05-27T02:00:16.463Z Thus the sale of the gallery of an empress has in our own time enriched Russia, as, twenty-five years before, the sale of the Orleans gallery enriched England. Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good 2011-05-25T02:00:17.943Z A dozen years after, he said, "Catharine, thou hast a pious man, who loves thee; thou art a very empress!" The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z During her wars with the Porte, the empress thought of appealing to the national sentiments of the Greeks, and their hatred of the Turks. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z The Tsar, under the influence of the empress, the reactionary Protopopoff and the little clique of exclusives, who had forgotten everything valuable and learned nothing new, refused to grasp these ropes of salvation. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z Compared with the welcome given by the French population to the emperor and empress in 1896 their reception on this occasion was not enthusiastic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z Then she saw a remarkably handsome young man standing upon the threshold, holding his cap in one hand as if she had been an empress on her throne. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z "Ci vuo il genio,"—he was right; and think you 'tis so easy or simple a thing to clean a coin? to unmask an empress, pertinacious in her disguise, or to scrape acquaintance with emperors? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z One of them quite astonished me by the magnificent lineaments of her face, which reminded me of the head of an empress on an ancient medal. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z It was the general opinion that the empress was the great obstacle to the emperor's giving a liberal constitution to his people. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z The Russian empress Anne and the emperor Charles VI. had planned to begin dismembering the Turkish empire. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z The Lady Beaming Bright was lodged like an empress. Japanese Fairy Tales 2011-04-15T02:00:14.617Z As a result, there isn't nearly enough pressure now on rank-and-file conservative voters to go along with the crowd and pretend that the empress is wearing clothes. What ever happened to Sarah Palin? 2011-04-11T12:30:00Z The whole court, which was then in Moscow, was full of interest for the young Smyrniote, and the empress even sought to attach her to her person by the most tempting offers. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z The appearance of Struense among the ancestors of the empress, to which Bismarck is said to have so brutally alluded, was not agreeable to the proudest monarch in Europe. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z Then said I to her, “O beloved damsel, that art a thousandfold higher than I am, yet thou dost serve me with honour and reverence, as if I were greater than an empress.” Matelda and the Cloister of Hellfde Extracts from the Book of Matilda of Magdeburg 2011-04-11T02:00:10.567Z The emperor and empress have established, out of special interest for the education of nobility, a peers' school and a peers' girls' school in Tokio. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z The empress demanded for the dissidents a perfect equality with the Catholics; and amidst scenes of tumultuous discussion and legislative frenzy, the demand was rejected. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z At intervals all along the route from Iekaterinoslav to Kherson, stand little pyramids surrounded by a balustrade, to mark the spots where the empress halted, changed horses, &c. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z It was a love match—at least on the side of the empress. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z Her coadjutor speedily contrived to get the empress mother banished, forcing her own son to sign the warrant of exile; and then, still fearful of the poor woman's influence in the state, had her strangled. Claimants to Royalty 2011-03-31T02:00:20.557Z After the horsemen came a line of open carriages, in the first of which was the empress and her majesty Queen Olga; the latter looking, as usual, pale, stately, gracious, and truly a queen. One Year Abroad 2011-03-27T02:00:18.457Z "They were the emperor and empress of the world in their time." Hollywood 'empress' is remembered 2011-03-23T17:11:37Z During all Easter week the peasant has a right to embrace whomsoever he pleases, not even excepting the emperor and the empress. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z It was at its best during the visit of the empress, who was the most considerate of guests. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z Becoming a partisan of the empress, Nigel reaped his reward at the accession of her son, Henry II., who made him at first chancellor and then treasurer. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z Our empress has adopted quite a different system. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z The following year he married Maria Carolina, daughter of the empress Maria Theresa. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z That Mr Karim inspired the empress of India could be seen not just by her newfound love of curry. V&A in love 2011-03-14T00:53:25Z Geoffrey died on the 10th of September, 1151, in his forty-first year, being younger than his wife the empress, who had long ceased to be an object of his affections, by seven or eight years. Cabinet Portrait Gallery of British Worthies Volume I 2011-03-12T03:00:27.327Z They are the pearls which our dear dead empress gave papa for mamma once when he played at court. Boris Lensky 2011-03-07T03:00:10.233Z Healths were drank to the philosophical empress, to the royal philosopher, and to the philosophical primate, with the wish of their having many imitators. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z There she was, the empress in the nice kimono and all that, giving me this batting stance!” Wally Yonamine, 85, Dies; Changed Japanese Baseball 2011-03-05T03:36:25Z His blunt reply shows how intimate must have been his relations with the great empress. Makers of Modern Medicine 2011-03-05T03:00:29.580Z This was to his sister the empress the loss of her right hand. Cabinet Portrait Gallery of British Worthies Volume I 2011-03-12T03:00:27.327Z During this skirmish between the two cousins, Madame Jeliagin has welcomed B�renburg in the most friendly manner; now Anna stretches out her hand with the manner of an empress conferring a favor. Boris Lensky 2011-03-07T03:00:10.233Z The new empress repaid her brothers by making them consuls and prefects, and used her large influence at court to protect pagans and Jews. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z The empress talked with my wife for over five minutes! Wally Yonamine, 85, Dies; Changed Japanese Baseball 2011-03-05T03:36:25Z Now as this lovely empress has neither father nor husband nor brothers to protect her, and her people cry for aid, all youths who long for noble adventure are urged to fight beneath her banners. The Green Forest Fairy Book 2011-03-04T03:01:06.297Z The squire forgot his anger as he gazed in admiration on the high-spirited little creature standing before him, as haughty as a little empress. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z Their choice fell upon a pair which the shopman described as “fit for an empress.” The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel 2011-03-01T03:00:46.487Z On the 16th of March 1856 the empress gave birth to a son, who received the title of Prince Imperial. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z On the fourteenth of November, the physicians again urged their refractory patient to take the medicines they prescribed, and were seconded by the prayers of the empress. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z But even so his heart still longed for his first love, and knowing nothing better to do, the honest fellow told his sad tale to the empress, as they stood beside the well. The Green Forest Fairy Book 2011-03-04T03:01:06.297Z On Orsini. the evening of 14th January 1858, while the emperor, accompanied by the empress, was driving to the opera, these men threw some bombs under his carriage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z An empress in robes, and likewise a hero, Caligula's bust, and a scarified Nero; I believe they were all very ancient and fine, For our connoisseur party cried "charming! divine!" A Season at Harrogate 2011-02-08T03:00:10.763Z On its being ascertained that the farm belonged to Euler, the general immediately ordered compensation to be paid, and the empress Elizabeth sent an additional sum of four thousand crowns. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z The physicians entreated her to leave the chamber of death, and the pious empress consented to withdraw to her own. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z If you had loved truly, as you did often say, then though you did become empress of all the world, you would love me still. The Green Forest Fairy Book 2011-03-04T03:01:06.297Z In the following spring a new surprise was afforded by the introduction of a measure authorizing the queen to assume the title of empress of India. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z And which, in reality, were the richest—the rich empress’s grandchildren, or the poor carpenter’s little family? The Boys' And Girls' Library 2011-02-06T03:01:02.953Z The proposal failed, and he had to content himself with a recognition of his imperial title by the two successors of the empress. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z The empress uttered a cry, and fell with her face on the pavement; she comprehended at once that her eldest son was dead. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z She has the face of a Roman empress. The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z Barbara receives advice from her two brothers with the air of a young empress listening to the remarks of two prime ministers, but makes her own decisions. Pilgrim Trails A Plymouth-to-Provincetown Sketchbook 2011-02-02T03:00:24.703Z Now, I ask my young friends to compare the gifts of the poor carpenter’s children to those of the empress. The Boys' And Girls' Library 2011-02-06T03:01:02.953Z The town was founded in 1754 and named after the empress Elizabeth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z Alexander appeared perfectly indifferent to a measure which regarded his individual benefit, but the empress, deeply interested in any event likely to restore her husband's health, asked and obtained permission to accompany him. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z Do you remember what you heard Granny say in her trance?—that a Roman empress had secured the jewels by crime. The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z Scarcely had they entered the presence, when, before even speaking to them, the empress went up to the second daughter, and, taking her by the hand, said, 'I choose this young lady.' The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z On the south side of it is a bronze statue of the empress, put up in 1846. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z There is no doubt that her influence helped the establishment of the Ausgleich with Hungary, but outside Hungarian affairs the empress took small part in politics. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z He announced to the empress his departure, which he only delayed till the return of a messenger he had sent to Alapka. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z "Well?" asked Bella, bending her brows like an empress, "what is it?" The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z It will be the confessor of Kings and lackeys, of the mendicant monk and the cardinal, of the courtesan and the princess, the female bourgeois and her cook, of the concubine and the empress. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z Had he expected this scornful young empress, with her chilling "who was he?" The Actress' Daughter A Novel 2011-01-23T03:00:14.117Z The Russian empress’s reply was delivered to the two ambassadors on the 12th of February. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z The empress still occupied her place by the bed-side, which she had never quitted but once, in order to allow her dying husband to unbosom himself in private to his confessor. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z And now began such a life in the castle as no one in Tausens had ever seen before; no emperor and empress could have lived more splendidly. Too Rich A Romance 2011-01-19T03:00:22.440Z The visit led up to the queen’s assumption of the title of empress of India in the following year. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z Why I'd laugh at an empress, if she did or said anything droll. The Actress' Daughter A Novel 2011-01-23T03:00:14.117Z The first nine are the emperor, the kings of Prussia and Poland, the empress of Russia, and the kings of England, France, Poland, Denmark and Sweden. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z With these words of the peasant physician, the last hopes of the empress vanished; but if pure and ardent prayers could have prevailed with God, Alexander would have been saved. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z The commerce of this country, as far as regards the exports, is entirely confined to furs and carried on by a company of merchants instituted by the empress. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z Soon the big eyes began to close, and drowsily putting his beautiful head in the lap of the future empress, the boy fell soundly asleep. Comrade Kropotkin 2010-12-26T03:00:20.093Z "Magnificent eyes, a step like an empress, and the smile of an angel." The Actress' Daughter A Novel 2011-01-23T03:00:14.117Z As 2010 ends, it is an interesting image to contemplate: ancient Egyptian empress as modern Western woman. The Female Factor: Pop Culture Creates New Heroines 2010-12-21T13:40:11Z The empress, bending over him felt the departure of his last breath. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z His apartments in the palace adjoined those of the empress, and his liveries, furnitures and equipages were scarcely less costly than hers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z Not only did the empress allow this child alone to marry for love, not politics, but she showered her with far more money than her other children. Meant to Be Not Only Used but 'Read' 2010-05-07T21:36:00Z He's also carried out independent-study projects on such subjects as software piracy and China's first female ruler, Tang dynasty empress Wu Zetian. 2010-02-11T16:55:00Z She was his niece; for the empress Mary, her mother, was the daughter of Charles the Fifth. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies The empress was present during these masses, but she always fainted at the conclusion of the service. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z He did not take from the Greek empress or her successors any temporal lordship; though the Greek pride long refused to acknowledge him as an equal. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII “Monsieur Hector is a gentleman that an empress might trust.” Lady Maude's Mania I loved you the first time I saw you in your shimmering orchid gown with the great fan which you wielded with the air of an empress. The Trail of Conflict |
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