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...Emperor of China: "I have adopted the name of 'Henry' for myself and of 'Elizabeth' for my recent bride, Princess Kuo Chia Si. I did so in admiration of Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth...
...days of Martin Luther and King Henry VIII there were but three professions which a gentleman might enter--the army, the church, and the diplomatic service. Between these he was free to make his choice, unless his parents had already declded for him. If the boy was the son of a commoner, he almost always followed the trade of his father, and became a farmer, a cobbler, or apothecary as the case might be. He was never embarrassed by riches from which to choose his circumstances or his ancestors pointed...
President Eliot began by outlining the great work that was done for the cause of education by Bunyan, Luther, Henry VIII, and the Pilgrims. He then went on to explain what changes are most needed in public education in the United States today...
TUESDAY, JUNE 13. (VIII...
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9. (VIII...