In her famous speech to rouse the English troops staking out Tilbury at the mouth of the Thames during the Spanish Armada's campaign, Queen Elizabeth I is said to have proclaimed, «I may have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king.» Whether or not the transcription is accurate, the persistent attribution of this provocative statement to England's most studied and celebrated queen illustrates som ...
Named «one of the best books of 2006» by The New York Sun Described by Carl Van Doren as «a harmonious human multitude,» Benjamin Franklin was the most famous American of his time, of perhaps any time. His life and careers were so varied and successful that he remains, even today, the epitome of the self-made man. Born into a humble tradesman's family, this adaptable genius rose to become an architect of the world's first democracy, ...
Named «one of the best books of 2006» by The New York Sun Described by Carl Van Doren as «a harmonious human multitude,» Benjamin Franklin was the most famous American of his time, of perhaps any time. His life and careers were so varied and successful that he remains, even today, the epitome of the self-made man. Born into a humble tradesman's family, this adaptable genius rose to become an architect of the world's first democracy, ...
