Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Berkshire received the title "Royal County" in 1957 due to the presence of Windsor Castle. The area has historical ties to royalty dating back to the Norman Conquest, when William the Conqueror established Windsor as a royal residence. [10] On 1 April 1974, Berkshire's boundaries changed under the Local Government Act 1972.
Berkshire realized an after-tax loss of $444 million on the Tesco investment. [120] In early 2008, Berkshire increased its stake in ConocoPhillips to 85 million shares. [121] Buffett later described this as "a major mistake" as the price of oil collapsed during the Great Recession. Berkshire sold most of its shares but held 472,000 shares until ...
The Royal County of Berkshire, commonly known as simply Berkshire (/ ˈ b ɑː r k ʃ ɪər,-ʃ ər / ⓘ BARK-sheer, -shər; abbreviated Berks. ), is a ceremonial county in South East England . It is bordered by Oxfordshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the north-east, Greater London to the east, Surrey to the south-east, Hampshire to ...
On September 18, 2019, Britt Cool announced her resignation from Berkshire Hathaway and its subsidiaries, including her intention to step down from Kraft Heinz's board in the first quarter of 2020. [9] She left the firms in order to co-found Kanbrick, a private equity firm in Chicago, Illinois, with former Pampered Chef CFO Brian Humphrey. [15]
The county of Berkshire in relation to England. The ceremonial county of Berkshire (which is entirely made up of unitary authorities – Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor and Maidenhead and Wokingham) is divided into nine parliamentary constituencies: three borough constituencies and six county constituencies.
The county is known as the Royal County of Berkshire. This title was granted by Queen Elizabeth II to Berkshire County Council in 1957, via Sir Austin Strutt, Deputy Under-Secretary of State, who wrote to E.R. Davies, clerk to the county council, conveying the Queen's permission for the use of the term. [1]
The Berkshire region is noted as a center for the visual and performing arts, many institutions which are associated with Williams College. The art museums include the Norman Rockwell Museum , the Clark Art Institute , the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (Mass MoCA), Berkshire Museum , Hancock Shaker Village, and the Williams College ...
Pages in category "Writers from Berkshire" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Richard Adams; D.