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- as the most significant English composer of his time. Blow's dramatic ... in Nottinghamshire. He became a chorister of the Chapel Royal, and distinguished ...6 KB (993 words) - 16:55, 5 April 2024
- a clergyman. He is famous for his criticism of David Ricardo and his insistence ... He also worked as a commissioner on the Tithe Commutation Act of 1836 ...8 KB (1,180 words) - 01:42, 14 December 2022
- Emma, as their Queen.David Hume, History of England, Volume I., 2006, 150 ... * Hume, David. The History of England Volume I. Charleston, SC: BiblioBazaar ...17 KB (2,606 words) - 17:22, 27 October 2020
- [[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
- " sc. Redemptoris, " the coming of the Savior"), a term used ... ==Origin and History of Advent== Advent (and adventism) has its roots ...6 KB (939 words) - 14:01, 7 May 2024
- 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
- The Divine Right of Kings is a political and religious doctrine of ... The origins of the theory are rooted in the medieval idea that God ...11 KB (1,829 words) - 15:08, 26 August 2020
- Anglo-Saxon England refers to the period of English history from the end of Roman Britain and the establishment of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the ...18 KB (2,773 words) - 06:00, 28 July 2023
- was a former slave who became an inspiration to thousands of women ... This can reinforce social division instead of challenging this as contrary ...7 KB (1,128 words) - 02:38, 24 July 2023
- The Acts of Union were a pair of Parliamentary Acts passed in 1706 ... A Treaty of Union was negotiated between the two countries, which ...14 KB (2,210 words) - 17:39, 27 June 2023
- 28, 1612) was co-founder, with Thomas Helwys of the modern Baptist denomination ... #039;s College, Cambridge and was a Fellow of the College between 1594 and ...8 KB (1,224 words) - 00:38, 10 February 2023
- in winning the Jews the right to live in England, he was also the founder ... Born to a family of Portuguese Marranos who settled in Amsterdam, ...12 KB (1,865 words) - 06:43, 5 November 2022
- – May 15, 1609) was an Italian composer of vocal music who lived during ... were and that remain popular for their ease of singing and performing. Croce ...6 KB (867 words) - 20:36, 29 August 2021
- who made a name in the Caribbean as a leader of buccaneers. He considered himself ... Henry Morgan was the eldest son of Robert Morgan, a squire of Llanrhymny ...11 KB (1,645 words) - 15:41, 25 January 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
- The Jacobean era refers to a period in English and Scottish history ... James I was caught up in this situation of flux. He was, however, a committed ...11 KB (1,631 words) - 08:05, 18 March 2024
- 8, 1978) was a Scottish painter and member of the Bloomsbury Group, an English ... Grant was a cousin of John Grant, Lord Huntingtower, and a grandson ...10 KB (1,594 words) - 17:21, 12 February 2024
- She was both the daughter and the wife of Massachusetts Bay Colony Governors ... Bradstreet was born Anne Dudley in Northhampton England. She was the ...10 KB (1,589 words) - 01:58, 26 June 2021
- Thomas Helwys, (c. 1575 – c. 1616), was one of the joint founders ... not prevent his imprisonment. King James I of England did not approve of ...12 KB (1,892 words) - 21:16, 30 April 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
- 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
- III (c. 1004– January 5, 1066), son of Ethelred the Unready, was the ... His reign marked the continuing disintegration of royal power in England ...18 KB (2,742 words) - 23:55, 12 February 2024
- 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
- John Rolfe (c. 1585 – 1622) was one of the early English settlers ... ancestral land, despite the official policy of the United States government ...13 KB (1,946 words) - 03:55, 3 May 2024
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Thomas, Earl of Lancaster (c. 1278 – March 22 1322) was one of the ... * Cross, Arthur Lyon. 1920. A Shorter History of England and Greater ...17 KB (2,615 words) - 20:54, 31 October 2022
- is the name sometimes given to a period of heightened religious activity ... large following." Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," is his ...15 KB (2,094 words) - 17:24, 28 March 2024
- generally followed the comedic misadventures of well-meaning but unscrupulous ... as his major work, A Complete History of England, on which he worked ...10 KB (1,464 words) - 03:51, 1 May 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
- Howard traveled widely. His experience of prison awakened in him a vocation ... 2, 1726 in Lower Clapton, London, England. His father was a wealthy ...10 KB (1,593 words) - 05:58, 3 August 2022
- popularly known as the "Founder of the American Industrial Revolution ... manufacturing, others regard him as a hero of the Industrial Revolution in ...8 KB (1,244 words) - 03:02, 23 December 2022
- Lollardy or Lollardry was the political and religious movement of ... Lollardy also emphasized the authority of the Scriptures over the authority ...12 KB (1,874 words) - 21:01, 3 November 2022
- 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
- explorer, naval officer, and surveyor of Australia in the early period ... second expedition was to trace the course of the Macquarie River. The third ...8 KB (1,279 words) - 03:04, 2 May 2024
- Berengaria of Navarre ( Berenguela , Bérengère the Lionheart. She was the eldest daughter of Sancho VI of Navarre and Sancha ...16 KB (2,644 words) - 10:59, 28 September 2023
- 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
- Cranmer and Matthew Parker, as a co-founder of Anglican theology. He was also ... Hooker believed that the Church of England should be a broad, tolerant ...12 KB (1,851 words) - 21:41, 8 December 2022
- John Andrew Smith (1579 or 1580–1631), known to history as Captain ... Unlike the founding of the Plymouth colony by religious dissenters ...17 KB (2,660 words) - 04:04, 3 May 2024
- sometimes referred to as the "Father of Assyriology." Rawlinson ... in Great Britain. He was the second son of Abram Tyack Rawlinson, and ...10 KB (1,581 words) - 23:12, 8 February 2022
- *Cross, Arthur Lyon. 1920. A Shorter History of England and Greater ... England, 1225-1360. The New Oxford History of England. Oxford, UK: Clarendon ...18 KB (2,777 words) - 02:39, 16 December 2022
- (1353 – October 28, 1412) was Queen of Norway, Regent of Denmark and ... in 1375) actually styled herself Queen of Denmark. Instead, she called ...12 KB (1,911 words) - 03:55, 6 November 2022
- Margaret (1283 – 1290), usually known as the Maid of Norway, literally ... She was the daughter of King Eirik II of Norway and Margaret, daughter ...12 KB (1,837 words) - 05:29, 5 November 2022
- was a poet and ambassador in the service of Henry VIII. Although Wyatt ... centuries earlier in Italy and France, England remained largely isolated ...9 KB (1,558 words) - 22:57, 30 April 2023
- Marie de France ("Mary of France") was a poet. Born in France ... Her works are mostly dedicated to members of the French court at the ...12 KB (1,973 words) - 04:15, 6 November 2022
- a considerable influence on the development of Elizabethan and Jacobean poetry ... In 1612 Daniel published a prose History of England, from the earliest ...9 KB (1,447 words) - 02:58, 23 December 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
- colonist, an early and courageous proponent of the separation of church and ... A religious separatist, Williams questioned the right of the colonists ...17 KB (2,483 words) - 02:41, 16 December 2022
- captain who played for Gloucestershire and England, primarily as a batsman ... Although Hammond was born in Dover, he spent some of his early life ...9 KB (1,521 words) - 22:26, 3 May 2023
- composer, theorist, editor and organist of the Renaissance, and the foremost ... Morley was one of the first composers of madrigals to utilize the ...10 KB (1,490 words) - 21:24, 30 April 2023
- novelist and spy, who is considered one of the earliest practitioners ... Famous for his wicked sense of irony (Defoe's penchant for satire ...14 KB (2,237 words) - 14:40, 5 August 2013
- 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
- churchman, poet, and teacher from York, England. He was born around 735 ... He was made abbot of the monastery of Saint Martin of Tours in 796 ...11 KB (1,741 words) - 05:08, 17 June 2023
- William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield PC (March 2, 1705 – March ... that slavery was immoral. This is an example of how a slavish adherence to ...15 KB (2,385 words) - 20:02, 24 November 2022
- 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
- century and, along with Andrews Norton, one of Unitarianism's leading ... Ralph Waldo Emerson and other proponents of Transcendentalism, like Oliver ...11 KB (1,666 words) - 15:59, 7 May 2023
- the founder and first General (1878-1912) of The Salvation Army. Originally ... Booth was born in Sneinton, Nottingham, England, the only son of four ...11 KB (1,744 words) - 15:41, 6 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
- economist who occupied the first chair of political economy in England ... September 26, 1790 in Compton, Berkshire, England, the eldest son of the Reverend ...11 KB (1,680 words) - 01:26, 11 November 2022
- 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
- century. He was born in London, England, and he presumably died ... Hudson's explorations of the arctic regions exemplify the relentless ...9 KB (1,487 words) - 15:22, 25 January 2023
- November 28, 1859) was an American author of the early nineteenth century ... His famous home of Sunnyside just south of the Tappan Zee Bridge in ...11 KB (1,727 words) - 23:12, 3 May 2023
- 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
- monk at the Northumbrian monastery of Saint Peter at Wearmouth. He ... in five books and 400 pages the history of England, ecclesiastical and ...12 KB (1,884 words) - 10:20, 26 September 2023
- centuries and is now considered to be one of the most remarkable poets of ... an Anglican priest. All that is known of his mother is her name, Anne ...11 KB (1,742 words) - 17:58, 27 July 2023
- The Norman invasion of Ireland was a Norman military expedition to ... Irish history and culture developed differently as a result of the ...13 KB (2,063 words) - 15:58, 17 May 2024
- The Battle of the Boyne was a turning point in the Williamite war ... its symbolic importance has made it one of the most infamous battles in ...20 KB (3,207 words) - 01:44, 26 September 2023
- the party to the case should prevail. In England and Wales, the phrase refers ... The brief was probably so called from its at first being only a copy ...13 KB (2,127 words) - 23:07, 20 November 2023
- institution that teaches an inclusive range of subjects across the academic ... While some continue to support the idea of selective education, with ...17 KB (2,415 words) - 00:22, 8 January 2024
- The Dukedom of Wellington, derived from Wellington in Somerset, England ... Wellington is considered to have been one of the greatest British ...8 KB (1,279 words) - 17:20, 12 February 2024
- colonists against against the imposition of a British tax on tea and to ... by Great Britain on the colonies. In protest of the tax, Sons of Liberty patriots ...9 KB (1,449 words) - 19:52, 20 November 2023
- diplomat. He is best known as the excavator of Nimrud, the ancient Assyrian ... 5, 1817 in Paris, France, into a family of Huguenot descent. His father ...11 KB (1,670 words) - 17:54, 22 August 2023
- (FIFA, French for International Federation of Association Football) is the ... game became apparent at the beginning of the twentieth century with ...12 KB (1,724 words) - 00:03, 25 March 2024
- contains unique information about the history of England after the Norman Conquest. According to philologist J.A.W. Bennett, it is the only prose history ...16 KB (2,619 words) - 01:36, 24 November 2022
- force in legislation to make the treatment of prisoners more humane. Her ... born on May 21, 1790, in Norwich, Norfolk, England; the third child of a Quaker ...14 KB (2,286 words) - 16:17, 13 February 2024
- was an English politician, the chief adviser of Queen Elizabeth I for most ... from that of Elizabeth and from the history of England. He represented Lincolnshire ...19 KB (3,064 words) - 23:35, 3 December 2023
- New England is a region of the United States located in the northeastern ... In one of the earliest English settlements in the New World, English ...32 KB (4,620 words) - 09:13, 11 March 2023
- the Bible into the Early Modern English of his day. Although a number ... Possibly, they would question the teaching of the Church and the authority ...14 KB (2,095 words) - 20:44, 13 May 2023
- accordions and the harmonica. It consists of expanding and contracting bellows ... The concertina was developed independently in both England and Germany. ...15 KB (2,127 words) - 15:46, 27 December 2023
- 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
- 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
- Flint (or flintstone) is a hard, sedimentary, cryptocrystalline form ... In early history, flint was used for making cutting tools and igniting ...10 KB (1,542 words) - 17:39, 28 March 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
- social critic, and a leading advocate of Christian Socialism. Tawney ... 30, 1880, in Calcutta, India, the son of a respected Sanskrit scholar ...14 KB (1,999 words) - 01:48, 14 December 2022
- was the Spanish fleet that sailed against England under the command of the ... The Armada was sent by King Philip II of Spain, who had been king ...16 KB (2,578 words) - 15:18, 27 April 2023
- the first Englishman to explore or map parts of New Holland (Australia) and ... Dampier's life belongs to the great age of so-called "Discovery ...11 KB (1,611 words) - 15:57, 7 May 2023
- checkers, or straight checkers, is a form of the draughts board game played ... The origin of the game can be traced as far back as the Iraqi city ...11 KB (1,707 words) - 18:36, 13 February 2024
- and economist, famous for his analysis of British Parliament and money ... February 3, 1826, in Langport, Somerset, England, the son of a local banker ...12 KB (1,739 words) - 22:11, 3 May 2023
- the United States providing for the return of escaped slaves to their owners ... The Articles of Confederation of the New England Confederation of ...9 KB (1,324 words) - 07:11, 15 April 2024
- 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
- 1, 1918) was an American educator and one of the leaders of the Kindergarten ... at a young age became familiar with the work of Friedrich Froebel. She became ...8 KB (1,080 words) - 04:10, 6 November 2022
- William Penn (October 14, 1644 – July 30, 1718) founded the Province ... a precedent and my God will Make it the Seed of a Nation. That an example may ...16 KB (2,612 words) - 10:39, 11 May 2023
- (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
- closely with Karl Marx in the foundation of modern Communism. The son of ... Kautsky). Engels contributed in questions of nationality, military affairs ...22 KB (3,304 words) - 11:02, 11 April 2024
- been interchanged or merged over the course of time. Sometimes, however, dockyards ... regulations have resulted in movement of the industry to developing regions. ...13 KB (1,801 words) - 14:17, 27 January 2023
- 29, 1618) is famed as a writer and poet. One of the last true "Renaissance ... primarily for his poems, yet only 560 lines of his verse remain. He is not ...14 KB (2,274 words) - 22:28, 3 May 2023
- 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
- 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
- by the sun and generally provide a means of cultivating young, tender, ... The development of greenhouses involves the creation of a management ...9 KB (1,397 words) - 19:14, 28 November 2021
- and anthropologist, who developed two of the nation's most notable ... 1839, in Salem, Massachusetts, into a New England family whose ancestors could ...9 KB (1,359 words) - 10:26, 11 April 2024
- the World No. 1 player for five years, four of them consecutive, from 1934 ... genuine showman aptitude just for the sake of appeasing the tennis elite. ...12 KB (1,846 words) - 09:54, 11 April 2024
- 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
- 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
- 10, 1848 – August 6, 1925) was one of the earliest Indian political ... Indians a serious role in the administration of their country and a voice in ...10 KB (1,458 words) - 23:52, 26 February 2023
- align:center;" | [[Image:Portrait of Edward VI of England.jpg|200px]] ... Edward VI (October 12, 1537 – July 6, 1553) became King of England ...24 KB (3,796 words) - 23:54, 12 February 2024
- Cotton can refer to members of the genus Gossypium of flowering plants ... Since ancient times, some species of cotton plants have been cultivated ...15 KB (2,368 words) - 21:13, 23 May 2020
- 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
- 24, 1770) was an English poet and forger of pseudo-medieval poetry. Committing ... In 1769 Chatterton sent Rowley's History of England, allegedly ...14 KB (2,111 words) - 18:41, 30 April 2023
- Edward IV (April 28, 1442 – April 9, 1483) was King of England from ... did much to restore law and order to England. His motto was modus et ...25 KB (3,839 words) - 16:21, 9 August 2023
- The Anglican Communion is a world-wide affiliation of Anglican Churches ... The status of full communion means that all rites conducted in one ...25 KB (3,771 words) - 18:08, 27 July 2023
- self-taught, he excelled equally in the arts of illustration, oil painting ... Although he is often remembered for his pictures of bucolic scenes ...10 KB (1,510 words) - 23:11, 17 May 2023
- 1794) was an English philologist and student of ancient India. He is particularly ... William Jones was born on September 28, 1746, in London, England. ...9 KB (1,304 words) - 11:08, 10 May 2023
- 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
- Edmund Spenser (c. 1552 – January 13, 1599) was an English poet ... than towards an uncertain future, than that of many of his contemporaries ...12 KB (1,990 words) - 18:15, 12 February 2024
- American Quaker poet and forceful advocate of the abolition of slavery in ... John Greenleaf Whittier was born on December 17, 1807, the second ...11 KB (1,653 words) - 05:14, 3 August 2022
- Richard II (January 6, 1367 – February 14, 1400) was King of England ... Richard was born in Bordeaux at the feast of Epiphany, with three ...19 KB (3,042 words) - 21:42, 8 December 2022
- After graduating from the University of Oxford, Pockocke spent the ... and Muhammad. He helped to pioneer the use of primary sources as well as ...17 KB (2,663 words) - 15:59, 21 December 2021
- Jousting is a sport consisting of martial competition, usually between ... The joust permitted a display of individual skill and often offered ...13 KB (2,087 words) - 01:59, 8 September 2022
- * Hume, David. The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius ... and Anthony Gatrell: A Shortened History of England. London: Penguin ...29 KB (4,444 words) - 15:41, 7 December 2022
- strong personality. They are considered one of the oldest breeds of domestic ... The origin of the Abyssinian is shrouded in mystery. Early cat books ...12 KB (1,817 words) - 07:07, 14 June 2023
- - Illustration from Cassell's History of England - Century Edition ... The Treatise of Origen, and a history of England—potentially Wace ...28 KB (4,489 words) - 17:02, 4 May 2024
- He is famous for his portraits of important figures in colonial ... From about 1760 until 1774, Copley painted the finest portraits of ...16 KB (2,390 words) - 04:03, 3 May 2024
- a crime is still an act in violation of a public law for which a punishment ... maintain the distinction, notably those of the United States. Those jurisdictions ...15 KB (2,199 words) - 16:11, 5 April 2017
- 1689) was a prolific dramatist and novelist of the Restoration period who ... on the Suriname River, on the coast east of Venezuela, in a region later ...12 KB (1,861 words) - 06:00, 11 August 2023
- Roger Bacon (c. 1214 – 1294), was one of the most famous Franciscan ... by Bisley in Gloucestershire. His date of birth is equally uncertain ...10 KB (1,503 words) - 02:30, 16 December 2022
- 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
- class life in Victorian London at the end of the nineteenth century. Booth ... His Life and Labour of the People of London provided important insights ...10 KB (1,495 words) - 01:56, 4 December 2023
- and printmaker. She was especially fond of history painting. Kauffmann also lived in England and Italy, and she spoke French, German ...12 KB (1,771 words) - 18:05, 27 July 2023
- on Dante Alighieri established him as one of the foremost medievalists of ... social problems through the application of economic theories. He was one ...10 KB (1,479 words) - 03:49, 24 November 2022
- Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (c. 1284 – June 19, 1312) was ... Edward instead appointed him Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland in 1308, which did ...19 KB (3,020 words) - 22:48, 28 March 2023
- 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
- to improve the living and working conditions of working women in Boston. Joining ... Boston, Massachusetts, into a wealthy New England family. She was well-educated ...8 KB (1,107 words) - 16:13, 7 November 2022
- Sir Moses Haim Montefiore (October 24, 1784-July 28, 1885) was one ... throughout Europe. A devout Jew and defender of the Jewish position, he was ...14 KB (2,182 words) - 16:59, 10 November 2022
- A grand jury is a type of jury, in the common law legal system, part ... As a body of qualified individuals who hear complaints of an offense ...14 KB (2,247 words) - 12:16, 24 January 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
- Political asylum is the granting of refuge to an alien in a foreign ... This is not an automatic right of an individual, nor is any state ...14 KB (2,186 words) - 00:16, 12 April 2023
- Queen Elizabeth and almost forgotten by most of his peers; his reputation has ... Lyly's contribution to English literary history is twofold. First ...11 KB (1,875 words) - 06:20, 3 August 2022
- Hubert Walter (c. 1160-1205 C.E.) was the Archbishop of Canterbury ... a precursor for the modern "Justice of the Peace," based on selecting ...34 KB (5,307 words) - 23:24, 17 January 2024
- religious dissenter and nonconforming critic of the Puritan leadership of Massachusetts ... They first settled the island of Aquidneck, which is now part of Rhode ...18 KB (2,765 words) - 06:54, 28 July 2023
- Arthur Lyon Cross. A Shorter History of England and Greater Britain ... * Cross, Arthur Lyon. 1920. A Shorter History of England and Greater ...25 KB (3,939 words) - 02:58, 8 March 2024
- known as Diarmaid na nGall or "Dermot of the Foreigners"), anglicized ... What followed, Ireland's history of oppression under British ...16 KB (2,466 words) - 01:09, 2 July 2020
- 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
- Assault is a crime of violence against another person. In some jurisdictions ... As with all crimes, the tendency of human beings to cause harm to ...11 KB (1,639 words) - 05:00, 18 August 2023
- to the preservation, education, and study of computers. Computer museums ... Some computer museums are part of science museums, while some are ...11 KB (1,525 words) - 02:34, 8 January 2024
- was an Austrian sociologist and philosopher of science and one of the founders ... 1919, after the war, the Marxist governments of Bavaria and Saxony employed ...12 KB (1,753 words) - 05:54, 18 November 2022
- with the Bloomsbury Group, an English group of artists and scholars (associated ... 16, 1881, in East Shefford, Bedfordshire, England. He grew up in the country ...13 KB (1,975 words) - 22:10, 7 January 2024
- civil engineer, and known slave trader, of the Elizabethan age. He became ... courage in battle, he was not liked by some of his peers. His legendary exploits ...19 KB (3,035 words) - 04:49, 9 April 2024
- The Treaty of Utrecht that established the Peace of Utrecht, rather ... * Stanhope, Philip Henry Stanhope. History of England from the Peace ...11 KB (1,634 words) - 15:00, 2 May 2023
- The Abenaki (or Abnaki) are a tribe of Native American and First Nations ... and Indian Wars led to increasing danger of annihilation, they began to ...20 KB (2,915 words) - 04:46, 14 June 2023
- for his Essay on the Nature and Significance of Economic Science. He was also ... he was also a key figure in the advancement of the British system of university ...12 KB (1,648 words) - 04:20, 29 October 2022
- Maine and Vermont were considered part of other colonies at the time ... The first Europeans to settle New England landed in present-day Massachusetts ...25 KB (3,928 words) - 23:24, 28 June 2022
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- was born British, and died a resident in England. He held elected positions ... South Carolina. In 1824, his father was one of the founders of the first Reform ...16 KB (2,409 words) - 06:37, 28 February 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
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- Betty Boothroyd, Baroness Boothroyd, Order of Merit (OM), Privy Council ... Unusually, she was a Labour member of Parliament elected as Speaker ...16 KB (2,349 words) - 18:00, 29 September 2023
- A.F. Pollard, The Political History of England (London: Longmans, ... taken up by Oliver Goldsmith his History of England, published in 1771 ...32 KB (5,051 words) - 22:48, 21 October 2022
- [[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
- The Methodist movement is a group of historically related denominations ... Methodism originated in England in the eighteenth century, among a ...28 KB (4,180 words) - 10:35, 10 March 2023
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- best known for having predicted the return of the comet that bears his name ... Halley was born at Haggerston, London, the son of Edmond Halley, a ...11 KB (1,686 words) - 18:13, 12 February 2024
- Simon V de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (1208 – August 4, 1265 ... Henry agreed to reforms, including a council of fifteen to which governance ...26 KB (4,217 words) - 22:11, 29 January 2023
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- 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
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- Thomas Heyward, Jr. (July 28, 1746 – March 6, 1809), was a signer ... In 1780 the British plundered his plantation and carried off all of ...11 KB (1,659 words) - 21:17, 30 April 2023
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- March 14, 1471) was the author or compiler of Le Morte d'Arthur, the ... Few facts are certain in Malory's history. The antiquary John ...10 KB (1,589 words) - 21:21, 30 April 2023
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- and an influential figure on matters of political and social policy ... Bosanquet’s major works include A History of Aesthetic (1892), The ...16 KB (2,361 words) - 11:19, 28 September 2023
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- Adelard of Bath (Latin: Adelardus Bathensis) (1116? - 1142?) was a ... Adelard was a pioneer of the scientific renaissance of the twelfth ...13 KB (1,951 words) - 05:50, 15 June 2023
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- playwright who dominated the literary life of Restoration England to such ... He was, perhaps, the quintessential man of his times, but for this ...14 KB (2,199 words) - 04:57, 3 August 2022
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- Born in the Netherlands, he lived most of his life in England and wrote ... He was known for The Fable of the Bees (1714), which was first published ...14 KB (2,040 words) - 15:56, 29 September 2023
- January 1, 1716) was an English dramatist of the Restoration era. He was ... values, or simply a response to the years of violence and bloodshed that ...21 KB (3,484 words) - 15:19, 14 May 2023
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- 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
- also stipulated this.David Hume, History of England, Volume I, 2010, 150 ... * Hume, David. The History of England Volume I. FQ Books, 2010. ...42 KB (6,697 words) - 18:48, 31 December 2021
- influenced the philosophy and public life of Britain during the late eighteenth ... in 1771, Appeal to the Public on the Subject of the National Debt and Observations ...12 KB (1,821 words) - 01:46, 14 December 2022
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- (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
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- – November 4, 1918) was an English poet of the early twentieth century ... innovations to form. Owen is considered one of the first poets in English ...8 KB (1,341 words) - 18:46, 4 May 2023
- A madrigal is a setting for two or more voices of a secular text, ... Its rise started with the Primo libro di Madrigali of Philippe Verdelot ...9 KB (1,342 words) - 04:56, 5 November 2022
- 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
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- first and most well-known governor-general of British India, from 1773 to ... Hastings, unlike many of his successors, respected and admired Indian ...14 KB (2,155 words) - 22:56, 3 May 2023
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- 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
- especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the ... The parliamentary system was the first form of representative government ...32 KB (4,950 words) - 13:21, 11 March 2023
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- Julian of Norwich (c. November 8, 1342 – c. 1416) is considered ... At the age of 30, suffering from a severe illness and believing she ...13 KB (2,141 words) - 20:48, 17 April 2023
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- British Poor Laws were a body of laws designed during the Elizabethan ... sick, and infant poor, and the establishment of supportive work programs for ...17 KB (2,625 words) - 08:51, 24 November 2022
- Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson OM PC FRS (August ... Ernest Rutherford was the son of James Rutherford, a farmer who had ...17 KB (2,514 words) - 19:33, 13 February 2024
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- Charcoal is the blackish material consisting mainly of carbon obtained ... Historically, wood charcoal was used as a constituent of gunpowder ...15 KB (2,216 words) - 01:45, 4 December 2023
- but later settled permanently in England. He is viewed by some art historians as a prime exponent of Neoclassicism ...19 KB (3,002 words) - 13:41, 8 February 2022
- , is an outdoor sport played by two teams of 15 players each with a oval ... An adult-level rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes, consisting ...32 KB (5,080 words) - 20:33, 17 April 2023
- He also served as the first Architect of the Capitol and first Superintendent ... and discernible talent in "the arts of design," to employ an ...12 KB (1,857 words) - 20:42, 13 May 2023
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- armoracia, Armoracia lapathifolia)) of the mustard or cabbage family ... often mixed with vinegar, the sharp taste of horseradish offers a unique ...16 KB (2,357 words) - 14:25, 7 February 2024
- publisher, and politician. He was the editor of the Manchester Guardian newspaper ... Scott was an advocate of universal suffrage as shown through the support ...10 KB (1,527 words) - 22:25, 4 December 2023
- Pope to expand the papal territory by force of arms, and was a prominent patron ... Urban easily attracts criticism. Yet in both of these he but followed the example ...14 KB (2,102 words) - 17:03, 7 September 2023
- Collingwood is best known for his The Idea of History, a work collated soon ... Collingwood published several editions of The Archaeology of Roman Britain ...17 KB (2,548 words) - 02:20, 16 December 2022
- The Order of Cistercians (OCist; Cistercienses ), sometimes called the White Monks (from the color of their habit ...26 KB (4,063 words) - 22:24, 10 December 2023
- : Another John Venn was Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University 1686–1687. ... He published three texts on logic, The Logic of Chance (1866) which introduced ...11 KB (1,662 words) - 04:30, 3 May 2024
- the most influential person in the history of Western architecture ... *Halliday, E. E. (1967). Cultural History of England. London: Thames ...30 KB (4,521 words) - 20:07, 26 July 2023
- The common law forms a major part of the law of those countries of ... As a genre of law which is based on custom, tradition, and/or precedent ...32 KB (5,079 words) - 00:10, 8 January 2024
- leader from Friesland (today a province of The Netherlands). His followers ... 'Free' Frisians to accept the duke of Saxony-Meissen as their head ...13 KB (1,990 words) - 04:32, 9 November 2022
- labor and political leader. He was born in England, to a Jewish family which ... Educated through the difficult life of an American emigrant in the ...14 KB (2,176 words) - 01:17, 21 April 2023
- The Victoria Falls, one of the world's "natural wonders ... considered a remarkable spectacle because of the peculiar, narrow, slot ...11 KB (1,772 words) - 20:10, 3 May 2023
- biologist and archaeologist was born the son of Sir John William Lubbock, Bart ... the Act that established the dates of Bank Holidays. In the academic ...22 KB (3,231 words) - 02:32, 9 February 2023
- philosopher, and biographer whose use of dialectical philosophy, emphasizing ... Strauss was one of the first to make a clear distinction between Jesus ...16 KB (2,423 words) - 07:54, 28 January 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
- philosopher and brought idealism into England. Green challenged the laissez ... be changed. His Lectures on the Principles of Political Obligation, was published ...28 KB (4,469 words) - 21:18, 30 April 2023
- alkali strontium hydroxide. The properties of strontium are closest to those ... is widely used in the glass screens of color television sets. Strontium ...14 KB (1,860 words) - 21:04, 26 February 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
- 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
- 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
- as British Resident in the princely state of Kashmir. Having won the Gold ... brother, Robert Shaw, was a noted explorer of Central Asia. ...12 KB (1,836 words) - 04:49, 9 April 2024
- United Kingdom and is celebrated in a number of countries that previously formed ... and spectators prior to the banning of this sport. The origin of the ...19 KB (2,818 words) - 20:04, 20 November 2023
- and author. He survived the horror of Nazi imprisonment in a Jewish ... scholarly world, and is remembered as one of very few political scientists ...11 KB (1,517 words) - 00:03, 9 January 2023
- Italian painter, today considered one of the most accomplished painters ... in Rome, on July 8, 1593, the first child of the painter Orazio Gentileschi ...17 KB (2,585 words) - 10:58, 16 August 2023
- Courtly love was a medieval European conception of ennobling love ... It can be seen as a combination of complex factors: Philosophical ...17 KB (2,718 words) - 06:12, 11 January 2024
- 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
- 270px|Madame de Pompadour, the mistress of King Louis XV of France. circa ... Concubinage refers to the state of a woman or youth (known as the ...20 KB (2,953 words) - 08:14, 14 January 2023
- the Noble or Él de las Navas, was the King of Castile from 1158 to his death ... a treaty with the Muslims after the battle of Alarcos. Representations of ...13 KB (2,041 words) - 06:52, 20 July 2023
- 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
- 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
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- The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers—Barry, Robin, and Maurice ... The multiple award-winning group was successful for most of its 40 ...20 KB (3,173 words) - 10:22, 26 September 2023
- Old-time music is a form of North American folk music, with roots ... the human spirit through the recognition of distinguished or ancient lineage ...26 KB (3,894 words) - 00:03, 18 November 2022
- Freedom of the press (or press freedom) is the guarantee by a government ... to the public based on classification of information as sensitive, classified ...23 KB (3,543 words) - 10:49, 11 April 2024
- ruled December 11, 1767 – August 13, 1795) of India ruled as a Holkar dynasty ... she launched a campaign to rid her kingdom of Thugs who sought to plunder ...11 KB (1,580 words) - 06:51, 16 June 2023
- is best known as an early advocate of utilitarianism. He was a political ... #039;s desk reading a multi-volume history of England; he was an avid reader ...18 KB (2,665 words) - 07:56, 3 April 2024
- professor in theology at the University of Leiden. He wrote many books ... In his early years Arminius affirmed the traditional Calvinist view ...11 KB (1,626 words) - 08:08, 18 March 2024
- John Skelton (c. 1460 – June 21, 1529) is one of the most unusual ... believed almost unequaled by any other poet of the fifteenth century. Skelton ...13 KB (2,070 words) - 07:50, 3 August 2022
- who had attacked it during the reign of his predecessor. Leo supervised ... 850, that was distinguished by his crowning of the Holy Roman Emperor Louis ...11 KB (1,773 words) - 09:41, 24 November 2022
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- Normandes/Îles de la Manche) are a group of islands in the English Channel ... These islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom ...23 KB (3,402 words) - 01:43, 4 December 2023
- December 7, 1985) was a major English poet of the twentieth century. Graves ... In addition to poetry, Graves also wrote a number of novels and works ...16 KB (2,484 words) - 05:05, 15 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
- " He went on to become one of the most influential journalists ... He was a widely read, and popular figure of the era, and in his later years ...13 KB (1,996 words) - 15:56, 7 May 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
- "Art for art's sake" is the usual English rendition ... The concept was adopted by a number of French, British and American ...11 KB (1,602 words) - 10:50, 16 August 2023
- 1651 book Leviathan set the agenda for much of subsequent Western political ... Hobbes also contributed to a diverse array of fields, including history ...29 KB (4,445 words) - 21:18, 30 April 2023
- in promoting and supporting the settlement of North America by the English ... chaplain to Sir Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, principal Secretary ...37 KB (5,465 words) - 20:16, 8 December 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
- | death_place = Oxford, England | field = Zoologist, ethologist ... concerning organization and elicitation of individual and social behavior ...17 KB (2,483 words) - 04:06, 15 November 2022
- - Illustration from Cassell's History of England - Century Edition ... diplomat, who is best known as the author of The Canterbury Tales. As an ...20 KB (3,137 words) - 06:52, 18 April 2024
- lawyer and politician and a founding father of the United States. He served ... He was the only person to sign all four great state papers of the ...11 KB (1,581 words) - 02:41, 16 December 2022
- advocating independence from the kingdom of Great Britain which influenced ... Born in England, Paine was an active participant in both the American ...26 KB (4,114 words) - 22:45, 30 April 2023
- The Tehran Conference was a strategy meeting of Joseph Stalin, Franklin ... with differing objectives, the main outcome of the Tehran Conference was the ...30 KB (4,408 words) - 02:51, 19 April 2023
- was an American youth leader and the founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA ... Kinzie Gordon shortly before the beginning of the Civil War. She was the ...10 KB (1,574 words) - 21:13, 4 October 2022
- Iona is a small island located in the north-west region of Scotland ... The island of Iona lies approximately one mile (1.6 km) from the ...12 KB (1,880 words) - 11:11, 6 March 2024
- Bowling has been popular for hundreds of years, with different variations ... There are many different forms of the game in various parts of the ...13 KB (2,040 words) - 20:02, 20 November 2023
- and pamphletist, and the preeminent figure of the eighteenth-century French ... reason, despised democracy as the rule of the mob, and believed that ...27 KB (4,100 words) - 21:02, 3 May 2023
- known as the Pitchfork Rebellion, the Revolt of the West or the West Country ... The failure of Parliamentary efforts to exclude James from the succession ...41 KB (6,020 words) - 19:00, 7 March 2024
- Historical Chemical Landmark in recognition of its significance as the world ... Given the cost, complexity of production, and brittle nature of Bakelite ...6 KB (839 words) - 05:49, 26 August 2023
- 1, 1851) was an English novelist, author of Frankenstein, or The Modern ... The daughter of two of the most prominent (and controversial) philosophers ...19 KB (3,074 words) - 16:14, 7 November 2022
- known as analytic ethics—is the branch of ethics that seeks to understand ... Metaethics is one of the three branches of ethics generally recognized ...14 KB (2,091 words) - 16:19, 9 November 2022
- 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
- Tettigoniidae is a major family of "long-horned grasshoppers ... crop damage generally is rare because of low population densities. Nonetheless ...11 KB (1,513 words) - 15:01, 30 April 2023
- According to the Christian Gospels, Joseph of Arimathea is the person ... 'was searching') for the Kingdom of God" (Mark 15:43), and ...19 KB (3,085 words) - 05:03, 7 May 2024
- 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
- ) is a character in the Old Testament who served as one of the judges ... Unknown outside of the Bible, Jephthah is remarkable for several reasons ...11 KB (1,778 words) - 19:50, 15 August 2022
- Rhode Island, officially the State of Rhode Island and Providence ... One of the founders of Rhode Island was Roger Williams. In 1636, Williams ...30 KB (4,360 words) - 20:52, 16 April 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
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- Baptist minister, known as the "father of modern missions." Carey ... Among those who assisted in the task of Bible translation was Ram ...25 KB (3,845 words) - 15:53, 7 May 2023
- Eleanor of Aquitaine, Duchess of Aquitaine and Gascony and Countess ... Her contemporaries included Hildegard of Bingen, Heloise, (Peter Abelard ...39 KB (6,271 words) - 00:13, 13 February 2024
- The idea of a Geographical zone was first hypothesized by the ancient ... the geographic distribution and interactions of existing climatic elements ...13 KB (1,881 words) - 08:03, 23 January 2023
- A gang is a group of individuals who share a common identity and, ... identity or defiance. The increasing problem of gang violence in many cities ...13 KB (1,996 words) - 08:52, 23 October 2022
- reformer. He is best known as the author of the report Social Insurance ... India, on March 5, 1879, the eldest son of a judge in the Indian Civil ...11 KB (1,631 words) - 15:39, 6 May 2023
- " is the mythical figure who, in most of Western cultures, brings gifts ... The modern depiction of Santa Claus as a plump, jolly man wearing ...16 KB (2,522 words) - 03:18, 23 December 2022
- critic and university administrator, was one of the antirationalist Oxford ... Inspired by a careful study of Spinoza, Hampshire developed a detailed ...12 KB (1,807 words) - 21:06, 26 February 2023
- The start of the European Colonization of the Americas is typically ... Hemisphere would come under the domination of European nations, leading to ...27 KB (3,995 words) - 12:25, 21 January 2023
- Polish-Jewish Rabbi, theologian, historian of religion and a leader of Progressive ... the Nazis seized power, he became a leader of the representative Jewish body ...12 KB (1,837 words) - 20:03, 25 October 2022
- 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
- A philanthropic foundation is a legal categorization of nonprofit ... A philanthropic foundation is a way to live for the sake of others ...18 KB (2,622 words) - 14:49, 28 March 2023
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- for its inherent and interesting mixture of colors. Although not mineralized ... == History and etymology == Amber was much valued as an ornamental ...17 KB (2,724 words) - 02:46, 24 July 2023
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- elves), playing with Tomtebobarnen (children of the forest). From Children ... in J.R.R. Tolkien's epic work The Lord of the Rings, elves have become ...21 KB (3,288 words) - 10:19, 21 January 2023
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- [[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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- 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
- He was Member of the Parliament of England briefly and was also a ... William Petty was born in Romsey on May 27, 1623 to a family of middle ...28 KB (4,406 words) - 10:38, 12 May 2023
- same year (1964). His father was the holder of 13 world speed records. He ... He was made a Commander of the British Empire in 1955. ==Family== ...14 KB (2,274 words) - 17:19, 30 January 2024
- Health insurance is a type of insurance that covers costs incurred ... There are many types of health insurance plans. Some are high-deductible ...25 KB (3,768 words) - 09:24, 20 January 2024
- poet, classical scholar and professor of history at University of Cambridge ... Gray's influence would extend to a number of other poets; most ...10 KB (1,574 words) - 21:15, 30 April 2023
- occupied many public offices, including that of Lord Chancellor from 1529 to ... XI, and was later declared the patron saint of statesmen and lawyers. He shares ...28 KB (4,440 words) - 21:23, 30 April 2023
- literature and society, and the impact of The Holocaust. ... A polyglot and polymath, he is often credited with redefining the ...21 KB (2,963 words) - 08:15, 23 January 2023
- He was a student at the Royal College of Music and Trinity College, ... He was a musical patriot who believed strongly in the importance of ...18 KB (2,733 words) - 00:30, 8 December 2022
- Ammonoid or Ammonites are an extinct group of marine animals of the ... both commonly used to refer to any member of subclass Ammonoidea. However ...20 KB (3,015 words) - 17:14, 26 July 2023
- Federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration ... Today, Memorial Day commemoration includes the flying of the American ...13 KB (1,956 words) - 04:27, 9 November 2022
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- The Grand Banks is a large area of submerged highlands southeast of ... waters. This has made it an important part of both the Canadian and the high ...15 KB (2,318 words) - 20:24, 13 September 2021
- :This article is about the Algonquin of Quebec and the Ottawa Valley ... the powerful Iroquois, historically enemies of the Algonquins. Aided by the ...17 KB (2,518 words) - 18:12, 21 July 2023
- and novelist. He is considered one of the first exponents of utilitarianism ... to achieve an elevated understanding of moral and political truth, ...22 KB (3,378 words) - 12:12, 8 May 2023
- In law, defamation is the communication of a statement that makes ... The legal requirements of proving defamation are often difficult to ...26 KB (4,112 words) - 09:09, 28 January 2024
- poet. He was the first German realist writer of significance. Realism eschewed ... Fontane was born in Neuruppin into a Huguenot family. At the age of ...11 KB (1,589 words) - 17:55, 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
- the country's oldest coordinated system of public parks and parkways in ... who shared her husband's strong love of nature and had perhaps a more ...19 KB (2,631 words) - 10:28, 11 April 2024
- Monetary policy is the government or central bank process of managing ... The economic system of human society can be likened to a human body ...27 KB (4,108 words) - 19:56, 9 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
- and poet who is notable for his mastery of English prosody and his deeply ... baptized on April 18, 1580. He was the son of a bricklayer who had been raised ...15 KB (2,278 words) - 21:23, 30 April 2023
- 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
- Canonization is the process of posthumously declaring someone to be ... The practice of Canonization is currently practiced by the Roman Catholic ...17 KB (2,634 words) - 19:27, 25 November 2023
- built by the Roman Empire across the width of what is now modern-day England ... Begun in 122 C.E., it was the third of four such fortifications built ...23 KB (3,617 words) - 16:37, 21 January 2024
- Automatic writing is the process or product of writing without using ... Automatic writing first became popular during the golden age of Spiritualism ...13 KB (1,841 words) - 07:04, 23 August 2023
- system known as Civil law. For the area of law in common law countries ... Civil law, or continental law, is the predominant system of law in ...15 KB (2,321 words) - 22:28, 10 December 2023
- 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
- magic and the occult, he also devoted much of his life to alchemy, divination ... 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
- An academy (Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of higher learning ... The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded ...16 KB (2,354 words) - 07:13, 14 June 2023
- widely admired English-language essayists of the twentieth century. He is ... India, during the period when India was part of the British Empire under the ...23 KB (3,458 words) - 10:53, 13 December 2023
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- The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775 on Breed's ... The British were victorious but they suffered a devastating loss of ...16 KB (2,465 words) - 11:35, 20 September 2023
- electromagnetic phenomena. His observation of lines in the solar spectrum ... He was born in East Dereham, Norfolk, the son of the priest-astronomer ...12 KB (1,816 words) - 11:01, 9 May 2023
- 6, 1781 – July 5, 1826) was the founder of the city of Singapore (now ... Raffles was born on the ship Ann off the coast of Jamaica. Little ...33 KB (5,257 words) - 16:24, 8 February 2023
- historian and economist. His monumental History of the Italian Republics ... Dauphiné to Switzerland at the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. It was ...16 KB (2,507 words) - 17:18, 2 April 2024
- Born around 970 C.E. in Iceland, Ericson was the son of Erik the Red ... called Vinland, which was probably the part of Canada now referred to as Newfoundland ...11 KB (1,764 words) - 19:05, 25 October 2022
- a German philosopher and the founding father of the Vienna Circle; he was also ... As the founder and leader of the Vienna Circle—arguably the most ...16 KB (2,366 words) - 21:22, 9 November 2022
- Electroplating involves the coating of an electrically conductive ... The part to be plated is the cathode of the circuit, while anode is ...13 KB (1,984 words) - 17:16, 29 December 2021
- A harpsichord is any of a family of European keyboard instruments ... == History == The origin of the harpsichord is obscure, but is known ...23 KB (3,517 words) - 20:32, 29 January 2022
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- The Hanseatic League (also known as the Hansa) was an alliance of ... waged war but favored peace. The making of war and peace was discussed ...33 KB (4,840 words) - 13:29, 24 January 2023
- Willow is the common name for any of the deciduous trees and shrubs ... There are about 400 species of willow. Willows are found primarily ...16 KB (2,517 words) - 21:53, 25 November 2022
- 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
- may also be used for a canal or a flow of water—for consumption, for ... the construction in the twentieth century of such undersea tunnels as the ...17 KB (2,599 words) - 00:21, 3 May 2023
- the Lynds pioneered applying the methods of cultural anthropology to the ... A. in 1914, and started to work as an editor of the trade magazine Publishers ...13 KB (1,965 words) - 02:18, 16 December 2022
- has often achieved the highest circulation of daily papers in Britain. It ... women journalists. With its innovative use of photography and populist right ...13 KB (1,917 words) - 16:59, 13 May 2020
- on numerous topics, including philosophy of history and aesthetics, and ... Croce offered his “philosophy of spirit” as a humanistic alternative ...15 KB (2,246 words) - 09:08, 27 September 2023
- have been rediscovered by a number of literary, feminist, and post ... == Family history == In 1758, Pauline Johnson’s great-grandfather ...17 KB (2,573 words) - 01:37, 23 November 2022
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- who helped to shape the new thought of the late sixteenth century ... on many skeptical philosophers in France and England. == Life == ...13 KB (1,975 words) - 05:20, 24 November 2022
- diplomat, congressman, and sixth president of the United States. The son ... As secretary of state in the administration of James Monroe, Adams ...17 KB (2,529 words) - 03:49, 3 May 2024
- of Lindisfarne, the Apostle of Northumbria (died 651), was an Irish ... Bede's meticulous and detailed account of Saint Aidan's ...14 KB (2,123 words) - 19:03, 22 December 2022
- Romanesque art refers to the art of Western Europe from approximately ... Medieval sculptors and architects of southern France and Spain had ...13 KB (2,009 words) - 04:56, 16 December 2022
- Iraq. He founded the Ayyubid dynasty of Egypt, Syria, Yemen (except ... which translates to "The Righteousness of the Faith" from Arabic ...16 KB (2,458 words) - 00:59, 23 December 2022
- 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
- had been thought too vulgar to be capable of literary merit. Like Chaucer ... is apparent in the linguistic skill of his masterwork, the Confessio ...27 KB (4,375 words) - 05:14, 3 August 2022
- align:center;" | [[Image:Elizabeth I of England - coronation portrait ... Elizabeth I (September 7, 1533 – March 24, 1603) was Queen of England ...47 KB (7,593 words) - 16:23, 13 February 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
- he mapped over 3.9 million square kilometers of North America and for this ... This represented one-fifth of the North American continent. His great ...17 KB (2,468 words) - 08:09, 28 January 2024
- Mongkut (Rama IV of Siam) (October 18, 1804 – October 1, 1868), ... the British government, opening a new era of international trade in Siam ...12 KB (1,824 words) - 19:57, 9 November 2022
- Wampum is a string of shell beads often woven into belts and formerly ... Wampum belts were exchanged as a form of treaty between tribes. Wampum ...7 KB (1,160 words) - 22:50, 3 May 2023
- who contributed to mapping the source of the Niger River and was the ... his father, William Laing, a private teacher of classics, and at Edinburgh ...15 KB (2,435 words) - 09:08, 18 July 2023
- The Nullification Crisis was a sectional crisis during the presidency ... During the beginning of his term, Jackson was forced to confront the ...7 KB (1,113 words) - 00:42, 17 November 2022
- 1772 – September 27, 1833) was the founder of the Brahmo Samaj, one of the ... In 1828, prior to his departure to England, Rammohan founded, with ...18 KB (2,857 words) - 00:31, 8 December 2022
- Sports journalism is a form of journalism that reports on sports topics ... Sports journalism is an essential element of any news media organization ...19 KB (2,940 words) - 21:42, 7 February 2023
- public. Beyond recreation, other functions of zoos include research, education ... observing nature and have a role as stewards of creation, have, in the ideal ...18 KB (2,585 words) - 06:10, 13 June 2023
- political sociology and the philosophy of history. His Lettres Persanes ... Montesquieu defined three forms of government: republics, monarchies ...17 KB (2,651 words) - 00:36, 5 December 2023
- Richard Cumberland (1631 - 1718) was an English philosopher and bishop ... and opposing the egoistic ethics of Thomas Hobbes. Cumberland ...13 KB (2,116 words) - 20:13, 8 December 2022
- 15, 1542 – October 27, 1605) was the ruler of the Moghul Empire from the ... Akbar is best known for his vision of empire as an interfaith community—a ...23 KB (3,546 words) - 07:14, 16 June 2023
- plays throughout the 1600s. Born the second of five children to Anne and Arthur ... Born the second of five children, and only boy, to Anne and Arthur ...24 KB (3,692 words) - 03:47, 24 November 2022
- elections. It formed as a breakaway faction of the Democratic party and was ... main support came from Yankee-settled areas of upstate New York, western Massachusetts ...6 KB (913 words) - 10:35, 11 April 2024
- was an influential liberal thinker of the nineteenth century. John ... greatest happiness for the greatest number of people, and distinguished among ...27 KB (4,047 words) - 07:56, 3 August 2022
- phylum Echinodermata, and class Asteroidea, of which there are over 1800 known ... Characteristics of sea stars include that they exhibit a superficially ...17 KB (2,546 words) - 04:39, 28 April 2023
- Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated ... Day has been associated with a tradition of courtly love. ...35 KB (5,116 words) - 14:12, 3 May 2023
- that originated in mid eighteenth century England. In the nineteenth century ... Gothic architecture aims to create an experience of the sublime or ...32 KB (4,445 words) - 04:37, 31 December 2022
- compromising her femininity, she made use of this to pursue her espionage ... (now West Virginia), the eldest child of Benjamin Reed and Mary Rebecca ...7 KB (1,038 words) - 20:18, 20 January 2022
- 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
- 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
- Britain traditionally covers the history of England from the end of Roman ... with a new cover 3rd ed. (Oxford history of England) Oxford University ...51 KB (7,614 words) - 13:43, 28 April 2023
- |Image_Caption= A crop circle consisting of multiple circles ... |Definition= A Geometric or abstract pattern formed by the flattening ...27 KB (4,030 words) - 06:27, 11 January 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
- composer, and pianist. John has been one of the dominant forces in rock ... and over 100 million singles, making him one of the most successful artists ...19 KB (3,014 words) - 17:42, 13 February 2024
- 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
- 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
- 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) - 07:37, 15 May 2024
- 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
- 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
- The evacuation from Dunkirk was the large evacuation of Allied soldiers ... beaches by a hastily assembled fleet of about seven hundred boats. ...14 KB (2,148 words) - 15:36, 30 April 2023
- 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
- ranked as the fourth greatest female star of all time by the American Film ... unhappy. Few people at the time who were not of a similar celebrity status ...16 KB (2,451 words) - 20:21, 19 November 2022
- The Industrial Revolution was a major shift of technological, socioeconomic ... An Introduction to the Industrial History of England. 1920. ...43 KB (6,275 words) - 12:45, 1 February 2024
- ), also called "Sher-e-Punjab" ("The Lion of the Punjab ... Sansi-Sandhawalia family. At the time much of Punjab was ruled by the Sikhs ...14 KB (2,163 words) - 05:26, 5 November 2022
- 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
