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Battle of Gisors. Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199), known as Richard Cœur de Lion (Norman French: Quor de Lion) [1][2] or Richard the Lionheart because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior, [3][4][5] was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Aquitaine, and Gascony ...
Isabella MacDuff is the main character in the 4th book of the series titled The Viper. She is a character in the 2011 historical novel The Lion Wakes by Robert Low, described to have a secret love affair with Robert the Bruce. She is a character in the 2013 historical romance novel A Rose in the Storm by Brenda Joyce.
The science of accurately measuring and understanding the Earth's geometric shape, orientation in space, and gravitational field and how these properties change over time. Also geodetic network, reference network, or control point network. Also geodetic system, geodetic reference datum, or geodetic reference system.
Kubok. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Online Crossword & Sudoku Puzzle Answers for 09/14/2024 - USA TODAY. Find answers to the latest online sudoku and crossword puzzles that were ...
Robert Hammond (Roundhead) Robert Hammond (1621 – 24 October 1654) was an officer in the New Model Army under Oliver Cromwell during the First English Civil War and a politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654. He is best known for his year-long role in keeping Charles I of England in custody.
Her biographers are indignant at the imputation that she died despairing. There is a portrait of her in Samuel Clarke's second part of the 'Marrow of Ecclesiastical History,' book ii., London, 1675, p. 52, in an elaborate ruff, the hair closely confined by a sort of skull-cap, over which towers a sugarloaf hat.
Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany[a] (c. 1184 – 10 August 1241), also known as Damsel of Brittany, Pearl of Brittany, or Beauty of Brittany, was the eldest daughter of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, and Constance, Duchess of Brittany. Her father, Geoffrey, was the fourth son of Henry II, King of England.
As a result of Afrikaans merging Dutch consonants z and s to a single sound [s], spelt s , the use of z in Afrikaans is confined to words of non-Dutch origin, such as Zoeloe ("Zulu") and zero, or country names like Zambië ("Zambia"), while use of z is preserved only in Dutch place names in South Africa like Zonnebloem and Zeerust.