The Queen Bee Two kings' sons once upon a time went into the world to seek their fortunes; but they soon fell into a wasteful foolish way of living, so that they could not return home again.…
June 2022 will mark the platinum jubilee year of Queen Elizabeth II, marking 70 years since she became Queen. Very few monarchs get to celebrate a platinum jubilee, so what is the significance of…
(Encyclopedia) Queen Elizabeth Islands, northern part of the Arctic Archipelago, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, N Canada. Ellesmere Island (the largest), the Parry group (Melville, Bathurst,…
A queen who holds the crown in her own right, in contradistinction to a Queen Consort, who is queen only because her husband is king. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…
(The). Dean Alford wrote a small book on this subject, whence has arisen three or four phrases, such as “clipping the Queen's English,” “murdering the Queen's English,” etc. Queen's…
(Oxford), founded in 1340 by Robert de Eglesfield, and so called in compliment to Queen Philippa, whose confessor he was. Queen's College (Cambridge), founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou…
November 17th, the day of the accession of Queen Elizabeth, first publicly celebrated in 1570, and still kept as a holiday at the Exchequer, as it was at Westminster school. Nov. 17 at…
Elizabeth, daughter of James I. This unfortunate Queen of Bohemia was so called in the Low Countries, from her amiable character and engaging manners, even in her lowest estate. (1596-1662…
Edinburgh. (See the proper name for other queens.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Queen of the Northern SeasQueen of the May A B C D E F G H I J K…
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