Lionel Logue: “You still stammered on the ‘W.’” King George VI: “Well, I had to throw in a few so they knew it was me.” In The King’s Speech , Prince Albert ascends the throne but carries a stammer into a microphone that will reach a nation at war. Queen Elizabeth seeks help not to change who he is, but to strengthen his ability to stand inside who he already is. Lionel Logue does not erase the impediment but teaches the king how to regulate under pressure and deliver. One mo

Old London Bridge, Claude de Jongh (c. 1603-1663) London Bridge is falling down, Falling down, Falling down. London Bridge is falling down, My fair lady. The London Bridge has been in constant disrepair throughout history, falling, being redesigned, reinforced, and rebuilt. According to history, it was reconstructed multiple times between 1666 and 1972, surviving fire, war, commercial expansion, and the evolution of the modern world. It adapted to larger ships, heavier traffi