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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Siam (Thailand)
		Siam, "the land of the White Elephant" or the country of the Muang Thai (the Free), is situated in the south-eastern corner of Asia, lying between 4° and 21° north lat.
		It is bounded on the north by Tong-king and the southern states of Burma, on the east by Annam and Cambodia, on the south by the Gulf of Siam and the Malay Peninsula, and on the west by the Indian Ocean, and thus forms a buffer state between French and British possessions.
		Siam, in those days the rendezvous of all commercial enterprise in the East, gave shelter to several hundred Annamite and Japanese Christians who had been expelled or lived there as voluntary exiles on account of persecutions at home.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/13765a.htm (1617 words)

	King Pinklao, The Second King of Siam
		King Pinklao was a son of King Rama II (while he was holding the title of Khrom Luang Isara Sunthorn) and Queen Srisuriyentara.
		King Pinklao was born at Phra Racha Wang Derm (a former palace of King Taksin the Great) on September 4,1808, four years after his brother, King Monkut,during the last part of the First Reign.
		King Pinklao was well aware that the situation was critical and showed great loyalty to his brother, maintaining and strengthening the Throne all his life.
	www.wangdermpalace.com /kingpinklao/eng_pinklao.html (1739 words)

	Anna and the King of Siam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Anna and the King of Siam is a 1944 book by Margaret Landon, a play and a 1946 movie directed by John Cromwell.
		Based on the diaries of Anna Leonowens, a British governess in the Royal Court of Siam (now modern Thailand) during the 1860s, the story mainly concerns the culture clash of the Imperialist Victorian values of the British Empire with the autocratic rule of Siam's King Mongkut.
		Her letter from the King asking her to come to Siam includes a promise that she will have a house of her own away from the Palace, but the Kralahome says she'll have to stay in the harem for now (although she'll have a private room there).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Anna_and_the_King_of_Siam (1871 words)

	Anna and the King of Siam, 1946 with Rex Harrison
		Anna and the King of Siam, 1946 with Rex Harrison
		Anna and the King of Siam (1946 and 1956)
		The king's virtue came in the self-discipline to override the very strong, deeply ingrained traits of royal ego to accept what he recognized was a good idea.
	www.morethings.com /fan/anna_and_the_king_of-siam.htm (1015 words)

	King of Siam's Eclipse
		This was during the reign of the very same King Mongkut who figures in the book by Anna Leonowens, describing her adventures teaching at the court in Siam — which was subsequently became The King and I.
		King Mongkut spent 27 years as a monk — which gave him the leisure to study Latin and English, which in turn enabled him to read texts on science, geography, history, mathematics and astronomy — and emerged as a king with a reformist mission.
		The clergyman Increase Mather perpetuated the myth of eclipses as signs of God's displeasure; yet his son, Cotton Mather, the notorious witch-hater, was remarkably skeptical about attributing divine disfavor to the simple passage of the moon between the earth and the sun.
	www.ronaldbrucemeyer.com /rants/0818almanac.htm (639 words)

	The King And You: Siam in Space: 1889
		Siam would dispatch a small group of military advisors to Nectar to exchange their knowledge of modern military techniques, as well as a fair number of modern arms, for a guaranteed quantity of liftwood every year, as well as non-exclusive rights to trade with Nectaran merchants.
		Siam immediately sent a company of the Royalist Regiment, two batteries of artillery, and a squadron of elephant cavalry to Mars to begin training the Nectarans.
		Siam had returned the deposed Prince of Melas Lacus to the throne in 1891, and had since then left him to run most of the affairs of his city-state.
	www.heliograph.com /trmgs/trmgs4/siam3.shtml (2279 words)

	Legendary ''King of Siam'' Proof Set in PCGS Holders For Increased Value - Collectors Universe Library - Collectors.com ...
		King Rama III's son, Rama IV who later inherited the coins, was the subject the famous Broadway musical, "The King and I." It is believed he later gave the coins to British governess, Anna Leonowens, of the celebrated story, "Anna and the King of Siam" on which the musical was based.
		More than 120 years after their presentation to the King of Siam, the coins emerged into public view when two descendants of Leonowens, who died in 1915, sold the coins to a London, England dealer in the 1950s.
		Although originally part of the set when delivered to the King of Siam in 1836, the half dime and Jackson medal were not included when the set turned up in London a half century ago.
	collectors.com /articles/article_view.chtml?artid=4187 (843 words)

	King of Siam Press Release May 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The set was presented to King Ph’ra Nang Klao (also known as Rama III) on April 6 of that year and remained in the royal family for generations.
		It is believed that Anna Leonowens of "Anna and the King of Siam" fame came into possession of the set before her death in 1915.
		The 1804 silver dollar carries the nickname of "The King of Coins." This moniker is not something new, but traces its history to an 1885 auction catalog by the Chapman brothers, noted numismatists of their day.
	www.kingofcash.com /kingsiam.html (725 words)

	The King and I: Fact or Fiction?
		King Mongkut was a deeply religious man and had spent most of his life in the monkhood.
		King Mongkut kept extensive diaries and in the years that Anna was there, he only mentioned her once and then only briefly.
		"Anna and the King" is an epic tale set in Thailand in the late 19th Century, and chronicles the true life adventures of British governess Anna Leonowens, who is hired by the King of Siam to educate his fifty-eight children.
	www.thaistudents.com /kingandi (1498 words)

	The Reeded Edge Online:King of Siam Sells for $8.5M (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The King of Siam set has captured the imagination of collectors since it was revealed.
		It is believed the King of Siam's son, Rama IV, later gave the coin set to his British governess, Anna Leonowens, who died in 1915.
		The existence of the King of Siam set was announced to an astounded numismatic world in 1962, according to Bressett.
	www.reedededge.com /kingofsiam3.htm (817 words)

	Goldberg Coins & Collectibles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The greatest of all numismatic properties is the Proof set of United States coins presented to the King of Siam in 1836 by President Andrew Jackson.
		The coins were minted near the end of 1834 and housed in a custom-made presentation case of embossed, tawny yellow leather (the royal color of Siam).
		It is thought that Anna Leonowens, the English teacher at the court of Siam who was made famous in the movies “The King and I” and “Anna and the King,” came into possession of the set before her death in 1915.
	www.goldbergcoins.com /kingofsiam (447 words)

	ANNA & THE KING
		First up in 1999 was the critically panned dud The King and I — an animated remake of the musical with horribly stereotypical characters and a villain that had suddenly developed supernatural powers.
		Upon her arrival (I know it looks a lot like Waterworld at first, but don’t flee the theater), Anna refuses to follow protocol, insists on living in a house outside the walls of the palace and is called “Sir” by all of Mongkut’s underlings.
		In the meantime, Mongkut’s Siam appears to be under siege by neighboring Burma, while his General Alak (Randall Duk Kim, The Replacement Killers) deviously twirls his moustache and maniacally rubs his hands together.
	www.sick-boy.com /annaandtheking.htm (721 words)

	Royalty.nu - King Mongkut of Siam (Rama IV) and Anna Leonowens - The Real "King And I"
		The most recent film adaptation is Anna and the King, released in late 1999 and starring Jodie Foster as Anna.
		Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon, illustrated by Margaret Ayer.
		The fascinating 1944 novel on which Anna and the King was based, adapted from the memoirs of the real Anna Leonowens, a 19th century Englishwoman who served as governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam.
	www.royalty.nu /Asia/Thailand/Mongkut.html (1339 words)

	King of Siam
		Numismatic Guaranty Corporation has graded and encapsulated the rare and historic set of United States proof coins presented to the King of Siam in 1836.
		A very thorough account of the history behind the coining of the King of Siam proof set and its presentation to King Ph'ra Nang Klao was written recently by Q. David Bowers.
		Well preserved within their velvet bed, the nine coins that comprise the King of Siam proof set received very impressive grades from NGC.
	www.ngccoin.com /gallery/king.asp (618 words)

	World-Famous King of Siam Coin Set Sells for Record-Shattering Price
		The set was presented to King Ph'ra Nang Klao (also known as Rama III) on April 6 of 1836 and remained in the royal family for generations.
		The Professional Coin Grading Service graded and authenticated the coins in the King of Siam set many years ago and all of the coins and the medal that were involved in the sale are encapsulated in PCGS holders.
		The King of Siam set of coins will be on display at the upcoming Long Beach Coin and Collectibles Exposition on May 31-June 3, 2001.
	www.pcgs.com /articles/article3037.chtml (952 words)

	Anna and the King of Siam (1946 b 128') (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Anna and the King of Siam (1946 b 128')
		Kralahome tells Anna that the King is ill, and the King says he is dying.
		As the new king he announces that his subjects are to stand up before him so that everyone can respect each other and work together.
	www.san.beck.org /MM/1946/AnnaandKingofSiam.html (525 words)

	Parent Previews: Anna and the King of Siam
		In this 1946 telling, the widow (Irene Dunne) sets sail for Siam in the 1860s, arriving in the "still half barbaric" country with her son Louis (Richard Lyon) and superior attitude in tow.
		When released in 1946, Anna and the King of Siam was banned in Thailand (the modern name for the ancient country.) And no wonder.
		King Mongkut wrestles between modernizing his country and hanging on to old traditions.
	movies.go.com /parentpreviews/review?rid=1393 (735 words)

	Amazon.ca: Anna and the King of Siam: Books: Margaret Landon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Margaret Landon's 'Anna and the King of Siam' is an intriguing, historical tale based on ancient, Siamese records and the secret diaries, letters, and conversations of Anna in Bangkok that reads like fiction but is amazingly genuine [some parts].
		While Anna may have altercations with the King, she comes to revere his intellectual methods of attempting to create Siam a scientific nation in modern times but expresses severe criticism on needless occasions.
		The history of Anna and the King of Siam is as romantic as the story itself.
	www.amazon.ca /Anna-King-Siam-Margaret-Landon/dp/0060954884 (1617 words)

	Anna and the King of Siam - Fiction and Fact
		When I watched the movie, I saw that some of the story cound't be true like the king using chopsticks, I don't think at that time they used chopsticks, they used their hands.
		Also the king was an old man, he spent most of his life as a monk.
		Information from King and I: Fact or Fiction, made by my old school.
	www.thailandlife.com /annaandtheking.html (693 words)

	Amazon.com: Anna and the King of Siam: Books: Margaret Landon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon
		The story is about a widowed school teacher from England who travels to Siam to teach the king's son and Prince Chuklalonkorn along with his many brothers and sisters.
		The king's many children are eager to start their lessons, as is Anna, but little did they know that they would become more like friends than like a school teacher and her young pupils.
	www.amazon.com /Anna-King-Siam-Margaret-Landon/dp/0060954884 (2326 words)

	Anna and the King of Siam (1946) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Rex Harrison was an off-beat choice for the King, but with his lean, upright bearing, he perhaps more strongly suggests an Asian monarch than does Yul Brenner's swaggering, bare-chested bully in "The King and I".
		The secondary casting is strong, also, with Gale Sonnergard particularly touching in the reserved role of the King's neglected # 1 wife.
		Recent scholarship has revealed the real-life Anna to have been something of an adventuress who fudged her credentials and overstated her impact on the King.
	us.imdb.com /title/tt0038303 (502 words)

	A King of Siam
		While this was in large part due to the wish of the British and French to have a buffer state between their empires, the role of King Mongkut of Siam should not be overlooked.
		His decision to become a monk coincided with, and was influenced by the death of his father, King Rama II, and the following decision of a council of princes and nobles to place Mongkut's half brother, Chesdabodin, on the throne.
		Realizing that not only might he be safer, and less of a potential threat to his brother as a monk, but that Buddhism was deeply and spiritually appealing to him, Mongkut spent the next 27 years maintaining the traditional life of a monk, often traveling the countryside and living on charity.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/3760/26959 (675 words)

	BBC - WW2 People's War - Saving the King of Siam
		So we went down to the docks in Singapore and we found a ship that was sailing in a couple of days...so we asked the captain if he could take two passengers....he could.
		And that night the King of Siam was assassinated...which we didn't know that night but when we docked the next day the balloon had gone up, the word was out that the King had been shot in his palace the previous night, and of course absolute pandemonium had broken out.
		The King was succeeded by his younger brother.
	www.bbc.co.uk /ww2peopleswar/stories/94/a7445694.shtml (596 words)

	The King of Siam
		The King of Siam is a book of thirteen short stories - stories set at a dinner party between brittle friends; over a game of chess in a community centre; a visit to a racetrack in Vancouver; a poker room in Las Vegas.
		The King of Siam takes the reader into territory that is compellingly strange, hauntingly familiar.
		However, The King of Siam constitutes an auspicious debut for the Vancouver writer.
	www.sentex.net /~pql/kingsiam.html (600 words)

	Amazon.com: Anna & King of Siam: Video: Irene Dunne,Rex Harrison,Linda Darnell,Lee J. Cobb,Gale Sondergaard,Mikhail ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Slowly, she sees the effect of her influence on the court, but it is not until the stubborn king realizes he need's Ana's wisdom and guidance that her difficult mission is a success.
		A widow of incredible courage and talent, her story is moving as well adventurous, and this film is a marvelous adaptation of Anna's time in that strange and foreign land, with her small son to take care of.
		Like the similar film Anna and the King, this film was also banned in Thailand because of supposed historical inaccuracies of the King of Siam.
	www.amazon.com /Anna-King-Siam-Irene-Dunne/dp/6302989590 (1753 words)

	GovMint.com - 1804 Silver Dollar Proof Coin
		After all, it was specifically struck FOR a king and until recently had been the personal family heirloom of the King of Siam and his descendants.
		To own this most famous of U.S. coins would literally cost you a king’s ransom, but now through a private, limited edition release, you can own a pure silver Proof that was struck with the original design and date of the famous 1804 King of Coins.
		One was to the King of Siam, who passed the coins from generation to generation.
	www.govmint.com /countrylistings/northamerica/usa/kingofsiam.aspx (506 words)

	The 1833 Treaty of Amity and Commerce between Siam and the United States (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		For this purpose the Siamese and the citizens of the United States of America shall, with sincerity, hold commercial intercourse in the Ports of their respective nations as long as heaven and earth shall endure.
		Whenever the said citizens of the United States shall be ready to depart, they shall be at liberty so to do, and the proper officers shall furnish them with Passports: Provided always, there be no legal impediment to the contrary.
		When the product of such bona fide sale shall not suffice, he shall no longer be liable for the remainder, nor shall the creditor be able to retain him as a slave, imprison, flog, or otherwise punish him, to compel the payment of any balance remaining due, but shall leave him at perfect liberty.
	www.thaiembdc.org /politics/thaius/1833tac.htm (629 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Features -- Collector buys rare set of 'King of Siam' coins for $8.5 million
		The coin set was presented in 1836 by then-President Andrew Jackson to the King of Siam.
		BEVERLY HILLS – A coin collector paid a record $8.5 million for a set of rare coins said to have been a gift from former President Andrew Jackson to the King of Siam.
		The Broadway musical "The King and I" fictionalized the king's son, Rama IV, who inherited the coins.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/features/20051101-2306-rarecoins.html (403 words)

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