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1 giorno fa · Eleanor of Aquitaine (French: Aliénor d'Aquitaine, Éléonore d'Aquitaine, Occitan: Alienòr d'Aquitània, pronounced [aljeˈnɔɾ dakiˈtanjɔ], Latin: Helienordis, Alienorde or Alianor; c. 1124 – 1 April 1204) was Duchess of Aquitaine in her own right from 1137 to 1204, Queen of France from 1137 to 1152 as the wife of King Louis VII, and Queen of England from 1154 to 1189 as the wife of ...
1 giorno fa · 19th-century view of the High Street in Oxford. The history of Oxford in England dates back to its original settlement in the Saxon period.Originally of strategic significance due to its controlling location on the upper reaches of the River Thames at its confluence with the River Cherwell, the town grew in national importance during the early Norman period, and in the late 12th century became ...
1 giorno fa · Christian IX of Denmark (April 8, 1818 – January 29, 1906) ruled Denmark from 1863 to 1906. Known as the "father-in-law of Europe", [1] he and his wife, Louise of Hesse-Kassel (September 7, 1817 – September 29, 1898), became the ancestors of many members of European royalty. Some of these descendants would play a role in the history of ...
1 giorno fa · List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1857. Ship. State. Description. Henrietta Helen. United Kingdom. The ship ran aground on the Blackshaw Bank, in the Solway Firth. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Dumfries. She was refloated on 21 February and taken in to Glencaple, Dumfriesshire.
1 giorno fa · Orange is the colour between yellow and red on the spectrum of visible light. Human eyes perceive orange when observing light with a dominant wavelength between roughly 585 and 620 nanometres. In traditional colour theory, it is a secondary colour of pigments, produced by mixing yellow and red.
1 giorno fa · Later Duke of Gloucester 67 Thomas Felton: d. 1381 1381 68 John Holland: c. 1352–1400 1381 Later Duke of Exeter 69 Simon Burley: 1336–1388 1381 70 Bryan Stapleton: d. 1394 1382 71 Richard Burley: d. 1387 1382 72 Thomas Mowbray, 1st Earl of Nottingham: c. 1368–1399 1383 Later Duke of Norfolk F11 Queen Anne: d. 1394 1384 F12 Eleanor ...
1 giorno fa · 1981 Birthday Honours. The Queen's Birthday Honours 1981 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of the Queen.
