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3 giorni fa · Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (UK: / ˈ w ʊ l s t ən k r ɑː f t /; née Godwin; 30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was an English novelist who is best known for writing the Gothic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818), which is considered an early example of science fiction.
4 giorni fa · Her mother, Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, was a first cousin of Victoria. But she and her husband - Austrian-born Prince Franz of Teck - let the high life get the better of them and had to leave ...
5 giorni fa · Cambridge, city (district), administrative and historic county of Cambridgeshire, England, home of the internationally known University of Cambridge. Most of the city is built on the east bank of the River Cam, a tributary of the Ouse. Learn more about Cambridge, including its history.
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3 giorni fa · Cambridge ( / ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ /, [4] KAYM-brij) is a city and non-metropolitan district in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is the county town of Cambridgeshire and is located on the River Cam, 55 miles (89 km) north of London.
2 giorni fa · May 29, 2024 ~ Saad719. Today marks the 30th Anniversary of the Death of Lady May Abel Smith, who passed away on this day in 1994! Queen Mary’s niece, who was born a Princess of Teck, and married an Army officer who served as Governor of Queensland, Lady May possessed this spectacular Diamond Spike Tiara! But first, let’s learn about Lady May!
2 giorni fa · Thomas Herron, Denna J. Iammarino, and Maryclaire Moroney, eds. John Derricke's The Image of Ireland: with a Discoverie of Woodkarne: Essays on Text and Context. The Manchester Spenser. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2021. Pp 304. $130.00 (Cloth). - Volume 63 Issue 1
5 giorni fa · In 1363 she bought one more bit of land, 'an acre of meadow between walls'. This with three roods added in 1401 forms the bowling-green with the orchards at each end of it. The Countess of Pembroke died in March 1376, and bequeathed to the college 100 marks and various relics and ornaments.
