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The PÅmare Dynasty, patrons of the British Protestant missionaries, established their rule over Tahiti and Moorea as part of the Kingdom of Tahiti. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Western concepts of kingdoms and nation states were foreign to the native Tahitians or Maohi [ note 1 ] people who were divided into loosely defined tribal units and districts before ...
Films set in Tahiti (1 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Films set in French Polynesia" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
He became the British consul in Tahiti and persuaded the queen, Pomare IV, to expel Catholic missionaries from the islands. This prompted France to take control of the islands and to establish a protectorate over them in 1843 leading to the Franco-Tahitian War. Pritchard was expelled, leading to diplomatic tension between France and Britain.
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George Pritchard (1 August 1796 – 6 May 1883) was a British Christian missionary and diplomat. Pritchard was born in Birmingham and studied at the mission seminary at Gosport . In 1824 he travelled to the Society Islands to undertake work for the London Missionary Society .
Promotional still with Conchita Montenegro. In 1931, Leslie Howard was new to Hollywood, having only appeared in two films, Outward Bound (1930) and Devotion (1931). In the spring of 1931, he was filming Never the Twain Shall Meet, A Free Soul with Norma Shearer and Clark Gable, and Five and Ten with Marion Davies—shooting one movie in the morning and another in the afternoon. [3]
William Thomas Pritchard (13 October 1829 – 1 November 1907) was a British consul and adventurer. Pritchard was born in Papeete , Tahiti , the son of George Pritchard and Eliza Aileen. He was educated in Britain before returning to join his father, the British consul in Samoa.
Pages in category "Films shot in Tahiti" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.