stuffed owl
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stuffed owl referring to poetry which treats trivial or inconsequential subjects in a grandiose manner. The phrase comes from the title of Wyndham Lewis's
The Stuffed Owl: an anthology of bad verse (1930), and ultimately alludes to Wordsworth's lines ‘The presence even of a stuffed owl for her Can cheat the time.’
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Anne of Cleves, Queen of England: Retha Warnicke uncovers the real reason for Henry VIII's divorce from his fourth wife.(Pen Portraits)
Magazine article from: History Review; 3/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...various candidates, Henry chose Anne of Cleves. The controversial issues...Born on 22 September 1515, Anne was the daughter of John III, duke of Cleves, and Maria, heiress of Juliers...was more impressive, for Anne was a descendant of both Edward...
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1940 TUESDAY 6 JANUARY ; Henry VIII marries Anne of Cleves
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 1/6/2007; 225 words
; King Henry VIII married his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. Never consummated, the union was dissolved the following July. Within three weeks Henry had wed Anne's attendant Katherine Howard
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 "Sussex Express Series (Lewes, England)")
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Tudor fun at Anne of Cleves' house.
Newspaper article from: Sussex Express Series (Lewes, England); 8/24/2007; 264 words
; ...children didn't have any fun in days gone by? A group of young people enjoyed a day of weaving and woodturning at the Anne of Cleves house. The activities were organised East Sussex Archaeology and Museum Project and also featured some great costumes...
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Joss to star in hit TV saga ; The career of Devon's soul superstar Joss Stone is to take a dramatic change of direction after it was revealed she is to appear as Anne of Cleves in the hit TV series The Tudors.
Newspaper article from: Express & Echo (Exeter UK); 8/6/2008; 272 words
; ...Devon's soul superstar Joss Stone is to take a dramatic change of direction after it was revealed she is to appear as Anne of Cleves in the hit TV series The Tudors. The singer, from Ashill, near Cullompton, will play Henry VIII's fourth wife...
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 "Haverhill Echo (Haverhill, England)")
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Farewell to Solutions In Recruitment as baton is handed to Ann of Cleves business.
Newspaper article from: Haverhill Echo (Haverhill, England); 10/25/2007; 550 words
; ...Recruitment has taken over recruitment activities from Queen's Square business Solutions in Recruitment. Based in Anne of Cleves House, Hamlet Road, Haverhill, Key Recruitment has already made a name for itself in the education sector and is...
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 "Mosaic (Winnipeg)")
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'La Princesse de Cleves' and the politics of Versailles garden design.
Magazine article from: Mosaic (Winnipeg); 6/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...century French novel, La Princesse de Cleves, by Mme de Lafayette, has inspired important...her beautiful daughter to the Prince of Cleves. When the Princess discovers that she...the chateau of Coulommiers that she and Cleves are building together. In its garden...
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 "The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)")
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CALKINS CO-MEDALS IN OHIO AMATEUR CLEVES RESIDENT EYES MATCH PLAY.(SPORTS)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 7/22/1997; 700+ words
; Byline: From staff and wire reports Diane Calkins of Cleves is the captain for Miami View Golf Club's team in the Greater...Beck 79 Elizabeth Bench 80 Jennifer Krupin 80 Lynn Thompson 80 Anne Caja 80 Carol Kitson 81 Diana Schwab 81 Cathy Jefferson 81 Cindy...
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LETTER : Real Anne
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 7/23/1995; ; 317 words
; ...to read time-worn myths about Anne of Cleves on the anniversary of her death...of it was at Anne's expense. Anne has had "a bad press", and it...redress the balance. Mary Saaler (Anne of Cleves' biographer) Caterham, Surrey
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How Anne lost the love of Henry
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 6/3/2001; 289 words
; ...pursuing Katherine Howard with whom he became "besotted" (Review, May 27). Anne Boleyn was succeeded by Jane Seymour and then Anne of Cleves. Henry's feelings for Anne Boleyn were really extinguished when she failed to produce a male heir - unlike...
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 "The Mail on Sunday (London, England)")
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A day out with the Boleyn girls; QUEENING IT: Hever Castle, the Boleyn family's real home, and inset, Lacock Abbey, where scenes for The Other Boleyn Girl were shot Derbyshire's Haddon Hall was the film home of Anne played by Natalie Portman, far right, with Scarlett Johansson.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 3/30/2008; 700+ words
; ...hersignature. . After the execution of Anne and her brother George, and the...to the later wife whosurvived, Anne of Cleves. In 1903, William Astor bought...and 15th Centuries - stands in for Anne Boleyn'shome. It contains a magnificent...
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Anne of Cleves, Queen, Consort of Henry VIII, King
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Anne of Cleves, Queen, Consort of Henry VIII, King...bride of Henry VIII, German princess Anne of Cleves (1515–1557) was one of...title of King's sister. Upbringing at Cleves Anne of Cleves was born in Dusseldorf on September...
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Anne of Cleves
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Anne of Cleves (1515–57), 4th queen of Henry VIII. The daughter of John, 3rd duke of Cleves, Anne was suggested by Thomas Cromwell as a wife for Henry VIII to strengthen...
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duchy of Cleves
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...bordering on the Netherlands. Cleves was the capital. A county from late...duchy. In 1521, Duke John III of Cleves inherited through marriage the duchies...county of Ravensberg. His daughter, Anne of Cleves, was married in 1540 to Henry VIII...
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Jülich-Cleves-Berg
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
...Ravensberg in a personal union with Cleves Mark, creating a territory almost...creating as it did a direct link between Cleves (on the Netherlandish frontier...1547), while giving his sister Anne of Cleves (1515 – 1557) to Henry...
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The Private Life of Henry VIII
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...Cranmer ); William Austin (Duke of Cleves ); John Loder (Peynell ); Claude...Heughan (Kingston ); Merle Oberon (Anne Boleyn ); Wendy Barrie (Jane Seymour ); Elsa Lanchester (Anne of Cleves ); Binnie Barnes (Katherine Howard...
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