Search results for "Order of St Michael and St George" - New World Encyclopedia
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- The Battle of Saratoga in September and October 1777, was a decisive ... The capture of an entire British army secured the northern American ...19 KB (2,802 words) - 10:21, 22 September 2023
- John of Montecorvino, or Giovanni Da/di Montecorvino in Italian, also ... In 1294, he finally reached Khanbaliq (Beijing), just after the death ...11 KB (1,769 words) - 14:51, 15 December 2022
- 2, 1877 – July 11, 1957) was the 48th Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims. He ... British India (now Pakistan), to Aga Khan II and his third wife, Nawab A'lia ...12 KB (1,931 words) - 06:10, 16 June 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Anthropology ... A tomb is a repository for the remains of the dead. Derived from the ...18 KB (2,713 words) - 03:55, 1 May 2023
- George IV (George Augustus Frederick; August 12, 1762 – June 26 ... George was a stubborn monarch, often interfering in politics, especially ...44 KB (6,632 words) - 10:49, 13 December 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Media Organizations ... newspaper in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. The paper ...14 KB (2,023 words) - 17:49, 30 April 2023
- 21, 1950), better known by the pen name George Orwell, was a British author ... India, during the period when India was part of the British Empire under the ...23 KB (3,458 words) - 10:53, 13 December 2023
- John Michael Wright (May 1617 – July 1694) exact dates are unknown ... in Edinburgh under the Scots painter George Jamesone, acquiring a considerable ...28 KB (4,229 words) - 02:57, 2 May 2024
- – July 23, 1800) was an American statesman and judge who became the first ... Rutledge was a member of the South Carolina Assembly, the Stamp Act ...23 KB (3,551 words) - 18:20, 29 November 2022
- known as the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem ... system which eventually made it the target of a zealous, impoverished French ...33 KB (5,056 words) - 23:20, 3 March 2023
- Savonarola, was an Italian Dominican priest and leader of Florence from 1494 ... with religion, studying both the Bible and Aristotle. Savonarola initially ...11 KB (1,636 words) - 15:15, 15 December 2022
- a rebel leader during the Peasants' War and a leader of a radical Christian ... Muentzer was born in the small village of Stolberg in the Hartz Mountains ...11 KB (1,597 words) - 21:24, 30 April 2023
- Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick ( ... ), is a cultural and religious celebration held on March 17, the traditional ...52 KB (7,483 words) - 20:49, 17 April 2023
- was an Australian-born British philosopher and the first Jewish fellow of ... Space, Time and Deity was one of the last attempts by a British philosopher ...15 KB (2,284 words) - 02:18, 23 December 2022
- Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; ... Before his accession to the throne, Edward VIII held the titles of ...39 KB (6,106 words) - 02:44, 17 January 2023
- holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February in honor of George ... now widely known as Presidents' Day and is often an occasion to honor ...19 KB (2,531 words) - 23:00, 3 May 2023
- William IV (William Henry; August 21, 1765 – June 20, 1837) was ... Royal Navy; he was, both during his reign and afterward, nicknamed the ...36 KB (5,444 words) - 21:27, 8 February 2024
- – August 24, 1770) was an English poet and forger of pseudo-medieval ... Chatterton's genius and his tragic death are commemorated by ...14 KB (2,111 words) - 18:41, 30 April 2023
- philosopher, mechanical engineer, and (proto-) computer scientist ... plans, a difference engine was completed, and functioned perfectly. Built ...17 KB (2,481 words) - 01:55, 4 December 2023
- The Edict of Nantes was issued on April 13, 1598, by King Henry IV ... end the long-running, disruptive French Wars of Religion. ...9 KB (1,392 words) - 17:25, 6 October 2020
