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3 giorni fa · The Most Noble Order of the Garter was founded by Edward III of England in 1348. Dates shown are of nomination or installation; coloured rows indicate sovereigns, princes of Wales, medieval ladies, modern royal knights and ladies, and stranger knights and ladies, none of whom counts toward the 24-member limit.
4 giorni fa · That she avoided this fate was down to the actions of the "least of Her generals" - Armand Maurice de Saxe - the illegitimate son of King August "the strong" of Saxony-Poland who, having defeated the Allied invasion of northern France in 1744, used this as a springboard to then conquer the Austrian Netherlands, defeating the Allies ...
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4 giorni fa · History of England. The Glorious Revolution [a] is the sequence of events that led to the deposition of James II and VII in November 1688. He was replaced by his daughter Mary II and her Dutch husband, William III of Orange, who was also his nephew. The two ruled as joint monarchs of England, Scotland, and Ireland until Mary's death in 1694.
4 giorni fa · Firma di Voltaire. Voltaire (pronunciato in italiano /volˈtɛr/ [1]; in francese [vɔltɛ:ʀ] ), pseudonimo di François-Marie Arouet ( [fʀɑ̃swa maʀi aʀwɛ]; Parigi, 21 novembre 1694 – Parigi, 30 maggio 1778 ), è stato un filosofo, drammaturgo, storico, scrittore, poeta, aforista, enciclopedista, autore di fiabe, romanziere e saggista ...
1 giorno fa · The Anglo-Saxons were a cultural group that inhabited much of what is now England in the Early Middle Ages, and spoke Old English. They traced their origins to Germanic settlers who came to Britain from mainland Europe in the 5th century.
4 giorni fa · Johann Sebastian Bach [n 1] (31 March [ O.S. 21 March] 1685 – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his prolific authorship of music across a variety of instruments and forms, including; orchestral music such as the Brandenburg Concertos; solo instrumental works such as the cello suites ...
2 giorni fa · High Sheriff of Kent. The high sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown (prior to 1974 the office previously known as sheriff ). [1] Formerly the high sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now ...
