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Hace 3 días · Cities of London and Westminster. Cities of London and Westminster (known as City of London and Westminster South from 1974 to 1997) is a constituency returning a single Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons in the United Kingdom Parliament. It is a borough constituency for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning ...
Hace 3 días · Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377), also known as Edward of Windsor before his accession, was King of England from January 1327 until his death in 1377. He is noted for his military success and for restoring royal authority after the disastrous and unorthodox reign of his father, Edward II. Edward III transformed the Kingdom of ...
Hace 4 días · Samuel Johnson. Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 [ OS 7 September] – 13 December 1784), often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor, and lexicographer. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography calls him "arguably the ...
Hace 3 días · Henry II (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189), also known as Henry Fitzempress and Henry Curtmantle, was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189. During his reign he controlled England, substantial parts of Wales and Ireland, and much of France (including Normandy, Anjou, and Aquitaine), an area that altogether was later called the Angevin Empire, and also held power over Scotland and the ...
Hace 3 días · t. e. William Ewart Gladstone FRS FSS ( / ˈɡlædstən / GLAD-stən; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British statesman and Liberal politician. In a career lasting over 60 years, he served for 12 years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, spread over four non-consecutive terms (the most of any British prime minister) beginning in ...
Hace 2 días · Westminster Cathedral boasts one of the world’s greatest choirs, internationally renowned for polyphony and plainchant. With an extensive recorded repertoire, the choir performs in venues across the world, but its focus remains the singing of Mass and Daily Vespers in the Cathedral. Join us and discover our rich musical tradition.
Hace 6 días · On this 75-minute tour you will visit areas of the Abbey not normally open to the public. You will see the Abbey Gardens, part of the medieval monastic precincts and in cultivation for over 900 years. You will also see: lost medieval sacristy, recently revealed during one of our biggest ever archaeological projects
