In 1669, Wren married Faith Coghill, daughter of Sir John Coghill of Bletchingdon. They had two sons: Gilbert, who died at the age of 18 months and Christopher. Unfortunately, Faith died in 1675. In 1677, Wren married Jane Fitzwilliam, daughter of William FitzWilliam, 2nd Baron FitzWilliam. Christopher Wren was knighted…
Sharon Osbourne was a contestant from Season 3 of Celebrity Apprentice. Osbourne gained celebrity status as one of the stars of MTV’s reality show, The Osbournes, which followed her family’s daily life and had a national audience. As the person who negotiated with MTV to screen the show, she is…
Sir Henry Raeburn, (born March 4, 1756, Stockbridge, near Edinburgh—died July 8, 1823, Edinburgh), leading Scottish portrait painter during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In about 1771 Raeburn was apprenticed to the goldsmith James Gilliland and is said to have studied with the Edinburgh portrait painter David Martin…
Sheila E. and Prince had a relationship dating back more than 30 years prior to his death in 2016. The two first collaborated on a song together in 1984 with “Erotic City,” via Billboard. Like he did for many others, Prince helped turn Sheila E. into a star. To most…
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is an action role-playing video game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. “Confirmed: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will use an entirely new engine”. PC Gamer. Retrieved December 12, 2010. ^ Peckham, Matt. “Skyrim Performance Review: It’s Definitely a DirectX 9…
If Saul needed to be baptized in order to be saved, then he was not yet “Brother Saul.” Paul was called to preach before he was baptized- Acts 26:15-18. Let us back, then, to our starting point, to the baptism of Saul of Tarsus at Damascus. Many years had intervened…
Almost 5 million Canadians claim Scottish descent and Scot’s are the first largest ethnic group in the country. The ties today between the two nations are just as strong as they have ever been. Almost 5 million Canadians claim Scottish descent and Scot’s are the first largest ethnic group in…
Rustin Parr (1903? – November 22, 1941) was a serial killer from the 1940s who was found guilty of murdering seven children in Burkittsville, Maryland on the supposed “instructions” of the Blair Witch. Rustin Parr. Rustin Parr (1903? – November 22, 1941) was a serial killer from the 1940s who…
You’ll be with me, just like last year,” says the headmaster in the TV adaptation of A Christmas Carol, as it becomes horribly clear that Scrooge was sexually abused or raped every Christmas at his boarding school after all the other pupils had left. What happened to Scrooge as a…
Nicholas begged the man to not tell anyone what he had done, because he did not want to bring attention to himself. But soon the news got out and when anyone received a secret gift, it was thought that maybe it was from Nicholas. Because of his kindness Nicholas was…