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Hace 9 horas · In 1688, Parliament 'invited' a replacement King and Queen, William and Mary of Orange, and after a brief conflict forced James II out. Known as the Glorious Revolution, Parliament proclaimed a new Bill of Rights 1689, with a Claim of Right Act 1689 in Scotland, that cemented Parliamentary sovereignty.
Hace 9 horas · William of Malmesbury wrote that the Danish king Cnut had no affection for English saints, and "when at Wilton one Whitsun he poured out his customary jeers at Edith herself: he would never credit the sanctity of the daughter of King Edgar, a vicious man, an especial slave to lust, and more tyrant than king". William claimed that Cnut ordered ...
- 1 October 959 – 8 July 975
- Eadwig
- 943/944, England
- Edward the Martyr
Hace 9 horas · Mary the Virgin was built in 1856-58 and was designed by the famous ecclesiastical architect William Butterfield. It was commissioned by the then resident of Etal Manor, Lady Augusta FitzClarence (née Boyle), on the death of her husband Lord Frederick FitzClarence (the illegitimate son of the Duke of Clarence, later King William IV), who had been serving as Commander-in-Chief of the army in ...
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Hace 1 día · As a result, Lord Mansfield, Chief Justice of the Court of the King's Bench, had to judge whether Somersett's abduction was lawful or not under English Common Law. No legislation had ever been passed to establish slavery in England. The case received national attention, and five advocates supported the action on behalf of Somersett.
Hace 1 día · Lord Conyngham then acquainted me that my poor Uncle, the King, was no more, and had expired at 12 minutes past 2 this morning and consequently that I am Queen.” „Ich wurde um 6 Uhr von Mamma geweckt, die mir sagte, der Erzbischof von Canterbury und Lord Conyngham seien hier und wünschten mich zu sehen.
Hace 9 horas · Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair KG (born 6 May 1953) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. He served as Leader of the Opposition from 1994 to 1997 and held various shadow cabinet posts from 1987 to 1994. Blair was Member of Parliament (MP ...
