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| Provisions of Oxford Provisions of Oxford were installed in 1258 by a group of barons led by Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester; these documents are often regarded as England's first written constitution (although the importance of earlier law codes such as that of King Ethelbert of Kent should not be ignored). Provisions_of_Oxford | |
| Björn at Haugi Björn at Haugi ("Björn at the Barrow" from the Old Norse word haugr meaning mound), Björn på Håga, Björn II or Bern was according to Hervarar saga a Swedish king and the son of Erik Björnsson, and Björn ruled together in diarchy with his brother Anund Uppsale:This account dates king Björn to the first half of the 9th century, as his nephew Eric Anundsson was the contemporary of Harald Fairhair. Landnámabók mentions a Swede named Þórðr knappr who was one of the first settlers in Iceland Björn_at_Haugi | |
| War in the Vendée The War in Vendée (1793 to 1796) was a civil war and counterrevolution in Vendée between Royalists and Republicans during the French Revolution. Some scholars consider the killing of the hundreds of thousands of Catholic Vendeans by the anticlerical French state at the end of the war to be the first modern genocide. Vendée is a coastal region, immediately south of the Loire River in west central France. War_in_the_Vendée | |
| Lashio Lashio (;) is the largest town in northern Shan State, Myanmar, situated on a low mountain spur overlooking the valley of the Nam Yao river. The population, which in 1960 counted some 5000 souls, is made up of mostly Bamar (Burmans), Shan and Chinese. The annual rainfall averages 54 in. The average maximum temperature is 80.5° and the average minimum 55.5°. Lashio | |
| List of Quakers Religious Society of Friends, also known as Quakers.The first part consists of individuals who are known to be or to have been Quakers continually from some point in their lives onward.The second part consists of individuals whose parents were Quakers or who were Quakers themselves at one time in their lives but then converted to another religion, formally or informally distanced themselves from the Society of Friends, or were disowned by their Friends Meeting. List_of_Quakers | |
| Geonim Colors = id Geonim | |
| Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick Charles II William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel (Karl II. Wilhelm Ferdinand, Herzog von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) (October 9, 1735 - October 16 1806) was a sovereign prince of the Holy Roman Empire, and a professional soldier who served as a Generalfeldmarschall of the Kingdom of Prussia. Charles_William_Ferdinand,_Duke_of_Brunswick | |
| Václav Hanka Wenceslaus Hanka (CzechVác(es)lav Hanka, 10 June 1791 - 12 January 1861) was a Czech philologist born at Hořiněves near Hradec Králové (then Königgrätz, Austrian Empire). Václav_Hanka | |
| František Palacký František Palacký () (June 14, 1798 Hodslavice, Moravia, today Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic – May 26, 1876), Czech historian and politician. František_Palacký | |
| Francesco Albani See Albani for other uses of that name.Francesco Albani or Albano (March 17 or August 17, 1578–October 4, 1660) was an Italian Baroque painter. Francesco_Albani | |
| Rohilkhand Rohilkhand | |
| Timeline of luminiferous aether Timeline_of_luminiferous_aether | |
| Hectorthebat User_talk:Hectorthebat | |
| Cullompton Cullompton is a town in Devon, England in the district of Mid Devon, lying on the River Culm and next to the M5 motorway. It is from Exeter and from the main town of Mid Devon, Tiverton. The parish covers nearly and stretches for along the Culm valley. Cullompton | |
| Knights of the Apocalypse Knights of the Apocalypse was a secret society created in Italy in 1693.Agostino Gabrino, the son of a merchant of Brescia, was its founder. Its professed aim was to defend the Catholic Church against the expected Antichrist, but it was accused of having political motives as well. Knights_of_the_Apocalypse | |
| Charles Francis Murphy Charles Francis Murphy (June 20, 1858 – 1924) was a U.S. political figure, head of New York City's Tammany Hall. Charles_Francis_Murphy | |
| Aden Talk:Aden | |
| University of Pennsylvania Talk:University_of_Pennsylvania | |
| John Ramsay McCulloch John Ramsey McCulloch (1 March 1789 - 11 November 1864), widely regarded as the leader of the Ricardian school of economists after the death of David Ricardo in 1823, was appointed the first professor of political economy at University College London in 1828. He wrote extensively on economic policy, and was a pioneer in the collection, statistical analysis and publication of economic data. John_Ramsay_McCulloch | |
| Diodore of Tarsus Diodore of Tarsus (Greek Διόδωρος) (d. ca. 390) was a Christian bishop, a monastic reformer, and a theologian. A strong supporter of the orthodoxy of Nicaea, Diodore played a pivotal role in the Council of Constantinople and opposed the anti-Christian policies of Julian the Apostate. Diodore_of_Tarsus | |
| Treviso Treviso (VenetianTrevixo, FrenchTrévise, LatinTarvisium) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of Treviso province and the municipality has 81,627le Mura) or in the historical and monumental center, some 80,000 live in the urban center proper, while the city hinterland has a population of approximately 170,000. It is the home of the headquarters of designer clothing company Benetton, major appliance maker DeLonghi and sports eyewear maker Rudy Project. Treviso | |
| Gregor Mendel Talk:Gregor_Mendel | |
| Alexander Turney Stewart Alexander Turney Stewart (October 12, 1803 April 10, 1876) was a successful Irish American entrepreneur who made his multi-million fortune in what was at the time the most extensive and lucrative dry goods business in the world.Stewart was born in Lisburn, Ireland, and abandoned his original aspirations of becoming a minister to come to New York City in the summer of 1823. Alexander_Turney_Stewart | |
| Thomas Amory Thomas Amory (1691(?) – November 25, 1788) was a writer of Irish descent.In 1755 he published Memoirs containing the lives of several ladies of Great Britain, a History of Antiquities and Observations on the Christian Religion, which was followed by the Life of John Buncle, Esq. Thomas_Amory | |
| Louis Bertillon Louis-Adolphe Bertillon (1821 - 1883) was a French statistician and appointed professor of demography at the school of anthropology in Paris.His son Alphonse Bertillon is known for the invention of anthropometry, and another son Jacques also became a notable statistician. Louis_Bertillon | |
| John Trevor (speaker) For other people of the same name, see John TrevorSir John Trevor (c. 1637 Welsh lawyer and politician. He was Speaker of the English House of Commons from 1685 to 1687 and from 1689 to 1695. Trevor also served as Master of the Rolls from 1685 to 1689 and from 1693 to 1717. His second term as Speaker came to an end when he was expelled from the House of Commons for accepting a substantial bribe. He remained the most recent Speaker to be forced out of office until Michael Martin resigned in 2009. John_Trevor_(speaker) | |
| Old East Slavic Talk:Old_East_Slavic | |
| Frankpledge Frankpledge was an English system of compulsory suretyship. The essential characteristic was the the compulsory sharing of responsibility among persons connected through kinship, or some other kind of tie such as an oath of fealty to a lord or knight. All men over 12 years of age were joined in groups of approximately ten households. Frankpledge | |
| Colin Halkett Sir Colin Halkett GCB, GCH GCTE (1774-1856) was a British army officer. Colin_Halkett | |
| Henry Clinton (British Army officer) Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Clinton, GCB, GCH (9 March 1771 British Army officer and a general officer during the Napoleonic Wars.He came from a family of soldiers. His elder brother was General Sir William Henry Clinton (1769Henry Clinton (1738American Revolutionary War and his grandfather was Admiral of the Fleet George Clinton (1686 Henry_Clinton_(British_Army_officer) | |
| List of epidemics list of major epidemics. List_of_epidemics | |
| William Henry Clinton General Sir William Henry Clinton, GCB (23 December 1769-15 February 1846) was a British general during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars as well as the First Miguelist War. He was also the grandson of Admiral George Clinton and elder brother of Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton. William_Henry_Clinton | |
| Marshallese language Talk:Marshallese_language | |
| José Moñino y Redondo, conde de Floridablanca Don José Moñino y Redondo, Count of Floridablanca (es:José Moñino y Redondo, conde de Floridablanca) (October 21, 1728 - December 30 1808), Spanish statesman. He was the reformist chief minister of King Charles III of Spain, and also served briefly under Charles IV. He was arguably Spain's most effective statesman in the eighteenth century. In Spain, he is simply known as Conde de Floridablanca. José_Moñino_y_Redondo,_conde_de_Floridablanca | |
| Moretto da Brescia Alessandro Bonvicino (also Buonvicino; 1498 December 22, 1554), more commonly known as Il Moretto da Brescia, was an Italian Renaissance painter of Brescia and Venice. Moretto_da_Brescia | |
| Épinal Épinal is a commune of northeastern France and the préfecture (capital) of the Vosges département. In 2005 the registered population comprised 35,764 residents, known as Spinaliens. Épinal | |
| Mariánské Lázně Mariánské Lázně (; ) is a spa town in the Carlsbad Region of the Czech Republic. The town, surrounded by green mountains, is an exquisite mosaic of parks and noble houses. Most of its buildings come from the town's Golden Era in the second half of the 19th century, when many celebrities and top European rulers came to enjoy the curative carbon dioxide springs. Mariánské_Lázně | |
| Karl Friedrich Naumann Talk:Karl_Friedrich_Naumann | |
| Le Puy-en-Velay Le Puy-en-Velay (Lo Puèi de Velai in Occitan, pronounced commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. Le_Puy-en-Velay | |
| Earl of Richmond Talk:Earl_of_Richmond | |
| Roscoe Conkling See also Roscoe Conkling Patterson, a U.S. Senator from Missouri. See also Roscoe Conkling McCulloch, a U.S. Senator from Ohio.Roscoe Conkling (October 30 1829 April 18 1888) was a politician from New York who served both as a member of the United States House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. He was the leader of the Stalwart faction of the Republican Party. Roscoe_Conkling | |
| Giuliano da Sangallo Giuliano da Sangallo (c. 1443 – 1516) was an Italian sculptor, architect and military engineer active during the Italian Renaissance. He was born in Florence. His father Francesco Giamberti was a woodworker and architect, much employed by Cosimo de Medici, and his brother Antonio da Sangallo the Elder and nephew Antonio da Sangallo the Younger were architects. Giuliano_da_Sangallo | |
| Much Wenlock Much Wenlock, earlier known simply as "Wenlock" ("White Place") in Celtic ("Gwyn-loc"), is a small town in central Shropshire, England. It is situated on the A458 road between Shrewsbury and Bridgnorth. Nearby, to the northeast, is the Ironbridge Gorge. The population of the town's parish, according to the 2001 census, is 2605. Much_Wenlock | |
| History of the Balkans Balkans is an area of southeastern Europe situated at a major crossroads between mainland Europe and the Near East. The distinct identity and fragmentation of the Balkans owes much to its common and often violent history and to its very mountainous geography. History_of_the_Balkans | |
| Tallboy (furniture) Tallboy_(furniture) | |
| Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Hungary Talk:Administrative_divisions_of_the_Kingdom_of_Hungary | |
| Weldon process Weldon process is a process developed in 1870 by Walter Weldon for recovering manganese dioxide for re-use in chlorine manufacture.The manganese dioxide (and related oxides) are reacted with hydrochloric acid to give chlorine MnO2 + 4 HCl → MnCl2 + Cl2 + 2H2O Weldon_process | |
| Niccolò Piccinino Niccolò Piccinino (1386 - October 15 1444), was an Italian condottiero. Niccolò_Piccinino | |
| William Cleland William Cleland (c. 1661Scottish poet and soldier.William was the son of Thomas Cleland, gamekeeper to the Marquess of Douglas, chief of the House of Douglas. He was probably brought up on the Douglas estate, centred at Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, and was educated at St Andrew's University. Immediately on leaving college he joined the army of the Covenanters, and was present at the Battle of Drumclog, where, says Robert Wodrow, some attributed to Cleland the manoeuvre which led to the victory. William_Cleland | |
| Genocides in history Genocide is the mass killing of a group of people. It is defined in Article 2 of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (CPPCG) as "any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such Because of the insistence of Joseph Stalin, this definition of genocide under international law does not include political or economic groups. Genocides_in_history |
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