English claims to the French throne their realms as listed in their titles and styles, and the French fleur-de-lys were included in the royal arms. This continued until 1801, by which time France had no monarch, having become a republic. Following an episode of insanity on the part of Henry VI of England in 1453 and the subsequent outbreak of the Wars of the Roses (1455–87), the English were no longer in any position to pursue their claim to the French throne and lost all their land on the continent, except for Calais. Calais was ruled by eight more English Kings and Queens of France until
Nine Months one of those movies where the outcome is abundantly clear to everyone but the hero, who remains in the hapless position of playing dumb because, if he didn't, there wouldn't be a plot." The movie debuted at #3 at the box office behind "Apollo 13" and "" with $12.5 million in its opening weekend. "Nine Months" went on to gross $138.5 million worldwide. Hugh Grant has spoken disparagingly of his performance in "Nine Months", stating in an interview with the SAG-AFTRA Foundation that: On another occasion, he referred to director Chris Columbus as a "genius" and his "brilliant" co-stars, but