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Saturday, October 16, 2010

Berengaria




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berengaria_of_Navarre

Berengaria of Navarre

Berengaria of Navarre (c. 1165–1170 – 23 December 1230) was Queen of the English as the wife of King Richard I of England.


Queen consort

Whether the marriage was ever even consummated is a matter for conjecture. In any case, Richard certainly took his new wife with him for the first part of the crusade. They returned separately, but Richard was captured and imprisoned. Berengaria remained in Europe, attempting to raise money for his ransom. After his release, Richard returned to England and was not joined by his wife.

When Richard returned to England, he had to regain all the territory that had either been lost by his brother John or taken by King Philip of France. His focus was on his kingdom, not his queen. Richard was ordered by Pope Celestine III to reunite with Berengaria and to show fidelity to her in future. Richard obeyed and took Berengaria to church every week thereafter. When he died in 1199, she was greatly distressed, perhaps more so at being deliberately overlooked as Queen of England and Cyprus. Some historians believe that Berengaria honestly loved her husband, while Richard's feelings for her were merely formal, as the marriage was a political rather than a romantic union.

Queen dowager

Berengaria never visited England during King Richard's lifetime; during the entirety of their marriage, Richard spent less than six months in England. There is evidence, however, that she may have done so in the years following his death. The traditional description of her as "the only English queen never to set foot in the country" would still be literally true, as she did not visit England during the time she was Richard's consort. She certainly sent envoys to England several times, mainly to inquire about the pension she was due as dowager queen and Richard's widow, which King John failed to pay. Although Queen Eleanor intervened and Pope Innocent III threatened him with an interdict if he did not pay Berengaria what was due, King John still owed her more than £4000 when he died. During the reign of his son Henry III of England, however, her payments were made as they were supposed to be.

Berengaria eventually settled in Le Mans, one of her dower properties. She was a benefactress of the abbey of L'Epau, entered the conventual life, and was buried in the abbey. A skeleton thought to be hers was discovered in 1960 during the restoration of the abbey.










http://en.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/Sometimes_a_Great_Notion

Sometimes a Great Notion

Episode No. Season 4, Episode 11

US airdate January 16, 2009

Overview

Kara Thrace learns that the dire predictions of the Cylon Hybrid might be correct, and a devastating discovery plunges the Fleet into chaos and despair.


Act 2

Kara Thrace and Leoben continue to narrow in on the Colonial signal when she finds the beacon: a standard issue Colonial device used for all aircraft, part of their inertial navigation system.










http://www.snpp.com/episodes/7F21.html

Three Men and a Comic Book


In Bart's treehouse, Martin, Milhouse, and Bart carefully read their comic and discover the secret origin of Radioactive Man.


Martin: I would've thought that being hit by an atomic bomb would've killed him.

Bart: Now you know better.










http://www.divxmoviesenglishsubtitles.com/S/Seventh_Sign_The.html

Seventh Sign The


Don`t you think I cry for man?
I`ve tried to intercede, but God has judged!
-Man`s sins are--|-Stay away!
I can`t die