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Hace 4 días · The high stewardship of the honour of Otford has been from time to time granted by the crown to divers of the nobility and gentry of this county. John-Frederick, duke of Dorset, is the present high steward of it.
Jaanipäev was celebrated long before the arrival of Christianity in Estonia, although the crusaders gave the day its name. The arrival of Christianity, however, did not put an end to the pagan beliefs and fertility rituals surrounding the holiday.
Hace 5 días · PETER AND ST. PAUL, USUALLY CALLED ST. AUGUSTINE'S ABBEY. IN THE EASTERN SUBURB of the city, is the precinct of the once magnificent ABBEY OF ST. AUGUSTINE, much of the ruins of which is still remaining; the abbey stood mostly in the western part of it, the whole being inclosed with a strong wall, containing within it about sixteen acres of ground.
Hace 3 días · The Duchy of Estonia is sold to the German Teutonic Order for 19,000 silver marks. The title "Duke of Estonia" falls into disuse. 1346–1410: Estonia and its neighboring territory of Latvia are controlled by the German Teutonic Order, and are collectively referred to as Terra Mariana (Land of Mary). 1410
Hace 4 días · When Sir William Burrell visited Bosham, in 1776, he was assured that the lady commemorated was the daughter of a Saxon prince (Add. MS. 5699, fol. 152); later, about 1800, she was identified as a daughter of Canute (A. Hay, History of Chichester, pp. 307, 551).
Hace 1 día · Estonia, country in northeastern Europe, the northernmost of the three Baltic states. Estonia’s area includes some 1,500 islands and islets; the two largest of these islands, Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, are off mainland Estonia’s west coast.
Hace 4 días · This pattern of local government survived the Norman Conquest. United Kingdom - Scandinavian Invasions, Britain, Anglo-Saxons: Small scattered Viking raids began in the last years of the 8th century; in the 9th century large-scale plundering incursions were made in Britain and in the Frankish empire as well.
