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27 de may. de 2024 · Under the leadership of Sir Henry Sidney, who served as the Council‘s President from 1560, the castle underwent significant renovations and improvements. Sidney, a keen antiquarian, recognized the castle‘s historical significance and sought to preserve its legacy for future generations.
Hace 4 días · Several of the early foreign occupants were ambassadors and there were about an equal number of their English counterparts who made their London homes in the square. Notable among these were Sir Paul Rycaut at No. 52, Sir William Trumbull at No. 26, and Henry Sidney (later Earl of Romney) at No. 29.
27 de may. de 2024 · Instructions for Sir Henry Sidney. 1562, July 15. Instructions given by the Queen's Majesty to Sir Henry Sidney, Knight, Lord President of the Council in the Marches of Wales, sent by Her Majesty to her good sister the Queen of Scots.
Hace 5 días · O. Henry (born September 11, 1862, Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.—died June 5, 1910, New York, New York) was an American short-story writer whose tales romanticized the commonplace—in particular the life of ordinary people in New York City.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- American writer O. Henry is famous for his short stories. His tales romanticized the commonplace—in particular, the life of ordinary people in New...
- O. Henry was born and raised in Greensboro, North Carolina.
- American writer O. Henry was born William Sidney Porter. He later changed the spelling of his middle name to “Sydney” and subsequently adopted “O....
- Before O. Henry was a professional writer, he worked as a clerk in a drugstore. In 1882 he went to Texas, where he worked on a ranch, in a general...
Hace 4 días · Sir John Norris (or Norreys) and Drake, acting on the instructions of Sir Henry Sidney and the Earl of Essex, Robert Devereux, laid siege to Rathlin Castle. Despite its surrender, Norris' troops killed all the 200 defenders and several hundred more civilian men, women and children of Clan MacDonnell. [61]
Hace 6 días · Sidney Poitier KBE (/ ˈ p w ɑː t j eɪ / PWAH-tyay; February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian and American actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first Black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor . [2]
9 de may. de 2024 · Sidney Poitier, Bahamian American actor, director, and producer who broke the color barrier in the U.S. motion-picture industry by becoming the first African American actor to win an Academy Award for best actor (for Lilies of the Field [1963]) and the first Black movie star.
