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Há 2 dias · George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC, FRS, FRGS, FBA (11 January 1859 – 20 March 1925), styled Lord Curzon of Kedleston between 1898 and 1911 and then Earl Curzon of Kedleston between 1911 and 1921, was a prominent British statesman, Conservative politician and writer who served as Viceroy ...
Há 1 dia · Peninsular War. The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. In Spain, it is considered to overlap with the Spanish War of Independence.
Há 3 dias · From Lord Apsley to the Iron Duke: A House Through Time. The story of Apsley House begins in the 1770s, when Lord Apsley, the Lord Chancellor, commissioned renowned architect Robert Adam to design a stately home at Hyde Park Corner, then on the outskirts of London. Construction took place between 1771 and 1778, resulting in a neoclassical gem ...
Há 1 dia · 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 ...
Há 4 dias · House of Lords, the upper chamber of Great Britain’s bicameral legislature. Originated in the 11th century, when the Anglo-Saxon kings consulted witans (councils) composed of religious leaders and the monarch’s ministers, it emerged as a distinct element of Parliament in the 13th and 14th.
Há 5 dias · William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele (born May 28, 1582, Broughton Castle, near Banbury, Oxfordshire, Eng.—died April 14, 1662, Broughton Castle) was an English statesman, a leading opponent of James I and Charles I in the House of Lords and a supporter of Parliament in the English Civil Wars.
Há 4 dias · Charles III. king of the United Kingdom. Also known as: Charles Philip Arthur George, prince of Wales and earl of Chester, duke of Cornwall, duke of Rothesay, earl of Carrick and Baron Renfrew, Lord of the Isles, and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland. Written and fact-checked by.
