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Order of Merit

2010-07-04T11:02:17Z

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== '''Order of Merit ==

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The Order of Merit was founded by king [[Edward VII]] as a special honour to reward personalities with a great achievement in art, science or literature. It is the sole gift of the Sovereign and the membership of the order is limited to 24 members. In addition, an unrestricted number of foreign recipients can be honoured, although there are only a few of them who have been admitted.

Former British members of the Order of Merit have included: Florence Nightingale and Lord Lister (medicine); Alma Tadema, Holman Hunt, Augustus John and Graham Sutherland, Henry Moore (artists); Sir Edward Elgar, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Benjamin Britten (composers); Thomas Hardy, James Barrie, T. S. Eliot, E. M. Forster, Graham Greene and Ted Hughes (literature) as well as former Prime Ministers Sir Winston Churchill and Earl Attlee.

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'''Sources:'''
http://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/Honours/OrderofMerit/OrderofMerit.aspx
http://www.stephen-stratford.co.uk/order_merit.htm

Order of Merit

2010-07-04T11:01:31Z

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== '''Order of Merit ==

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The Order of Merit was founded by king [[Edward VII]] as a special honour to reward personalities with a great achievement in art, science or literature. It is the sole gift of the Sovereign and the membership of the order is limited to 24 members. In addition, an unrestricted number of foreign recipients can be honoured, although there are only a few of them who have been admitted.
Former British members of the Order of Merit have included: Florence Nightingale and Lord Lister (medicine); Alma Tadema, Holman Hunt, Augustus John and Graham Sutherland, Henry Moore (artists); Sir Edward Elgar, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Benjamin Britten (composers); Thomas Hardy, James Barrie, T. S. Eliot, E. M. Forster, Graham Greene and Ted Hughes (literature) as well as former Prime Ministers Sir Winston Churchill and Earl Attlee.

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'''Sources:'''
http://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/Honours/OrderofMerit/OrderofMerit.aspx
http://www.stephen-stratford.co.uk/order_merit.htm

Princess Beatrice of York

2010-05-12T11:07:04Z

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'''Princess Beatrice of York''' (Beatrice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor) was born in August 1988. She is one of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philips granddaughters and the eldest child of Sarah Ferguson (Duchess of York) Andrew Windsor (Duke of York)
Her sister is called Eugene. She's fifth in line in succession of the British throne. Her parents got divorced in 1996, when Beatrice was 8 years old. Like her mother, she suffers from mild dyslexia. To help others, who also suffer from dyslexia, she made her disease public.

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== '''Interests''' ==

She is interested in sports (tennis, golf and riding the bicycle) and also likes to sing in a school choir. She also does a lot of charity work, together with her mother.

== '''Sources''' ==

http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/windsor_16.htm

The Young Victoria

2010-04-21T12:16:25Z

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'''The Young Victoria'''

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''“The Young Victoria”'' is a film from 2009, directed by Jean Marc Vallée and written by Julian Fellowes. The historical and romantic drama is about the turbulent early years of Queen Victoria’s reign and her marriage to Prince Albert. In 1837, 17- year- old Victoria (Emily Blunt) gets the object of a royal power struggle. When King William (Jim Broadbent), her uncle, is dying, Victoria is in line for the throne. Victoria ascends the throne in the age of 18 and thus assumes responsibility amongst a time of grave political conflicts. She has to learn to sustain her position as the queen. During that time, Victoria’s handsome cousin Albert (Rupert Friend), also the nephew of King Leopold of Belgium (Thomas Kretschmann) visits the court in London. It is obvious that Albert is pushed by his family to win her hand in order to strengthen the family’s influence on the English royal house. Although Victoria and Albert have to overcome a lot of obstacles, they get married and rule together in the end.

The film won the Academy Award for the Best Costume Design and also the awards for the Best Costume Design and the Best Make-Up at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

'''References:'''

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http://www.allmovie.com/work/388935

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0962736/

http://www.moviepilot.de/movies/young-victoria

http://www.theyoungvictoriamovie.com/

http://www.victoriana.com/youngvictoria/youngvictoria-movie.html

The Young Victoria

2010-04-21T12:15:49Z

Anna*:

'''The Young Victoria'''

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“The Young Victoria” is a film from 2009, directed by Jean Marc Vallée and written by Julian Fellowes. The historical and romantic drama is about the turbulent early years of Queen Victoria’s reign and her marriage to Prince Albert. In 1837, 17- year- old Victoria (Emily Blunt) gets the object of a royal power struggle. When King William (Jim Broadbent), her uncle, is dying, Victoria is in line for the throne. Victoria ascends the throne in the age of 18 and thus assumes responsibility amongst a time of grave political conflicts. She has to learn to sustain her position as the queen. During that time, Victoria’s handsome cousin Albert (Rupert Friend), also the nephew of King Leopold of Belgium (Thomas Kretschmann) visits the court in London. It is obvious that Albert is pushed by his family to win her hand in order to strengthen the family’s influence on the English royal house. Although Victoria and Albert have to overcome a lot of obstacles, they get married and rule together in the end.

The film won the Academy Award for the Best Costume Design and also the awards for the Best Costume Design and the Best Make-Up at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

'''References:'''

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http://www.allmovie.com/work/388935

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0962736/

http://www.moviepilot.de/movies/young-victoria

http://www.theyoungvictoriamovie.com/

http://www.victoriana.com/youngvictoria/youngvictoria-movie.html

The Young Victoria

2010-04-21T12:15:09Z

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'''The Young Victoria'''

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“The Young Victoria” is a film from 2009, directed by Jean Marc Vallée and written by Julian Fellowes. The historical and romantic drama is about the turbulent early years of Queen Victoria’s reign and her marriage to Prince Albert. In 1837, 17- year- old Victoria (Emily Blunt) gets the object of a royal power struggle. When King William (Jim Broadbent), her uncle, is dying, Victoria is in line for the throne. Victoria ascends the throne in the age of 18 and thus assumes responsibility amongst a time of grave political conflicts. She has to learn to sustain her position as the queen. During that time, Victoria’s handsome cousin Albert (Rupert Friend), also the nephew of King Leopold of Belgium (Thomas Kretschmann) visits the court in London. It is obvious that Albert is pushed by his family to win her hand in order to strengthen the family’s influence on the English royal house. Although Victoria and Albert have to overcome a lot of obstacles, they get married and rule together in the end.
The film won the Academy Award for the Best Costume Design and also the awards for the Best Costume Design and the Best Make-Up at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

'''References:'''

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http://www.allmovie.com/work/388935

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0962736/

http://www.moviepilot.de/movies/young-victoria

http://www.theyoungvictoriamovie.com/

http://www.victoriana.com/youngvictoria/youngvictoria-movie.html

The Young Victoria

2010-04-21T12:13:39Z

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'''The Young Victoria'''

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“The Young Victoria” is a film from 2009 directed by Jean Marc Vallée and written by Julian Fellowes. The historical and romantic drama is about the turbulent early years of Queen Victoria’s reign and her marriage to Prince Albert. In 1837, 17- year- old Victoria (Emily Blunt) gets the object of a power struggle. When King William (Jim Broadbent), her uncle, is dying, Victoria is in line for the throne. Victoria ascends the throne in the age of 18 and thus assumes responsibility amongst a time of grave political conflicts. She has to learn to sustain her position as the queen. During that time, Victoria’s handsome cousin Albert (Rupert Friend), also the nephew of King Leopold of Belgium (Thomas Kretschmann) visits the court in London. It is obvious that Albert is pushed by his family to win her hand in order to strengthen the family’s influence on the English royal house. Although Victoria and Albert have to overcome a lot of obstacles, they get married and rule together in the end.
The film won the Academy Award for the Best Costume Design and also the awards for the Best Costume Design and the Best Make-Up at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

'''References:'''

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http://www.allmovie.com/work/388935

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0962736/

http://www.moviepilot.de/movies/young-victoria

http://www.theyoungvictoriamovie.com/

http://www.victoriana.com/youngvictoria/youngvictoria-movie.html