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- King David II of Scotland succeeded his father, Robert I better known ... David II (March 5, 1324 – February 22, 1371) King of Scots, son ...9 KB (1,346 words) - 20:57, 19 May 2020
- Coke, Edward [[image:Edward Coke.jpg|thumb|150pxl|Sir Edward Coke]] Sir Edward Coke ...10 KB (1,545 words) - 18:22, 12 February 2024
- November 16, 1272) was the son and successor of John Lackland as King of England ... He assumed the crown under the regency of the popular William Marshal ...14 KB (2,076 words) - 22:21, 8 February 2022
- the often stormy sixteenth century in England. He occupies a primary place ... he was born around 1505, toward the close of the reign of Henry VII of England ...6 KB (933 words) - 22:55, 30 April 2023
- St Edward the Confessor or Eadweard III (c. 1004– January 5, 1066 ... His reign marked the continuing disintegration of royal power in England ...18 KB (2,742 words) - 23:55, 12 February 2024
- The Tudor dynasty or House of Tudor (Welsh: Tudur) was a series of ... The kings and queens of this era ruled England from 1485 - 1603. During ...11 KB (1,689 words) - 18:41, 2 May 2023
- Philippa of Hainault (June 24, 1311 – August 15, 1369) was the queen ... who persuaded her husband to spare the lives of the Burghers of Calais after ...14 KB (2,233 words) - 03:56, 24 November 2022
- to acquire additional territory. Edward I of England who arranged Margaret ... Eric sent official ambassadors to Edward I of England, then in Gascony, ...12 KB (1,837 words) - 05:29, 5 November 2022
- Roger de Mortimer, 1st Earl of March (April 25, 1287 – November ... When they landed in England in 1826, their small force was soon joined ...18 KB (2,777 words) - 02:39, 16 December 2022
- Thomas, Earl of Lancaster (c. 1278 – March 22 1322) was one of the ... Thomas Plantagenet upheld the principles of Parliamentary oversight ...17 KB (2,615 words) - 20:54, 31 October 2022
- The Collegiate Church of St. Peter, Westminster, normally called Westminster ... Since the Christmas Day coronation of William the Conqueror in 1066 ...17 KB (2,475 words) - 17:21, 4 May 2023
- a soldier in service to King Edward I of England. Arnaud had been used ... Following pressure to banish Gavesto, Edward instead appointed him ...19 KB (3,020 words) - 22:48, 28 March 2023
- Matilda of Scotland (c. 1080 – 1 May 1118) was the first wife and ... when her husband Henry was away from England. She also commissioned the ...12 KB (1,885 words) - 16:52, 7 November 2022
- Margaret Beaufort (May 31, 1443 – June 29, 1509) was the mother ... Beaufort was a descendant of Edward III through John of Gaunt, Duke ...10 KB (1,621 words) - 03:53, 6 November 2022
- Harold Harefoot (c. 1015–March 17, 1040) was King of England from ... He was the son of Canute the Great, King of England, Denmark, Norway ...17 KB (2,606 words) - 17:22, 27 October 2020
- font-size:larger;" | His Majesty King Edward VI |- align:center;" | [[Image:Portrait of Edward VI of England.jpg|200px]] ...24 KB (3,796 words) - 23:54, 12 February 2024
- He is best known for his mediation in England between King Henry III and ... as a deacon, he was created Cardinal Deacon of San Adriano thus joining the ...11 KB (1,739 words) - 23:29, 17 December 2022
- The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth ... at the time the colonists departed England, the Pilgrims arrived off ...12 KB (1,842 words) - 02:22, 9 November 2022
- Henry VI (December 6, 1421 – May 21, 1471) was King of England from ... One consequence of the fluidity of the political situation, with Henry ...21 KB (3,320 words) - 23:17, 8 February 2022
- Saint Margaret (c. 1046 – November 16, 1093), was the sister of ... piety, was essential to the revivification of Roman Catholicism in Scotland ...9 KB (1,439 words) - 13:25, 5 September 2022
- Isabella of France (c. 1295 – August 22, 1358), later referred to ... With Mortimer, Isabella plotted an invasion of England to depose Edward ...25 KB (3,939 words) - 02:58, 8 March 2024
- Canute (or Cnut) I, or Canute the Great (Old Norse: Knútr inn ríki ... across North Europe, thus creating a sense of shared belonging. ...11 KB (1,794 words) - 19:28, 25 November 2023
- William of Normandy (French: Guillaume de Normandie) (1028 – September ... William invaded England with his band of Normans, defeated the English ...20 KB (3,034 words) - 11:03, 9 May 2023
- Katherine or Katharine Parr(e), was the last of the six wives of Henry VIII ... One of Henry's more educated wives, Catherine displayed a keen ...20 KB (3,017 words) - 16:16, 3 December 2023
- sparkling wit and dialogue. He was also one of the early pioneers of what ... Meredith was born in Portsmouth, England, a son and grandson of naval ...8 KB (1,223 words) - 15:24, 11 November 2022
- Edward Irving was a noted Scottish clergyman generally regarded as ... Irving is sometimes referred to as a forerunner of the Charismatic ...14 KB (2,176 words) - 23:44, 12 February 2024
- [[File:Drawing of William de Marisco.jpg|right|thumb|300px|As illustrated ... To be drawn and quartered was the penalty ordained in England for ...18 KB (2,928 words) - 19:19, 14 August 2020
- Anglo-Saxon England refers to the period of English history from the ... English monarchs bear the title "Duke of Normandy." England also ...18 KB (2,773 words) - 06:00, 28 July 2023
- Edward II (April 25, 1284 – September 21, 1327), of Caernarfon, ... The fourth son of Edward I of England by his first wife Eleanor of ...27 KB (4,277 words) - 18:25, 12 February 2024
- explorer to Africa. Seeking the headwaters of the Nile River, he explored ... Baker was born in London, and educated partly in England and partly ...9 KB (1,323 words) - 03:03, 23 December 2022
- (1320 – June 15, 1381) was the leader of the English Peasants' ... in Broxley, six years after the Battle of Bannockburn and the thirteenth ...10 KB (1,583 words) - 23:15, 3 May 2023
- William Byrd (c. 1540 – July 4, 1623) was one of the most celebrated ... quot; This places him in the best choir in England during his impressionable ...10 KB (1,651 words) - 15:42, 6 May 2023
- Mary II (April 30, 1662 – December 28, 1694) reigned as Queen of ... William III, who became the sole ruler of both countries upon her death ...22 KB (3,330 words) - 22:05, 16 December 2022
- Anne of Cleves (September 22, 1515 – July 16, 1557) (German: Anna ... Knowing the fate of other wives of Henry who resisted his marital ...14 KB (2,263 words) - 04:57, 31 July 2023
- was an English politician, the chief adviser of Queen Elizabeth I for most ... He served as Secretary to the Protector of King Edward, and as an adviser ...19 KB (3,064 words) - 23:35, 3 December 2023
- a considerable influence on the development of Elizabethan and Jacobean poetry ... in his own right, Daniel stands out as one of the most versatile of all English ...9 KB (1,447 words) - 02:58, 23 December 2022
- leading up to the 1066 Norman invasion of England as well as the events ... The Tapestry is valued both as a work of art and as a source concerning ...17 KB (2,716 words) - 03:10, 26 September 2023
- Richard II (January 6, 1367 – February 14, 1400) was King of England ... | align="center"| Maternal Great-grandfather:Edward I of England ...19 KB (3,042 words) - 21:42, 8 December 2022
- The Tower of London (known historically simply as The Tower), is an ... The Tower of London is sometimes identified with the White Tower, ...20 KB (3,219 words) - 04:47, 1 May 2023
- Edward Albert Shils (July 1, 1910 – January 23, 1995) was a Distinguished ... truth but rather as a necessary component of culture and human life, which ...17 KB (2,459 words) - 23:52, 12 February 2024
- as a British general in the American War of Independence. As a member of ... administrative systems. As Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, he argued for Catholic ...9 KB (1,361 words) - 01:57, 4 December 2023
- Edward Franklin Albee III ( ˈɔːlbiː best known for works, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Zoo Story ...15 KB (2,221 words) - 18:21, 12 February 2024
- The Long Parliament is the name of the English Parliament called by ... after the English Civil War and at the end of Interregnum in 1660."Dissolving ...14 KB (2,082 words) - 21:03, 3 November 2022
- [[File:Alfred Edward Housman.jpeg|right|thumb|200px|Alfred Edward ... Alfred Edward Housman (March 26, 1859 – April 30, 1936), usually ...10 KB (1,687 words) - 06:50, 13 June 2023
- who wrote An Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution ... British society in his day, the "Rule of Law" cannot be absolute ...10 KB (1,578 words) - 07:05, 13 June 2023
- to the English military occupation of Scotland during significant ... To the Scottish people, Wallace was the exemplification of undying ...21 KB (3,320 words) - 20:44, 13 May 2023
- The Norman conquest of England was the invasion of the Kingdom of ... ruler Charles the Simple had allowed a group of Vikings, under their leader ...20 KB (3,151 words) - 02:47, 16 November 2022
- Danelagen), is a name given to a part of Great Britain, now northern ... held predominance over those of the Anglo-Saxons. Its origins lie ...20 KB (3,196 words) - 18:13, 24 January 2024
- Ailred or Ælred or Ailred of Rievaulx, Abbot of Rievaulx (b. Hexham ... sent him to spend several years at the court of King David I of Scotland in ...14 KB (2,184 words) - 06:57, 16 June 2023
- Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten, Order of Merit (OM), Order ... are considered among the finest examples of vocal writing in the twentieth ...11 KB (1,637 words) - 09:18, 27 September 2023
- artist and critic, and an influential member of the Bloomsbury Group, an English ... Despite establishing his reputation as a scholar of the Old Masters ...11 KB (1,711 words) - 02:31, 16 December 2022
- The Wars of the Roses (1455-1485) was a series of civil wars fought ... The Wars were fought largely by the landed aristocracy and armies ...33 KB (5,447 words) - 22:07, 18 November 2022
- March 14, 1471) was the author or compiler of Le Morte d'Arthur, the ... assumes that he was Sir Thomas Malory of Newbold Revel in Warwickshire ...10 KB (1,589 words) - 21:21, 30 April 2023
- Bookselling is the commercial trading of books, the retail and distribution ... Book Review and Booklist affect the sales of the book and critics play an ...13 KB (2,008 words) - 19:27, 20 November 2023
- writer, political philosopher and one of the Founding Fathers of the ... Throughout his adult life, Hancock gave of himself tirelessly to the cause ...9 KB (1,251 words) - 05:15, 3 August 2022
- was an English soldier and seaman, and one of the most colorful and important ... Unlike the founding of the Plymouth colony by religious dissenters ...17 KB (2,660 words) - 04:04, 3 May 2024
- Edward Rutledge (November 23, 1749 – January 23, 1800), South Carolina ... Rutledge, he was later appointed a member of the first Board of War in 1776 ...16 KB (2,390 words) - 23:47, 12 February 2024
- [[Image:Thomas-Cranmer-ez.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Painting of Thomas ... Thomas Cranmer (July 2, 1489 – March 21, 1556) was the Archbishop ...22 KB (3,583 words) - 21:06, 30 April 2023
- James II of England (also known as James VII of Scotland; October ... He was the last Roman Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdom of ...32 KB (4,831 words) - 21:40, 8 February 2024
- Lady Jane Grey (July 1536 – February 12, 1554), a granddaughter ... Lady Jane had a reputation as one of the most learned women of her ...32 KB (5,051 words) - 22:48, 21 October 2022
- The Battle of Agincourt (IPA pronunciation: [/ɑːʒɪn'kuːʁ/] #039;s Day), in northern France as part of the Hundred Years' War ...17 KB (2,683 words) - 11:30, 20 September 2023
- The Glorious Revolution was the overthrow of James II of England in ... The Glorious Revolution also saw a partnership of husband and wife ...16 KB (2,559 words) - 18:55, 31 December 2023
- Simon V de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (1208 – August 4, 1265 ... with Henry's son, the future Edward I of England rebelled. De Montfort ...26 KB (4,217 words) - 22:11, 29 January 2023
- Windsor Castle, in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, is ... and Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, it is one of the principal official residences ...30 KB (4,758 words) - 10:59, 15 May 2023
- Anne (February 6, 1665 – August 1, 1714) became Queen of England ... both personally and relating to succession of the Crown and religious polarization ...29 KB (4,444 words) - 15:41, 7 December 2022
- Sir Edward Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO (June 2, 1857 – February ... The son of a musician (his father was a church organist) Elgar was ...21 KB (3,203 words) - 18:23, 12 February 2024
- 29, 1973) was an English poet and one of the most influential poets ... Auden was a poet of prodigious talent and output, living at a time ...17 KB (2,660 words) - 22:02, 3 May 2023
- Raymond Edward "Eddie" Cochran (October 3, 1938 - April ... Cochran as a star, particularly in England. Cochran was 21 when he ...10 KB (1,529 words) - 18:05, 12 February 2024
- arguably the most recognized American poet of the twentieth century. Frost ... and his verse drama, "A Masque of Mercy" (1947), based on ...14 KB (2,170 words) - 05:04, 15 December 2022
- The Book of Common Prayer is the foundational prayer book of the Church ... The Book of Common prayer is considered to have significantly contributed ...28 KB (4,558 words) - 07:25, 17 November 2023
- Anglicanism (from Anglia, the Latin name for England) describes the ... Anglicanism has its roots in the Celtic Christianity of the earliest ...21 KB (3,167 words) - 05:52, 28 July 2023
- Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, KG, PC (August 3, 1867 ... Lower Park, Bewdley in Worcestershire, England, Baldwin was educated at ...18 KB (2,603 words) - 18:42, 14 October 2022
- Thomas Helwys, (c. 1575 – c. 1616), was one of the joint founders ... did not prevent his imprisonment. King James I of England did not approve ...12 KB (1,892 words) - 21:16, 30 April 2023
- Edward III (November 13, 1312 – June 21, 1377) was one of the most ... Edward was crowned at the age of 14, following the deposition of his ...40 KB (6,070 words) - 18:24, 12 February 2024
- Domesday Book (also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester), was ... quot;Domesday" (Middle English spelling of Doomsday) in the twelfth century ...15 KB (2,383 words) - 16:43, 29 January 2024
- at the Stamford School in Lincolnshire, England. He left school at the age ... they would publish answers on every question of general interest sent in by ...9 KB (1,294 words) - 07:18, 20 July 2023
- Described as a 'scrap of paper' that changed history, the ... The Balfour Declaration led to the 1922 League of Nations mandate ...20 KB (3,067 words) - 05:52, 26 August 2023
- September 8, 1157 – 1217, Hertfordshire, England), was an English theologian ... Neckam wrote religious works on a variety of subjects, most of which ...12 KB (1,817 words) - 14:26, 18 July 2023
- between the Reformation and the closure of the theaters in 1642, after ... such as the mystery plays that formed a part of religious festivals in England ...22 KB (3,354 words) - 07:42, 5 February 2022
- Edward Herbert Thompson (September 28, 1857 - May 18, 1935) ... and diplomat who is best known for his study of ancient Mayan culture. In 1885 ...16 KB (2,447 words) - 18:24, 12 February 2024
- whose works, highly influential at the dawn of the Enlightenment, caused great ... Tindal was born in 1653 to the Rev. John Tindal, Rector of Beer Ferrers ...9 KB (1,411 words) - 16:56, 7 November 2022
- 1839 – October 24, 1922), the third son of the Quaker tea and coffee dealer ... program for their benefit. Through ownership of several newspapers, he promoted ...11 KB (1,734 words) - 08:39, 6 November 2022
- In law, treason is the crime of disloyalty to one's nation. A ... crime and drew the harshest penalties. In England, punishment for treason ...14 KB (2,143 words) - 12:38, 18 April 2023
- George Edward Moore (November 4, 1873 – October 24, 1958), usually ... Moore is best known today for his defense of ethical non-naturalism ...13 KB (2,040 words) - 07:29, 15 April 2024
- Katherine of Aragon (Alcalá de Henares, December 16, 1485 – January ... male heirs died in childhood, with only one of their six children, Princess ...22 KB (3,326 words) - 16:17, 3 December 2023
- that determines punishments for members of the military subject to military ... mean that the captain is suspected of wrongdoing, but merely that ...19 KB (2,889 words) - 08:45, 10 January 2024
- Hampshire), called Ælfgifu, was daughter of Richard the Fearless, Duke ... (1002-1016); and then to Canute the Great of Denmark (1017-1035). ...42 KB (6,697 words) - 18:48, 31 December 2021
- [[Image:london.bankofengland.arp.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Bank of ... The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom, and ...16 KB (2,510 words) - 03:34, 17 September 2023
- Greek were emphasized. Four distinct uses of the word can be noted, the ... education for the most able irrespective of their social or economic background ...25 KB (3,841 words) - 12:15, 24 January 2023
- Queen Elizabeth and almost forgotten by most of his peers; his reputation has ... and foremost, his Euphues--which was one of the most popular literary works ...11 KB (1,875 words) - 06:20, 3 August 2022
- Review, were instrumental in the development of early twentieth century English ... Born Ford Hermann Hueffer, the son of Francis Hueffer, he was Ford ...15 KB (2,279 words) - 06:21, 1 April 2024
- and handbooks; his Psychology: A Study of Mental Life (1921) and Experimental ... in philosophy in 1897. Following the advice of his mentor William James, Woodworth ...11 KB (1,471 words) - 02:14, 16 December 2022
- The Battle of Hastings was the decisive Norman victory in the Norman ... The battle took place on October 14, 1066, between the Norman army ...18 KB (2,814 words) - 09:46, 22 September 2023
- Edward Alexander MacDowell (December 18, 1860 – January 23, 1908 ... to achieve major recognition as a composer of concert music. The Boston Symphony ...13 KB (1,935 words) - 23:45, 12 February 2024
- 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
- Henry VIII (June 28, 1491 – January 28, 1547) was King of England ... Several significant pieces of legislation were enacted during Henry ...40 KB (6,352 words) - 23:16, 8 February 2022
- Lieutenant Colonel Sir Francis Edward Younghusband (May 31, 1863 ... brother, Robert Shaw, was a noted explorer of Central Asia. ...12 KB (1,836 words) - 04:49, 9 April 2024
- Kennedys became America's equivalent of the "royal family." Robert F. Kennedy were her sons. Both of these public servants were ...12 KB (1,906 words) - 19:16, 16 December 2022
- or Hashashiyyin) were a religious sect of Ismaili Shi'a Muslims ... (1192), and Prince Edward, later Edward I of England, was wounded by a ...15 KB (2,338 words) - 22:24, 8 November 2021
- 14, 1895 - February 6, 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the ... As the second son of King George V, he was not expected to inherit ...35 KB (5,207 words) - 21:42, 8 February 2024
- Mary I of Scotland (Mary Stuart, popularly known as Mary, Queen of ... West Lothian, Scotland to King James V of Scotland and his French wife ...19 KB (3,103 words) - 16:03, 7 November 2022
- politician, and a provocative proponent of Deism. A wealthy landowner ... Collins was a friend of the philosopher John Locke. He loved books ...15 KB (2,350 words) - 05:24, 31 July 2023
- Wilfred Edward Salter Owen (March 18, 1893 – November 4, 1918) was ... innovations to form. Owen is considered one of the first poets in English ...8 KB (1,341 words) - 18:46, 4 May 2023
- Edward B. Jenner (May 17, 1749 – January 26, 1823) was an English ... had spread to the Ottoman Empire and then England before Jenner’s time, ...25 KB (3,573 words) - 19:51, 17 November 2021
- Alfred Marshall (July 26, 1842 – July 13, 1924), was one of the ... Alfred Marshall was born on July 26, 1842, in Bermondsey, London, ...14 KB (2,073 words) - 18:02, 20 July 2023
- Edward Morgan Forster (January 1, 1879 – June 7, 1970) was an English ... Born in London, the son of an architect, he was to have been named ...15 KB (2,168 words) - 17:30, 12 February 2024
- Charles II (May 29, 1630 – February 6, 1685) was the King of England ... due to the uncertain political situation of the time. His father was executed ...35 KB (5,347 words) - 02:10, 13 January 2023
- Hampshire. In addition to his literary body of work, Kingsley was a Protestant ... An advocate of Christian socialism, he published several novels about ...18 KB (2,593 words) - 19:34, 4 December 2023
- was an English political theorist and one of the first absolutists. Born ... on natural law, which equated the authority of the king over his subjects ...12 KB (1,931 words) - 05:04, 15 December 2022
- especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the ... century, and was formalized by King Edward I of England at a meeting in 1295 ...32 KB (4,950 words) - 13:21, 11 March 2023
- Edward VII (November 9, 1841 – May 6, 1910) was King of the United ... Before his accession to the throne, Edward held the title of Prince ...38 KB (5,885 words) - 23:54, 12 February 2024
- Jousting is a sport consisting of martial competition, usually between ... encounters. The statute of arms of Edward I of England of 1292 stipulated ...13 KB (2,087 words) - 01:59, 8 September 2022
- the Fair (French: le Bel), son and successor of Philip III, reigned as King ... the Pope, and Edward I of England. He again offered a military collaboration ...23 KB (3,671 words) - 22:38, 28 March 2023
- (1987) and was chosen Poet Laureate of the United States (1991-1992 ... Brodsky was born into a Jewish family in Leningrad, the son of a professional ...11 KB (1,598 words) - 07:19, 10 August 2022
- The Peterborough Chronicle (also called the Laud Manuscript), one ... maintained between the various monasteries of Anglo-Saxon England and were ...16 KB (2,619 words) - 01:36, 24 November 2022
- Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British ... The State Rooms form the nucleus of the working Palace and are currently ...28 KB (4,475 words) - 16:52, 22 November 2023
- Edward Teach (c. 1680Perry, 14. – November 22, 1718), better known ... It was reported in the General History of the Pirates that he had hemp ...25 KB (4,026 words) - 23:53, 12 February 2024
- right|thumb|Ebenezer Howard, Garden Cities of To-morrow.]] in large cities due to the rapid influx of large numbers of people, Howard ...10 KB (1,579 words) - 17:59, 12 February 2024
- anthropologist who developed the theory of "structural-functionalism ... 17, 1881 in Sparkbrook, Birmingham, England as Alfred Reginald Brown ...15 KB (2,175 words) - 18:05, 20 July 2023
- The Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, commonly called the Thirty-Nine ... Established by Convocation of the Church in 1563, under the direction ...23 KB (3,516 words) - 18:36, 30 April 2023
- – April 14, 1759) was a leading composer of Baroque concerti grossi, operas ... ), he lived most of his adult life in England, and became a subject ...12 KB (1,833 words) - 08:06, 23 January 2023
- Rolls on March 15, 1906, and was the result of a partnership formed in 1904 ... Royce, the company's co-founder, did not have the advantage of ...12 KB (1,728 words) - 02:47, 16 December 2022
- 1967. Tracy is still widely considered one of the most skillful actors of ... named Tracy among the Greatest Male Stars of All Time, ranking ninth on ...13 KB (2,011 words) - 19:15, 7 February 2023
- He was the preeminent figure at the center of the Third Great Awakening. ... Moody was a driving force in the success of the YMCA movement and ...14 KB (2,134 words) - 17:25, 12 February 2024
- first British monarch belonging to the House of Windsor, which he created from ... From the age of 12, George served in the Royal Navy, but upon the ...39 KB (5,812 words) - 13:04, 14 November 2022
- movement and is regarded as the father of Irish Republicans. Tone himself ... Tone was born in Dublin, the son of a Church of Ireland, Protestant ...20 KB (3,240 words) - 17:54, 30 April 2023
- was an Austrian sociologist and philosopher of science and one of the founders ... quot; (or barter system) before World War I, the Austrian government assigned ...12 KB (1,753 words) - 05:54, 18 November 2022
- computer scientist, who originated the idea of a programmable computer. Parts ... Charles Babbage was born in England, most likely at 44 Crosby Row ...17 KB (2,481 words) - 01:55, 4 December 2023
- Chancellor from 1154 to 1162 and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170 ... As Lord Chancellor he defended the interests of the king but when he became ...22 KB (3,489 words) - 20:22, 31 October 2022
- Breton) is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America. It likely corresponds ... Cape Breton Island is part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada ...26 KB (3,747 words) - 19:32, 25 November 2023
- Calvinist lines following his experience of working with John Calvin in ... Many of the details of Knox's early life are unclear. His place ...27 KB (4,483 words) - 14:37, 18 August 2023
- an annual commemoration observed on the 5th of November, primarily in the ... sermons regarding the perceived dangers of popery, while during increasingly ...26 KB (3,787 words) - 03:37, 27 July 2023
- Sir Edward Richard George Heath, KG, MBE (July 9, 1916 – July 17 ... he did as Prime Minister. He was a member of the Brandt Commission on International ...28 KB (4,351 words) - 18:23, 12 February 2024
- The Treaty of Utrecht that established the Peace of Utrecht, rather ... The treaties were concluded between the representatives of Louis XIV ...11 KB (1,634 words) - 15:00, 2 May 2023
- The Battle of Culloden (April 16, 1746) was the last military clash ... as cultural vandalism, with the destruction of a way of life that many had ...24 KB (3,671 words) - 11:38, 20 September 2023
- Apostolic succession refers to the Christian practice of appointing ... Due to the sacramental theology of these churches, only bishops and ...31 KB (4,731 words) - 02:04, 9 January 2023
- in promoting and supporting the settlement of North America by the English ... Hakluyt was chaplain and secretary to Sir Edward Stafford, English ambassador ...37 KB (5,465 words) - 20:16, 8 December 2022
- injustice and tyranny. His band consists of a "seven score" group ... He has been the subject of numerous movies, television series, books ...35 KB (5,638 words) - 17:08, 16 August 2023
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning (March 6, 1806 – June 29, 1861) was ... on grand political subjects. The last years of her life were devoted to writing ...10 KB (1,489 words) - 16:14, 13 February 2024
- Edward Wyllis Scripps (June 18, 1854 – March 12, 1926), was an American ... 1854, to James Mogg Scripps, from London, England, and Julia A. Osborne from ...10 KB (1,489 words) - 17:31, 12 February 2024
- born Australian Catholic priest, Archbishop of Melbourne for 46 years, and ... In 1895 he was appointed to the chair of Moral theology, and in 1903 ...12 KB (1,842 words) - 18:15, 24 January 2024
- [[Image:James I of England by Daniel Mytens in 1621.jpg|thumb|250px ... James VI of Scotland/James I of England and Ireland (Charles James ...30 KB (4,913 words) - 21:16, 20 March 2024
- attitudes towards minorities. Kipling, of course, was a man of his times ... Despite Kipling's troubled history, he has contributed a number ...14 KB (2,319 words) - 17:43, 22 December 2022
- capital, Halifax, is a major economic center of the region. It is the fourth ... The province includes several regions of the Mi'kmaq nation of ...28 KB (4,053 words) - 10:08, 11 March 2023
- Percy Bysshe Shelley (August 4, 1792 – July 8, 1822) was one of ... in his own time, but he became the idol of later generations of poets ...20 KB (3,154 words) - 00:32, 24 November 2022
- Jeremy Taylor (1613 - August 13, 1667) was a clergyman in the Church ... in 1626. He was under the patronage of William Laud, Archbishop of ...18 KB (2,949 words) - 02:26, 1 August 2022
- Bartholomew was one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus. He is mentioned as ... -בר), meaning son of Tolomai (Ptolemy) or son of ...11 KB (1,622 words) - 19:13, 22 December 2022
- Charles I (November 19, 1600 – January 30, 1649) was King of England ... Henrietta Maria, over the objections of Parliament and public opinion ...42 KB (6,645 words) - 19:12, 4 December 2023
- 899) is often considered to be the founder of the English nation. As king ... Danes, after defeating them at the Battle of Edington. Realizing that it ...34 KB (5,332 words) - 20:42, 20 July 2023
- Whitman, as a key figure in the development of a distinctly American literature. Like Melville, Hawthorne was preoccupied with New England's religious ...15 KB (2,272 words) - 21:23, 27 October 2023
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- became a celebrity in London toward the end of her life. She was a daughter ... Pocahontas' life has formed the basis of many legends. Because ...18 KB (2,818 words) - 08:11, 24 November 2022
- philosopher, theologian, and bishop of Lincoln, is well-known for ... Grosseteste was the first of the Scholastics to fully understand Aristotle ...16 KB (2,394 words) - 05:05, 15 December 2022
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- an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. Marlowe ... As an educated man of ideas closely connected to the court (some have ...25 KB (3,850 words) - 21:42, 10 December 2023
- 7, 1573 - January 10, 1645) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1633 to 1645 ... Laud wanted the reconciliation of all Christians, hoped and prayed ...19 KB (2,977 words) - 11:10, 10 May 2023
- [[Image:Pirate_Flag_of_Rack_Rackham.svg|thumb|250px|right|The flag ... at sea, or outside the normal jurisdiction of any state, by an agent without ...24 KB (3,715 words) - 06:18, 24 November 2022
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- The Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn, fought ... aftermath were marked by the British capture of New York City (which it held ...12 KB (1,814 words) - 10:05, 22 September 2023
- Edward Gibbon (April 27, 1737 Gibbon's birthday is April 27, 1737 ... – January 16, 1794) was an English historian and Member of Parliament ...36 KB (5,457 words) - 18:23, 12 February 2024
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- thumb|200px|Unfinished portrait miniature of Oliver Cromwell by Samuel Cooper ... and politician. After leading the overthrow of the British monarchy, he ruled ...31 KB (4,911 words) - 00:22, 18 November 2022
- 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 (December 24, 1166 – October 18, 1216) reigned as King of England ... his unpopularity with the popularity of his brother, Richard I, for ...28 KB (4,489 words) - 17:02, 4 May 2024
- to be regarded alongside Walt Whitman as one of the two great American poets ... personae, so she didn't write as part of any school or movement. She ...17 KB (2,587 words) - 18:16, 13 February 2024
- their substance into the body and Blood of Christ. The doctrine of Transubstantiation ... The doctrine of Transubstantiation was criticized or misinterpreted ...30 KB (4,681 words) - 02:14, 2 May 2023
- in her writing was revived by adherents of women's studies in the ... in Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of Mary Perkins (formerly Mary ...12 KB (1,666 words) - 00:42, 5 December 2023
- Throughout his career, Hagen constantly helped raise the status of ... Hagen was born in Rochester, New York, as the only son of a local ...18 KB (2,704 words) - 18:48, 17 April 2023
- Sir Henry Morton Stanley, also known as Bula Matari (Breaker of Rocks ... HM Stanley Hospital, St Asaph) until the age of 15. After completing an elementary ...9 KB (1,315 words) - 23:07, 8 February 2022
- 1856 – April 14, 1925) was a renowned turn-of-the century portrait painter ... was well known for painting the aristocracy of Europe, the new and emerging ...21 KB (3,040 words) - 00:38, 10 February 2023
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- Charles Edward Ives (October 20, 1874 – May 19, 1954) was an American ... were central to the worship service. Many of theses "old time" ...21 KB (3,211 words) - 19:13, 4 December 2023
- has such standing. There are also a variety of ways such endorsement occurs ... The degree and nature of state backing for a denomination or creed ...28 KB (4,007 words) - 19:54, 9 February 2023
- Richard Aldington, born Edward Godfree Aldington, (July 8, 1892 – ... Aldington was best known for his World War I poetry, the 1929 novel ...25 KB (3,595 words) - 20:12, 8 December 2022
- ,(died August 15, 1057), was King of Scots (also known as the King ... participate in a global community. For much of its history, Scotland struggled ...30 KB (4,672 words) - 14:58, 12 March 2023
- Farouk I of Egypt (February 11, 1920 – March 18, 1965), was the ... he would make every sacrifice in pursuit of their interests and of his ...13 KB (2,063 words) - 00:45, 14 July 2022
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- Diana, Princess of Wales (Diana Frances Mountbatten-Windsor, née ... the most admired and sought after celebrity of her time: a fashion icon, an ...23 KB (3,638 words) - 11:53, 29 January 2024
- the most influential person in the history of Western architecture. Palladianism ... He was born Andrea di Pietro della Gondola in Padua, then part of ...30 KB (4,521 words) - 20:07, 26 July 2023
- fiction and is generally cited as the father of the historical novel. His novels ... elevation among men and women regardless of class, religion, politics, ...17 KB (2,589 words) - 22:29, 3 May 2023
- The War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714) was a major European ... and was marked by the military leadership of notable generals such as the ...29 KB (4,611 words) - 22:54, 3 May 2023
- Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, Order of the Garter (KG), Order of the Bath ... invade and liberate Malaya when the Emperor of Japan surrendered. Noted for ...24 KB (3,728 words) - 18:26, 17 April 2023
- The Abbey Theatre, also known as the National Theatre of Ireland, ... was closely associated with the writers of the Celtic revival, many of ...16 KB (2,546 words) - 04:42, 14 June 2023
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- April 23, 303 C.E.), also known as George of Lydda, is one of the most venerated ... In Christian hagiography, Saint George is the patron saint of Aragon ...36 KB (5,477 words) - 19:38, 22 December 2022
- Orientalism is the study of Near and Far Eastern societies and cultures ... ==Meaning of the term== Orientalism derives from a Latin word oriens ...18 KB (2,670 words) - 01:22, 18 November 2022
- played a significant role in the reformation of the Russian literary language ... Karamzin was born in the village of Mikhailovka, in the government ...10 KB (1,515 words) - 04:13, 15 November 2022
- Michael Faraday was one of the pioneers of modern electromagnetic ... It can also be argued that his discoveries resulted in some of the ...17 KB (2,503 words) - 16:54, 9 November 2022
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- November 1683 – October 25, 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, ... He was the last British monarch to have been born outside of Great ...28 KB (4,125 words) - 12:22, 10 November 2022
- Transcendentalism was a group of new ideas in literature, religion ... Transcendentalism began as a protest against the general state of ...16 KB (2,410 words) - 01:03, 2 May 2023
- The term English Civil War (or Wars) refers to the series of armed ... These wars were between supporters of the king's right to absolute ...48 KB (7,492 words) - 18:35, 13 February 2024
- Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, (August 26, 1676 – March 18 ... held the de facto office due to the extent of his influence in the Cabinet ...29 KB (4,445 words) - 00:47, 29 November 2022
- and judge who became the first Governor of South Carolina following the ... Rutledge was a member of the South Carolina Assembly, the Stamp Act ...23 KB (3,551 words) - 18:20, 29 November 2022
- 19, 1873) was an English bishop, third son of William Wilberforce the anti ... the upper classes, he was also a champion of social justice and a defender ...12 KB (1,800 words) - 03:04, 23 December 2022
- a personal consultant to Queen Elizabeth I. Due to his interest in magic ... Dee straddled the worlds of science and magic just as the two disciplines ...34 KB (5,268 words) - 02:25, 9 February 2023
- William III of England (The Hague, November 14, 1650 – Kensington ... Born a member of the House of Orange-Nassau, William III won the English ...49 KB (7,679 words) - 11:02, 9 May 2023
- nineteenth century and then up to World War I. The society laid many of the ... The Fabian Society represented the more evolutionist element of socialism ...17 KB (2,508 words) - 00:26, 25 March 2024
- Isabella of Castile (April 22, 1451 – November 26, 1504) was queen ... A pious Catholic, Isabella focused on converting the citizens of her ...18 KB (2,888 words) - 19:02, 7 March 2024
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of annals in Old English ... Nine manuscripts survive in whole or in part, though not all are of ...32 KB (4,981 words) - 06:00, 28 July 2023
- The word oratory refers to the art of eloquent speech. An orator is ... quot; also refers to a semi-public place of worship constructed for the ...27 KB (4,174 words) - 10:41, 11 March 2023
- The English Historical School of Economics, although not nearly as ... The school considered itself the intellectual heirs of past figures ...27 KB (3,885 words) - 08:56, 5 September 2023
- in the British Army, writer, and founder of the World Scouting Movement. the surrounding city during the long Siege of Mafeking. ...20 KB (2,990 words) - 03:11, 15 December 2022
- divided into two very distinct stages, that of a lost and disillusioned youth ... Waugh "the greatest English novelist of the century." Time magazine ...17 KB (2,728 words) - 04:54, 23 March 2024
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- Natural theology is a branch of theology, which attempts to establish ... The existence of God and the immortality of the soul are but a few ...12 KB (1,729 words) - 15:21, 11 November 2022
- kernel), and implies the primary grain crop of a country, which in England ... These laws are often viewed as examples of British mercantilism and ...16 KB (2,539 words) - 03:04, 8 January 2024
- Edward Teller (original Hungarian name Teller Ede) (January 15, 1908 ... States in the 1930s, and was an early member of the Manhattan Project charged ...41 KB (6,221 words) - 23:53, 12 February 2024
- The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 (C.E.) was a failed attempt by a group ... The Gunpowder Plot was one of a series of unsuccessful assassination ...20 KB (3,229 words) - 04:40, 7 December 2021
- June 4, 1738 – January 29, 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland ... It was during George III's reign that Great Britain lost many ...42 KB (6,393 words) - 10:46, 13 December 2023
- Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, KG, PC, FRS (December ... Although a major figure in the protectionist wing of the Conservative ...28 KB (4,114 words) - 23:17, 11 January 2023
- politician who served as Governor General of Canada. Buchan was an officer ... Buchan was the eldest child in the family of four sons and one surviving ...18 KB (2,741 words) - 04:22, 3 August 2022
- The Battle of Kandahar, September 1, 1880, represents the last major ... is difficult to grasp. Possibly a sense of Providence, carrying "the ...22 KB (3,333 words) - 10:03, 22 September 2023
- David and Jonathan were heroic figures of the Kingdom of Israel, whose ... David composed a psalm in honor of Saul and Jonathan after their deaths ...16 KB (2,582 words) - 05:57, 9 July 2023
- , an English theologian and early proponent of reform in the Roman Catholic ... had studied the proceedings of King Edward I of England, and had attributed ...43 KB (7,057 words) - 04:45, 3 May 2024
- 13, 2006) was the greatest Scottish novelist of modern times; however, she ... for her family to establish residence in England. Robin returned to Britain ...16 KB (2,563 words) - 02:36, 11 March 2023
- Henry the Navigator (1394 - 1460) was the third son of John I of Portugal ... do Infante on the Sagres Peninsula a school of navigators and map-makers, ...10 KB (1,543 words) - 17:47, 19 December 2017
- Magna Carta Libertatum ("Great Charter of Freedoms"), is an English ... Magna Carta was originally created because of disagreements between ...62 KB (10,535 words) - 05:01, 5 November 2022
- A. A. Milne, was a prolific English author of books, plays, and poems. He ... Kingdom. The program is operated by one of Milne's favorite charities ...15 KB (2,362 words) - 06:49, 13 June 2023
- Edward Palmer Thompson (February 3, 1924 – August 28, 1993), was ... Thompson's writing helped expose the role of class, elitism, ...19 KB (2,741 words) - 17:30, 12 February 2024
- journalist and publisher, the grandson of publisher Joseph Medill. He ... business. However, he was sharply critical of the world of affluence in which ...10 KB (1,527 words) - 00:44, 11 August 2022
- and reformer. Called "The Sage of Anacostia" and "The ... Frederick Douglass was a key figure in the abolition of slavery in ...23 KB (3,597 words) - 10:27, 11 April 2024
- Court Jew is a term for Jewish leaders who rose to positions of influence ... the local high society and present petitions of the Jews to the ruler. ...12 KB (1,873 words) - 20:25, 28 May 2020
- Ballroom dance refers to a set of learned partner dances, which are ... In recent years Ballroom Dance has experienced a resurgence of popularity ...17 KB (2,435 words) - 05:57, 26 August 2023
- Near East. Budge was was a strong proponent of liberal Christianity and was ... came to hold arguably the best collection of Ancient Near East artifacts ...13 KB (1,982 words) - 22:08, 3 May 2023
- pamphleteer, and, most enduringly, author of what is widely considered the ... blind, Paradise Lost relates the story of the biblical Fall of Man: It ...27 KB (4,256 words) - 03:00, 2 May 2024
- derived from oil extracted from the rind of the bergamot orange, a fragrant ... tea, and its taste and aroma evoke the scent of perfume more than a beverage ...15 KB (2,263 words) - 01:25, 16 January 2023
- The term Huguenot refers to a member of the Protestant Reformed Church ... Originally used as a term of derision, the origin of the name Huguenot ...28 KB (4,156 words) - 15:10, 9 February 2024
- Emmeline Pankhurst (July 14, 1858 – June 14, 1928) was one of the ... She was born Emmeline Goulden in Manchester, England, to abolitionist ...10 KB (1,481 words) - 10:23, 21 January 2023
- She became known for her portraits of celebrities of her day, and ... work had a major impact on the development of modern photography, especially ...15 KB (2,391 words) - 21:09, 4 October 2022
- is a nation in northwest Europe and one of the constituent countries of ... The Kingdom of Scotland was an independent state until May 1, 1707 ...48 KB (6,984 words) - 23:12, 30 July 2023
- in Hertfordshire and became the founder of the diamond company De Beers ... Africa's natural resources, proceeds of which founded the Rhodes Scholarship ...23 KB (3,513 words) - 20:13, 4 January 2024
- Operetta is a genre of the performing arts, related to opera, but ... made opera, a typically dense and epic form of entertainment, available to ...19 KB (2,844 words) - 00:52, 18 November 2022
- The King James Version of the Bible, or Authorized Version, first ... ==History of the Text== The New Testament of the King James Version ...44 KB (6,927 words) - 23:10, 3 March 2023
- Yaroslav I the Wise (c. 978 - February 20, 1054) (East Slavic: Ярослав ... His patronage of learning and his forging international ties helped ...19 KB (2,940 words) - 10:15, 22 May 2023
- The Battle of the Pyramids was a battle fought on July 21, 1798 between ... Napoleonic Code. The invasion saw the birth of Egyptology as a field of study. ...11 KB (1,626 words) - 04:44, 11 January 2023
- in history for suppressing the order of the Templars, and as the Pope ... Clement intervened in a dispute between Edward I of England and the ...17 KB (2,612 words) - 11:07, 19 December 2023
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- for its non-conformist opinions and support of innovative, non-traditional ... The Manchester Guardian was founded in Manchester, England in 1821 ...15 KB (2,174 words) - 15:37, 30 April 2023
- William Tell was a legendary hero of disputed historical authenticity ... tyrannically demanded every passerby of the marketplace salute his ...12 KB (1,851 words) - 20:35, 13 May 2023
- was an eminent astrophysicist. Of Tamil Indian heritage, he was born ... He served on the University of Chicago faculty from 1937 until his ...20 KB (2,980 words) - 13:44, 28 April 2023
- The City of Halifax is the largest city in Atlantic Canada and the ... On April 1, 1996, the government of Nova Scotia amalgamated the four ...34 KB (5,199 words) - 16:57, 21 January 2024
- as a civil servant. Frustrated with the lack of change, he took up his pen ... was not immediately felt. His depiction of socioeconomic conditions in ...21 KB (3,067 words) - 20:28, 23 June 2020
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- A papal bull is a special kind of patent or charter issued by a pope ... Papal bulls were originally issued by popes for various reasons of ...15 KB (2,289 words) - 07:29, 18 November 2022
- The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United ... The House of Commons evolved at some point during the fourteenth century ...50 KB (8,030 words) - 02:42, 22 November 2023
- The Pilgrim Fathers is the common name for a group of English separatists ... The founding of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts and its historic ...56 KB (8,607 words) - 20:39, 9 April 2023
- John Keats (October 31, 1795 – February 23, 1821) was one of the ... voice. Keats felt that the deepest meaning of life lay in the apprehension ...14 KB (2,196 words) - 06:06, 3 August 2022
- States law and the basis for the exercise of judicial review of Federal ... Marbury, who had been appointed as Justice of the Peace in the District of ...23 KB (3,669 words) - 03:04, 6 November 2022
- and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi, he was also known as Badshah Khan ... was a land owner, farmer, and the chief of the Mohammedzais ("sons ...17 KB (2,550 words) - 22:34, 3 March 2023
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- Cricket is a bat-and-ball sport contested by two teams, usually of ... Cricket has been an established team sport for hundreds of years. ...49 KB (7,998 words) - 06:22, 11 January 2024
- considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and the adventures ... preparatory school Stonyhurst at the age of nine, and by the time he left ...14 KB (2,161 words) - 11:09, 16 August 2023
- eras. Ruskin is also known for his advocacy of "Christian socialism. ... Ruskin was born in London, and raised in south London, the son of ...29 KB (4,497 words) - 03:58, 3 May 2024
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- – July 17, 1887) was an activist on behalf of the indigent insane. She created ... Dorothea Lynde Dix was born in the tiny frontier village of Hampden ...13 KB (2,071 words) - 09:38, 15 January 2023
- The Salem Witch Trials were a notorious episode in New England colonial ... Although the Salem Witch Trials are conventionally cited as an example ...24 KB (3,678 words) - 01:48, 23 December 2022
- Charles Hodge (1797 - 1878) was a leader of the “Princeton School” ... he refused to entertain the narrow views of church polity which some of ...15 KB (2,292 words) - 19:10, 4 December 2023
- (or The Little Princess) is the story of a little girl living in an ... The rags-to-riches themes of her stories echo her own rise from impoverished ...16 KB (2,561 words) - 06:42, 1 April 2024
- December 12, 1971) led the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) in various capacities ... Sarnoff was the eldest son of Abraham and Leah Sarnoff. He was born ...14 KB (2,103 words) - 08:08, 28 January 2024
- 14, 1860 - October 23, 1946) was born in England of Scottish parents. He ... He was founder of the Woodcraft Indians and one of the founding pioneers ...17 KB (2,434 words) - 19:33, 13 February 2024
- and political figure, and the father of President John F. Kennedy and ... to the United Kingdom at the start of World War II. His term as Ambassador ...31 KB (4,705 words) - 00:44, 11 August 2022
- George Fox (July 1624 – January 13, 1691), founder of the Religious ... Fox's teachings opposed the the rationalism common in religion ...29 KB (4,689 words) - 10:15, 13 December 2023
- turning Lieutenant William Bligh and some of the officers and crew adrift ... Mutiny is the act of conspiring to disobey an order that a group of ...14 KB (2,145 words) - 02:39, 11 March 2023
- was a famous Irish author, novelist, and one of the great spokespersons for ... As a youth, the untimely death of his mother, the cruelty of his schoolmates ...27 KB (4,330 words) - 19:28, 24 November 2023
- 9, 1754 – December 7, 1817) was an officer of the British Royal Navy and ... His interest in the cultures and languages of the islands, too, earned him ...24 KB (3,787 words) - 15:40, 6 May 2023
- Hugh Capet (c. 940 – October 24, 996) was the first King of France ... Capet is regarded as the founder of the Capetian dynasty. The direct ...14 KB (2,184 words) - 12:17, 4 February 2023
- [[Image:Us_declaration_independence.jpg|thumb|250px|U.S. Declaration ... The Declaration of Independence is the document in which the Thirteen ...24 KB (3,622 words) - 09:03, 28 January 2024
- and Irish poet and playwright. He was part of the generation of "thirties ... MacNeice was born in Belfast, the youngest son of John Frederick and ...17 KB (2,543 words) - 04:06, 4 November 2022
- Founded by a group of separatists who later came to be known as the ... Plymouth Colony was founded by a group of people who later came to ...62 KB (9,521 words) - 01:56, 10 April 2023
- George I, King of the Hellenes Georgios A' Vasileus ton Ellinon; ... In contrast to George I, who ruled as a constitutional monarch, the ...30 KB (4,602 words) - 15:49, 10 November 2022
- [[Image:Photo of William Graham Sumner.jpg|250px|right|thumb|William ... sociologist, famous for his strong support of laissez-faire economy, free ...16 KB (2,256 words) - 12:13, 8 May 2023
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- screenplays for Hollywood, and in turn, many of his works, which are full of ... stories and experience the political world of various nations up close. Many ...28 KB (4,089 words) - 10:04, 31 December 2022
- community. The word literally means out of communion, or no longer in ... Excommunication is the most grave of all ecclesiastical censures. ...24 KB (3,632 words) - 23:53, 24 March 2024
- text in three languages, telling the story of King Darius' conquests ... The document most crucial in the deciphering of a previously lost script. It ...13 KB (1,988 words) - 10:27, 26 September 2023
- The Isle of Man is a self-governing British Crown dependency, located ... In 1290, King Edward I of England took control of Man until 1313, ...38 KB (5,944 words) - 21:52, 8 March 2024
- Saint Anselm of Canterbury (1033 – April 21, 1109) was an Italian ... He developed a sophisticated analysis of language (thus foreshadowing ...33 KB (5,289 words) - 05:15, 31 July 2023
- Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence, CB, DSO (August 16, 1888 ... Thomas' sensationalized reportage of the Revolt, as well as to Lawrence ...33 KB (5,295 words) - 00:58, 21 April 2023
- Longinus (Greek: Λογγίνος) is the conventional name of the ... ==Authorship of On the Sublime== Biographical details about the author ...20 KB (2,950 words) - 21:04, 3 November 2022
- from the United Kingdom by force of arms. It was the most significant ... stepping-stone in the eventual creation of the Irish Republic. The Irish ...29 KB (4,554 words) - 17:17, 11 October 2020
- known as H. G. Wells, was an English author of science fiction novels such ... Wells was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, producing ...25 KB (3,814 words) - 16:38, 29 July 2023
- A harpsichord is any of a family of European keyboard instruments ... The origin of the harpsichord is obscure, but is known to have begun ...23 KB (3,517 words) - 20:32, 29 January 2022
- theologian and socialist recognized as one of the most important thinkers ... His friends included some of the leading intellectuals of his time ...29 KB (4,360 words) - 10:32, 11 April 2024
- to regional prominence through his defense of New England shipping interests ... precedents that bolstered the authority of the Federal government. As ...42 KB (6,358 words) - 22:07, 25 January 2024
- some demand was met, such as the receipt of overdue pay, and they most ... The experiences of the mutineers on Pitcairn, too, became the stuff ...32 KB (4,973 words) - 19:39, 10 November 2022
- identified as a secular holiday albeit of historical, legendary, and ... The date and location of the first Thanksgiving celebration is a topic ...36 KB (5,333 words) - 15:08, 30 April 2023
- ) (May 21, 1527 – September 13, 1598) was King of Spain from 1556 ... his empire across continents, creating one of the vastest empires ever known ...35 KB (5,314 words) - 03:19, 24 November 2022
- Having studied at the Royal College of Music in London, ... with Eastern mysticism. Like many composers of the early twentieth century ...22 KB (3,380 words) - 18:13, 24 July 2023
- David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor, OM, PC (January ... . The same year, he introduced National Insurance to cover the cost ...46 KB (7,168 words) - 08:06, 28 January 2024
- actor, director, and producer. He is one of the most famous and revered ... than six decades and included a wide variety of roles, from Shakespeare's ...43 KB (6,624 words) - 17:52, 25 October 2022
- Scottish historian, a co-founder and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society ... as well as Farsi, drew on a wide range of Indian sources. Aspects of ...23 KB (3,481 words) - 17:48, 10 November 2022
- George Eliot is the pen name of Mary Anne Evans Baptized Mary Anne ... 22, 1880) an English novelist who was one of the leading writers of the ...21 KB (3,133 words) - 08:05, 23 January 2023
- Arnold earlier distinguished himself as a hero through acts of cunning ... an alliance with France. Disaffected because of this and other grievances, ...26 KB (3,968 words) - 09:08, 27 September 2023
- The Chandrasekhar limit limits the mass of bodies made from electron ... As white dwarfs are composed of electron-degenerate matter, no nonrotating ...23 KB (3,300 words) - 01:16, 4 December 2023
- was the first of two revolutions which took place in Russia in 1917. Russia suffered from a number of chronic economic and social problems ...46 KB (6,600 words) - 01:52, 26 March 2024
- Saxon herdsman attached to the monastery of Streonæshalch during the abbacy ... Cædmon is one of twelve Anglo-Saxon poets identified in medieval ...20 KB (2,950 words) - 10:15, 25 November 2023
- 19, 1370), born Guillaume Grimoard, a native of France, was Pope from 1362 ... Guillaume de Grimoard, was a native of Grizac in Languedoc (today ...12 KB (1,868 words) - 13:42, 3 May 2023
- The Seven Years War (1756-1763) involved all the major European powers ... France (including the North American colony of New France and the French East ...29 KB (4,438 words) - 10:09, 26 January 2023
- States was enthusiastically in support of the capture, but many American ... After several weeks of tension, during which the United States and ...21 KB (3,294 words) - 16:44, 2 May 2023
- August 12, 1762 – June 26, 1830) was king of the United Kingdom of Great ... in politics, especially in the matter of Catholic emancipation, though ...44 KB (6,632 words) - 10:49, 13 December 2023
- January 23, 1806) was a British politician of the late eighteenth and early ... tenure, which came during the reign of George III, was dominated by ...28 KB (4,338 words) - 18:25, 17 April 2023
- Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, KG, PC (March ... Callaghan was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1964 to 1967 during ...29 KB (4,489 words) - 01:32, 8 February 2023
- was considered by many to be the grandfather of cognitive-behavioral therapies ... those that promoted religion as supportive of psychological health. For Ellis ...22 KB (3,239 words) - 19:27, 15 March 2024
- William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham PC (November 15, 1708 – May 1 ... . The major American city of Pittsburgh was named for him. Also, Pittsylvania ...49 KB (8,091 words) - 14:59, 10 October 2020
- warm expressive voice. Gielgud is a member of the short list of entertainers ... a Shakespearian actor. At different stages of his career he played Hamlet ...34 KB (5,145 words) - 05:10, 3 August 2022
- Carta, due process (more fully due process of law) is the principle that ... proceedings, in order for judges instead of legislators to guarantee fundamental ...45 KB (7,039 words) - 01:13, 16 January 2023
- scientist, engineer, innovator, and inventor of the world's first television; ... Baird's work was part of the great advance in technology that ...26 KB (3,809 words) - 20:54, 1 May 2024
- 29, 1780) was (reigning) Archduchess of Austria and Queen of Hungary ... She was the eldest daughter of Emperor Charles VI, who promulgated ...16 KB (2,351 words) - 04:11, 6 November 2022
- important and controversial English writer of the twentieth century, and ... Although he is now esteemed as one of the most important figures in ...40 KB (6,070 words) - 07:34, 12 January 2024
- British gentleman scientist and inventor of the Victorian period. applying its principles to a novel form of illumination, the Bude light; ...27 KB (4,255 words) - 22:32, 29 January 2023
- literary tastes in Europe at the turn of the eighteenth and nineteenth ... in Paris, France, she was the daughter of the prominent Swiss statesman ...18 KB (2,968 words) - 06:54, 28 July 2023
- one novel, one play, and only a small volume of poems—his intellectual breadth ... Johnson's hatred of slavery and the abuses of colonialism, his ...12 KB (1,867 words) - 03:01, 23 December 2022
- Football is the name given to a number of different team sports. The ... The varying forms of football have several aspects in common. They ...41 KB (6,352 words) - 10:33, 10 November 2023
- shortcomings are held up to censure by means of ridicule, derision, burlesque ... In the strict sense satire is a literary genre, but the larger notion ...31 KB (4,584 words) - 15:56, 18 December 2022
- observations in Africa challenged attitudes of racial superiority and provoked ... at a time when women were thought incapable of doing what men did. Her achievements ...29 KB (4,571 words) - 16:02, 7 November 2022
- The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern ... The development of the office of Prime Minister coincides with the ...42 KB (6,582 words) - 21:49, 26 April 2023
- Séance conducted by John Beattie, Bristol, England, 1872]] with a psychic ability to produce phenomena of a mental or physical nature ...19 KB (2,785 words) - 04:07, 9 November 2022
- Sir Philip Sidney (November 30, 1554 – October 17, 1586) was one ... Born at Penshurst, Kent, Sidney was the eldest son of Sir Henry Sidney ...20 KB (3,264 words) - 03:48, 24 November 2022
- role in the administration and defense of Plymouth Colony from its inception ... A defining characteristic of Standish's military leadership was ...41 KB (6,248 words) - 19:30, 26 October 2021
- The Cambridge Platonists are a group of seventeenth century British ... scholars but often lacked the originality of thought of more illustrious ...25 KB (3,863 words) - 18:53, 25 November 2023
- the Butler Act, which forbade the teaching of any theory of evolution in ... ... that it shall be unlawful for any teacher in any of the Universities ...29 KB (4,801 words) - 17:27, 25 January 2023
- in the self, particularly the development of the self within the context ... his death: Look Homeward, Angel (1929), and Of Time and River (1935); and ...16 KB (2,496 words) - 22:56, 30 April 2023
- Colonialism is the extension of a nation's sovereignty over territory ... Negatively, attitudes of racial, cultural, religious and civilization ...36 KB (5,415 words) - 07:40, 14 January 2023
- Nancy Witcher Astor, Viscountess Astor, Companion of Honour (CH), ... she shared Adolf Hitler's hatred of Jews and dislike of Catholics ...36 KB (5,899 words) - 01:16, 11 November 2022
- [[Image:queenvictoria.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Queen Victoria at the ... May 24, 1819 – January 22, 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great ...55 KB (8,699 words) - 23:51, 17 November 2022
- Stafford Henry Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh 1818-1887, was a ... He was known as one of Britain's kindest politicians, owing much ...15 KB (2,368 words) - 18:37, 14 October 2022
- 1987) was an American soldier and diplomat of the mid-twentieth century. ... Taylor's rise to the highest echelons of U.S. government began ...14 KB (2,126 words) - 01:07, 9 November 2022
- and songwriter, widely considered one of the greatest blues guitarists ... King had a a large number of hits in the R&B market in the 1950s ...26 KB (3,986 words) - 05:20, 26 August 2023
- named Bogart the Greatest Male Star of All Time. Playing primarily ... quot; style while creating a film persona of the world-weary tough guy with ...51 KB (8,176 words) - 12:20, 4 February 2023
- (February 7, 1906–October 17, 1967) of the Manchu Aisin-Gioro ... (愛新覺羅) ruling family was the last Emperor of China between ...23 KB (3,342 words) - 03:35, 7 December 2022
- novelist and poet, the youngest member of the Brontë literary family. The daughter of a poor Irish clergyman in the Church of England, Anne ...38 KB (6,119 words) - 06:49, 28 July 2023
- partnership with Lionel Richie. One of the best-selling music artists ... National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress. He developed the ...38 KB (5,690 words) - 22:10, 3 March 2023
- than socialism globally. Given the defeats of the 1917–1923 European communist ... theory opposes Leon Trotsky's theory of permanent revolution and the ...28 KB (3,944 words) - 18:00, 8 December 2022
- penalty; or grant clemency, or the lessening of the punishment, by means of ... Public debate invariable surrounds the pardoning of a criminal, despite ...35 KB (5,395 words) - 13:20, 11 March 2023
- novelist, and short story writer. He was one of the most popular authors of ... not in his literary style, but in the themes of his stories, which demonstrated ...29 KB (4,504 words) - 22:03, 3 May 2023
- 15, 1898, to battle the American annexation of the Philippines, officially ... Was U.S. intervention in 1898 disinterested altruism in support of ...22 KB (3,341 words) - 02:52, 24 July 2023
- #039; label for the material culture of Britain in Late Antiquity. ... While the history of Roman Britain is reasonably well covered by contemporary ...51 KB (7,614 words) - 13:43, 28 April 2023
- ; "Shoulder") was an Israelite city in the tribal area of ... pillar known as the "stone of witness." Shechem was ...12 KB (1,941 words) - 21:20, 6 October 2022
- John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (June 6, 1650 – June 27, 1722) ... was an English soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reigns ...54 KB (8,414 words) - 17:21, 16 December 2022
- DuBois in the original Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire (1948). *batteries not included (1987). At the age of 80, she became the oldest actress ...17 KB (2,512 words) - 20:21, 19 November 2022
- who virtually created the discipline of comparative religion. He was ... Müller's use of comparative linguistics in his research methodology ...30 KB (4,499 words) - 00:55, 9 November 2022
- He is the most widely known performer of reggae music, and is famous ... reggae songs, which include the hits "I Shot the Sheriff," "No ...16 KB (2,442 words) - 08:43, 16 November 2023
- (monastērion) denotes the buildings of a community of monastics (monks ... by community rules that stipulate the gender of the inhabitants and require ...53 KB (8,288 words) - 19:55, 9 November 2022
- a philosopher and a founding representative of the Oxford-based British ordinary ... Gilbert Ryle was born in 1900, at Brighton, Sussex, England. Ryle ...18 KB (2,734 words) - 07:53, 14 December 2022
- the Second World War for her portrayal of strong women on the homefront ... for her performance in the title role of the 1942 film Mrs. Miniver ...27 KB (3,873 words) - 22:37, 26 July 2022
- Canning is a method of preserving food by first sealing it in air ... From a public safety point of view, foods with low acidity (i.e., ...12 KB (1,887 words) - 19:25, 25 November 2023
- The Book of Habakkuk represents the visionary output of Habakkuk, ... to be dated to "Judah in the first part of the Babylonian crisis, from ...16 KB (2,522 words) - 00:09, 19 November 2023
- George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, KG, GCSI ... from the Indian but he also had a sense of obligation towards the people ...36 KB (5,555 words) - 08:08, 23 January 2023
- Joan of Arc, also Jeanne d'Arc Joan of Arc's name was written ... – May 30, 1431), is a national heroine of France and a saint of ...41 KB (6,624 words) - 13:42, 1 August 2022
- Landscape Painting in the American tradition, depicts the scenery ... In the woods, is perpetual Youth. The currents of the Universal Being ...34 KB (5,216 words) - 16:33, 21 February 2022
- died in Adyar, India where she was President of the Theosophical Society from ... "would have been more than satisfied if I could have touched the hem ...34 KB (5,469 words) - 04:59, 31 July 2023
- Liberal Party statesman and prime minister of the United Kingdom (1868–1874 ... Gladstone was famously at odds with Queen Victoria for much of his ...29 KB (4,472 words) - 12:12, 8 May 2023
- In his acting, he gave a new life to some of the greatest classics in the ... English gentlemen, a true knight of the stage. On the other hand ...26 KB (4,059 words) - 05:09, 17 June 2023
- John Ronald Reuel Tolkien Order of the British Empire (January 3, ... His works address the inner struggle of good and evil within each of ...53 KB (8,151 words) - 08:28, 13 March 2024
- anthropologist and writer. A founder of American anthropology, he is ... While Morgan's unilinear model, particularly of the development ...14 KB (2,033 words) - 11:00, 7 March 2023
- and Rhine Rivers. Antwerp, an integral part of an enormous harbor complex ... Antwerp has long been an important city in the nations of the Benelux ...22 KB (3,301 words) - 05:47, 11 August 2023
- Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard ... Harvard was established under church sponsorship, with the intention ...32 KB (4,558 words) - 16:50, 30 January 2022
- 14, 1799) was the commander in chief of the Continental Army in the ... Washington first gained prominence leading Virginia troops in support ...58 KB (9,004 words) - 11:02, 13 December 2023
- Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (October 18, 1926 ... Known as the "Poet Laureate of Rock and Roll," Berry's ...20 KB (3,002 words) - 21:56, 10 December 2023
- boundaries, usually by the government of the importing country. The ... protect domestic industries and as a source of revenue. Methods for accomplishing ...32 KB (5,003 words) - 04:32, 27 February 2023
- to his 1842 collection The Poets and Poetry of America. This anthology, the ... grew when Griswold succeeded Poe as editor of Graham's Magazine at a ...41 KB (6,146 words) - 17:44, 22 December 2022
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and ... Elizabeth. Before the official announcement of their engagement in July 1947 ...61 KB (8,760 words) - 00:36, 12 April 2023
- Kharms founded the avant-garde collective OBERIU, or Union of Real ... Like most of the modernists, Kharms saw the Russian Revolutions in ...13 KB (1,927 words) - 22:07, 25 January 2024
- a favorite target for his particular brand of humor were United States Presidents ... Hope, who earned the moniker "The King of Comedy," was ...28 KB (4,249 words) - 05:46, 16 November 2023
- known for his large realistic landscapes of the American West. In obtaining ... Bierstadt's was a second-generation member of the Hudson River ...26 KB (3,901 words) - 04:59, 17 June 2023
- The New Testament is the name given to the second and final portion ... collected into a single volume over a period of several centuries. They consist ...25 KB (3,826 words) - 16:33, 11 November 2022
- Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas George Mountbatten ... Gandhi but was unable to avoid the Partition of India, although he would have ...36 KB (5,344 words) - 04:07, 4 November 2022
- Imperial Russia on one side and an alliance of the United Kingdom of Great ... The majority of the conflict took place on the Crimean peninsula in ...22 KB (3,405 words) - 06:24, 11 January 2024
- Humanism is an attitude of thought which gives primary importance ... There was another round of revival of humanism in the Age of Enlightenment ...16 KB (2,260 words) - 19:10, 19 August 2023
- fame during the 1980s as an opponent of apartheid. Tutu was elected ... At the invitation of South Africa's first post-apartheid president ...30 KB (4,335 words) - 09:58, 29 January 2024
- Chandos portrait that is believed to be of William Shakespeare]] dramatist. His surviving works consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two ...56 KB (8,436 words) - 10:51, 12 May 2023
- Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, it is situated ... Although commonly referred to in the singular, the territory consists ...36 KB (5,347 words) - 11:05, 28 September 2023
- Mount Vernon, Virginia, was the plantation home of the first president ... a fine setting for a country gentleman out of five hundred acres. His carefully ...18 KB (2,756 words) - 17:46, 10 November 2022
- 17, 1913 - December 18, 2008) was an agent of the United States Federal Bureau ... For thirty-three years one of the great mysteries of American politics ...34 KB (5,368 words) - 10:34, 11 May 2023
- Augustan literature is a style of English literature produced during ... The chronological anchors of the era are generally vague, largely ...61 KB (9,767 words) - 03:12, 31 January 2023
- He is best remembered for his direction of British foreign policy through ... Some of his aggressive actions, now termed liberal interventionist ...66 KB (10,174 words) - 15:23, 25 January 2023
- lady during an era when the Golden Years of Hollywood were evolving into ... left her unable to cope with the rigors of dance so she chose a career ...27 KB (4,189 words) - 18:28, 21 August 2023
- Abdülhamid II His Imperial Majesty, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire ... for the massacres of Ottoman Armenians which occurred throughout his ...27 KB (4,219 words) - 04:44, 14 June 2023
- often called "The Dean of Western Writers". Stegner ... As a historian, Stegner concerned himself with the issues of community ...23 KB (3,464 words) - 18:47, 17 April 2023
- | order=27th President of the United States | date1=March 4, 1909 ... | date of birth=September 15, 1857 | place of birth=Cincinnati, Ohio ...32 KB (4,775 words) - 11:00, 9 May 2023
- journalist. He led France during World War I and was one of the major voices ... Castile of Castile and one from King Edward I of England of England. With a ...28 KB (4,425 words) - 22:45, 28 November 2022
- "Covent Garden," is the home of The Royal Opera, The Royal ... and ballet. In the nearly three centuries of its history, the Royal Opera ...22 KB (3,326 words) - 20:56, 21 December 2022
- contribution to the Marxist critique of culture and the arts. Some ... used it to describe a theoretical blending of leftist culturalism and Marxist ...22 KB (3,118 words) - 19:08, 16 April 2023
- Ephrem the Syrian (306 – 373) was a deacon, prolific writer of hymns ... Ephrem wrote a wide variety of hymns, poems, and homilies in verse ...16 KB (2,465 words) - 19:05, 13 February 2024
- Henry James, OM (April 15, 1843 – February 28, 1916), was one of ... fiction followed the realistic conventions of the French and Russian novelists ...48 KB (7,374 words) - 07:29, 22 January 2024
- Ocean, located 300 miles from the coast of Argentina, 671 miles west ... are a self-governing Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom, but have ...25 KB (3,561 words) - 00:33, 25 March 2024
- is situated at the north-eastern end of the Houses of Parliament building ... Although not as historical a London landmark as the Tower of London ...22 KB (3,639 words) - 22:14, 23 November 2023
- Intellectual property (IP) refers to the intangible creations of the ... The main purpose of intellectual property law is to encourage the ...48 KB (6,876 words) - 22:55, 5 February 2023
- ) or Madame Blavatsky, born Helena von Hahn, was a founder of the ... with the imperial project in India freed her of the obligation to value everything ...24 KB (3,559 words) - 13:46, 27 October 2022
- The United States Bill of Rights consists of the first 10 amendments ... The Bill of Rights also restricts Congress' power by prohibiting ...36 KB (5,472 words) - 11:52, 3 May 2023
- d’Arblay, was born in King’s Lynn, England, on June 13, 1752, to musical ... eight plays, one biography, and 20 volumes of journals and letters. In addition ...31 KB (4,786 words) - 06:41, 1 April 2024
- as the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes ... system which eventually made it the target of a zealous, impoverished French ...33 KB (5,056 words) - 23:20, 3 March 2023
- The Bailiwick of Jersey (Jèrriais: Jèrri) is a British Crown dependency ... The defense of all these islands is the responsibility of the United ...44 KB (6,712 words) - 18:59, 16 October 2022
- Dublin is both the largest city and capital of the Republic of Ireland ... Long the seat of culture within Ireland, it has been at the center ...29 KB (4,094 words) - 17:16, 12 February 2024
- Bar-Hebraeus (1226 - July 30, 1286) was catholicos (bishop) of the ... science and history represent compendia of the state of learning in these ...19 KB (3,000 words) - 19:08, 10 February 2023
- The Crusades were a series of military campaigns first inaugurated ... The future Edward I of England undertook another expedition in 1271 ...33 KB (5,138 words) - 15:34, 30 April 2023
- Conservative politician and prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1937 ... Chamberlain is perhaps the most ill-regarded British prime minister ...55 KB (8,451 words) - 16:28, 11 November 2022
- Gilbert and Sullivan refers to the Victorian era partnership of librettist ... Oh Joy! Oh Rapture! The Enduring Phenomenon of Gilbert and Sullivan (Oxford ...35 KB (5,340 words) - 10:04, 14 December 2022
- and the role he played in the development of the larger cultural movement ... to philosophy and criticized his lack of understanding about the role ...18 KB (2,775 words) - 14:41, 1 August 2022
- Pacis (“On the Law (and Rights and Wrongs) of War and Peace,” 1625) secured ... Grotius removed natural law from the jurisdiction of moral theologians ...25 KB (3,772 words) - 12:17, 4 February 2023
- when he vindicated the defeat and murder of Charles George Gordon in the ... Kitchener was born in Ballylongford, County Kerry, in Ireland, son ...25 KB (3,907 words) - 14:28, 9 February 2022
- in elaborating on and securing the legacy of his uncle, Émile Durkheim ... philosophy, and Mauss entered the University of Bordeaux where Durkheim was ...15 KB (2,315 words) - 03:05, 6 November 2022
- 1689), which corresponds to the last years of the direct Stuart reign in ... despair among Puritans, or the literature of rapid communication and trade ...54 KB (8,435 words) - 08:15, 4 August 2022
- modern life. Edison is considered one of the most prolific inventors ... Dubbed "The Wizard of Menlo Park" by a newspaper reporter ...26 KB (4,124 words) - 21:08, 30 April 2023
- 21, 1926 – September 8, 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other ... In November 1947, she married Philip Mountbatten, a former prince ...84 KB (12,053 words) - 16:21, 13 February 2024
- and later as Jackie Onassis, was the wife of President John F. Kennedy, ... #039;s gallant courage during the tragedy of her husband's assassination ...21 KB (3,354 words) - 08:15, 18 March 2024
- voyage, in 1912. This event ranks as one of the worst peacetime maritime ... In the early part of the twentieth century, White Star Line sought ...33 KB (4,881 words) - 21:06, 16 April 2023
- spirit.jpg|right|300px|thumb|John Dee and Edward Kelley evoking a spirit: ... influence the weather or crops, and as part of religious practices like shamanism ...35 KB (5,255 words) - 10:49, 9 March 2023
- who made a transition from the golden age of American live television in ... Chayefsky worked in the media of radio, television and film but is ...21 KB (3,165 words) - 06:13, 18 November 2022
- March 8, 1874) was the thirteenth president of the United States, serving ... While Fillmore is considered by many as one of the lesser United States ...15 KB (2,217 words) - 17:59, 9 November 2022
- is bordered to the west by the province of Ontario, James Bay, and Hudson ... administrative division; only the territory of Nunavut is larger. It is the ...36 KB (5,238 words) - 15:40, 7 December 2022
- The Battle of Blenheim (referred to in some countries as the Second ... A combination of deception and brilliant administration—designed ...50 KB (7,770 words) - 11:32, 20 September 2023
- The Basilica of Saint Petrus, commonly called Saint Peter's Basilica ... One of four major basilicas of Rome—(St. John Lateran, St. Peter ...25 KB (3,946 words) - 18:31, 14 October 2022
- England is the largest and most populous constituent country of the ... England is often mistakenly considered the same as the United Kingdom ...103 KB (15,568 words) - 18:34, 13 February 2024
- 3, 1979), was a Swedish economist and winner of the 1977 Nobel Memorial Prize ... with the standard mathematical model of international free trade, the ...27 KB (4,103 words) - 17:22, 29 September 2023
- The Book of Obadiah is a prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible (and the ... The text of the Book of Obadiah is singularly focused on one theme: ...15 KB (2,366 words) - 00:28, 19 November 2023
- The Dominican Order, originally known as the Order of Preachers, is ... Aquinas, Albertus Magnus, St. Catherine of Siena, and Girolamo Savonarola ...21 KB (3,178 words) - 17:16, 30 January 2024
- Yeats came to maturity at the beginning of the twentieth century and ... at a time when it was in serious danger of becoming stagnant. Like Robert ...21 KB (3,324 words) - 15:42, 6 May 2023
- :This article covers the political aspects of the American Revolution ... The American Revolution refers to the period during the last half ...47 KB (6,905 words) - 06:45, 25 July 2023
- States around 1840 mainly by builders in New England. The melodeon is the forerunner of the more familiar pump organ reminiscent ...14 KB (2,056 words) - 04:20, 9 November 2022
- whom many consider the first true composer of jazz music. musical education. He learned a number of instruments, but got his professional ...15 KB (2,337 words) - 18:02, 2 April 2024
- In phonology and linguistics, a phoneme (/ˈfoʊniːm/) is a unit ... is generally regarded as an abstraction of a set (or equivalence class ...45 KB (6,537 words) - 15:24, 25 February 2023
- A society is a grouping of individuals, which is characterized by ... Beginning with the family, human life is one of interdependence and sharing ...31 KB (4,695 words) - 19:52, 8 November 2022
- was an Irish political leader in the first half of the nineteenth ... also had their heroes from the long history of Irish revolt against the British ...44 KB (6,781 words) - 18:16, 24 January 2024
- American public intellectual, was a scholar of extraordinary range who made ... energy to developing and promoting his style of libertarianism, developing ...36 KB (5,322 words) - 19:01, 10 November 2022
- 1753), Anglo-Irish philosopher and Bishop of Cloyne, was one of the three ... George Berkeley’s name in the history of philosophy is linked to ...23 KB (3,672 words) - 07:03, 18 April 2024
- Saul David Alinsky (January 30, 1909 - June 12, 1972), born in Chicago ... that it was meant to ensure the promises of life, liberty, and the pursuit ...25 KB (3,909 words) - 02:30, 21 April 2023
- during the 1870s. There he befriended many of the leading French artists ... language authors to absorb the lessons of the French realists, and was ...19 KB (2,827 words) - 08:08, 23 January 2023
- on this show led to half a century of success on television. Frost was one of the "Famous Five" who were behind the launch ...34 KB (4,795 words) - 07:56, 28 January 2024
- in 1876, building on the pioneering efforts of Elisha Gray, Antonio Meucci ... on March 3, 1847. He was the middle of three children, all boys. Both ...26 KB (4,070 words) - 13:48, 18 July 2023
- 22, 1963), was the thirty-fifth President of the United States, serving ... After Kennedy's leadership as commander of the USS PT-109 during ...53 KB (7,912 words) - 19:39, 1 May 2023
- city area in the United States state of Hawaii. Although Honolulu refers ... century C.E., annexation as a protectorate of the United States in 1900, ...22 KB (3,108 words) - 13:26, 2 February 2024
- Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an ... incident in 1969 resulted in the death of his automobile passenger, Mary ...80 KB (11,614 words) - 02:50, 19 April 2023
- |name = University of Pennsylvania |image = [[Image:Collegegreen ... |athletics =NCAA Division I |nickname = Quakers ...31 KB (4,374 words) - 13:08, 3 May 2023
- identities. The term is used in a variety of ways to describe phenomena ... Many contemporary advocates of identity politics take an intersectional ...40 KB (5,610 words) - 14:15, 4 February 2023
- James Madison (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836) was one of the principal ... but instead narrowly defined the powers of the government. Opponents of ...20 KB (2,961 words) - 00:56, 7 November 2023
- known for his pioneering work in the use of radio wave transmissions for ... Marconi's mastery of long-distance signal transmission by radio ...27 KB (3,973 words) - 00:54, 7 March 2023
- Schuyler and Kenneth Koch, was a key member of the New York School of poetry ... . The urgency and quickness of his voice allows the reader to experience ...22 KB (3,437 words) - 05:07, 9 April 2024
- religion with its origins in the prehistory of India, still practiced today ... that respect and honor the spiritual nature of every living being. Jainism ...28 KB (4,275 words) - 12:42, 6 November 2021
- Theodicy is a specific branch of theology and philosophy, which attempts ... amongst the three points—the omnipotence of God, the goodness of God, and ...38 KB (6,068 words) - 17:55, 30 April 2023
- twenty to thirty Scouts under guidance of a Scout leader, and subdivided ... fitness through a structured program of outdoor activities. The Scout ...39 KB (5,942 words) - 22:31, 20 November 2023
- Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United ... and Indian War. For many years, control of the area was disputed by the ...45 KB (6,488 words) - 23:23, 5 March 2023
- best known for his role as the director of the Manhattan Project, the ... position to lobby for international control of atomic energy and to avert ...58 KB (8,808 words) - 01:10, 8 February 2023
- She has been dubbed "The Queen Of Soul" and "Lady Soul ... and her 1987 duet with George Michael, "I Knew You Were Waiting (For ...28 KB (4,152 words) - 06:23, 12 August 2023
- Connecticut is one of the Unites States. It is located in the New ... early colonial times. Its Fundamental Orders of 1639 are considered to be the ...36 KB (5,082 words) - 18:54, 14 January 2023
- The Dresdner Frauenkirche ("Church of Our Lady") is a Lutheran ... Reconstruction commenced in January 1993, under the direction of church ...20 KB (2,966 words) - 06:08, 3 August 2023
- highly influential figure in the development of neo-classical economics, and ... Ysidro Francis Edgeworth (the order of his given names was later reversed ...20 KB (3,082 words) - 06:16, 23 January 2023
- The Glass–Steagall legislation describes four provisions of the ... law, including the legislative history of the provisions covered herein. ...59 KB (7,956 words) - 21:36, 26 June 2023
- was a Victorian era English poet. He was one of the founding members of the ... and Ben Jonson. He wrote a number of plays in imitation of the Elizabethan ...19 KB (3,190 words) - 21:27, 20 July 2023
- with the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan, of which the most famous include ... Gilbert also wrote the Bab Ballads, an extensive collection of light ...46 KB (7,062 words) - 22:03, 3 May 2023
- celebrity, due to the emerging role of mass media in the lives of ... The trajectory of his life would take Lindbergh from the Herculean ...26 KB (3,945 words) - 21:30, 4 December 2023
- The Middle Ages form the middle period in a traditional division of ... With the demise of centralized Roman government in the West, trade ...60 KB (9,144 words) - 10:41, 10 March 2023
- [[File:Initiation ritual of boys in Malawi.jpg|right|330px|thumb|Initiation ... quot; or "person") is the study of humanity (see genus Homo). ...28 KB (3,944 words) - 06:17, 31 July 2023
- 15, 1810) was a noted writer and critic of British children's literature ... intent on promoting the Established Church of Britain and on teaching young ...55 KB (8,296 words) - 03:26, 23 December 2022
- 5, 1638 – September 1, 1715) ruled as King of France and of Navarre from ... achievements contributed to the prestige of France, its people, its language ...62 KB (10,084 words) - 04:10, 4 November 2022
- the foremost global power. It was a product of the European age of discovery ... By 1921, the British Empire ruled a population of between 470 and ...59 KB (8,891 words) - 02:41, 22 November 2023
- The Battle of Tours (October 10, 732), often called Battle of Poitiers ... The Court of Martyrs Henry Coppée writes, "The same name (see ...68 KB (10,731 words) - 01:40, 26 September 2023
- oral route, which incorporates ingestion of food or water contaminated ... There is a significant element of personal and social responsibility ...16 KB (2,376 words) - 11:25, 18 April 2023
- leaves. Fertilizers can be organic (composed of organic matter), or inorganic ... engage in nitrogen fixation (conversion of atmospheric nitrogen to a biologically ...33 KB (4,735 words) - 17:28, 26 March 2024
- the rule, and the period, from 1858 to 1947, of the British Empire on the Indian ... by individual rulers under the paramountcy of the British Crown. Prior to ...52 KB (7,786 words) - 02:44, 22 November 2023
- The Portuguese Empire was the earliest and longest lived of the modern ... As skilled Portuguese sailors explored the coasts and islands of East ...34 KB (5,157 words) - 00:26, 12 April 2023
- Democracy is the name given to a number of forms of government and ... Democracy is also a peaceful way for a group of any size to settle ...75 KB (11,285 words) - 09:26, 28 January 2024
- Wilhelm II ; Prince Frederick William Victor Albert of Prussia (January ... His role in World War I is debated by scholars. On the one hand, he ...73 KB (11,213 words) - 11:59, 5 May 2023
- perhaps best known as the designer of Blenheim Palace. He wrote two ... young man and a committed Whig, he was part of the scheme to overthrow James ...51 KB (7,876 words) - 04:26, 3 May 2024
- served as the 64th United States secretary of state from 1997 to 2001. She ... when she was eleven years old. A member of the Democratic Party, she worked ...48 KB (6,706 words) - 04:54, 5 November 2022
- Massachusetts. It is the largest member of the Seven Sisters. Smith is also a member of the Five Colleges consortium, which allows ...19 KB (2,939 words) - 21:18, 30 January 2023
- Aging or ageing is the process of becoming older. The term refers ... on humans. Aging represents the accumulation of changes in a human being over ...31 KB (4,318 words) - 06:45, 16 June 2023
- |name = Columbia University inthe City of New York light shall we see the light) (a paraphrase of Psalm 35:10) ...35 KB (5,049 words) - 22:45, 7 January 2024
- ) was established immediately following the abdication of Nicholas ... For most of the life of the Provisional Government, the status of ...44 KB (5,965 words) - 22:22, 29 May 2022
- who believed that money was only a means of exchange that did not constitute ... expert in statistics, he was the originator of several economic theories, ...21 KB (3,378 words) - 06:11, 3 August 2022
- century they have primarily been constructed of brass tubing, usually bent ... There are many distinct types of trumpet, with the most common being ...34 KB (5,196 words) - 19:49, 28 June 2023
- Arches are used as supports for many types of vaults, with the barrel ... Michael Clarke, The Concise Dictionary of Art Terms (Oxford University ...55 KB (8,185 words) - 23:26, 18 March 2024
- Musical theater is a form of theater combining music, songs, spoken ... Some of the best-loved musicals, such as Oklahoma!, The Sound of Music ...33 KB (5,216 words) - 19:34, 10 November 2022
- |motto = Vox clamantis in deserto(The voice of one crying ... |athletics =NCAA Division I-AA Ivy league34 varsity teams ...29 KB (4,327 words) - 22:24, 25 January 2024
- Hawthorne, Walt Whitman, and the New England Transcendentalists, Melville ... In search of adventure, the young Melville left his native Massachusetts ...26 KB (4,121 words) - 10:03, 22 January 2024
- notable_ideas = Problem of causation, Induction, Is-ought problem | ... the third, the most radical and, in the eyes of many, the most important of ...48 KB (7,545 words) - 08:05, 28 January 2024
- from Maryland, who fatally shot President of the United States Abraham Lincoln ... Booth was a successful professional stage actor of his day and a member ...20 KB (3,093 words) - 04:41, 3 May 2024
- | affiliations = Association of Jesuit Colleges | fightsong ... the U.S. Civil War under the leadership of university president Patrick ...40 KB (5,605 words) - 08:22, 23 January 2023
- for his barbed and clever wit, he was one of the most successful playwrights ... As the result of a famous trial, he suffered a dramatic downfall and ...34 KB (5,298 words) - 04:37, 18 November 2022
- ), also known as a state within a state, connotes a form of clandestine ... to a conspiracy designed to thwart the will of the people. It is typically ...29 KB (4,345 words) - 08:37, 15 January 2023
- realistic acting has remained at the heart of mainstream Western performance ... Building on the directorially-unified aesthetic and ensemble playing ...19 KB (2,723 words) - 17:50, 16 May 2020
- 13, 1925 - April 8, 2013) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 ... One of the most significant British politicians in recent political ...38 KB (5,841 words) - 04:09, 6 November 2022
- in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the twentieth century, it has ... #039; rights. Labour is a full member of the Party of European Socialists ...55 KB (7,952 words) - 19:37, 16 July 2023
- speakers (not necessarily native speakers) of the Arabic language. It does ... Arabic literature emerged in the sixth century with only fragments ...44 KB (6,658 words) - 21:28, 11 August 2023
- (March 17, 1902 - December 18, 1971) was one of the most dominant figures in ... away, Jones was named to the World Golf Hall of Fame for his amazing talent ...19 KB (3,121 words) - 05:16, 17 November 2023
- Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí Domènech, Marquis of Pubol or Salvador ... in the town of Figueres, in the Empordà region close to the French ...38 KB (5,792 words) - 01:13, 21 April 2023
- an influential twentieth century advocate of Pan-Africanism, and the leader ... As Ghana's leader and as an advocate of pan-Africanism, he continued ...26 KB (3,734 words) - 04:40, 4 March 2023
- Winston): "You've made me love you; I didn't want to do it."]] ... |+Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |Periods in Office: ...65 KB (10,388 words) - 23:13, 17 May 2023
- Canada. Founded in 1821, McGill is one of the oldest universities in ... degrees and diplomas in over 300 fields of study, including medicine. ...36 KB (4,859 words) - 09:30, 10 March 2023
- The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region ... The first Europeans to settle New England landed in present-day Massachusetts ...52 KB (7,434 words) - 08:45, 10 March 2023
- kingdoms and was under the direct control of the Spanish monarchy. It was ... baptized Christians. During a large part of its history, however, freedom ...61 KB (9,267 words) - 12:36, 18 September 2023
