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Há 2 dias · Thomas Ruggles Pynchon Jr. (/ ˈ p ɪ n tʃ ɒ n / PIN-chon, commonly / ˈ p ɪ n tʃ ən / PIN-chən; born May 8, 1937) is an American novelist noted for his dense and complex novels.
Há 3 dias · In the latter burial-ground for nearly fifty years reposed the remains of the gallant general, Sir Thomas Picton, who fell at Waterloo; but in 1859 they were removed and deposited, with all due military honours, in St. Paul's Cathedral.
Há 2 dias · Picton wurde nach dem 1815 in der Schlacht bei Waterloo gefallenen Thomas Picton, einem militärischen Verbündeten von Arthur Wellesley, 1. Herzog von Wellington benannt.
Há 4 dias · 37. “Being a living artist in the 21st century means feeling every day, as the famous English saying goes, that the world is your oyster,” says London-based abstract artist Lara Julian. Julian’s captivating journey – from being born and living in Siberia until her 30s to independently becoming a full-time artist in London – proves it ...
Há 5 dias · Despite being convicted of the torture of a 14-year-old slave girl while he was Governor of Trinidad, Sir Thomas Picton went on to serve under the Duke of Wellington as a divisional commander throughout the Peninsula War.
Há 3 dias · Picton Lane Bridge No 136A is a place on the waterways on the Shropshire Union Canal (Wirral Line - Main Line) between River Dee Branch Junction (Junction with the Shropshire Union (Chester Canal) and the River Dee Branch) (5 miles and 2 furlongs to the southwest) and Ellesmere Port Upper Basin (3 miles and 1 furlong and 2 locks to ...
Há 4 dias · Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton, G.C.B., who fell in the battle of Waterloo, is generally supposed to have been a native of the parish, but, really, was born at Haverfordwest; the family mansion, Poyston, being in course of erection at the time.
