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Hace 2 días · The East India Company ( EIC) [a] was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. [4] It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia ), and later with East Asia. The company gained control of large parts of the Indian ...
Hace 2 días · The Thirty Years' War [j] was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history, lasting from 1618 to 1648. Fought primarily in Central Europe, an estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died as a result of battle, famine, or disease, while parts of present-day Germany reported population declines of over 50%. [19]
Hace 5 días · King Lear, George Frederick Bensell. King Lear is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is loosely based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between his daughters Goneril and Regan, who pay homage to gain favour, feigning love. The King's third daughter, Cordelia, is ...
Hace 1 día · Profession. Barrister. politician. judge. Sir Edward Coke ( / kʊk / CUUK, formerly / kuːk /; 1 February 1552 – 3 September 1634) [1] was an English barrister, judge, and politician. He is often considered the greatest jurist of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. [2] Born into an upper-class family, Coke was educated at Trinity College ...
Hace 5 días · U.S. President Harry Truman signing into law the Luce–Celler Act in 1946 [74] In 1945, the War Brides Act allowed foreign-born wives of U.S. citizens who had served in the U.S. Armed Forces to immigrate to the United States. In 1946, the War Brides Act was extended to include the fiancés of American soldiers.
2 de may. de 2024 · The ethnonym "Sorbs" ( Serbja, Serby) derives from the medieval ethnic groups called "Sorbs" ( Surbi, Sorabi ). The original ethnonym, Srbi, was retained by the Sorbs and Serbs in the Balkans. [7] By the 6th century, Slavs occupied the area west of the Oder formerly inhabited by Germanic peoples. [7]
Hace 4 días · In 1608, the partnership also took over the Blackfriars indoor theatre. Extant records of Shakespeare's property purchases and investments indicate that his association with the company made him a wealthy man, [53] and in 1597, he bought the second-largest house in Stratford, New Place , and in 1605, invested in a share of the parish tithes in Stratford.
