Academy Awards
Sidney Poitier’s Oscar Win: ‘I Had No Thought of Oscar, None!’

Sidney Poitier explains that he never thought about winning an Oscar when he emerged himself in the role of Homer Smith in 'Lilies of the Field' and remembers what it was like when they called his name for Best Actor at the 36th Academy Awards. Continue reading

Elizabeth I of England
Queen Elizabeth I’s Feisty Response to Five Catholic Bishops

This letter, written in 1559, is Queen Elizabeth I's response to a complaint by five Catholic bishops, who did not approve of her choice to uphold the reformed Church of England as the official religion of the land. Continue reading