Tag: London

Henry IV Nicknamed the Henry the Mad Ruler of England

The medieval ruler Henry IV that ruled form 1421 to 1461 was often just called Henry the Mad by his not so loving subjects. He was a gentle, naive and prudish man that spent all of his time meditating and in prayer. He was very fragile and after losing some of his French possessions after a war with France he had a complete nervous breakdown […]

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Famous Black and White Fifties British Films

There was a time when Britain was at the height of film culture. Almost all of these films were black and white but they had great drama and an almost inimitable sense of social consciousness to them. They were like a more civilized, talky version of the American film noir movies. These films are still talked about today and screened in old London second-run houses […]