"Taoist thought, has the Queen Mother taking an inferior role to Laozi, calling him ""Primordial Lord"" (the title of his highest manifestation) and pays homage to the sage. The ""Bamboo Annals"" record that in the 9th year of reign of the legendary sage king Emperor Shun, ""messengers from the western Wang-mu (Queen Mother) came to do him homage."" It further notes that ""the coming to court from the Western Wang-mu was to present white stone rings and archers' thimbles of gem."" Shun's immediate successor was Yu the Great, who was Shun's prime minister and already present in the court at"
"the occasion suited. Some of Catherine Parr's writings are available from the Women Writers' Project. Several novels also feature Katherine Parr: Catherine Parr Catherine Parr (sometimes alternatively spelled Katherine, Katheryn or Katharine, signed 'Kateryn the Quene KP') () was Queen of England and Ireland (1543–47) as the last of the six wives of King Henry VIII, and the final queen consort of the House of Tudor. She married him on 12 July 1543, and outlived him by one year. With four husbands she is the most-married English queen. Catherine enjoyed a close relationship with Henry's three children and was personally"
"Catherine Parr Catherine Parr (sometimes alternatively spelled Katherine, Katheryn or Katharine, signed 'Kateryn the Quene KP') () was Queen of England and Ireland (1543–47) as the last of the six wives of King Henry VIII, and the final queen consort of the House of Tudor. She married him on 12 July 1543, and outlived him by one year. With four husbands she is the most-married English queen. Catherine enjoyed a close relationship with Henry's three children and was personally involved in the education of Elizabeth I and Edward VI. She was influential in Henry's passing of the Third Succession Act"
"the Crown of Ireland Act 1542. The title ""King of Ireland"" was created by an act of the Irish Parliament in 1541, replacing the Lordship of Ireland, which had existed since 1171, with the Kingdom of Ireland. The Crown of Ireland Act 1542 established a personal union between the English and Irish crowns, providing that whoever was King of England was to be King of Ireland as well, and so its first holder was King Henry VIII of England. Henry's sixth and last wife, Katherine Parr, was the first Queen consort of Ireland following her marriage to King Henry in"
"the Acts of Union 1800 continued for Irish peers in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. After the Irish Free State's secession in 1922, only members of the royal family were appointed to the order, the last in 1936. The last surviving knight was Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, who died on 10 June 1974. Although dormant, the order technically still exists, and may be used as an award at any time. Queen Elizabeth II is the current sovereign of this order. These orders, relating to the British Raj or the British Indian Empire, are also dormant. The"
"Elizabeth I of England Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death on 24 March 1603. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the last of the five monarchs of the House of Tudor. Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, his second wife, who was executed two-and-a-half years after Elizabeth's birth. Anne's marriage to Henry VIII was annulled, and Elizabeth was declared illegitimate. Her half-brother, Edward VI, ruled until his death in 1553, bequeathing the crown to"
"the kings, however the role of king is no longer hereditary. The role usually entails being a representative for the island to outsiders. In 1995 it was reported that the current king personally greeted every incoming ferry from the mainland. It is the only extant kingship in Ireland. No king has been nominated since Patsy Dan Rodgers's death in October 2018. Patsy Dan Rodgers became King of Tory in 1993, and held the title and role until his passing in October 2018. Rodgers was an artist and musician and in his role as king welcomed visitors to the island, entertained"
"three fleurs-de-lis Or (for France); III, Azure, a harp Or stringed Argent (for Ireland). In Scotland, a separate form of arms was used on seals until the Act of Union. Anne, Queen of Great Britain Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714) was the Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland between 8 March 1702 and 1 May 1707. On 1 May 1707, under the Acts of Union, two of her realms, the kingdoms of England and Scotland, united as a single sovereign state known as Great Britain. She continued to reign as Queen of Great Britain and Ireland until"
"Marie José of Belgium Marie José of Belgium (Marie-José Charlotte Sophie Amélie Henriette Gabrielle; 4 August 1906 – 27 January 2001) was the last Queen of Italy. Her 35-day tenure as queen consort earned her the nickname ""the May Queen"". Princess Marie-José was born in Ostend, the youngest child of King Albert I of the Belgians and his consort, Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria. During the First World War, she was evacuated to England where she was a boarding pupil at the Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School in Brentwood, Essex. In 1924, Marie José attended her first court ball. For the"
"Mór ingen Taidhg an Tuir Mór ingen Taidhg an Tuir, was Queen of Ireland upon her death in 991. She was the widow of Domnall ua Néill, who was High King of Ireland from 956 to 980. He appears to have been the first person called ""ard-rí Érenn"" (High King of Ireland) in his obituary. She was a daughter of Tadg mac Cathail, King of Connacht from 925 to 956. Her siblings included Conchobar mac Tadg (King of Connacht 967–973), Cathal mac Tadg (King of Connacht in 973), and Máel Ruanaid Mór mac Tadg. The Chronicon Scotorum has her death"
"performs elaborate bows. Grace states she always finds it hard not to laugh when he does. Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in early 1603. Sometimes called ""The Virgin Queen"", ""Gloriana"", or ""Good Queen Bess"", Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty. Elizabeth was the daughter of King Henry VIII and Queen Anne Boleyn. Elizabeth was born a princess, but her mother, Anne Boleyn, was executed three years after her birth on false accusations of treason, heresy, witchcraft and infidelity,"
"Mary I of England Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558), also known as Mary Tudor, was the Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 until her death. She is best known for her aggressive attempt to reverse the English Reformation, which had begun during the reign of her father, Henry VIII. The executions that marked her pursuit of the restoration of Roman Catholicism in England and Ireland led to her denunciation as ""Bloody Mary"" by her Protestant opponents. Mary was the only child of Henry VIII by his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, to survive to"
"The Queen of Ireland The Queen of Ireland is a 2015 Irish documentary film directed by Conor Horgan. It focuses on Rory O'Neill, better known as Panti, in the lead up to the historic referendum on marriage equality for same-sex couples in Ireland. When the film debuted in Ireland, it had the highest ever grossing opening weekend for an Irish documentary. The film has been positively received, with Tara Brady of ""The Irish Times"" remarking that the ""triumphant documentary deftly weaves through monumental moment of social history without losing sight of protagonist"". Paul Whitington of ""The Irish Independent"" rated it"
"Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. On 1 May 1876, she adopted the additional title of Empress of India. Victoria was the daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, the fourth son of King George III. Both the Duke and the King died in 1820, and Victoria was raised under close supervision by her mother, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. She inherited the throne at the age of 18, after her father's three elder brothers"
"Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette (; ; born Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was the last Queen of France before the French Revolution. She was born an Archduchess of Austria and was the penultimate child and youngest daughter of Empress Maria Theresa and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor. She became Dauphine of France in May 1770 at age 14 upon her marriage to Louis-Auguste, heir apparent to the French throne. On 10 May 1774, her husband ascended the throne as Louis XVI and she assumed the title Queen of France and Navarre, which she held"
"Lady Jane Grey Lady Jane Grey ( – 12 February 1554), also known as Lady Jane Dudley (after her marriage) and as ""the Nine Days' Queen"", was an English noblewoman and ""de facto"" Queen of England and Ireland from 10 July until 19 July 1553. Jane was the great-granddaughter of Henry VII through his younger daughter Mary, and was a first cousin once removed of Edward VI. She had an excellent humanist education and a reputation as one of the most learned young women of her day. In May 1553, she married Lord Guildford Dudley, a younger son of Edward's"
"eighteenth of the moon, the feast of Mo-Chuaróc the wise. Domnall Ua Lochlainn Domhnall Ua Lochlainn (old spelling: Domnall Ua Lochlainn) (1048 – 10 February 1121), also known as Domhnall Mac Lochlainn (old spelling: Domnall Mac Lochlainn), claimed to be High King of Ireland. The meaning, and even the definition, of the High Kingship of Ireland to which Domnall laid claim was far from clear in the period after the death of the last traditional Uí Néill king of Tara, Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill of Clann Cholmáin, in 1022. Later, rival kings produced differing definitions. Domnall's legal men, for example,"
"Dub Lémna ingen Tighearnáin Dub Lemna ingen Tighearnáin, Queen of Ireland, died 943. Dub Lemna was a daughter of Tighearnáin mac Seallachan, King of Brefine (died c. 888). Her brother, Ruarc mac Tighearnáin (fl. c. 893), was the eponym and ancestor of the clan Ó Ruairc, Kings of Breifne. Dub Lemna married Donnchad Donn of the Clann Cholmáin, who was King of Mide and High King of Ireland from 919 till his death in 944. She was his third wife. Her children by Donnchad are uncertain but they do not include Oengus mac Donnchada, who appears to have been a"
"Yale Center for British Art in America. Lady Jane Grey Lady Jane Grey ( – 12 February 1554), also known as Lady Jane Dudley (after her marriage) and as ""the Nine Days' Queen"", was an English noblewoman and ""de facto"" Queen of England and Ireland from 10 July until 19 July 1553. Jane was the great-granddaughter of Henry VII through his younger daughter Mary, and was a first cousin once removed of Edward VI. She had an excellent humanist education and a reputation as one of the most learned young women of her day. In May 1553, she married Lord"
"do so. Outside the Irish state, ""Great Britain, Ireland"" was not officially omitted in the royal title until 1953. Then, each Commonwealth realm adopted a unique title for the monarch. No mention of Ireland was made in any except in the title within the United Kingdom and its dependent territories: it was changed from ""[Queen] of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas"" to ""[Queen] of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories"". Head of state of Ireland (1936 to 1949) During the period from December 1936 to"
"Domnall Ua Lochlainn Domhnall Ua Lochlainn (old spelling: Domnall Ua Lochlainn) (1048 – 10 February 1121), also known as Domhnall Mac Lochlainn (old spelling: Domnall Mac Lochlainn), claimed to be High King of Ireland. The meaning, and even the definition, of the High Kingship of Ireland to which Domnall laid claim was far from clear in the period after the death of the last traditional Uí Néill king of Tara, Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill of Clann Cholmáin, in 1022. Later, rival kings produced differing definitions. Domnall's legal men, for example, claimed that a High King ""with opposition"" was the king"
"Denis O'Conor Don Denis Armar O'Conor, O'Conor Don (; 1912–10 July 2000) was hereditary Chief of the Name O'Conor, and is a direct descendant of Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair, the last High King of Ireland with a surviving male-line lineage and was seen by some as a nominal claimant to that defunct position. Born in London in 1912 to Charles William O'Conor son of Denis Maurice O'Conor and Evelyn Lowry-Corry, a granddaughter of Armar Lowry-Corry, 3rd Earl Belmore, O'Conor grew up in Hertfordshire. He was educated at Downside School in Somerset, England. After finishing at Downside, he went to the Royal"
"anchors azure, the inner roses gules, and the central a cross gules. In 1917, the inescutcheon was dropped by Royal Warrant from George V. Endnotes Footnotes Bibliography Marie of Romania Marie of Romania (Marie Alexandra Victoria; 29 October 1875 – 18 July 1938), also known as Marie of Edinburgh, was the last Queen of Romania as the wife of King Ferdinand I. Born into the British royal family, she was titled Princess Marie of Edinburgh at birth. Her parents were Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh (later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia. Marie's early"
"Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was the wife of King George VI and the mother of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon. She was Queen consort of the United Kingdom and the Dominions from her husband's accession in 1936 until his death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter. She was the last Empress of India. Born into a family of British nobility, she came to prominence in 1923 when she married the Duke"
"4 stars, while ""The Guardian"" also rated it 4 stars, writing that ""Horgan’s film shapes up as a most pleasing portrait."" The Queen of Ireland The Queen of Ireland is a 2015 Irish documentary film directed by Conor Horgan. It focuses on Rory O'Neill, better known as Panti, in the lead up to the historic referendum on marriage equality for same-sex couples in Ireland. When the film debuted in Ireland, it had the highest ever grossing opening weekend for an Irish documentary. The film has been positively received, with Tara Brady of ""The Irish Times"" remarking that the ""triumphant documentary"
"Máel Muire ingen Amlaíb Máel Muire (died 1021) was Queen of Ireland, being actually styled so in the Annals of Clonmacnoise. The wife of Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill, High King of Ireland, she was a daughter of Amlaíb Cuarán, King of Dublin until 980/1 and formerly King of York. Thus she was a member of the Norse-Irish Uí Ímair dynasty and the first Queen of Ireland of ultimately foreign or non-Celtic lineage known to be historical. One of her brothers was the celebrated King of Dublin Sitric Silkbeard, while a sister Gytha was wife to Olaf Tryggvason, King of Norway."
"pale Or (for England); II, Or, a lion rampant within a double tressure flory-counter-flory Gules (for Scotland); III, Azure, a harp Or stringed Argent (for Ireland). In Scotland, the first and fourth quarters are occupied by the Scottish lion, and the second by the English lions. The crests, mottoes, and supporters also differ in and outside Scotland. Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. On 1 May 1876, she adopted the additional title of Empress of India."
"under the year 992 - ""Mór daughter of Tadc son of Cathal son of Conchobor, queen of Ireland, dies."" The Annals of the Four Masters (compiled 1632-1636) state: ""Mór, inghen Taidhg an Tuir, mic Cathail, bainríoghan Ereann, d'ég.""/""Mor, daughter of Tadhg of the Tower, son of Cathal, Queen of Ireland, died."" Mór ingen Taidhg an Tuir Mór ingen Taidhg an Tuir, was Queen of Ireland upon her death in 991. She was the widow of Domnall ua Néill, who was High King of Ireland from 956 to 980. He appears to have been the first person called ""ard-rí Érenn"" (High"
"took effect on 1 May 1707. Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland, last monarch of the Tudor dynasty, died without issue on 24 March 1603, and the throne fell at once (and uncontroversially) to her first cousin twice removed, James VI of Scotland, a member of House of Stuart and the only son of Mary, Queen of Scots. By the Union of the Crowns in 1603 he assumed the throne of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Ireland as King James I. This personal union lessened the constant English fears of Scottish cooperation with France in a"
"honour of Commander-in-Chief when he knew as much about commanding as my dog . . . I had not intended raising the issue in public but I shall be forced to come out very strongly in public if the powers that be attempt to declare Pearse as President”. Following her death aged 94 in 1972 at a nursing home in Liverpool, she received the rare honour of a state funeral. She is buried at Deans Grange Cemetery, Dublin. She preferred to be known as ""Caitlín Bean Uí Chléirigh"" (Kathleen, Mrs Clarke) and had this inscription on her headstone. Her grand-niece,"
"Kings of Tory The King of Tory (Irish: ""Rí Thoraí"") is a customary title used by inhabitants of the island of Tory off the coast of County Donegal, Ireland. The title was last claimed by Dublin-born Patsy Dan Rodgers (Irish: ""Patsaí Dan Mac Ruaidhrí"") who died in Dublin after a battle with cancer in October 2018. The history of the kings goes back at least as far as the sixth century, if not as long as 5000 years ago. It has been suggested that some of the pre-historical kings included Conand and Balor. During the 1800s the Heggerty/Heraghty family supplied"
"Queen of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions, and Emperor and Empress of India in Westminster Abbey on 12 May 1937, the date previously scheduled for Edward VIII. Elizabeth's crown was made of platinum and was set with the Koh-i-Noor diamond. Edward and Simpson married and became the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, but while Edward was a Royal Highness, George VI withheld the style from the Duchess, a decision that Elizabeth supported. Elizabeth was later quoted as referring to the Duchess as ""that woman"", and the Duchess referred to Elizabeth as ""Cookie"", because of her supposed resemblance to"
"of Ireland in 1541, Henry VIII went about converting Irish chiefs into feudal subjects of the crown with land divided into districts, which were eventually amalgamated into the modern counties. County boundaries were still ill-defined; however, in 1543 Meath was split into Meath and Westmeath. Around 1545, the Byrnes and O'Tooles, both native septs who had constantly been a pain for the English administration of the Pale, petitioned the Lord Deputy of Ireland to turn their district into its own county, Wicklow, however this was ignored. During the reigns of the last two Tudor monarchs, Mary I (1553–58) and Elizabeth"