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Hace 3 días · An early Warren Buffet-figure, he was a famous moneylender, who became the subject of a popular 17th century pamphlet called The way to be rich according to the practice of the Great Audley. ) These ‘swampy meads’ to the west of the city have since become the Mayfair, Park Lane and Belgravia areas of London, priceless real estate now the jewels in the crown of the Grosvenor fortune.
Hace 2 días · Eleanor of Castile. Edward II (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), also known as Edward of Caernarfon or Caernarvon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. The fourth son of Edward I, Edward became the heir to the throne following the death of his older brother Alphonso. Beginning in 1300, Edward accompanied his ...
Hace 1 día · Herod I or Herod the Great (c. 72 BCE – c. 4 BCE) was a Roman Jewish client king of the Herodian Kingdom of Judea. [4] [5] [6] He is known for his colossal building projects throughout Judea . Among these works are the rebuilding of the Second Temple in Jerusalem and the expansion of its base [7] [8] [9] —the Western Wall being part of it.
Hace 1 día · The New Deal was a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1938 to rescue the U.S. from the Great Depression. It was widely believed that the depression was caused by the inherent instability of the market and that government ...
Hace 1 día · James Hugh Calum Laurie CBE ( / ˈlɒri /; born 11 June 1959) is an English actor, comedian, writer, and musician. He first gained recognition for his work as one half of the comedy double act Fry and Laurie with Stephen Fry. The two acted together in a number of projects during the 1980s and 1990s, including the BBC sketch comedy series A Bit ...
Hace 1 día · Cnut ( / kəˈnjuːt /; [3] Old Norse: Knútr Old Norse pronunciation: [ˈknuːtr]; [a] c. 990 – 12 November 1035), also known as Canute and with the epithet the Great, [4] [5] [6] was King of England from 1016, King of Denmark from 1018, and King of Norway from 1028 until his death in 1035. [1] The three kingdoms united under Cnut's rule are ...
Hace 3 días · The Scillonian Cross flying above St Mary's Church in Hugh Town. Two flags are used to represent Scilly, The Scillonian Cross , selected by readers of Scilly News in a 2002 vote and then registered with the Flag Institute as the flag of the islands, [72] [73] [74] and the flag of the Council of the Isles of Scilly, which incorporates the council's logo and represents the council. [72]
