Biography

He had many plans and dreams connected with his art, but he failed to achieve them all.

An admirer of Jane's novels was the Prince Regent - later King George IV, who kept a set of all her novels in every residence.

Faced with this state of affairs, he left for Dresden but did not find a position there either - he sought to enter service at the Saxon court or the Elector's army.

Columbus' return caused a great stir. He was welcomed by thousands of people, especially since he brought gold and colorful ara parrots as a gift for the king.

He suffered from seasickness.

His education was handled by two thinkers and philosophers, Marsilio Ficino, the Athenian school founder in Florence and one of the most famous figures of the early Renaissance, and Count Giovanni della Mirandola.

In the fall of 1808, after turning down a position at the Royal Theater, Beethoven was offered a well-paid position as bandmaster at the court of Cassel by Napoleon's brother, Jerome Bonaparte, then king of Westphalia.

Charles III is the first-born son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

Already separated from Pauline, Hemingway moved out of Key West to a summer residence in Ketchum, Idaho.

Shakespeare had likely been in London since 1588. In 1592, the first printed mention of Shakespeare appeared in a pamphlet by Robert Greene - an English writer, playwright, and critic.