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The End of the Affair

Director/Writer:Neil JordanColumbia Pictures; R; 105 minutesRelease:12/99Cast:Ralph Fiennes, Julianne Moore, Stephen Rea The End of the Affair is a striking adaptation of Graham Greene's semi…

Diamond Necklace, Affair of the

(Encyclopedia) Diamond Necklace, Affair of the, scandal that took place at the court of King Louis XVI of France just before the French Revolution. An adventuress who called herself the comtesse de…

Nore, the

(Encyclopedia) Nore, the, sandbank in the Thames estuary, SE England, 3 mi (4.8 km) E of Sheerness. At the east end is Nore Lightship. The name is also applied to part of the Thames estuary, a famous…

Poison Affair

(Encyclopedia) Poison Affair, in French history, scandal implicating a number of prominent persons at the court of King Louis XIV. It began with the trial of Marie Madeleine d'Aubray, marquise de…

Who, The

(Encyclopedia) Who, The, English rock music group formed in 1964. The members were Peter Dennis Blanford Townshend, 1945–, Chiswick, London, U.K…

Kings, books of the Bible

(Encyclopedia) Kings, books of the Bible, originally a single work in the Hebrew canon. They are called First and Second Kings in modern Bibles, and Third and Fourth Kingdoms in the Greek versions,…

A Modern Affair

Director:Vern OakleyWriter:Paul ZimmermanDirector of Photography:Rex NicholsonEditor:Suzanne PillsburyMusic:Jan HammerProduction Designer:Cathy T. MarshallProducers:Vern Oakley, Melanie…

Military Affairs

Cite Veteran statistics, Armed Forces personnel ranks, causalities, Medal of Honor recipients, features on wars, women in the military, and more. Military Personnel Veterans…

The Watergate Affair

The "-gate" that started it all Watergate is perhaps the most famous scandal of the past century. Even those who don't know the details have heard of it, and every scandal or conspiracy since has…

Concordat of 1801

(Encyclopedia) Concordat of 1801, agreement between Napoleon Bonaparte and Pope Pius VII that reestablished the Roman Catholic Church in France. Napoleon took the initiative in negotiating this…