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Hace 2 días · Philosophy portal. v. t. e. Born on Milk Street in the City of London, on 7 February 1478, Thomas More was the son of Sir John More, [11] a successful lawyer and later a judge, [3] [12] and his wife Agnes ( née Graunger). He was the second of six children. More was educated at St. Anthony's School, then considered one of London's best schools.
Hace 1 día · Queen Anne Building The Queen Anne Building (centre-right) In the 16th century, this area housed the kitchens serving the adjacent Great Hall, and was later the site of the Royal Gunhouse. The present building was named after Queen Anne and was built during the attempted Jacobite invasion by the Old Pretender in 1708.
Hace 1 día · His rival, Archduke Charles of Austria, was supported by the Grand Alliance, whose primary members included Austria, the Dutch Republic, and Great Britain. Significant related conflicts include the 1700 to 1721 Great Northern War, and Queen Anne's War in North America.
Hace 5 días · Morgan le Fay (/ ˈ m ɔːr ɡ ən l ə ˈ f eɪ /; Welsh: Morgên y Dylwythen Deg; Cornish: Morgen an Spyrys; all meaning 'Morgan the Fairy'), alternatively known as Morgan[n]a, Morgain[a/e], Morg[a]ne, Morgant[e], Morge[i]n, and Morgue[in] among other names and spellings, is a powerful and ambiguous enchantress from the legend of King Arthur, in which most often she and he are siblings.
Hace 2 días · Based on all available forms, the hypothetical proto-Celtic word may be reconstructed as *dru-wid-s (pl. *druwides) whose original meaning is traditionally taken to be "oak-knower", based on the association of druids' beliefs with oak trees made by Pliny the Elder, who also suggested the word is borrowed from Greek δρῦς (drỹs) 'oak tree' but nowadays it is more often understood as ...
Hace 5 días · Anne: Queen England: 8 March 1702 1 May 1707 5 years, 54 days Scotland: Ireland: 1 August 1714 12 years, 146 days Great Britain: 1 May 1707 7 years, 92 days Victoria: Queen: United Kingdom: 20 June 1837 22 January 1901: 63 years, 216 days Elizabeth II: Queen: United Kingdom: 6 February 1952: 8 September 2022: 70 years, 214 days
Hace 1 día · Explaining linguistic change, and particularly the rise of Old English, is crucial in any account of the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain.According to Higham, the adoption of the language—as well as the material culture and traditions—of an Anglo-Saxon elite, "by large numbers of the local people seeking to improve their status within the social structure, and undertaking for this purpose ...
