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23 de abr. de 2024 · Samuel Johnson (born September 18, 1709, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England—died December 13, 1784, London) was an English critic, biographer, essayist, poet, and lexicographer, regarded as one of the greatest figures of 18th-century life and letters.
- Robert Folkenflik
Hace 2 días · It was a post town on the route between London and Ireland by the later 1570s, and by the 1650s coaches between London and Chester called there, with the George and the Swan probably already the main coaching inns. (fn. 18) In the 1630s Lichfield was by far the wealthiest of Staffordshire's towns.
Hace 3 días · THE 19TH CENTURY. Between 1801 and 1901 Lichfield's population rose from just under 5,000 to nearly 8,000. The overall growth is reflected in suburban expansion and in the increasing scale of local government, public services, and economic activity. In 1817 Lichfield was described as.
Hace 1 día · 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 ...
- 13 December 1784 (aged 75), London, England
- Pembroke College, Oxford
- English, Latin
- Tory
Hace 3 días · The Close was described as a castellum c. 1200, and by the 14th century the mill in Dam Street on the south side of the Close was known as Castle mill. (fn. 53) Two gates were recorded in the early 1290s. (fn. 54) One was presumably at the south-east corner guarding the approach from the town over Minster Pool dam.
Hace 4 días · It is one of two stations in Lichfield, the other being Lichfield City in the city-centre. It is a split-level station, with low level platforms served by the Trent Valley section of the West Coast Main Line, and a single high level platform, which is the northern terminus of the Cross-City Line. It opened in 1847. Wikipedia: Link
Hace 4 días · Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) [a] was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles was born into the House of Stuart as the second son of King James VI of Scotland, but after his father inherited the English throne in 1603, he moved to England, where he spent much of the rest ...
