Judicial Court, but lost. The state of Connecticut also unsuccessfully sued Massachusetts, claiming waters that were rightfully meant to flow into the Connecticut River and subsequently through


Boston, Massachusetts to Mario Lamo and Mary Lamo-Atwood. He spent his early childhood in Arlington, Virginia, until moving to Bogotá, Colombia around the age of 10. When his family moved back


Massachusetts. The Institute is dedicated to increasing and disseminating mathematical knowledge. It gives out various awards and sponsorships to promising mathematicians. The institute was founded in 1998 through the


Around 500,000 'Krags' were produced at the Springfield Armory in Massachusetts from 1894–1904. It was the U.S. military's main rifle from 1894 to 1903 (when it was replaced by the


woods and beachfront on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The CCNS includes nearly 40 miles (60 km) of seashore along the Atlantic-facing eastern edge of Cape Cod, in the towns


McLean Hospital (; also known as Somerville Asylum or Charlestown Asylum) is a psychiatric hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts. It is noted for its clinical staff expertise and


Massachusetts and New York. The debates. The most important event of the entire 1980 presidential campaign was the second presidential debate, which was held one week to the


5,427 votes (60 percent) for President George W. Bush and 3,446 ballots (38 percent) for his Democratic rival, Senator John F. Kerry of Massachusetts. Local officials are almost


Harwich in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,001 at the 2000 census. Geography. West Harwich is located at (41.687352, -70.104802). According to the United States Census


Sagamore is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Bourne in Barnstable County, Massachusetts


Wayland is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.


census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Marshfield in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,369 at the 2000 census. Geography. Marshfield Hills is located at (42.144557,


Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,233 at the 2000 census. Geography. North Lakeville is located at (41.865338, -70.944901). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a


Onset is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Wareham in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,292 at the 2000 census. Geography. Onset is located


administrators would conclude, "...its location in a setting of relatively few Methodists, of limited means..." And so, in 1825, it removed to Wilbraham, Massachusetts. The academy's site


regard to Vermont Yankee: Vernon has discussed seceding from Vermont to New Hampshire or to Massachusetts if Vermont legislators impose taxes on Vermont Yankee, or attempt to take


associate professor at Stanford University (1961-1962) and there made contact with Sidney Siegel, who was also doing work in experimental economics. Smith moved with his family to Massachusetts


long jump. Biography. Born in East Roxbury, Massachusetts, Clark is the only person to have won both the Olympic high jump and long jump. Clark achieved it in


also along the Eastern Seaboard as far north as Massachusetts. In the British Isles, home to more than 20% of the North Western European population, it is best


the town of Dover in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,216 at the 2000 census. Geography. Dover is located at (42.241021, -71.276515). According to the United States


(CDP) in the town of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,664 at the 2000 census. Geography. Bridgewater is located at (41.9901, -70.973241). According


a separate town in 1920, making it the "newest" town (by date of incorporation) in Massachusetts. The town was the birth place of Connie Mack, the manager of the Philadelphia


Spencer is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was


over 8. February 11 - Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry invents gerrymandering. February 12 - Napoleon authorised the usage of Mesures usuelles, the basis of the Metric System. February 27 - Poet


of O'Neill's greatest accomplishments as Speaker involved Northern Ireland. He worked with fellow Irish-American politicians New York Governor Hugh Carey, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Massachusetts, and Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, D-New


Edward Everett (April 11, 1794 January 15, 1865) was a Whig Party politician from Massachusetts. Everett was elected to the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate, and also


sporadically into the 19th century. Setting out from Nantucket and New Bedford in Massachusetts and from Long Island, New York, the Americans were able to take up to one


Hopkinton (CDP), Massachusetts. History. The Town of Hopkinton was incorporated on December 13, 1715. Hopkinton was named for Edward Hopkins, who left a large sum of money to be


four African Americans have been elected to the Senate since the 1940s: Edward W. Brooke, a liberal Republican from Massachusetts; and Carol Moseley Braun, Barack Obama, and Roland


Nightingale Sang, Macbeth, The Fifth of July, and The Would-Be Gentleman. She also later appeared in two stage productions at the acclaimed Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts. Professional career. Nancy


in Boston, Massachusetts; his parents John and Emily changed their name to Chase, realizing Chiaiese was difficult to pronounce. Bill's father had played trumpet in the Gillette Marching Band and encouraged


the current state of New Hampshire, as well as portions of present-day Massachusetts north of the Merrimack. Although Mason never set foot in New England, he was appointed


all in Massachusetts. Owing to the success of a little work, The Mother at Home, he devoted himself, from 1844 onwards, to literature. He was a voluminous writer


confessional poetry initiated by Robert Lowell and W. D. Snodgrass. Biography. Childhood. Plath was born during the Great Depression on October 27, 1932 in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, to Aurelia Schober Plath,


West Chatham is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Chatham in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,446 at the


American people. First settled by English colonists in 1669, it was officially separated from Chilmark and incorporated in 1870 as Gay Head, Massachusetts. In 1997, by popular vote of 39


Three Rivers. Three Rivers is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Palmer in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan


Halifax is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,500 at the 2000 census. History. Halifax was first settled by Europeans, most notably the


these townships were ever considered to be part of Canada. Granted in 1736 by Massachusetts Colonial Governor Jonathan Belcher to soldiers from Rowley, Massachusetts returning from the war in Canada,


Nashua River flows through the southeast corner of the town out of Pepperell, Massachusetts and into Nashua. The Nissitissit River flows through the western part of the


town has a total area of, of which is land and is water, comprising 7.80% of the town. Directly south of Seabrook is the town of Salisbury, Massachusetts, while directly north


England. Consequently, in 1641, the plantation was sold to Massachusetts and again named Dover, possibly in honor of Robert Dover, an English lawyer who resisted Puritanism. Cochecho Massacre. Settlers felled the


ship USS Skylark (ASR-20), she sailed to an area some 350 kilometers (220 statute miles or 190 nautical miles) east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and on the morning of 10


named for the city of Boston, Massachusetts. Boston was launched 26 August 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Company's, Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Mass.; sponsored by Mrs. Maurice J. Tobin, wife of the


Republican policies in town hall meetings. The group also includes former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, and Senator John McCain. On June


a subsection of the town of Agawam, Massachusetts. Her parents, Thomas and Alice Sullivan, were impoverished cooks who left Ireland in 1847 during the Potato Famine. Her mother suffered


the Americas, the species winters on coastlines from Washington and Massachusetts southwards to the southern tip of South America although it is scarce in southern parts of Chile and Argentina and


Brewster is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts


Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,754 at the 2000 census. Geography. Williamstown is located at (42.709577, -73.197396). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has


see the article Amesbury (CDP), Massachusetts. It provodes details that are included in the aggregate numbers reported here. As of the census of 2000, there were 16,450 people, 6,380 households,


Massachusetts, United States. The population was 14,388 at the 2000 census. Geography. Hudson is located at (42.392285, -71.565646). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total


be incorporated in 1753. The town was named in honor of William Shirley, governor of Massachusetts (1741 - 1757). A paper mill was built here around 1790 and in 1812 Shirley


For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Spencer, please see the article Spencer (CDP), Massachusetts. History. Spencer was first settled in 1721 and was officially incorporated on April


is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,415 at the 2000 census. Webster is also home to the Commerce Insurance Company (CIC) with its


Lancaster was formed from the Town of Clarence, New York in 1833. The town was named after Lancaster, Massachusetts, but the reason for applying this name is not known. Lancaster,


the 1980s and therefore did not have access to Massachusetts legal materials. The court noted that Nassar was back in Massachusetts in late 1983 and did not inquire about


Merrimack Valley of Massachusetts and New Hampshire with French Canadian immigrants. Today, Forty-fives continues to be very popular in the Merrimack Valley. It is played with a standard


House Fellow (1982-1983) as assistant to U.S. Transportation Secretaries Drew Lewis and Elizabeth Dole. Personal life. Clay Christensen lives in Belmont, Massachusetts with his five children and


and Mary Black, on February 9, 1768 at Scarborough, then in Massachusetts. His formal education was limited to local schools (he spent one term at Phillips Academy) and ended when


Boston, Massachusetts is a major teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. It was formed out of the 1996 merger of Beth Israel Hospital (founded in 1916) and New England


of Massachusetts. Willis A. Lee then stood guard over the early warning tower, fighting off Hurricane "Esther" as she remained in the vicinity of the abandoned "Texas Tower.". Willis A.


has relationships with several provinces, states, and other entities worldwide. Alberta, Canada, since 1980. Heilongjiang, China, since 1980. Massachusetts, United States of America, since 1988. Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, since 1998.

original song written and composed by Arlo Guthrie


town of Great Barrington in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,335 at the 2000


Aquinnah is a town located on the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts.


County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,744 at the 2000 census. History. Middleton was first settled in 1659 and was officially incorporated in 1728. Prior to 1728


Deerfield is a census-designated place (CDP) in Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. It is home to the well-known Yankee Candle Company. South Deerfield is part of


unincorporated village and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,941 at the 2000 census. It is


Chelsea is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts


Bolton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,148 at the 2000 census. History. The town of Bolton,


Oakham is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population


States and Canada — in Florida, New York, British Columbia, Georgia, New Mexico, Washington, Pennsylvania, Ohio, California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, Tennessee, North Carolina, Arizona and Illinois. References.


fight with Gatti, Ward had announced his plans to retire after the fight. Legacy. In his native Massachusetts, Micky Ward is regarded as a working class hero, a


operates a retail bank based in Scottsdale, Arizona. On September 7, 2007 Nordstrom opened up their first store in Massachusetts at the newly renovated and upscale Natick Collection,


climb over the barrier. See also. Fish ladder. Fish migration. Eel story. External links. at the St. Ours Dam (Richelieu River, Québec). (Chicopee River, Massachusetts).


the subject of much conjecture but very little knowledge; it has been claimed that the name derives from a Massachusetts stockman and proprietor of the now defunct Porter House


Rowley is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,500 at


Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,298 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography. Hatfield is located at (42.369665, -72.605426). According to the


County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,373 at the 2000 census. The town has a well preserved historic New England town center and is home to two


(CDP) in the town of Sharon in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,941 at the 2000 census. Geography. Sharon is located at (42.115301, -71.18324). According to the


of Westport and south of the city of Fall River located in Massachusetts. Much of the town is located along a granite ridge which runs in a north-south direction,


were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1968 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977. Early life. Durant was born in North Adams, Massachusetts of


he was a champion of the downtrodden, from seamen to fugitive slaves. Biography. Dana was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on August 1, 1815 into a family that


General Public License. Sleepycat had offices in California, Massachusetts and the United Kingdom, was profitable during its entire existence, and had numerous major customers, both Open Source and


northern Florida, but this was never completed due to environmental concerns. Additional canals and bays extend a navigable waterway to Boston, Massachusetts. The Intracoastal Waterway has a good


Rutland is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population


settle at Lorette under French protection. 1652: Massachusetts General Court licenses traders going from Massachusetts to Acadia. 1653 Marguerite Bourgeoys (Born Troyes, France April 17, 1620 Died


while testing a new 18 1/2 inch refracting telescope, he made the first observation of Sirius B in Cambridgeport, Massachusetts. The magnitude 8 companion of Sirius is


by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at Quincy in Massachusetts on 15 June 1955, launched on 7 August 1956 by Mrs. Lawrence Hays, Jr., daughter of Admiral Ingram and commissioned


(1847–1938), a leading American silversmith, was born, trained and worked in Sheffield, England, and Edinburgh, Scotland, before travelling to the United States in 1884. He was one of the last

country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom

painting by Richard Ansdell; Thomas Creswick


school. By Monday morning. Eeny, meeny, miny, moe. Tea Cup Saucer Out. Tinker, Tailor - Traditionally played in England. One potato, two potato - players may start with both


overlooking the River Nidd in the town of Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England. History. The castle was first built by a Norman baron on a cliff above the River Nidd.


The Lunar Society was a dinner club and informal learned society of prominent industrialists, natural philosophers and intellectuals who met regularly between 1765 and 1813 in Birmingham, England. At first


and mathematics in France and England. After his return to Norway, during 1923, although the family's business was having difficulties, he continued his scientific activity, believing that research, not


__NOTOC__. Events. By place. Europe. Egbert of Wessex becomes the first King of England. Alcamo is founded by the Muslim commander al-Kamuk. Relics of Saint Mark are brought to Venice from


just nine days. August 3 – Queen Mary arrives in London. August 22 – The Duke of Northumberland, a supporter of Jane Grey, is executed. September – Protestant bishops in England


King Philip II, but, knowing the slowness of Spain, would give nothing till the expedition should actually land in England. In this way he was saved his


of those kingdoms that unified either partially or completely during the Medieval era (such as England, France, and Spain). For the history of duchies as an institution, see the


Strumpshaw Fen is a fen on the River Yare in Norfolk, England, between Brundall and Cantley. Much of


Wales, as well as Bishop of Salisbury and Bishop of Durham in England. Life. He was born at Beckett Hall in Shrivenham in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), the home of


Hounslow in Middlesex, England. He was educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge, and studied law at the Middle Temple. The most interesting episode of his life was his intimacy


Gerhardodon is an extinct genus of mammal from the Lower Cretaceous of southern England. It was a


instructive report was devoted to "A Comparison of the Progress of Astronomy in England with that in other Countries," very much to the disadvantage of England. This reproach


is situated in Hampshire, England, near Winchester. Marwell Wildlife is a registered charity, it is best known for its large collection of ungulates and unique style of


name, was based in England in the early 1980s, and released NWOBHM artists. Among known releases is the self titled 1983 debut EP from danish Pretty Maids. See also. List


James Simon Wallis Hunt (29 August 1947 – 15 June 1993) was a British racing driver from England who won the Formula One World


indoor sports venue in Sheffield, England. It was attended by 10,000 Labour Party members, including the entire shadow cabinet, and is reported to have cost some £100,000 to stage. The


met and formed the Norwegian Baptist Union (NBU) in 1878, with Janne M. Sjödahl being elected its first general secretary in 1879. The Baptist Missionary Society of England


designed Centenary Square, Birmingham, England and the forecourt for the New British Embassy, Moscow. She studied painting at the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London, where she later


c. 1764 by James Hargreaves in Stanhill, near Blackburn, Lancashire in the northwest of England. The device dramatically reduced the amount of work needed to produce yarn, with a single


Particular or Reformed Baptists. History. Baptists were first identified by the name General Baptists in 17th century England. They were called General Baptists because they believed in a general atonement —


Edvin Loach, also Edwin Loach, is a village in eastern Herefordshire, England, about four miles


Belgium (1990). Frankfurt, Germany (1990). London, England (1988) — officially, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP. Moscow, Russia (1992). Munich, Germany (2004). Paris, France (1990). Vienna,


of Wœrth." Traditionally, he was believed to have accompanied Caxton to England in 1476; more recently, it has been argued that de Worde actually arrived c. 1481, and that Caxton


Bedlingtonshire is an area in north east England, consisting solely of the parish of Bedlington. It was an urban district in the county of Northumberland from 1894. Between


within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located about a mile away from Bletchley. The village name 'Newton' is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'new farm'.


Speen is a village in the parish of Princes Risborough, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is


Tyringham is a village in the Borough of Milton Keynes and ceremonial Buckinghamshire, England. It is located about a mile and a half north of Newport Pagnell. The


Earley is a town in Berkshire, England with a population of around 30,000 people. It lies to the east of


the arts. By following the artistic fashion of the public, he imbued it predominantly with his themes. Temporary destinations during his sojourn in France were England and


the richer, more complex books exemplified by Stand on Zanzibar. In the UK, it was published under the title Telepathist. Plot summary. After a riot in a near-future England


Events from the year 1744 in Canada. Events. France declares war on England (March 15). Treaty of Lancaster (English-Iroquois). Having begun in Europe in 1740, The War of the Austrian


the Normandy landings, much of the town is of post-WW2 construction. Twin towns. Bretteville-sur-Laize is twinned with: Maßbach, Germany. Chagford, England. See also. Communes of the Calvados


Elizabethan England to warn of the approaching Spanish Armada. Many hills in England were named Beacon Hill after such beacons. In the Scottish borders country a system


English forces. July–December. July 18 – Battle of the Solent: The fleets of England and France battle to a draw. The Mary Rose sinks during the naval


School is founded at Derby, England. Births. October 4—Alys, Countess of the Vexin, daughter of Louis VII of France (d. c. 1220). Yaqub, Almohad Caliph, ruler of Morocco (d.


John Caine (born Salford, England) is an author and


Educated in Germany, he went on the stage in 1876 on his return to England, performing with amateur troupes. In 1878 he played Grimaldi in Dion Boucicault's


the world, surpassing England (though not the British Empire) by 1880. Dirigisme is an economic policy initiated under Charles de Gaulle of France designating an economy where


his heir. The new king, with the name of Philip V, was accepted in the kingdom of Castile, as well as in Crown of Aragon. England, which


The American Museum in Britain is based at Claverton Manor, near Bath, England, in a house, designed


College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, currently offering graduate entry only. It is located on St Cross Road at


from the Duke of Manchester, England was laid out in 1742 by Thomas Cookson, a representative of the Lancaster County Courts, because at that time York County


was a famed Brutalist shopping, apartment, nightclub and car park complex in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. It was designed by Owen Luder and Rodney Gordon and took its


Bretby Hall is a country house at Bretby, Derbyshire, England, north of Swadlincote and


England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 8,754. Prior to 1996 it had been part of the Ryedale district. Originally a Danish settlement


on 11 October 1741. His father had been a builder, and, at one time of his life, a coasting trader between England and Ireland. James actually made several voyages


influence extended beyond the bounds of his own country, and he was famous as a scholar in England, Italy and Germany. In 1556, he was appointed professor of Greek


Boxes (Shire, 1994 — 1st Edn; 1999 — 2nd Edn) ISBN 0-7478-0419-2. www.redlondontelephone.com. External links. Inside a - Interactive 360 degree Panorama from London, England. (BBC).


several children but notably Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork. She was born at Canterbury, Kent, England, the daughter of John Naylor in Canterbury. She married at


Carl Douglas McCoy (born 18 January 1963, Lambeth, London, England) is the frontman for gothic rock band Fields of the Nephilim. Biography. The group formed in the


of Sciences (l'Académie des sciences), and the Rumford Medal of the Royal Society in England. In 1892, he was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy


the women from the Beaver Hall Group exhibited with the all-male Group of Seven, their works exhibited in the United States and England. Although the Group of Seven broke


The Exchequer was (and in some cases still is) a part of the governments of England


Stoke Mandeville is a village and also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district to the south-east of Aylesbury in the county of Buckinghamshire, England. It has a


the softball field of London Central High School (LCHS), an American institution at RAF Daws Hill, High Wycombe, England. Dozens of LCHS pupils sought to participate in the project;


boxing champion. Edwards emigrated from Uganda to England, where he lived for a long period of time. Currently, he lives in the United States, where he trains


by Robert Thomas; (1966), in Birmingham city centre, England (at). Antonio Canova also sculpted four different statues of Hebe: one of them is in the Museum of Forlì, in Italy. Tarentum,


College in 1800 and moved to Charleston, South Carolina for a short time before sailing to England in May 1801. He was admitted to the Royal Academy in London in September,


England, United Kingdom, at the northern end of the Lizard Peninsula. It is the most southerly town in the UK, being around 1½ miles south of Penzance. In


in Gloucestershire in England. It is named after the wider Cotswolds region. Its main town is Cirencester. It was formed on April 1, 1974, by the merger of the urban


Henry M. Gunn High School in Palo Alto, California in 1981, and later received a B.S. from University of California, Berkeley and a Ph.D. from University of Cambridge, England.


that he was using false measures. She was sentenced to be brankit and set on the cross for one hour. In Walton on Thames, also in England, a scold's


of Hamilton, and Augustus John Hervey, afterwards 3rd Earl of Bristol. Hamilton, however, left England, and on 4 August 1744 she was privately married to Hervey at Lainston, a private stately


transports threatening the east coast of England while the actual invasion force in small barges hit the southern coast.


a prison commissioner, to introduce the system, and the first such institution was established at Borstal Prison in a village called Borstal, near Rochester, Kent, England in 1902. The system


civil parish in the Borough of Milton Keynes and ceremonial Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the very north of the district, about seven miles west of Bedford, five miles north


Buckinghamshire, England. It comprises the two ancient villages of Hogshaw and Fulbrook, though neither exist in their entirety any more. It is in the Aylesbury Vale, between East


coroner, ceremonial magician, and Freemason born in Leamington, Warwickshire, England.. He was a Supreme Magus (chief) of the S.R.I.A and went on to co found the Golden


born in Biddenden, Kent, England in the year 1100. The twins were joined at the hip, although illustrations also depict them joined at the shoulder. They reportedly lived until 1134,


Westlington is a hamlet in the parish of Dinton-with-Ford and Upton, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located near the main village of Dinton itself.


Tongwell is a district and ancient hamlet in the civil parish of Great Linford in Milton Keynes,England. Historically, it was in the parish of Newport


Weston Underwood is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Milton Keynes, ceremonial Buckinghamshire, England.


the favourite of King Richard II of England, who had previously been created Marquess of Dublin. Both titles were Life peerages. At this time, only parts of Ireland (the Lordship of


January 1957 in Hartlepool, England) is one of three current guitarists in the English band Iron Maiden and a songwriter for the band. His father, Bolesław, was


culturally, but in some contexts may be grouped together with the Highlands. The southernmost counties of Scotland, nearest the border with England, are also known as the Borders. They are sometimes


Canterbury, William de Corbeil. Corbeil started to build the great stone keep in 1127, much of which survives today. It is the tallest in England and has dominated the city


He has written eight books on memory and learning, and is now working as a primary school teacher. He was born in north-east England, on 12 February


the Register Office in Chelsea Town Hall on King's Road in London, England. She was "given away" by her eldest brother U.S. Navy Lieutenant Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.. Death.


West Dorset is a local government district and parliamentary constituency in Dorset, England. Its council is based in Dorchester. The district was formed on


Keith Robert Simpson (born 29 March 1949, in Norwich, England) is a British politician. He is a Conservative Party Member of Parliament representing the constituency of Mid Norfolk, having been first


small hamlet in the non-metropolitan district of Uttlesford in Essex, England. It is about a mile north of Stansted Mountfitchet, and located between Saffron Walden and Bishop's Stortford. Ugley


England. In October 1970 the headteachers of the six secondary schools in Aylesbury met to discuss a joint plan to co-ordinate citizenship lessons in their schools. The headteacher of


for the constituency until his retirement in 1997. (The constituency was renamed Warley East in 1974.) Smethwick remained the focus of much racial tension in England throughout


Ware is a town of around 18,000 people in Hertfordshire, England, close to Hertford (the county town). The Prime Meridian


of Essex, England, to the southeast of Colchester. It is situated in the estuary area of the Blackwater and Colne rivers and has an area of around. The name 'Mersea' is


debate for cross-examination in policy debate. In law, cross-examination is the interrogation of a witness called by one's opponent. It is preceded by direct examination (in England, Australia, Canada,


the old Congress obsolete. Griffin was born in Farnham, Virginia, in 1749. He was educated in England and in Scotland at the University of Edinburgh. While there


of conquering the island. Beverston Castle, Gloucestershire, England is founded. The University of Paris strike of 1229 occurs. Following the deadlock tie in the election of the Venetian Doge, the


built by Theobald I of Blois. On the death of Eric Bloodaxe, Edred becomes the first king of all England. Principality of Seborga claims its independence. Births. Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury


bicycles, unicycles, and motorcycles instead of broomsticks. A street in Lower Cambourne, Cambridgeshire, England is named Quidditch Lane, supposedly after a type of nearby dry ditch called


Fotheringhay is a village in Northamptonshire, England six kilometres (four miles) north east of Oundle and around sixteen kilometres (ten


more than one game (for instance Xiang-qi in China and Tables in England), the only certain reference to chess is often several hundred years later than uncertain earlier


Record Company. The first 'Sun Records' in Europe were single-sided disc records put out by The Crystalate Gramophone Record Manufacturing Company Ltd. of Tonbridge, Kent, England, from


the River Bure near the town of Wroxham in Norfolk, England within The Broads National Park. The broad is home to the Norfolk Broads Yacht Club. Visiting boats


this Liberty among others. This was practically a treaty between England and Scotland for the preservation of the reformed religion in Scotland, the reformation of religion in England and Ireland "according


Red House Museum is a historic house and museum in Gomersal, West Yorkshire, England. Red House was built by William Taylor in 1660, and


Otley is a market town and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, by the River Wharfe. Historically a part of


also known as the River Asland, is a river that flows through Lancashire and Greater Manchester in the north-west of England. It is a tributary of the River


Henry II of England, who reigned over England and ruled over parts of France, invaded Ireland to control Strongbow, whom he feared was becoming a threat to the stability of his


15 November 1972) is an English actor. Early life. Miller was born in Kingston upon Thames, South West London, England, the son of Anne (née Lee), who worked in


the Best Supporting Actress category. She has also been nominated for several Golden Globe Awards, and has won the title of Favorite Television Actress in England, and Favorite Television Star


a number of manufacturers worldwide have continued to produce sidecars for many popular motorcycles and scooters. Active sidecar manufacturing companies include: Hongdu and Zhuzhou in China. Watsonian-Squire in England. Cozy


was educated in England. At age 20, he married Maria Holcroft, the daughter of a Lancashire gentleman from Golborne and returned to Ireland. At the outbreak of the First English


England, Belgium, Greece, France, and the Soviet Union, Spaziani chose to settle in Rome. Since 1964 she has taught French language and literature at the University of Messina. She


two and a half years old, growing up in Hertfordshire, England. Career. Davidson is best known for his role as the transsexual Dil in the film The Crying Game


near Hindon in Wiltshire, England. He hired James Wyatt as the leading architect, who can possibly be blamed for the building's failure due to his supposed lack of knowledge about


punishment in the town of Boston, England. The scold's bridle did not see much use in the New World. Men were placed in the Stocks as an equivalent


hamlet in the parish of Wexham, in the South Bucks district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is situated between Slough and Iver Heath, close to the boundary of


Loudwater is a hamlet in the parish of Chepping Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the valley to the east of the main town, on


28 January 1944) is a former British politician. He was Conservative member of Parliament for Beverley and Holderness in northern England until he stepped down at the 2005


Ecgfrith is the name of several Anglo-Saxon kings in England. Ecgfrith of Northumbria, died 685. Ecgfrith of Mercia, died 796.


Stratford-on-Avon is a local government district of southern Warwickshire in England.


ITV franchises. ITV plc currently owns the following ITV franchises in the UK: Former Granada-owned franchises: Anglia Television: East of England franchise. Border Television: Scottish/English Border and Isle


Bridgnorth was, between 1974 and 2009, a local government district in Shropshire, England. Its main town was Bridgnorth and other towns in


England in 1579. The name is also applied to the settlement Drake founded on the coast. The extent of New Albion and the location of Drake's landing


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the potent ideologies of the Evangelical movement, to which both men belonged, present in many communities in England at the time. The Olney Hymns were very popular; by


Mallt-y-Nos, "Matilda of the Night". An alternative name in Welsh folklore is Cŵn Mamau ("Hounds of the Mothers"). In other traditions similar spectral hounds are found, e.g. Gabriel Hounds (England),


in Devon, England in 1972. It is now based at Autumn Park on Dysart Road in Grantham in South Kesteven, south Lincolnshire. It employs around 200 people at its Grantham headquarters.


by Sir Godfrey Barnsley of Derbyshire, England in the late 1840s for his wife Julia. She died before the house could be completed, but it is said that her ghost


It is part of the Bangor, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located at 45.033502N,-68.729095W. The population was 816 at the 2000 census. The community is named after an Alton in England


St. George with an additional gold cross within it. The change was prompted by confusion at international sporting events over competitors from Guernsey and England using the


Chalfont is named after Chalfont St Giles in Buckinghamshire, England. Chalfont was the home of William Penn's first wife, and William Penn is buried at Jordans Quaker


Woolsthorpe Manor in Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, near Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, was the birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton on 25 December


the following: Dave Clark (15 December 1942, Tottenham, North London, England), was the drummer. Mike Smith (born Michael George Smith, 6 December 1943, Edmonton, North London - died 28 February


promote, maintain and develop the network of long distance footpaths in England and Wales. National Trails is funded by Natural England and the Countryside Council for Wales. In Scotland, the equivalent


This dog was crossed with mainland working collies brought to the islands, and then after being brought to England, it was further extensively crossed with the Rough Collie, and other


The Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester (MOSI), located in Manchester, England, is a


Birmingham Snow Hill is a railway station and tram stop in the centre of Birmingham, England


Skipton (also known as Skipton-in-Craven) is a civil parish and historic market town in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It


as a trademark in many countries. For example in the UK it is owned by Ceroc Enterprises. History of Ceroc. Ceroc was created in London, England, by James Cronin,


7 and T 8), as well as a single Blackburn Buccaneer and a Sukhoi Su-22. Hunter Flying Ltd. Based at Exeter International Airport in England, Hunter Flying Ltd


the early 18th century and became a cottage industry in Aylesbury in southern England. The ducks were walked to the markets in London, some forty miles (64 km) to


and properly placed by the artist. The portrait was shown at the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh in 1924, bought by an American but later returned to England and


354 the least deprived, meaning Hart is the least deprived area in England. Hart District's population also has one of the highest rates of life expectancy in the UK.


England) is a drum and bass DJ, record producer and entrepreneur. History. Arguably the most prolific producer within the drum and bass scene (with over 500 releases produced since 1991),


Sir John Suckling (1569 - 1627) was a politician of Elizabethan and Jacobean England. In 1600 he purchased Roos Hall near Beccles in Suffolk as his residence.


Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies. An apparent case of hybridization between this species and the Dunlin has been reported from England (Millington, 1994). Gallery illustrating various views and


in Cambridgeshire, England. The disused pits have been made into a nature reserve, especially for waterfowl but also for other birds, animals and plants. External links.


social and religious history of England and Wales, however, it refers particularly to a member of a religious body in England or Wales who has, for one


England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. The sport is based around the clubs, which usually are mixed cross-country and road running clubs. The current position (which is changing) is that


England. It runs from the M60 motorway north-west of Manchester, heading north-west past Bolton and Chorley to join the M6 just north of the junction between the M6 and


Royston Vasey is a small fictional town in the north of England, and the setting of the BBC television comedy series The League of Gentlemen; Royston Vasey is


Thetford is a market town and civil parish in the Breckland area of Norfolk, England. It is on the A11 road between Norwich


the son of Robert Buchanan (1813-1866), Owenite lecturer and journalist, and was born at Caverswall, Staffordshire, England. Buchanan senior, a native of Ayr, Scotland, lived for some


in Kent, England, since 1998. See also. Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department. References. External links.


in the Vale of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England and is in the civil parish of Longwick-cum-Ilmer. It is one mile from Princes Risborough and seven miles south of Aylesbury


Thornborough, North Yorkshire. Thornborough is a village and also a civil parish within Aylesbury Valedistrict in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located about two miles east of Buckingham.


Tingewick is a village and also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England, near the Oxfordshire border. It is located about three


short pectoral fin rays. They are found in the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean from England to Argentina. References.


RAF Cottesmore is a Royal Air Force station in Rutland, England, situated between Cottesmore and Market


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to 1974, an administrative county of England. In 1974 it became part of an enlarged Cambridgeshire. Formation. The Local Government Act 1888 created four small neighbouring administrative counties in the east


1861) was an early settler of Texas and later a state legislator. Wilson was born in Yorkshire, England on August 24 1816. He emigrated to the Republic of Texas


North America had been partially explored in 1542 by Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo who sailed for the Spanish, but as England was in conflict with Spain and there were no


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and only child of Catherine of Aragon. The fourth crowned monarch of the Tudor dynasty, she is remembered for restoring England to Roman Catholicism after succeeding her short-lived half brother,


31, 1189. Events and trends. 1189. Richard I of England (Richard the Lionheart) becomes King of England, an absentee ruler who visited England only twice to raise funds for his ventures


as "the greatest knight that ever lived," is knighted in England. Afonso I of Portugal is defeated by the Kingdom of Leon. Amalric I of Jerusalem unsuccessfully invades Egypt. William


rosary paving that path. Single-decade rosaries. England and Ireland were severed from Rome under Henry VIII by 1540. In Ireland, where separate allegiance to Rome still existed, severe legal penalties were


majority lying along the Gulf of Aden. The region is slightly larger than England and has an area of 137 600 km² (53 100 sq miles). Somaliland's climate is a mixture of wet


shipped to Berlin. Indiana and Marion leave Cairo to escort the Ark to England on board a tramp steamer. The next morning, their boat is boarded by the Nazis


bubble in England. Both bubbles came to an abrupt end in 1720, bankrupting thousands of unfortunate investors. Those stories, and many others, are recounted in Charles Mackay's 1841 popular account,


Abbey is near to Aldfield, approximately two miles southwest of Ripon in North Yorkshire, England. It is a ruined Cistercian monastery, founded in 1132. Fountains Abbey is


Catherine Wheel were a four-piece alternative rock band from Great Yarmouth, England.


Cudham is a village in the London Borough of Bromley in south-east England. It lies about


Norfolk Broads in Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. Halvergate Marshes were an estuary in Roman times. Around 400 years ago the land was drained and converted to grazing


Buckfast Abbey forms part of an active Benedictine monastery at Buckfastleigh, Devon, England. Dedicated to Saint Mary, it was founded


perhaps best known for his work on two of cinema's most enduring franchises; the James Bond and Halloween series. Biography. Early life. Pleasence was born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England,


in the north west of England, on the River Weaver, close to Anderton and the Anderton Boat Lift; it lies south of Great Budworth and north of Northwich.


Sir Jimmy Young CBE (born Leslie Ronald Young, 21 September 1921, Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England) is a well-known former singer, British disc


Cornmarket by Oxonians) is a major shopping street and pedestrian precinct in Oxford, England that leads north from Carfax Tower towards St Giles'. Located there is a variety of


priesthood but, after his ordination in 1800, religious doubts led him to escape from Spain to England (1810). There he ultimately entered the Anglican Church, having studied theology at Oxford and


first DG of MI5 to pose openly for cameras at the launch of a brochure outlining the organisation's activities. Early life. Born Stella Whitehouse in South London, England


Willington is a former-pit town in County Durham, England. It is in the


Wharfedale is one of the Yorkshire Dales in England. It is the valley of the River Wharfe. Towns and


is said that he wrote the first dictionary of the Huron language). He has been called Canada's "first serious ethnographer." Because of a war with England, Brébeuf was forced to return


in which he expressed surprise about the fact that the abacus was only well-known in "England, country of origin of its inventor" (though of course he originated in Scotland).


Southampton Airport is the 20th largest airport in the UK, located in the Borough of Eastleigh within Hampshire, England. Southampton Airport is owned and operated


Winwick is a village and civil parish in the borough of Warrington in Cheshire, England. Until


Established in 1990, the newly created National Forest is an area of 520 km² (200 square miles) of Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire in England. It


village in the county of Lincolnshire, England. Situated approximately eight miles north of Mablethorpe and 11 miles east of Louth, the village had a population of 523 at the 2001 Census.


by its Signals Intelligence Service. During the War, Arlington Hall was in many respects similar to Bletchley Park in England, though military and only one of two primary


merged with Workers Power to form the International-Communist League. Workers' Fight is a tiny Trotskyist political party in England closely linked to the French Lutte Ouvrière. The party


England, it also has offices in Manchester, England, and Madrid, Spain. Also on June 19, 2000, the remnant of Datapoint's US operations changed its name to Dynacore Holdings Corporation and formed


Hill, New South Wales; England; Lyon; and in the Southwestern United States especially in Arkansas and Arizona. In Israel, malachite is extensively mined at Timna valley, often called


June 1922 Allward set up a studio in London, England and toured for more almost two years to find a find a stone of the right colour, texture,


Cambourne is a new settlement in Cambridgeshire, England, in the district of South Cambridgeshire. It lies on the A428 road between


. Corbridge is a village in Northumberland, England, situated west of Newcastle and east of Hexham. Villages in the vicinity include Halton, Acomb, Aydon and Sandhoe. History. Roman fort


Ballinger is a hamlet and common in the parish of Great Missenden, in Buckinghamshire, England. It


King William Street is the name of a street in the City of London, England


Yorkshire, England. As well as theatrical performances, it is home to the most important event in professional snooker, the World Snooker Championship. History. The Crucible Theatre opened in 1971


Filgrave is a village in the Borough of Milton Keynes and ceremonial Buckinghamshire, England. It


scale train was constructed from card in 1896. The first working models appeared in England in the early 20th century. Modeling in S gauge increased in the 1930s-1940's when


was also formerly known as Parver Over. The village, like many settlements in England, is partially of Saxon and partially of Roman origin; the Burton Road is a Roman


in Old English: soc, connected ultimately with secan (to seek)), at the time of the Norman Conquest of England generally denoted "jurisdiction", but due to vague usage probably lacks


centre of Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, originally built as a sales centre for woollen handloom weavers. It opened on 1 January, 1779, with over 300 separate rooms


John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey. He was born 1306 in Sussex, England and died 24 January 1376 in Sussex, England. Alliance with the Despensers. Around 1321, FitzAlan's


official residence of the Lord Mayor of the City of London in London, England. It is used for some of the City of London's official functions, including an


England. Biography. Yang's ancestral hometown is Zhenhai County (current Zhenhai District), Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. He was born in Shanghai and graduated in physics from Fudan University. He was a lecturer and


England. History. Player eligibility for the Origin Series is based on the player's region of birth. Players born outside of Yorkshire and Lancashire are also eligible for selection, based on the


Hayling Island is an island off the south coast of England, in the borough of Havant in the county of Hampshire. It is twinned with Gorron, Mayenne,


to December 31, 1689. Events and trends. The Treaty of Ratisbon between France and England in 1684 ended the Age of Buccaneers. 1685: The Chinese army attacked a Russian


Henry VII for the throne of England. June 16 – Battle of Stoke Field: The rebellion of pretender Lambert Simnel, led by John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln, and Francis


older players. History. Snakes and Ladders originated in India as a game based on morality called Vaikuntapaali or Paramapada Sopanam (the ladder to salvation). This game made its way to England,


Buxton, Derbyshire, England, the grandson of a parson who played centre-forward for England's football team in the 1890s. His mother was an international lacrosse player and his


associate of John Crome. He was born in Norwich, England and worked mainly in watercolour, but also produced architectural etchings. He spent virtually all his life in England, apart


founded in the early 1970s by ten of the foremost stately homes in England still in private ownership, with the aim of marketing and promoting themselves as


the taxes levied upon the colonists by England. As of the 1790 census, Chestertown was the geographical center of population of the United States. Geography. Chestertown is located at (39.219328, -76.068424).


Green College was a graduate college of the University of Oxford in England. It was centred around an architecturally appealing 18th century building: the Radcliffe Observatory, which is


another war with England, France agreed to aid the colonists in their revolution behind the scenes, thanks mainly to the efforts of Benjamin Franklin. As directed by Louis


England. It is located on a hill on the south side of the River Calder, and has extensive views of Dewsbury, Ossett and Wakefield. It is known for its


The Thames and Severn Canal is a (former) canal in Gloucestershire in the south of England


and glass office building in central London, England, occupying 101-103 New Oxford Street, WC1, close to St Giles' Circus and almost directly above Tottenham Court Road tube


Ranulf de Glanvill (sometimes written Glanvil or Glanville) (died 1190) was chief justiciar of England during the


England and other European countries. In 1842, entrusted with the entire planning of the future state railway, he made a study trip to North America. After his return


of Stockton-on-Tees in North East England. It is on the south bank of the River Tees and for ceremonial purposes is in North Yorkshire. The bridge at Yarm marked the


Michael John Disney (b. Bristol, Avon and Somerset, England, October 10, 1937) is an astrophysicist. He discovered the optical component of


of Falmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,115 at the 2000 census. It was named after Falmouth, Cornwall, England. Geography. Falmouth is located


an account of printing in England from 1471 to 1600, entitled Typographical Antiquities (1749). Ames sent out circular letters with a list of two hundred and fifteen English


Caerphilly is a hard, white cheese that originates in the area around the town of Caerphilly in Wales, although it is now also made in England, particularly


Ancient Greece, Assyrian Empire, Babylon, Byzantine Rome, Carthage, and the Kingdom of Israel. From the Middle Ages to the Industrial Age Austria, England, Franks, Kingdom of Italy, Ottoman Empire, and


Street railway station on Lime Street is a mainline and underground railway station serving the city centre of Liverpool, England. The station lies on a branch of the


is a suburb in the northeast corner of Cambridge, England. It is also the name of two electoral wards (West Chesterton and East Chesterton) in the city.


Scarlet was a type of fine and expensive woollen cloth common in Medieval England. The name derives from the Latin scarlata,


in Eltham Palace, Kent, England on 16 August 1355. She was the daughter and only child of Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence and Elizabeth de Burgh,


is a village and ecclesiastical parish in Buckinghamshire, England, lying between Princes Risborough and Great Kimble. The village lies at the foot of the northern scarp of the Chiltern Hills.


St Thomas Church, Southwark, London, England


Chalfont St Peter is a village and civil parish within Chiltern district in south-east Buckinghamshire, England. It is situated in a small group of villages called


the southwest of Berkeley Square in central London, England. It was designed by Robert Adam as a private house and for most of its time as a residence it


parish within Aylesbury Valedistrict in Buckinghamshire, England. It is near the border of Oxfordshire, about five miles west of Aylesbury and three miles south of Waddesdon. The village name 'Winchendon' originates


a village and also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located about four miles SSW of Buckingham, six miles north east


physician working in England. He has accused her of unfairly damaging the reputation of the city of Kolkata (Calcutta). In his book Chatterjee claims that Mother Teresa


English National Party has been the name of various political parties of England. The Original ENP. The English National Party


district of East Hertfordshire, in the county of Hertfordshire, England. It lies on the River Rib and on the Roman road Ermine Street. As a result of its


The A39 is an A road in south west England.


he was determined that he would become a dancer. Career. In 1919 he went to England to attend Dover College and then to study under the famous Leonide Massine and established


discovery. The city of Saint-Eustache, Quebec is established. Births. April 7 - William Wordsworth, in Cockermouth, England. April 30 - David Thompson, fur trader, surveyor and map-maker (d.1857). May 15


Calverton is a village in Nottinghamshire, England, situated approximately 8 miles from Nottingham. The inventor of the stocking frame, William Lee, was


Jonathan (Turner) Meades (born 21 January 1947, Salisbury, England) is a British

song written by Justin Hawkins and Chas Bayfield


the future Archbishop of York Paulinus, are sent to England by Pope Gregory I to aid Augustine in his missionary work. Births. Sigebert II of Austrasia and Burgundy. Hongren, a Zen


II of Denmark and Norway founds Fredrikstad in Norway. The Rugby School, one of the oldest public schools in England, is founded. Although sparse maritime trade existed since its founding, the


Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev is ended. Ferdinand I becomes the king of Castile and Leon. Harold I seizes the crown of England from his half-brother Harthacanute. George Maniaces


1992. It could carry 1,840 simultaneous telephone calls. between Beaver Harbour, Nova Scotia and England. The parties involved were Canadian Overseas Telecommunication Corporation (now Teleglobe) and the British General


for graphic design were improved, and his naturalistic approach to art was further developed. When he returned from England, he worked as a freelance artist, designing pieces


England, between an invading Scots army under King James IV and an English army commanded by Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey. It ended in a bloody defeat


near Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, is the seat of the Duke of Bedford and the location of the Woburn Safari Park. Pre 20th century. Woburn Abbey, comprising Woburn Park and its


England. It is one of the eight ancient parishes of Macclesfield Hundred. Twenty acres of the civil parish were transferred to Macclesfield civil parish in 1936. The


2 inches (1.88 m) tall, weighing 200 lb (90 kg), was one of England's earliest boxing champions. He trained in the area around the River Thames. On May


a train operating company in the United Kingdom, running local and long-distance services in central England. The company’s operations were centred on Birmingham in the West Midlands.


England at the 1965 and 1967 World Junior Chess Championships, held in Barcelona and Jerusalem respectively. After education at Dulwich College and Trinity College, Cambridge (where he studied


Coton is a small village and civil parish three miles (about 5 km) west-by-north of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire, England. It belongs


Alma Lucy, Lady Hitchcock (August 14, 1899, Nottinghamshire, England – July 6, 1982, Bel-Air, Los Angeles, California) was an


Packet, the third to bear her name, in 1908 by Vickers for the England–Isle of Man route. To this day she holds the record crossing speed from Liverpool


Millom is a town on the estuary of the River Duddon in Cumbria, England, which, in Victorian times, was merely a small hamlet by the


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lanes between England and the English territories in Gascony. Furthermore it bordered on Anjou and Normandy, which the English had lost a decade or twelve before and were eager


Allerton is a suburb of Liverpool, in Merseyside, England. It is located southeast of Liverpool city centre, bordered by Mossley Hill, Woolton, Hunts Cross and Grassendale. Allerton has a


member states. In England, Black-tailed Godwits were formerly much prized for the table. Sir Thomas Browne (1605-1682) said: "[Godwits] were accounted the daintiest dish in England and I think,


the Lords Spiritual regardless of their length of service. His diocese is one of the oldest and most important in England. Originally it was the see of the kingdom of


century. Wakefield was the third child of Edward Wakefield and Priscilla Bell. As a child in England, Wakefield was thought to be rather 'slow' and showed little initiative at


area is a group of postcode districts covering part of central and part of west London, England, United Kingdom. The area originates from the Western (W1) and Paddington


cast by the John Taylor Bellfounders of Loughborough, England, in 1921. They were installed in Harkness Tower in 1922 and were first rung by John Taylor on


fortification in the city of York, England. The principal remains of the 13th century - 14th century castle are the keep and some of the curtain wall. From its


Forster (born 25 May 1938) is a British author. She was born in Carlisle, England, where she attended Carlisle and County High School for Girls (1949-1956), and then won an Open


members of the party were killed. Early life. Edward Whymper was born in London, England on 27 April 1840 to Josiah Wood Whymper and Elizabeth Claridge being the second


of the City of London, England. Records indicate that an organization of Butchers existed as early as 975; the Butchers' Guild, the direct predecessor of the present company, received the right


a hamlet in Buckinghamshire, England, about 3 miles E of Thame and 4 miles SSE of Aylesbury. It is part of the civil parish of Longwick-cum-Ilmer. The


England. Now a grade II listed museum, the 18th century cottage is furnished in period style, with memorabilia and information relating to Asbury's life in West Bromwich and Great Barr in


an outlaw and took refuge in England. Returning to Scotland after the murder of David Rizzio, he was pardoned by the Queen. He contrived, however, to be away at the time


a village and civil parish with a population of about 1000 in the Borough of Milton Keynes (ceremonial Buckinghamshire), England. It lies about three miles north of Stony Stratford,


within Aylesbury Valedistrict in Buckinghamshire, England, about a mile east of Haddenham. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 50. The 'Aston' part of


studying at a Christian school in L.A., but their attitude was "pray hard and you'll get better" and Jack returned to England again for a year, before returning to L.A. This


name deriving from the Anglo Saxon Bellingdenu or Bella's Valley is a village in the parish of Chartridge, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is two miles north of


Uffington Castle is all that remains of an early Iron Age (with underlying Bronze Age) hill fort in Oxfordshire, England. It covers about 32,000 square


In 1792 he travelled to Scotland and England, meeting other naturalists including Joseph Banks, and returning to Stockholm in the following year. Tengmalm then became medical officer for


FA Cup semi-finals. David Raine - former Port Vale defender. Ian Storey-Moore - former Nottingham Forest, Manchester United and England attacker now Chief Scout at Aston Villa. Jake Buxton -


to operate when the Eighth Air Force (8th AF) in England was socked in by bad English weather. The 9th AF would later move to England to serve as a


England. History. Work on building the reservoir started in 1796 and it was opened on 8 May 1797. In May 1799 the eastern dam burst, flooding the valley below. Work


England. The college was founded in 1871 by Henry Sidgwick, and was the second Cambridge college to admit women after Girton College. History. The progress of women in the university


Edward, his eldest son by Margaret, in November 1093, Máel Coluim's brother Domnall Bán took the throne. Edmund and his younger brothers Edgar, Alexander and David fled abroad, to England,


after the god. Toponyms. Dewsbury, England - possibly Tiw's Burg. Thisted, Jutland, Denmark - Tyr's Stead. Tuesley, England - Tiw's Clearing. Tyrsted, Jutland, Denmark - Another form of Tyr's


1956 Hungarian Revolution. After the Soviet Union invaded Hungary in November 1956, Lakatos fled to Vienna, and later reached England. He received a doctorate in philosophy in 1961 from


of Queen Jadwiga of Poland are kidnapped by Jadwiga's brother-in-law. Abu al-Abbas is reinstated as ruler of the Marinid dynasty in present day Morocco. John of Gaunt leaves England


7th transatlantic telephone cable, in operation from 1978 to 1994, initially carrying 4,000 telephone circuits (simultaneous calls) between New Jersey and England. Despite the fact that optical fiber


) they influenced many electro-industrial and electronic artists. History. Formation. When industrial music developed in England in the mid-1970s with Cabaret Voltaire and Throbbing Gristle, these groups used electronic


is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college was founded in 1496 on the site of a Benedictine nunnery by John Alcock, then Bishop of Ely. It


British Waterways is a statutory corporation wholly owned by government. It is the navigation authority in England, Scotland and Wales


was divided into two townships; Egg Harbor Township and Gloucester Township. Gloucester Township, which took its name from the cathedral city of Gloucester on the banks of the River Severn in England


to denote a house of the Dominican Friars in England. Blackfriars in Oxford houses three distinct institutions: the Priory of the Holy Spirit, the religious house of the friars;


Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, USA. The population was 4,435 at the 2000 census. The township is named after Warrington, England, like many townships having English names in


Newstead Abbey, in Nottinghamshire, England, originally an Augustinian priory, is now best


West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is located on the banks of the River Dee, south of Chester, and close to the border


Low Force is a set of waterfalls in the Tees Valley, England. Further upstream is the High Force waterfall. Low Force is also the


1631) was an English poet who came to prominence in the Elizabethan era. Biography. Early life. He was born at Hartshill, near Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England. Almost nothing is known


in England in 1919 and entered Columbia University's school of architecture in 1920. He won the Grand Prix of the Sesquicentennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1926. Biography. He lived


England. Many of his works were, or are, on public display in London, including his statue of Charles II (1681), which still stands (rather worn away) in Soho Square, two life-like human


by the Royal Horticultural Society ("RHS") in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in Chelsea, London, England. It is the most famous such show in the United Kingdom, perhaps the


National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) are work based awards in England, Wales and Northern Ireland that


is sparingly used in transportation analysis. The individual countries of the U.K have different bodies for each areas roads, and as a result detailed techniques and applications vary in Scotland, England


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to England. Notes. Sources. Retrieved on 2006-12-15. Retrieved on 2007-04-30. (The Autobiography of Charles Darwin) Retrieved on 2006-12-15. (The Autobiography of Charles Darwin) Retrieved on 2006-12-15. Retrieved on


the French Navy, and was captured by the British in 1760 and taken to England. He escaped on board a West Indian merchantman to Saint-Domingue, from which he


his American debut in 1919. He settled in England and took British citizenship in 1937. Moiseiwitsch was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire


see this article for a list. Ogham Stone, Dingle Peninsula, Ireland. Adam and Eve Stones, Avebury, Wiltshire, England. Manzanar National Historic Landmark, USA. Architecture medieval South Indian


Stockton-on-Tees is a market town in North East England. It is the major settlement in the unitary authority area and


a history in England of being used for sport (mangold hurling), for celebration, for animal fodder and for the brewing of a potent alcoholic beverage. A mangelwurzel hurling championship was revived


England and 1 in the Netherlands) with about 700 members. The churches of the Old Baptist Union are General Baptist, believing in general atonement (that in His death, Jesus atoned


now maintains residences near Salisbury, England, where he is a participant in local literary and cultural events, having bought and renovated the house of the Anglican poet


1766 until he died in 1809) in Handsworth, Birmingham, England, is now a museum (opened in 1995), celebrating his life, his partnership with James Watt and his membership of


and estate near Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England, now owned by the National Trust. From the 17th to the late 20th centuries it was the family seat of the


England. The district is named after Blaby, but also includes Thorpe Astley, Braunstone Town, Cosby, Countesthorpe, Glenfield (the location of the headquarters of Leicestershire County Council), Enderby, Glen Parva, Huncote, Kirby


United Kingdom and is one of the largest artificial lakes in Europe. By surface area it is the largest reservoir in England, but by capacity it is exceeded by


Paris zur Erläuterung der Geschichte des 16ten und 17ten Jahrhunderts. He went to England in 1835, to Italy in 1839 and to America in 1843, and these visits


is a small market town in Worcestershire, England on the banks of the River Avon. Pershore is in the Wychavon district and is part of the West Worcestershire


England, the novel depicts the length journey a rough collie makes to be reunited with her young Yorkshire master after his family is forced to sell her for money. In 1943,


Academic, Vice Chancellor of the University as of 2007. - TV Egyptologist (deceased). Tim Stimpson — Rugby Union player and England international. James Wilby — Actor. Peter Dixon — England Rugby


England. Originally established as an antiques business, with parts of the building rented out to other antique traders, it later diversified into providing space for specialist and alternative stores where


North Wiltshire was a local government district in Wiltshire, England, formed on April 1, 1974, by a merger of the municipal boroughs of Calne, Chippenham, and


Poulton-le-Fylde (commonly shortened by locals to just Poulton) is a town within the Wyre borough of Lancashire, England. The town has a population


a village in south east Shropshire, England, along the Severn Valley on the east side of the River Severn. It has appeared in records dating back to 50AD.


a former mayor of Liverpool and wealthy brewer born in Ayrshire who expanded the family business to England and moved to live in Gateacre. In 1986, the


Pound Hill is a neighbourhood within the town of Crawley in West Sussex, England. Pound Hill is located on the east


was an ice hockey team from Manchester, England. The team formed in 1995, playing their home games at the then newly built Nynex Arena (since renamed to the Manchester Evening News


place. Byzantine Empire. A revolt against Empress Irene leads to Constantine VI being declared sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire. Europe. Alcuin returns to England. By topic.


used as the flag of England. The philosophical doctrine Averroism is banned from Paris at a condemnation at the University of Paris. In Japan, a 20 kilometer stone wall defending the


reed-bed in England and supports rare waterweeds such as the holly-leaved naiad and three rare species of stonewort. Amongst the rare insects is the Swallowtail Butterfly which feeds on


The River Avon, also known as the River Aune, is a river in the county of Devon in the south of England. It rises


Norway, Germany, Italy, France, England, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland and Slovakia. The tour received mixed reviews. On February 6, 2006, the group reunited for a free show in


a vibrating string. In 1748 Lewis Paul of Birmingham, England invented the hand driven carding machine. A coat of wire slips were placed around a card which


Norway. Olaf made peace with William the Conqueror of England. He also made peace with Svend Estridsen of Denmark, who held a claim to the throne, and married his daughter


England (in right of Richmond) was the source of much tension in Breton and Northern English history, particularly during the great Breton War of Succession and Wars of


7, 1956) was an actor born in Montreal, Quebec. Profile. Gordon served in the Canadian Army during World War I and began a career in motion pictures in England where


Kevin Wilkinson (11 June 1958 - 17 July 1999) was a musician based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. Career. Born


in England and Wales. Ofwat is primarily responsible for setting limits on the prices charged for water and sewerage services, taking into account proposed capital investment schemes


surviving heirs participating in the 1690 expeditions against Canada. Winchendon was officially incorporated in 1764, named after a town in Buckinghamshire, England. The Millers River provided water power


Forest, in southern England, there is a proposal to fence roads to protect the New Forest pony. However, this proposal is controversial. Health aspects. People using highway bridges for shelter


across England, Wales and Scotland and the majority of these are affiliated to football clubs, however trusts also exist for Rugby league and Rugby Union. With Government and with


1851 Victorian gold rush reached England, Australia became very popular destination for fortune seekers and the Isaacs decided to emigrate. By 1854 they had saved sufficient for the fare, departing


issued on February 25, 1296 by Pope Boniface VIII in an attempt to prevent the secular states of Europe, in particular France and England, from appropriating church


in Derbyshire, England. It is in length, and is one of the major tributaries of the River Derwent, which flows into the River Trent, and ultimately into


of Charles X's ministers, 1832 and 1834. On the third occasion, he was imprisoned, but escaped to England in 1835. When he returned to France in 1841,


used is 'bunking', 'skipping' or 'jippo', in Jamaica, 'skulling', in Australia truancy is called 'wagging' 'jigging' or 'bludging'. It is called 'bunking off', 'skiving' or 'twagging' in England


Earl Shilton is a small town in Leicestershire, England, some from Hinckley and about 10 miles (16 km)


Isle of Axholme, North Lincolnshire, England. As the birthplace of John Wesley and Charles Wesley, it has given its name to many institutions associated with Methodism. Their father,


Askett is a hamlet in the parish of Princes Risborough, in Buckinghamshire, England


Paddock Wood is a small town in Kent, England, about eight miles south west of Maidstone. It is the


North America: from north of central California to southwest British Columbia. At the turn of the 19th to 20th century the Eastern Gray Squirrel was introduced into South Africa, Ireland and England


for Erewash. Blackman stood down from government in October 2008. Early life. Blackman was born in 1949 in Penrith, England. She was educated at the Carlisle County School for Girls


Little Marlow is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England. It is on the north bank of the River Thames, about a mile east of Marlow. The


Annfield Plain is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated on a plateau


Ifs is a commune in the Calvados département in the Basse-Normandie region in north-western France. Twinning. Ifs is twinned with: Ilfracombe, England. Niederwerrn, Germany. External


The International Exhibition of Navigation, Commerce and Industry in Liverpool, England, was opened by Queen Victoria on 11 May 1886. External links. Liverpool Shipperies Exhibition with drawings and


decade he moved back and forth several times a year between schools and college in England and his parents' home in California. He won academic scholarships to


Jacob Moon after the district of Arden in Warwickshire, England. Previously built up along a stretch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tracks, the community is situated between two landmark rock


Max More (born Max T. O'Connor, January 1964) is a philosopher and futurist who writes, speaks, and consults on advanced decision-making about emerging technologies. Born in Bristol, England


are known as dwarf spiders, while they are called money spiders in England. The exact taxonomic limits of the subfamily are not yet known. Erigoninae are the


Scarborough is a non-metropolitan district and borough of North Yorkshire, England. In addition to the town of Scarborough, it covers a


of the traction engine: a single-cylinder, 6 NHP Fowler light tractor, built in 1903. On television. Fred Dibnah of Bolton, England was known as a National Institution for the conservation of old


loom in Waltham, Massachusetts. In 1881 James Henry Northrop emigrated to the USA from Keighley, Yorkshire, England he worked for the Draper Corporation of Hopedale, Massachusetts. His


Arthur J. Stone (1847–1938), a leading American silversmith, was born, trained and worked in Sheffield, England, and Edinburgh,


to the creation of the Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is held in Edinburgh. January 22 – The Bragança Portuguese Royal Family arrives in Brazil, running


is remotely monitored from the Board’s headquarters in Edinburgh. Until the automation the lighthouse was lit by incandescent gas obtained from vaporised paraffin oil converted into a bunsen gas for


James II of Scotland (Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, 16 October 1430 – 3 August 1460) reigned as king


25 years when he decided that she might have overheard too many of his treasonable plottings. He had her kidnapped and secretly confined in Edinburgh for six months. From


David Binning Monro (November 16, 1836 – August 22, 1905) was a Scottish Homeric scholar. David Monro was born in Edinburgh, the


pay in the form of cannon and muskets. He took the castle of Edinburgh by surprise, without the loss of a single man, for the Scottish Parliament against the few remaining


was shot in late 1994 in Edinburgh and locations in Country Durham including Durham Cathedral, Durham City, Ushaw College, Blanchland village and Beamish museum. Plot summary. In the Victorian


have increased under Labour, not decreased.". The campaign was marked by a series of hustings around the UK. One was held in Edinburgh where Hughes stressed his human rights and


attributed to Boyle. A Short Account of Scots Divines, by him, was printed at Edinburgh in 1833, edited by James Maidment. Notes. Further reading. Edward Davis, "The


metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Biography. Born in Edinburgh, Wells was educated at Liberton High School. Wells, initially a triple jumper and long jumper and


to the north of London, just off the A1, which was the old Great North Road leading to York and Edinburgh. It is a town within the South Kesteven district


Doctorate from Mount Allison University. On 5 July 2002, Sir Cuthbert an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) of Edinburgh in Scotland, for his outstanding


of King James II" which commenced in 1437, which is closer to Brown's assertion. In the Parliament of 1469 held at Edinburgh by King James III of Scotland Lord Borthwick was


becomes an additional public holiday in Scotland. As in much of the world, the four largest Scottish cities, Dundee,Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen hold all-night celebrations, as does Stirling. The Edinburgh Hogmanay


John Smith (1825-1910) was the founder of the Edinburgh school of dentistry. He was born in Scotland, the son


years of preparatory schooling at Clifton Hall near Edinburgh he was sent to Loretto School in Musselburgh, near Edinburgh. Although his parents were opposed to the idea, Clark started his racing


Rainier National Park; School of Life Sciences building at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland; John Muir Park (Green Bay, Wisconsin). An image of John Muir, with the California Condor and Half


Alexander Nasmyth (9 September 1758–10 April 1840) was a Scottish portrait and landscape painter, often called the “father of Scottish landscape painting". Born in Edinburgh, he studied at the Royal


the United Kingdom. The Company's education unit is committed to delivering socially inclusive outreach and educational productions. Since 1994, its principal venue in Edinburgh has been the Edinburgh Festival Theatre. Scottish


sites in SuperJANET4 were Edinburgh, Glasgow, Warrington, Reading, Bristol, Portsmouth, London and Leeds. In October 2006 the SuperJANET5 project was launched after £29 million of investment. It provides a 10Gbit/s backbone,


is murdered at the Provost's House in Edinburgh. May 15 – Mary I of Scotland marries James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell. June 15 – Mary I of Scotland is defeated


This article is about the Etruscan god. For the Edinburgh-based band, see. In Roman mythology, Februus was the god of


monument off the Ayr Road to James Renwick, a Covenanter leader born here who was executed in Edinburgh. The community. The village was planned and built by


in the late 1940s the RSCDS also started publishing newly-devised dances. Today the RSCDS numbers some 20.000 members all over the world, served from the headquarters in Edinburgh, and


Ballantyne's Novelist's Library (vol. v., 1823). He is buried at Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh. Works. The Man of Feeling. Julia de Roubigné. The Prince of Tunis. Review of the


be "The Combat," the three "Judith" pictures, "Beniah, David's Chief Captain" (all in the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, "Ulysses and the Sirens" (Manchester Gallery), and the three pictures of


in Scotland, for his outstanding career and service to humanity in the field of medicine. Prior to Edinburgh, Sir Cuthbert received an FRCS in London. In 2005 the College of


introduced into cultivation in 1854, by collectors working for the Lawson & Son nursery in Edinburgh, Scotland, after whom it was named as Lawson's Cypress by the describing botanist


rafters at the headquarters of the Royal Scottish Archers in Edinburgh. It has a draw force of 360 to 410 N (80 to 90 lbf). The third and fourth


two players of class C8 are permitted to play at the same time. International competition in Football 7-a-side began at the 1978 CP-ISRA International Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. The


in 1701 was apprenticed to a wig-maker in Edinburgh. He married Christian Ross in 1712; a few years after he had established himself as a wig-maker (not as


Kinclaven and Perth Grammar School, graduated from the University of St Andrews in 1713, and completed his education for the ministry at Edinburgh. He was licensed as a preacher by the


pistols are collected and can be found in major museums, including the Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. Allegedly a Doune pistol fired the first shot of the


Advocates' Library in Edinburgh; one, within the University of St Andrews Library; another, within the confines of Wemyss Castle and the eighth, privately owned by Mister John


Ireland, Nelson's Pillar, was erected in 1808 and destroyed by the IRA in 1966. In Edinburgh, Scotland, Nelson's Monument is a tower commemorating Admiral Horatio Nelson, on top of


towards Glasgow. The Earl and his few remaining companions were captured at Inchinnan on 19 June and he was taken to Edinburgh to be executed on 30


Scotland. It has two campuses, located at Milton Road in Edinburgh and at Eskbank, Dalkeith, Midlothian. Students. The college caters for 7,000 students on a full/part time and Open learning


preface by Knox, among the reformer's papers, and was published at Edinburgh in 1584 under the title The Confession of Faith. In 1557 Balnaves was permitted to return


Asylum in London. He also privately consulted in several business ventures. Concentrating on his writing for the next several years, Galt lived at times in London, Glasgow, Edinburgh and elsewhere.


Brighton, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sussex, Sheffield, Nottingham, Bristol and Bath. It is part of the same media group as the Daily Mail and The


his before the Wernerian Society of Edinburgh, which at once elected him to its membership. In 1811, Scoresby's father resigned to him the command of the Resolution, and, in the


ale. Scotch Ale is the name given to a strong pale ale believed to have originated in Edinburgh in the 18th century. Beers using the designation Scotch Ale are popular


the United Kingdom including Coventry Cathedral, Liverpool Cathedral, St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh and St Paul's Cathedral in London. In February 2000, the cross was ceremonially handed


in the same city, Edinburgh. In more remote parts of the country, the Area organisations are intended to form a useful first point of contact and readily accessible person


Edinburgh he met Francis Jeffrey, the editor of the Edinburgh Review, and conceived a desire to found a similar review in Italy. Besides knowing Jeffrey he made the acquaintance of many


Napier published his version of rods in a work printed in Edinburgh, Scotland, at the end of 1617 entitled Rabdologiæ. Using the multiplication tables embedded in the rods, multiplication can


first two stores in Scotland, both of which are in the capital, Edinburgh. In July 2006, Waitrose announced the purchase of six more stores and a distribution centre from Morrisons. In


John Innes Mackintosh Stewart (September 30, 1906, Edinburgh–November 12,


the fairtrade group has had some successful campaigns visiting youth groups and schools, and putting displays in the library. The group also attended the G8 protests in Edinburgh in 2005.


He was the younger son of William Dawson MacRitchie and Elizabeth Elder MacRitchie. He was born in Edinburgh and attended the Edinburgh Southern Academy, the Edinburgh Institute


Office Workstations Limited (OWL) was a British software company based in Edinburgh. OWL was founded in 1984 by five former employees of ICL (Ian Ritchie,


Edinburgh and elsewhere. References.


Edinburgh, Scotland. They had three children: John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll (10 October 1680–4 October 1743). Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll (b. June 1682–15 April 1761). Lady


Scottish settlers in the lower South Island. These Scottish settlers were the founders of Dunedin—known as the "Edinburgh of the South", and the city where the Highlanders


apparently independent and unrelated Abhidharma traditions arose in India, roughly during the period from the 2nd or 3rd Century BCE to the 5th Century CE. The 7th century Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang

7th century Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar

character in the classical Chinese novel Journey to the West


of Faxian's book on pp. xxiii-lxxxiii). See also. Buddhism in China. Zhang Qian. Xuanzang. Zheng He. Fa Hien Cave. Hyecho. Yi Jing. External links. , University of Adelaide


an admirer of Fa Xian and Xuanzang, both famous monks of his childhood. Provided funding by an otherwise unknown benefactor named Fong, he decided to visit the famous


else, much later, based on Kumarajiva's Large Sutra. Zhi Qian's version, if it ever existed, was lost before the time of Xuanzang, who produced his own version in 649CE, which closely


it is 262 Chinese characters, while in English it is composed of sixteen sentences., Taisho Tripitaka, attributed to Xuanzang. This makes it one of the most highly abbreviated versions of


canon of the Theravada school of Buddhism. It consists of seven sections or books: Dhammasangani ('Enumeration of Factors') - Describes the fundamental phenomena (dhamma) which constitute human experience.

"Doctrine of the Elders." A major branch of Buddhism


Theravada Buddhism and the island of Ceylon, where Henry Olcott did the majority of his useful work. Under Besant's leadership there was a decisive turn away from this and a refocusing of


the Theravada Buddhists, both of which represent scriptures which to a greater degree of likelihood can be historically linked to the Buddha himself. The Lotus Sutra purports to be


Kashmir. Prof Dr Mohammad Sharif Chattar, botanist, author, poet. Barrister Sultan Mahmood, former prime minister of Azad Kashmir. Lord Nazir Ahmed, member of the UK House of Lords. Karam Hussain, mayor

upper house in the Parliament of the United Kingdom


Senate -- less subject to either party discipline or independent action by the lower house than the House of Lords -- face elections of only one-third at a time at two year intervals.


geographic postcode). M2 5BE – Baines & Ernst. N81 1ER – Electoral Reform Society. SE9 2UG – University of Greenwich, Avery Hill Campus. SW1A 0PW – House of Lords, Palace of


work is made by or under the direction or control of the House of Commons or the House of Lords...". See also. Parliament of the United Kingdom. Crown copyright. External links.


He was succeeded by his son, the second Earl. He was a prominent statesman and served as Secretary of State for King Charles I. In 1641 he was summoned to the House of Lords


Leicestershire, 1857–85; and for Melton from 1885 until, in 1888, he took his seat in the House of Lords upon succeeding to the dukedom. In the early 1840s Manners


Earl. He obtained a new charter of the earldom. He sat in the House of Lords as a Scottish Representative Peer from 1716 to 1735 and served as Lord-Lieutenant


by his son, the third Earl, who succeeded in 1969. He is one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of


has remained in the Frasers of Philorth family ever since. The eleventh Lord's great-great-great-great-grandson, the seventeenth Lord, was a Lieutenant-General in the Army and sat in the House of Lords as a


the latter's daughter, the twenty-first Lady Saltoun. She is head of the Frasers of Philorth and also one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that remain in the House of Lords


a member of the House of Lords. Birt later moved to LWT, where he was founding editor of the current affairs programme Weekend World. He became head of current affairs at LWT and,


Pilkington of Oxenford (born 5 September, 1933) is a Conservative member of the House of Lords. He was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge. He was ordained as an Anglican priest in 1959


Joyce Anne Anelay, Baroness Anelay of St. Johns, DBE, PC (born 17 July 1947) is a Conservative member of the House of Lords


third Earl, were prominent Liberal Unionist politicians. The latter was in 1941 called to the House of Lords through a writ of acceleration in his father's barony of Selborne. As


he also sat in the House of Lords as an Irish Representative Peer. Lord Rossmore died childless and was succeeded according to the special remainder by his nephew Warner William


to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act of 1999. Lord Grantchester sits on the Labour benches and is interim chairman


to 1987. Lord Bridges is one of the ninety-two elected hereditary peers that remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999


House of Lords. The daughter of Ness Edwards MP, she was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1986 to 2001, having replaced her husband John Golding. After stepping


November 1935 lasted until June 1945. The House of Lords has an absolute veto on any Bill to extend the life of a Parliament. In India. General Elections in India is the largest


later served as Lieutenant under Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald. A peer of Scotland, Lord Napier was an elected Scottish representative in the House of Lords from 1824 to 1832. In December


House of Lords, and on 31 May he was created Baron Burnett, of Whitchurch in the County of Devon. Burnett for much of his 8 years in Parliament had been regarded among his


son, the second Baron, who succeeded in 1989. He is also a Conservative politician and one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that remain in the House of Lords


Impeachment had not been used in the UK for one-hundred and fifty years. If successful, it could have seen Blair tried before the House of Lords; however, as expected, the measure


all but the last in the Peerage of Scotland. As The Lord Ker in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, previous Marquesses sat in the House of Lords before


the Peerage of Ireland. He is also an Irish baronet. Before the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999, the Marquess sat in the House of Lords as Baron


these titles form part of the Peerage of Scotland, while the barony belongs to the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The Earls of Buchan sat in the House of Lords by


of the United Kingdom. Prior to the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999 the Viscounts Boyne sat in the House of Lords in right of this title. As of 2009 the


House of Lords as an Irish Representative Peer from 1856 to 1887. His younger son, the sixth Viscount (who succeeded his elder brother), was a Captain in the Royal Navy.


Joan Brownlow Hanham, Baroness Hanham CBE (born 23 September, 1939) is a Conservative member of the House of Lords and was leader


Audrey Caroline Emerton, Baroness Emerton DBE (born 10 September, 1935) is a cross bench member of the House of Lords


his father in 1966. He is one of the ninety-two elected hereditary peers that remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999, and


son of Captain the Hon. Robert Rodney, fourth son of the second Baron. The sixth Baron's great-grandson, the ninth Baron, was an active member of the House of Lords and served


fifth Baron, was a Major in the Army and also sat in the House of Lords as an Irish Representative Peer from 1912 to 1944. As of 2009 the title


was active on the Labour benches in the House of Lords prior to the House of Lords Act 1999. Barons HolmPatrick (1897). Ion Trant Hamilton, 1st Baron HolmPatrick (1839–1898). Hans


the ninety elected hereditary peers that were allowed to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. He was succeeded by his son, the


succeeded his father in 1967. He is one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that were allowed to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords


to The Times criticising the Kyoto Protocol and claiming that there were substantial scientific uncertainties surrounding climate change. In 2005, the House of Lords Economics Affairs Select Committee, with Lawson


Walter v. Lane [1900] AC 539, (House of Lords) —


designed to allow first-generation hereditaries to retain their seats in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. Earls of Snowdon (1961). Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, 1st


House of Lords — the resulting report suggested a mainly appointed Lords be maintained, with a small elected component. References. at apfn.org.


holders the titles devolved upon the 5th baron Templemore. Before the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999 the seventh Marquess sat in the House of Lords as Baron Fisherwick and


of Charlemont in the Peerage of Ireland. His eldest son, the second Earl, sat in the House of Lords as an Irish Representative Peer from 1806 to 1837. The latter year he


automatic seat in the House of Lords until the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. As of 2006 the titles are held by his great-great-grandson, the seventh Viscount, who succeeded his


grants it, and the House of Lords assents to the grant. 1784 has been the only year since the Glorious Revolution of 1688 that the Commons has refused to


of the House of Lords from 1995 to 1999. However, Lord St Davids lost his seat in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act


in 1970. He is one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act of 1999,


in several newspapers that Weatherill would be granted an earldom, The Earl of Wetheral. This did not come to fruition. He sat in the House of Lords as a crossbencher. In 1993,


ancient family name of De Moleyns by Royal license in 1841. His son, the fourth Baron, sat in the House of Lords as an Irish Representative Peer from 1871 to


Baron Hartismere, of Hartismere in the County of Suffolk, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. This title gave him and his descendants an automatic seat in the House of Lords. He


positions in the Conservative administrations of Margaret Thatcher and John Major. However, he lost his seat in the House of Lords after the House of Lords Act 1999 removed the automatic


to Italy from 1891 to 1893. The latter's great-grandson, the sixth Baron, was a soldier and a Conservative member of the House of Lords. Lord Vivian was one of the ninety


attempting to prevent the House of Lords from vetoing the abolition of episcopacy. When control of the army became an issue, concerning the Irish Rebellion from September to October 1641, Pym directed the


a Lord-in-Waiting (government whip in the House of Lords) in 1945 and was also Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire and of North Yorkshire. As of 2007 the titles


abeyance in her favour in 1790. The King referred the matter to the House of Lords, which recommended that the barony remain in abeyance. However, in 1806, the Prince Regent terminated the


is a life peer with the title Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover, of Preston Candover in the County of Hampshire and sits in the House of Lords as a member


monarch. For the first time in over sixty years, a sitting Prime Minister was a member of the House of Lords rather than of the House of Commons. Because he believed that it


succeeded by his younger brother, the eighth Earl. He sat in the House of Lords as a Scottish Representative Peer from 1774 to 1787. His second son the Hon.


to 1997. He is a now one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. The family


of the United Kingdom in 1831 for the 10th Irish Earl of Meath, so he could sit in the House of Lords until 1999. Baron Chaworth (1299). Thomas Chaworth,


Parliament as well as a nonvoting member of the House of Lords (where her voting membership is suspended during her MEP tenure). She was made a Life peer as


and in 1785 the viscountcy was revived and he was created Viscount Doneraile, also in the Peerage of Ireland. His grandson, the third Viscount, sat in the House of Lords as an


the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999, and sits as a cross-bencher. Viscounts Waverley (1938). John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley (1882–1958). David


of the ninety elected hereditary peers that remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999, and sits as a cross-bencher. As a grandson of


Baron, was Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords and Chairman of Committees from 1963 to 1976. As of 2009 the title is held by the latter's son, the third Baron, who succeeded


the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. Barons Elton (1934). Godfrey Elton, 1st Baron Elton (1892–1973). Rodney Elton, 2nd Baron Elton (b.


that remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999, and sits as a Conservative. He was elected in 2005 and thereby became the first


Ruth, daughter of William Marshall Dugdale. He spoke four times in the House of Lords during the 1990's but lost his seat in Parliament after the passing of the House of Lords Act


succeeded his father in 1973. He is one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999, and sits


so he was unable to prove his claim to the title to the satisfaction of the House of Lords. In 1936, Aroon Sinha presented petition for a writ of


but eldest surviving son, the second Baron, served as a Lord-in-Waiting (government whip in the House of Lords) from 1866 to 1868 in the Conservative administrations of the Earl of Derby and Benjamin


of Commons representing Armagh to 1807, when he succeeded to his father's Irish titles as Earl of Gosford. He entered the British House of Lords in 1811 upon being elected a representative peer.