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Happy Hour: Courting the Virgin Queen: Queen Elizabeth I and Her Suitors

Happy Hour: Courting the Virgin QueenOctober 9 @ 4:00 pm5:00 pm
Livestream
United States

Her birth in 1533 came as a result of one of the most controversial marriages in royal history, that of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Little Princess Elizabeth lost her status as legitimate heir to the throne before she was three years old when her father moved on to another wife. When Elizabeth becam…

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Happy Hour: Four Award-Winning Poets Share Their Love of Poetry

November 6 @ 6:00 pm7:00 pm
Livestream
United States

Poetry tugs at our emotions and affects each of us differently. Listening to versus reading poetry can create different images and thoughts even for the same poem. Join this special ESU Happy Hour when we bring four award-winning poets together to share their love of poetry—Karen Karpowich, Susana…

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Save the Date: ESU 2025 Founder’s Award Gala Honoring Dr. E. Quinn Peeper

March 15, 2025
Winter Park Racquet Club
2111 Via Tuscany
Winter Park, Florida 32789 United States

The English-Speaking Union Founder’s Award Gala Honoring Dr. E. Quinn Peeper, ESU National Chairman, His Britannic Majesty’s Honorary Consul to Louisiana Saturday, March 15, 2025 Winter Park Racquet Club Winter Park, Florida

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