 | Singeing the King of Spain's Beard is the derisive name given to a series of attacks by the English privateer Francis Drake against the Spanish in the... 17 KB (1,888 words) - 16:15, 20 February 2024 |
 | the hair. The practice of singeing was popular approximately a century ago; it was believed that hair had "fluid" in it and singeing would trap the fluid... 5 KB (554 words) - 13:58, 6 January 2023 |
 | English ship Rainbow (1586) (category Galleons of the Royal Navy) son of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset by his second wife Anne Stanhope, she fought against the Spanish during the Singeing the King of Spain's Beard... 4 KB (243 words) - 05:50, 26 July 2023 |
"The Queen of Spain's Beard" is the fourth episode of season one in The Black Adder, a BBC's historical comedy franchise. Set in England, during a fictional... 13 KB (1,558 words) - 13:16, 27 November 2023 |
 | Drake claimed, in a figure of speech, to have singed the King of Spain's beard. During the Chinese Qing dynasty (1644–1911), the ruling Manchu minority were... 85 KB (9,973 words) - 07:59, 10 May 2024 |
Charles Arundell (category People of the Elizabethan era) Stafford. Arundell died in Paris in 1587—in the year of the Singeing the King of Spain's Beard, during the Anglo-Spanish War which had begun in 1585—perhaps having... 8 KB (1,035 words) - 21:53, 16 March 2023 |
 | 1587 (category Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the ODNB) April 29 – Singeing the King of Spain's Beard: On an expedition against Spain, English privateer Sir Francis Drake leads a raid in the Bay of Cádiz, sinking... 26 KB (3,051 words) - 14:00, 12 March 2024 |
with the Queen's ecclesiastical prerogative. 19 April (29 April New Style) – "Singeing the King of Spain's Beard": On an expedition against Spain, privateer... 31 KB (3,221 words) - 22:07, 25 March 2024 |
English ship Dreadnought (1573) (category Ships of the English navy) part of Drake's fleet which "singed the King of Spain's Beard" with the raid on Cadiz in Spring 1587. Under George Beeston she was part of the English... 6 KB (550 words) - 06:35, 29 July 2023 |
 | Francis Drake's circumnavigation (category History of the Royal Navy) Spanish ships being prepared for it in Cadiz in April 1587. A number were destroyed and the raid, which Drake described as his 'Singeing the King of Spain's... 74 KB (9,645 words) - 13:00, 26 April 2024 |
of wars and armed conflicts fought by the Kingdom of Spain, its predecessor states or in Spanish territory. Military history of Spain List of Spanish... 491 KB (3,119 words) - 00:54, 14 May 2024 |
support of the resistance of the States General to Spanish Habsburg rule. The English enjoyed a modest victory by "Singeing the King of Spain's Beard" in... 193 KB (25,917 words) - 06:11, 28 April 2024 |
 | 4 blocks per game. Beard was named to the school's all-time basketball team in 2007. Beard was twice named the Liga ACB's (Spain's top-tier level league)... 14 KB (715 words) - 21:31, 2 February 2024 |
 | 1580s (category Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the ODNB) April 29 – Singeing the King of Spain's Beard: On an expedition against Spain, English privateer Sir Francis Drake leads a raid in the Bay of Cádiz, sinking... 429 bytes (22,778 words) - 21:37, 16 November 2023 |
 | 1587; Drake singed the King of Spain’s beard and over 100 Spanish ships were destroyed, delaying the launch of the Armada by a year. The English also... 67 KB (8,145 words) - 01:19, 14 April 2024 |
 | Operation Lucid (category Military history of the United Kingdom during World War II) as Drake had "singed the King of Spain's beard", he wanted to "singe Mr Hitler's moustache". Captain Augustus Agar was an officer of the Royal Navy, who... 13 KB (1,698 words) - 13:58, 1 October 2023 |
 | Biblical Magi (redirect from The Visit of the Magi to Jesus) least the 14th century—for example, in the Arena Chapel by Giotto in 1305—Caspar is old, normally with a white beard, and gives the gold; he is "King of Tarsus... 76 KB (9,224 words) - 09:32, 16 April 2024 |
 | Solomon (redirect from Biblical account of King Solomon) monarch of ancient Israel and the son and successor of King David, according to the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament. He is described as having been the penultimate... 92 KB (11,673 words) - 00:49, 7 May 2024 |
Henry Beard – cofounder of the National Lampoon Robert Benchley – American humorist and film actor, known for writings in Vanity Fair and The New Yorker... 7 KB (758 words) - 23:30, 28 April 2024 |
 | the illusion of a full beard. Look: Drag kings also make use of items such as socks and silicone prosthetics when packing, creating the illusion of a... 26 KB (2,704 words) - 22:30, 27 April 2024 |
In The Queen of Spain's Beard, he is one of three messengers bearing news about various European nobility, announcing "Lord Wessex is dead!". King Richard's... 70 KB (9,592 words) - 21:00, 13 May 2024 |
King of the Hill is an American animated sitcom created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels. The main characters are Hank Hill, Peggy Hill, Bobby Hill, Dale... 97 KB (14,738 words) - 00:36, 7 May 2024 |
in "The Queen of Spain's Beard"; Frank Finlay in "Witchsmeller Pursuivant"; and Rik Mayall and Patrick Allen (who also narrated the series) in "The Black... 26 KB (2,431 words) - 09:41, 26 February 2024 |
Chiquetete (category 20th-century Spanish singers) represented the magician king Melchor in Carmona. At the beginning of the visit to the school of the Sisters of the Cross, he removed his beard and crown... 5 KB (583 words) - 01:56, 4 December 2023 |
 | Cádiz (redirect from Cadiz, Spain) occupied the harbor for three days, captured six ships, and destroyed 31 others (an event which became known in England as 'The Singeing of the King of Spain's... 77 KB (7,480 words) - 16:38, 12 May 2024 |
This is the list of episodes for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in 2015. Official website Lineups at Interbridge... 92 KB (20 words) - 18:37, 26 March 2024 |
to November 2, 2010. This is the first season since season 9 to have the full 30-minute runtime. Season 14 consists of repackaged Season 10 and 11 episodes... 114 KB (98 words) - 16:45, 6 April 2024 |
Blackadder (redirect from The Blackadder Five) the final episode of Blackadder Goes Forth. Miriam Margolyes played three different guest roles: The Spanish Infanta in The Queen of Spain's Beard, Lady... 57 KB (5,845 words) - 00:03, 13 May 2024 |
2024 in music (category Articles with Spanish-language sources (es)) American R&B saxophonist 2 Jim Beard, 63, American jazz rock keyboardist (Steely Dan) Blues Boy Willie, 77, American blues singer and guitarist W. C. Clark... 72 KB (5,381 words) - 13:58, 14 May 2024 |
 | thought of as Hispania, or Spain. Circa 960, Hisdai ibn Shaprut, minister of trade in the court of the caliph in Córdoba, wrote to Joseph the king of Khazaria... 120 KB (16,557 words) - 16:47, 9 May 2024 |