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Há 3 dias · A 2,500-year-old flask that once belonged to the Scot who brought the Parthenon Marbles to the UK is one of a number of privately owned ancient artefacts to be sold at auction in June. The 6.75-inch (17cm) decorated lekythos, or ancient Greek oil flask, would originally have been used in a bath house or gymnasium when it was crafted in around ...
Há 1 dia · Eleanor of Castile. Edward II (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), also known as Edward of Caernarfon or Caernarvon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. The fourth son of Edward I, Edward became the heir to the throne following the death of his older brother Alphonso. Beginning in 1300, Edward accompanied his ...
Há 2 dias · The bill passed as the Sale of Food (Weights and Measures) Act 1926, with Elgin’s intervention meaning it was agreed to allow the Scottish bakers their 1¾lb pan loaf, so long as the weight was clearly marked (curiously, such a loaf is ~800g; the size of the standard modern loaf that was set upon when bread went metric).
Há 5 dias · Argent a Jesse indented of three points gules in a border sable: Montagu, earl of Sandwich; 18. Azure a cheveron and three sheaves or: Hatton; 19. Sable an eagle ermine with two heads in a border argent: Tufton, earl of Thanet; 20. Gules a saltire and a chief or with a quarter argent and therein a lion azure: Bruce, earl of Elgin and Ailesbury; 21.
Há 5 dias · No. 18 Capt. Ellis Brooke Cunliffe, retired army officer (1875–93); Rt Hon. Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin, statesman; Hon. Sir Granville De Laune Ryrie, High Commissioner for Australia No. 19 Michael Biddulph (later 1st Baron Biddulph), MP, banker, (1877–1915)
Há 3 dias · In 1626 the vicar's stipend, then £20, was paid by the impropriator, Lord Bruce. In 1662 the Earl of Elgin, then lord of the manor, added £34, the whole of the stipend being charged on certain lands called Banbrowers. In 1717 the benefice was called a donative, the stipend to be paid by the lord of the manor.
Há 3 dias · Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he was Lord of Ireland, and from 1254 to 1306 he ruled Gascony as Duke of Aquitaine in his capacity as a vassal of the French king.
