With which country did the UK have the long-running 'Cod War' disputes over fishing rights?

Cod Wars | Britishseafishing.co.uk Britishseafishing.co.uk Advice and information on sea fishing in the UK Search The Cod Wars Background to the Cod Wars The cod wars were a series of disputes between Britain and Iceland running from the 1950s to the 1970s over the rights to fish in Icelandic waters. Although it was never a war in the conventional sense of the word (the massive and well-equipped Royal Navy would have easily defeated the tiny Icelandic Navy), the peak of the Cod Wars saw thirty seven Royal Navy warships mobilised to protect British trawlers fishing in the disputed territory. While the wars were eventually settled through diplomatic means there was conflict between British naval vessels and Icelandic ships out at sea. The Cod Wars showed how seriously nations took their fishing rights, and the lengths they would go to in order to access rich fishing grounds. The Royal Navy’s 2,500 ton Leander-class frigate HMS Scylla collides with the Icelandic vessel ICGV Odinn in the third and final Cod War. The First Cod War The first Cod War took place in autumn 1958 and was caused by a dispute over who could fish in the seas surrounding Iceland. In the late 1950s a country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) – the area of sea that a country controlled and could fish in exclusively – only extended four miles out to sea from a country’s coastline. British trawlers could therefore fish very close to Iceland and take advantage of the fertile fishing grounds that surrounded the country. Iceland – worried that foreign vessels were overexploiting their fisheries – brought in a new law that extended their EEZ to twelve miles. Britain was not happy and chose to ignore this new limit and continued to fish up to the original four-mile limit. The situation escalated when Britain sent warships to protect its trawlers fishing in the disputed areas. This was seen as a David versus Goliath conflict, as Britain had, at that time, the second most powerful navy in the world (after the USA), while Iceland had little more than patrol boats and militarised coast guard vessels to protect itself. A number of incidents took place including Icelandic patrol boats firing across the bows of British trawlers in an effort to force them to leave the new zone, and Britain threatening to sink any Icelandic vessels that attacked British trawlers. Eventually, Britain accepted that it had no right to stop Iceland extending the EEZ to twelve miles and backed down. There was also an agreement that future conflicts would be settled at the International Court of Justice to avoid further conflict. The Second Cod War A diagram showing how net cutters are used to sever a trawler’s net. The second cod war took place in September 1972 when Iceland ignored the agreement about disputes being settled via diplomatic means and unilaterally extended its EEZ from twelve to fifty miles. Again Britain refused to recognise this new limit leading to Iceland using its patrol boats to chase British and West German trawlers out of its newly declared exclusive zone. The Icelandic coast guard then started using net-cutters to destroy the trawling nets of the British fishing vessels that ventured inside the zone. Soon the Royal Navy was sent to protect the British trawlers. Confrontations took place for over a year with British trawlers continuing to have their nets cut by Icelandic ships and Royal Navy ships being rammed by Icelandic coast guard boats. A serious incident took place in March 1973 when the British trawler Brucella refused to follow directions of the patrol boat Arvakurto leave the EEZ. Crew from the Icelandic vessel then appeared on deck and began firing rifles at the Brucella, damaging her bridge and lifeboats. The trawler then followed the Icelander’s instructions to leave the EEZ. No one was injured in the incident. But worse was to come in July of the following year. The trawler C.S. Forester, one of the biggest trawlers in the British commercial fleet, was spotted fishing within the twelve-mile limit by the Icelandic patrol boat V/S ÞórI. The British vessel was


Who was given the name 'Fourth Man' when he was revealed as a spy in 1979?

BBC ON THIS DAY | 16 | 1979: Blunt revealed as 'fourth man' About This Site | Text Only 1979: Blunt revealed as 'fourth man' The Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, has named Sir Anthony Blunt, a former security service officer and personal adviser on art to the Queen as the "fourth man" in the Cambridge spy ring. The announcement - given in a written answer in the Commons - ends a 15-year cover-up. Mrs Thatcher revealed he had confessed to the authorities in 1964 but under a secret deal was granted immunity from prosecution. Minutes after the Prime Minister's statement Buckingham Palace said he was being stripped of his knighthood. The news comes after renewed speculation about Professor Blunt's role in the defection in 1951 of spies Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean, prompted by a new book The Climate of Treason. In hiding Professor Blunt has gone into hiding. He is believed to have fled the country and gone to somewhere in southern Europe. Ministers admitted the professor's lawyer had been warned in advance about the prime minister's statement - although he was not told exactly what it would say. He had been part of a Cambridge spy ring made up of Guy Burgess, Donald Maclean, and Harold "Kim" Philby - who was in charge of British intelligence's anti-communist counter-espionage from 1944-46. Burgess and Maclean defected in 1951 following a tip-off from Philby. He defected himself in 1963. Professor Blunt became a Marxist under the influence of his Cambridge friend Guy Burgess. In World War II he served as an officer in MI5 between 1940 and 1945. The authorities were aware of his Marxist views but did not consider him to be a security risk. Professor Blunt's name emerged during investigations into the defection of Burgess and Maclean. He was interviewed 11 times but did not confess. In 1964 new information came to light which implicated Blunt in the Cambridge spy ring. The Attorney General decided the only way to get to the truth of the affair was to persuade Blunt to confess by offering him immunity from prosecution. He admitted he had become an agent of Russian intelligence and talent-spotted for them at Cambridge in the 1930s. While with MI5 he used his old contacts in the Russian intelligence service to assist in the arrangements for Burgess and Macleans' defection. During this time Blunt was allowed to remain art adviser to the Queen. The security services did not want to risk losing his co-operation by forcing him to resign. Andrew Boyle, author of the book The Climate of Treason, published ten days ago, said he had known Professor Blunt was the fourth man for three years.


How many years of marriage is celebrated on the Ivory anniversary?

Wedding Anniversary Meanings - The Lore and Wisdom Behind the Symbols Wedding Anniversary Meanings [Below you will find the wedding anniversary meanings for the gifts traditionally associated with each year of marriage.] No one knows precisely when wedding anniversaries were first celebrated.  But the tradition is believed to go back at least to the Middle Ages.  At that time in the Germanic regions of Europe, a husband crowned his wife with a silver wreath on the 25th anniversary of their wedding day.  If the couple was fortunate to live long enough, the husband presented his wife a gold wreath on their 50th wedding anniversary.  By the beginning of the 20th century, an additional 6 anniversaries were celebrated - the 1st, 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, and 75th year for a total of 8.  In 1922 Emily Post published Etiquette in which she identified symbolic gifts associated with each of these 8 milestone anniversaries: paper, wood, tin, crystal, china, silver, gold, and diamond.   15 years later, the Jewelers of America expanded her list to include materials for every one of the first 20 years of marriage and every 5 years thereafter.  Thus was born the traditional list of gifts and wedding anniversary meanings we have today. But why were the various materials chosen as gifts to symbolize specific anniversaries? To a certain extent, the reasons are clouded in mystery.  However, it is generally believed that increasingly durable gifts were chosen for successive years to represent the progressive strengthening of the marriage relationship.  As the years go by, the gifts increase in strength and worth from paper to diamond. Would you like to know the wedding anniversary meanings behind the gifts for each anniversary year? Look no further.  The meaning, symbolism, and lore for each are described below. Paper The first year of marriage is like a clean sheet of paper, a new beginning upon which to write your passage through the years together.  Also like paper, it is fragile and can easily rip, not having yet been tried by the fires of adversity and the storms of life. Cotton Like the interwoven fibers of cotton, the second year of marriage brings a couple closer together as their lives become increasingly intertwined. And as cotton is at the same time both strong and soft, the couple is learning how to be flexible and adapt to each other's needs. Leather Leather has traditionally symbolized protection and covering; our ancestors covered and protected themselves from the elements with the leather hides of animals.  The bonds of marriage offer security and shelter as each partner takes care of the other.  Now in its third year, the growing relationship is becoming a source of stability for the married couple. Fruit & Flowers During the fourth year of marriage, the budding relationship is beginning to blossom like a flower and ripen like fruit.  Just as fruit nourishes the body and flowers the soul, so the deepening commitment and nurturing love of the couple brings refreshment and renewal to the marriage.   Wood In ancient times, trees symbolized strength and wisdom.  By the fifth year of marriage, the married couple is developing strong, deep roots like a venerable oak tree and is gaining insight and understanding from the mistakes and stumblings of the first five years. The pair has learned the most important lesson of all and the secret to a successful marriage: forgiveness.   Candy As candy is to the taste, so romance is to marriage: sugary sweet.  Celebrating the sixth year of marriage offers a time to rekindle the flames of love and passion that brought the two of you together.  In older times, iron also symbolized the sixth anniversary.  A strong and sturdy metal that brings good luck, may good fortune shine on your marriage all the days of your life. Copper & Wool Both copper and wool are known for producing heat.  Therefore they represent warmth, comfort, safety, and security - necessary ingredients for a healthy and stable marriage.  Reflect on these traits as you celebrate seven years together. Bronze The gifts for wedd


What famous landmark was moulded in gold during a bullion robbery in the 1951 film The Lavender Hill Mob?

The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth! - Read expert review at epinions.com The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth! Review by metalluk Pros: Wry, sophisticated British wit; intelligent script; strong performances by Guinness and Holloway Cons: The caper aspect seems less original today than it was in 1951 Next on the list of targets for my July invasion of British cinematic heritage is Charles Crichton's The Lavender Hill Mob, from 1951. Historical Background: A decade before the social climate in postwar England produced the Angry Young Men, the nation, in the late forties, was still in the "pulling together" mode but suffering a bit of depression of the national psyche from postwar austerity and the still too evident bomb craters. British filmgoers were badly in need of fare that could lift their sagging spirits and into the void swept Ealing Studios with a new brand of humor that flourished mainly from 1949 to 1955. The so-called Ealing comedies helped develop what is now widely recognized as the distinctly British form of humor: dry, wry, self-deprecating, civilized, and championing the little man in his travails against big business and government bureaucracies. Though Ealing's days of glory were relatively short-lived, the style the studio created proved highly influential, with echoes through the subsequent decades in such films as Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Local Hero (1983), and Waking Ned Devine (1998). It is fair to say that what we now recognize as the British style of humor originated with Ealing Studios. Ealing Studios had been built in 1931 and through most of the thirties functioned as sound studios for hire on a per film basis for independent production groups. It was Michael Balcon who, after quitting the British unit of MGM, converted Ealing Studios into a production company in its own right. By the end of the forties, Ealing had drawn together one of those rare mixes of talent that fortune and circumstances occasionally bring together in the arts. There was Sir Michael Balcon's leadership, brilliant screenwriters William Rose and T.E.B. Clarke, directors Henry Cornelius, Charles Crichton, Robert Hamer, and Alexander Mackendrick, and, of course, the inimitable Alex Guinness, a man of rare comedic talent. The result was a strings of pearls, beginning with Passport to Pimlico (1949), but including also Whisky Galore! (1949), Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), The Man in a White Suit (1951), The Lavender Hill Mob (1951), The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953), and The Ladykillers (1955). Guinness's grin and the anarchic flavor of these films proved to be the perfect antidote to the poison of the hyper-civilized and bleak postwar British landscape. When Guinness pulled off a get-rich-quick caper, he was also fulfilling every Brit's secret fantasy in the late forties by providing a kick in the teeth of postwar austerity. Charles Crichton, the director of The Lavender Hill Mob was born August 6th, 1910 in Wallasey, England. After an education at Oxford, Crichton took a job as a film editor, working on such films as The Thief of Bagdad (1940). Crichton directed his first short in 1941 and his first feature, For Those in Peril, in 1944. Crichton reached his career pinnacle in the late forties and early fifties with such films as Hue and Cry (1947), The Lavender Hill Mob (1951), and The Titfield Thunderbold (1953), all sparkling comedies. His best dramatic film was probably The Divided Heart (1954). He reached the low point of his career when he was forced to quit as director of Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), because of an irreconcilable dispute with actor/producer Burt Lancaster. He made a bit of a comeback with A Fish Called Wanda (1988), for which he received an Academy Award nomination as Best Director. The Story: The plot in this film moves along briskly. Henry Holland (Alec Guinness) is a milquetoast kind of bank employee whose steadfast dependability is something of an office joke. For thirty years, he's worked as an armored-car escort with the utmost punctuality and cautiousness, all the while calculating his opp


How many players are there in an Australian Rules football team (on the field at the same time)?

Australian Rules Football Frequently Asked Questions 1/4 Introduction to Australian Rules Football 0.1 What is Australian Rules Football ? Australian Rules Football (also "Aussie Rules" or "footy")  is a physical contact sport. It is a form of football with roots  traceable from early forms of Rugby and Gaelic football, but  it is uniquely Australian. Its rules were codified in 1858, and  probably predate all other modern forms of football, such as  American, Canadian, Rugby Union and League, Association (Soccer)  and Gaelic football. Today it is a multi-million dollar business,  with a National Competition and numerous smaller leagues. Interest  in the game is generally at an all time high within Australia,  yet despite this, some parts of Australia are still lukewarm  in support of their team in the AFL, and the game has yet to  take a firm hold overseas. 0.2 Where is Aussie Rules played ? Australia is divided into 6 states  and 2 territories. Aussie Rules is the main code of football  in Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, the  Northern Territory and has a strong following in the Australian  Capital Territory. Although played in the States of Queensland  and New South Wales, it runs second string to Rubgy League in  terms of popularity in those states. The AFL provides financial  or practical assistance to leagues in Britain, Canada, Denmark,  Japan and New Zealand. 0.3 Are there any net sites for Aussie Rules Football material ? The ftp site at the CSIRO has  closed as Geoff Lamb (site maintainer) has taken a new position  elsewhere. There are several WWW Page's  for Australian Rules Football resources. A link to most sites  canbe found below; 0.4 History of the FAQ The first creation of the FAQ  for r.s.f.a was mooted in October 1994. The work to write the  FAQ was done by Adam East, a student at the University of Western  Australia. Versions 0.1, 0.2 and 0.5 were posted to r.s.f.a over  the next 2 months, and modifications were made according to feedback  received. The FAQ was put onto the FTP site in November 1994.  The first official version (v1.0) of the FAQ was finalised on  16 December 1994. V1.1 - 2 Feb 95. V1.2 - 22 Mar 95. V1.3 - 7  Apr 95. Further revisions will be made periodically as major  events happen. This version (1.5) was updated and converted to  HTML by Darryl Harvey and is current at the end of the 1997 season and is maintained  at the WWW site of http://www.footy.com.au/dags/FAQ1v1-5.html Comments are welcome, as are suggestions for corrections or additions. Section 1.0 The Rules of Australian Football 1.0 What are the rules of the game ? 1.1 The Game 1.1.1 Length of game is 4 quarters of 20 minutes  playing time. When play is unduly delayed, such as the ball going  out of the playing area, time is added on to the playing time  of the quarter. This is referred to as 'time on'. (Game length  used to be 4 quarters of 25 minutes, but was changed in 1994  to 20 minutes, with the allowance for additional time-on when  the ball is out-of-bounds : see 1.6.6) 1.1.2 A maximum interval of 3 minutes is allowed  between the first and second quarters for the teams to change  ends. 1.1.3 The half-time interval is a maximum  of 20 minutes with players being allowed to leave the ground  for not more than 15 minutes. 1.1.4 A maximum interval of 5 minutes is allowed  between the third and fourth quarters. 1.1.5 Teams change ends at the end of each  quarter. 1.1.6 The team scoring the most point wins  the game. The match is drawn if points are equal. 1.2 Playing Field and Equipment 1.2.1 Playing area of oval shape. Between  135 and 185 metres in length and 110 and 155 metres in width.  (NFC suggests ideal dimensions are 165m length by 135m width.) 1.2.2 Boundary is marked with a white line. 1.2.3 Goal square (actually a rectangle) extending  9 metres in length from the goal posts, 6.4 metres in width. 1.2.4 Centre square at midway part of oval,  45 metres each side. 1.2.5 Centre circle at centre of oval, 3 metres  in diameter, bisected by lat


Elevator History - Invention of the Elevator Invention: elevator,       safety brake in 1852 Function: noun /       elï¿½eï¿½vaï¿½tor Definition: A platform       or an enclosure raised and lowered in a vertical shaft to transport       people or freight. The shaft contains the operating equipment,       motor, cables, and accessories. Patent: 31,128 (US)       issued January 15, 1861 Inventor: Elisha Graves Otis Criteria; First to invent. First       to patent. First practical. Entrepreneur. Birth: August 3, 1811 in       Halifax, Vermont Death: April 8, 1861 in       Yonkers, New York Nationality: American Milestones: 1852 invents a safety latch for     hoisting equipment 1853 starts a company to manufacture safe elevators. Sells elevator to     hoist freight 1854 Otis demonstrates the elevator at the World's Fair, Crystal Palace     exposition in New York City 1857 Installs the first passenger safe elevator in a New York department     store 1861 receives patent for improvements to hoisting apparatus, safety     brake 1861 after his death his sons form Otis Brothers & Company 1873 over 2,000 Otis elevators were     in use in office buildings, hotels and department stores 1898 Otis Brothers merged with 14     other elevator entities to form the Otis Elevator Company 1903 introduced the gearless traction electric elevator 1931 first Otis double-deck elevator was installed elevator, safety elevator, safety brake for elevators, elisha graves     otis, otis elevatorm UTC, patent 31128, invention, history,      inventor of, history of, who invented, invention of, fascinating      facts. The Story: Imagine the skyline of a modern city if the elevator did not exist.   Buildings would be limited to five or six stories. Most of the architecture   of the 20th and 21st century would be impossible. Office towers, hotels and   high-rise apartments would hardly stand in their present form. The need for vertical transport is as old as   civilization. Over the centuries, mankind has employed ingenious forms of   lifting. The earliest lifts used man, animal and water power to raise the   load. Lifting devices relied on these basic forms of power from the early   agricultural societies until the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. From ancient times through the     Middle Ages, and into the 13th century, man or animal power was the driving force behind     hoisting devices. In ancient Greece, Archimedes developed an improved   lifting device operated by ropes and pulleys, in which the hoisting ropes   were coiled around a winding drum by a capstan and levers. By A.D. 80,   gladiators and wild animals rode crude elevators up to the arena level of the Roman Coliseum. Medieval records contain numerous drawings of hoists lifting men and   supplies to isolated locations. Among the most famous is the hoist at the   monastery of St. Barlaam in Greece. The monastery stood on a pinnacle   approximately (200 ft) above the ground. Its hoist, which employed a basket   or cargo net, was the only means up or down. The first elevator designed for a   passemger was built in 1743 for King Louis XV at his palace in     France. The one-person contraption went up only one floor, from the first to the second.     Known as the "Flying Chair," it was on the outside of the building, and was     entered by the king via his balcony. The mechanism consisted of a carefully balanced     arrangement of weights and pulleys hanging inside a chimney. Men stationed inside the     chimney then raised or lowered the Flying Chair at the king's command.  By 1850 steam and hydraulic elevators had been introduced,     but it was in 1852 that the landmark event in elevator history occurred: the invention of     the world's first safety elevator by Elisha Graves Otis. The first passenger elevator was installed     by Otis in New York in 1857. After Otis' death in 1861, his sons, Cha


At which ski resort would you see the Cresta Run?

Fancy a Cresta Run? - (Celerina,Lana) - Ski News Fancy a Cresta Run? Started by J2SkiNews in Ski News Login To Create or Answer a Topic Dec-2011 J2SkiNews The world famous Cresta Run at St Moritz opens in January for a surprisingly brief period. The Cresta Run is not a bobsleigh run or indeed an ice slope for those modern Olympic sports of skeleton or luge, but a slope on which participants slide on tiny metal toboggans at high speed. Controversially those participants remain 'men only' originally due to reasons of chivalry and spurious and unsubstantiated medical grounds (essentially "women too delicate") but in the modern era with no attempt to give a politically correct explanation. Along with the Cresta run there's also a separate bobsleigh track which was first created roughly 20 years later, in 1904, the St Moritz Celerina Olympic bobsled was created. Today, they are the oldest runs in the world and the only ones made entirely of naturally formed ice making them the world's largest ice sculptures. The St Moritz Tobogganing Club is based in The Kulm Hotel St Moritz ( www.kulmhotel-stmoritz.ch ) at the top of the runs. This was the very first hotel in St Moritz in the 1850s and is credited as being when the first ever winter sports holiday took place anywhere in the world back in 1864. This was before downhill skiing had been invented and when the first British guests arrived to winter in St Moritz they looked for ways to amuse themselves until one bright spark came up with the idea of using the natural slope from St Moritz to the neighbouring hamlet of Celerina to create an icy shute, down which they could throw themselves attached to a tiny sled. The Cresta Run was born. Today The Kulm is ranked as one of the top ten winter sports hotels in Switzerland according to Sonntagszeitung, the country's leading Sunday newspaper, the Kulm achieved its ranking thanks to its consistently high service standards and exemplary management. The "Cresta Run" package includes three nights' accommodation, plus a lavish daily breakfast and lunch in the Sunny bar, the meeting point of the Cresta riders off the shutes, as well as five Cresta rides over 2 to 3 days including tuition, equipment and a 25-minute massage – essential for easing the pain after a ride! The package costs from CHF 1,515 (approx £1,050) per person sharing a double room. Female guests receive a credit of CHF400 to use in the Panorama Spa in compensation for not beding allowed down the Cresta Run, Women are, however, allowed to participate fully in the "Bob Taxi Ride" package, which includes two nights' accommodation on a half-board basis, a bob taxi ride (with a certificate and an Olympic Bob Run pin) and a relaxing sea salt bath. Prices start from CHF965 (approx £670) per person sharing a double room. Tthe Cresta Run is only open from 9 January 2012 to 9 February 2012 (excluding Saturdays) and the bob run is only open from 15 January 2012 to 9 February 2012. www   The Snow Hunter


In which English county is Scotney Castle?

Scotney Castle | Historic Kent Guide   ? Scotney Old Castle In 1377 French ships raided the Sussex coast, causing widespread damage and panic among the local population. Roger de Ashburnham, Conservator of the Peace in Kent and Sussex, decided to build a castle to guard against the threat of further invasions. He chose a site on the River Bewl, at the bottom of a wooded valley just south of Lamberhurst, and there he built a quadrangular castle on a pair of islands, surrounded by a wide moat. The moat also encloses a outer courtyard and the stumpy remains of a ruined gatehouse. One one of the original four towers still stands, topped with a later conical roof and bristling with machicolations. It looks for all the world like a fairy tale castle tower, so much so that you almost expect to see a Disney fairy princess at the upper window of the tower. It is possible that the quadrangular castle was never actually finished, and what we see today is a large part of the completed structure. The south tower we see today was recorded as the only tower standing in 1558. The tower is connected to a later Elizabethan manor, built by the Darrell family. Thomas Darrell ownred the castle in the late 16th century, at a a time when Catholicism was illegal. For seven years between 1591-1598 Darrell harboured a Catholic priest in a secret chamber inside the castle. On one occasion the priest, a Jesuit named Father Richard Blount, was forced to flee over a wall and across the moat to escape a raid by the authorities. An east range was built by William Darrell around 1630, possibly to a design by Inigo Jones. Darrell had most of the medieval castle pulled down and connected his new house to the surving tower. The manor followed the same route to decay as the medieval castle, and together they form the centrepiece of a magnificent hillside garden. The medieval tower In 1778 Edward Hussey bought Scotney from the Darrell family. Around 1830 his grandson, also named Edward, called in architect Anthony Salvin to create a new Victorian mansion at the top of the hill, looking out across the valley towards the riverside ruins. The picturesque view was accentuated by quarrying away part of the hillside for building stone. One unexpected treasure lurks in the quarry; the footprint of an iguanodon, left here over 100 million years ago. Hussey planted a profusion of trees, and masses of azaleas and rhodedendrons, so that Scotney is a blaze of colour in early summer. His descendent, Christopher hussey, left the estate to the National Trust, and the Trust has its regional headquarters here. Margaret Thatcher had an office in the mansion, and the house appeared in the 1979 film Yanks. Salvin's Victorian mansion (Scotney New Castle) The estate stretches to 770 acres, with trails through the hillside gardens and through lovely woodland. It truly is a gorgeous location; the garden is a delight, and the views across the wooded valley are superb. Visiting Scotney Castle Scotney is a gem; the views from the winding path down the hillside gardens prepare you for the Old Castle, but it is only when you walk around the moated site that it really hits you how pretty it is. Some of that 'prettiness' is forced; its a delibert attempt by Edward Hussey to create a picturesque landscape, but in this case it works so well that you don't mind if Hussey accentuated the ruined state of the medieval castle and Elizabethan manor for artistic effect. It works! I've seldom seen a more wonderfully romantic English castle. About Scotney Castle


White Lion pubs are named after which English King's heraldic symbol?

Origin of Pub names Flashcards - Course Hero Richard II reign - 1377 - his heraldic symbol White Swan? Appears in coat of arms of - Edward III - Earls of Essex - Vintners - Poulters - Musicians Livery Companies White Knight? Name of chess piece - Incompetent horseman and crazy inventor in "Alice Through the Looking-Glass" Lewis Carrol White Lion? Edward IV - Earls on March - Duke of Norfolk White Horse? 15 c - Kings of Wessex - Emblem of Kent - House of Hanover - Carmen - Coachmen - Farriers - Innholders - Saddlers - Wheelwrights - Livery companies White Bear? Heraldic reference to the Earls of Kent Red Lion? John of Gaunt - Heraldic reference to Scotland's James I - over 600 - most popular of all pub names Red Cross? Sacred to the Druids - Known in Norse mythology as Woden's Bird Admirals ? Over 36 individual admirals who have been honored by haveing a pub named after them - Nelson is the most popular of this group Angel and Crown? Crown supported by angels - popular after the Restoration 1660 Dog and Duck? Royal diversion of duck hunting - favoured by Charles II The George Inn? St George - 6 king George Herne Tavern? Or Herne Oak? Refers to a tree that was blown down in 1863 in Windsor Great Park, it is reputedly haunted by Henre who was a forester centuries earlier The Tabard? Famous for accommodating the numerous pilgrims taking the annual pilgrimage to the Shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral - mentioned in Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales Blind Beggar? Refers to Henry, son of Simon de Montfort, who was left for dead after the battle of Evesham 1265, Henry is said to have assumed the grab of a blind beggar in order to escape - William Booth preached his first sermon in this pub in 1857 The Duke's Head? Changing the Duke represented on the sign following the fashion of the day, Cumberland - Clarence Wellington etc King's Head? Of popular kings - mostly Henry VIII - over 50 in London King's Arms? Of popular kings - mostly Henry VIII - over 50 in London Spread Eagle? An eagle with its wings spread out National emblem of the Romans - Heraldic to Austria - Germany - Russia - Spain - France Warwick Castle? The landowner had an estate in Warwickshire Coach and Horses? Common name since the 1600s - 50+ in London alone - The arrival of Hackney Carriages and later stagecoaches meant that there was plenty of traffic = more Inns The Harp? Welsh Harp - Symbolic of Ireland - First adopted by Henry VIII as the Irish badge - James I was the first king to include it in the royal arms Black Cap? Applies to the cap worn by English judges when passing the death sentence - applied to many species of birds which have a black area on their head The Jack Horner? Little Jack Horner, who sat in the corner, eating a Xmas pie, he put in his thumb, and pulled out a plumb, and said, what a good boy am I. Rising Sun? Common heraldic symbol - Edward III - Richard III - Many landed families - reference to William III The Globe? Associated with William Shakespeare because of the Globe Theatre - 20+ in London Bacon Arms? Francis Bacon Viscount St Albans 1500s philosopher and statesmen Bags o'Nails? Originally the sign of an ironmonger when tradesmen displayed a street sign Beaconsfield Tavern, Arms? The Earl of Beaconsfield - Benjamin Disraeli - 1804-81 Bird Cage E2 ? Reflects the popular custom of keeping caged birds which was introduced to the East End by the Huguenots in the 17 c Black Friars EC4 ? Dominican monks, known as black friars - wore black habits - built a monastery here in the 13 c Black Horse? Popular sign 13 c - 17 c become the nickname of the 7th Dragoon Guards, who had black collars and cuffs on their jackets and rode mainly black horses Black Lion? Heraldic sign mainly related to Queen Philipa of Hainault wife of Edward III Black RavenEC2 ? Related to the ravens in the Tower of London Black Swan? A rare bird, a remarkable person, was the landlord - Later references may be Australia, black swan is the emblem of Western Australia Blue Lion? Arms of the royal house of Denmark, special referenc


What is the mouthpiece of a recorder called?

The Development of the Recorder | Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Development of the Recorder See works of art Essay The Recorder in the Renaissance The profile of the modern recorder, in three sections so familiar to grade-school children, emerged in the second half of the seventeenth century, but the recorder’s history begins at least two or three centuries earlier. The two earliest extant recorders, both small, plain wooden instruments, date from the fourteenth century, and archival and pictorial evidence survives from the same period. A member of the flute family, the recorder was used for art music in western Europe throughout the fifteenth and sixteenth century. As a musical instrument, the recorder is identified by its whistle mouthpiece (also known as a fipple or duct), by the seven finger holes on the front of the instrument, and by the thumbhole on the back side. Until our time, it was usually made of wood, although occasionally of ivory. Most Renaissance recorders were constructed from a single piece of undecorated wood with a predominantly cylindrical bore. The instrument had a relatively narrow range of an octave and a sixth, with a rich timbre, perfect for blending in an ensemble. Makers would construct matched consorts of various sizes of recorders, from the smallest—only a few inches long—to the largest, which might measure more than six feet. A full family of recorders was needed for playing the notated polyphonic repertory of the period—motets, secular songs, fantasias, canzonas, and arrangements of dances—music made commonly available in the sixteenth century by the invention of music printing in 1501. A typical recorder ensemble, as described by music theorists Sebastian Virdung (1511) and Martin Agricola (1532) and illustrated by Michael Praetorius (Syntagma musicum, 1614–20) and Marin Mersenne (Harmonie universelle, 1636–37), might comprise an alto in G’, two tenors in C’, and a basset in F [ recorder consort from Praetorius ]. King Henry VIII (r. 1509–47), an avid amateur musician, by the end of his life owned seventy-six recorders, undoubtedly organized in several matched choirs. They were likely played by the five members of the Bassano family, the royal professional recorder consort, as well as by Henry himself. The Museum’s tenor recorder in C’ ( 89.4.3133 ), while possibly constructed in the seventeenth century, is a typical Renaissance-style recorder, made from a single piece of maple, simple in appearance, with twin finger holes on the bottom, allowing the player the option of playing left- or right-handed after plugging the unused hole. The Recorder in the Late Sixteenth and Early Seventeenth Centuries During the sixteenth century and into the seventeenth, a new music aesthetic emerged in western Europe, emphasizing the soloist’s ability to express emotion and to dazzle with virtuosity. The years around 1600 marked the birth of opera , the rise of music making in public concert halls and theaters (with the attendant need for performers to project to and impress an audience), and further growth in the businesses of music publishing and instrument building. In order to extend the recorder’s musical range, the bore of many smaller recorders in the first half of the seventeenth century featured a “choke” or narrowing near the lowest finger hole. (See Anthony van Dyck’s painting Lucas van Uffel, 14.40.619 , which includes a seventeenth-century-style recorder as one of the possessions of a cultured gentleman.) The instrument’s wider range, along with the early Baroque interest in virtuosity, is particularly demonstrated in Der Fluyten Lust-hof, an enormous mid-seventeenth-century collection for soprano recorder of virtuosic variations on popular tunes improvised by the blind Dutch carillonneur Jacob van Eyck (1589/90–1657). The recorder in this period was associated in opera and art with pastoral and erotic themes (for example, respectively, Georges de La Tour’s Adoration of the Shepherds at the Louvre, Paris; Titian’s


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What every-day item was named after Mrs Gamp in Charles Dickens' Martin Chuzzlewit?

Martin Chuzzlewit, by Charles Dickens : chapter40 Martin Chuzzlewit, by Charles Dickens CHAPTER FORTY THE PINCHES MAKE A NEW ACQUAINTANCE, AND HAVE FRESH OCCASION FOR SURPRISE AND WONDER There was a ghostly air about these uninhabited chambers in the Temple, and attending every circumstance of Tom’s employment there, which had a strange charm in it. Every morning when he shut his door at Islington, he turned his face towards an atmosphere of unaccountable fascination, as surely as he turned it to the London smoke; and from that moment it thickened round and round him all day long, until the time arrived for going home again, and leaving it, like a motionless cloud, behind. It seemed to Tom, every morning, that he approached this ghostly mist, and became enveloped in it, by the easiest succession of degrees imaginable. Passing from the roar and rattle of the streets into the quiet court-yards of the Temple, was the first preparation. Every echo of his footsteps sounded to him like a sound from the old walls and pavements, wanting language to relate the histories of the dim, dismal rooms; to tell him what lost documents were decaying in forgotten corners of the shut-up cellars, from whose lattices such mouldy sighs came breathing forth as he went past; to whisper of dark bins of rare old wine, bricked up in vaults among the old foundations of the Halls; or mutter in a lower tone yet darker legends of the cross-legged knights, whose marble effigies were in the church. With the first planting of his foot upon the staircase of his dusty office, all these mysteries increased; until, ascending step by step, as Tom ascended, they attained their full growth in the solitary labours of the day. Every day brought one recurring, never-failing source of speculation. This employer; would he come to-day, and what would he be like? For Tom could not stop short at Mr Fips; he quite believed that Mr Fips had spoken truly, when he said he acted for another; and what manner of man that other was, became a full-blown flower of wonder in the garden of Tom’s fancy, which never faded or got trodden down. At one time, he conceived that Mr Pecksniff, repenting of his falsehood, might, by exertion of his influence with some third person have devised these means of giving him employment. He found this idea so insupportable after what had taken place between that good man and himself, that he confided it to John Westlock on the very same day; informing John that he would rather ply for hire as a porter, than fall so low in his own esteem as to accept the smallest obligation from the hands of Mr Pecksniff. But John assured him that he (Tom Pinch) was far from doing justice to the character of Mr Pecksniff yet, if he supposed that gentleman capable of performing a generous action; and that he might make his mind quite easy on that head until he saw the sun turn green and the moon black, and at the same time distinctly perceived with the naked eye, twelve first-rate comets careering round those planets. In which unusual state of things, he said (and not before), it might become not absolutely lunatic to suspect Mr Pecksniff of anything so monstrous. In short he laughed the idea down completely; and Tom, abandoning it, was thrown upon his beam-ends again, for some other solution. In the meantime Tom attended to his duties daily, and made considerable progress with the books; which were already reduced to some sort of order, and made a great appearance in his fairly-written catalogue. During his business hours, he indulged himself occasionally with snatches of reading; which were often, indeed, a necessary part of his pursuit; and as he usually made bold to carry one of these goblin volumes home at night (always bringing it back again next morning, in case his strange employer should appear and ask what had become of it), he led a happy, quiet, studious kind of life, after his own heart. But though the books were never so interesting, and never so full of novelty to Tom, they could not so enchain him, in those mysterious chambers, as to render him unconsc


In what year did the USA adopt the Stars and Stripes flag?

Congress adopts the Stars and Stripes - Jun 14, 1777 - HISTORY.com This Day in History: 06/14/1777 - Stars and Stripes Adopted This Day In History takes us back to June 14th, 1777. In a time of renewal, we get to check out how our nation's flag came to be here in the United States. Figure out who was responsible for this act in this interesting video clip. From Francis Hopkinson to Betsy Ross, no one for sure knows who was responsible for the red white and blue flag. Lead Story Congress adopts the Stars and Stripes Share this: Congress adopts the Stars and Stripes Author Congress adopts the Stars and Stripes URL Publisher A+E Networks During the American Revolution, the Continental Congress adopts a resolution stating that “the flag of the United States be thirteen alternate stripes red and white” and that “the Union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation.” The national flag, which became known as the “Stars and Stripes,” was based on the “Grand Union” flag, a banner carried by the Continental Army in 1776 that also consisted of 13 red and white stripes. According to legend, Philadelphia seamstress Betsy Ross designed the new canton for the Stars and Stripes, which consisted of a circle of 13 stars and a blue background, at the request of General George Washington. Historians have been unable to conclusively prove or disprove this legend. With the entrance of new states into the United States after independence, new stripes and stars were added to represent new additions to the Union. In 1818, however, Congress enacted a law stipulating that the 13 original stripes be restored and that only stars be added to represent new states. On June 14, 1877, the first Flag Day observance was held on the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the Stars and Stripes. As instructed by Congress, the U.S. flag was flown from all public buildings across the country. In the years after the first Flag Day, several states continued to observe the anniversary, and in 1949 Congress officially designated June 14 as Flag Day, a national day of observance. Related Videos


The Aconcagua is the highest peak in which mountain range?

Aconcagua: Highest Mountain in South America Aconcagua: Highest Mountain in South America By Kim Ann Zimmermann, Live Science Contributor | December 4, 2013 09:36pm ET MORE The south face of Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America, at 22,841 feet (6,962 meters) above sea level. Credit: Johnathan Esper | Shutterstock Part of the Andes mountain range, Aconcagua is the second highest of the Seven Summits, behind only Mount Everest in Asia. At 22,837 feet (6,961 meters), not only is it the highest mountain in South America, it is the tallest peak in all of the Americas as well as the Southern and Western Hemispheres. It is not known where the name Aconcagua came from, but one theory is that it derived from Aconca Hue, an Arauca phrase that translates as "comes from the other side" — meaning the other side of the Aconcagua River. Another possibility is that it is derived from Ackon Cahuak, Quechuan words meaning "stone sentinel." Other options for the origin of the name are the Quechuan phrase Ancho Cahuac or "white sentinel," or the Aymara Janq'u Q'awa, meaning "white ravine." While some think Aconcagua is a volcano , it is not. The mountain was formed when the Nazca Plate and the South American Plate collided during the relatively recent Andean orogeny, defined as a period of mountain formation through upward displacement of the earth's crust. [ Related: What is Plate Tectonics? ] Where is Aconcagua? Aconcagua is located in Argentina, in the province of Mendoza, and lies 70 miles (112 kilometers) northwest of the provincial capital, Mendoza, and 9.3 miles (15 km) from the border with Chile. To the north and east is Valle de las Vacas, and to the west and south is the Valle de los Horcones Inferior. The mountain is part of the Aconcagua Provincial Park, a protected natural area in the Andes that was established in 1983. Climate at Aconcagua The mountain is dotted with glaciers, with the largest one being the Ventisquero Horcones Inferior, which is 6.2 miles (10 km) long and near the Confluencia camp on the south face at about 11,811 feet (3,600 m). Other large glacier systems include Ventisquero de las Vacas Sur, Glaciar Este/Ventisquero Relinchos and the north-eastern or Polish Glacier, which is a popular ascent route. During the summer, the temperature at night above 16,400 feet (5,000 m) is about minus 4 F (minus 20 C), and the typical temperature at the summit is minus 22 F (minus 30 C). The cold, snowy and unpredictable conditions discourage most from trying to summit in winter. Life on Aconcagua There is a fair amount of wildlife and vegetation on Aconcagua compared to some of the other Seven Summits. There are a number of low bushes, such as yellow firewood, yareta and goat horn, and there are open pastures made up of grasses such as huecú and ichu. Many varieties of birds inhabit the area, including the condor, the purple eagle and a species of snipe called agachona. Spotted sandpipers and torrrentes, a type of duck, thrive in some of the areas with water. Mountain rats and the red fox are among the most common land animals. Climbing Aconcagua About 60 percent of climbers who attempt the mountain succeed in summiting. Because it is not a highly technical climb, many mistakenly believe that it will be an easy ascent. More than 135 climbers have died on Aconcagua — primarily because of complications of altitude sickness, but also from falls, heart attacks, hypothermia and other causes due to severe weather — and about three climbers die each year on Aconcagua. The most common route up Aconcagua is the Normal Route along the Northwest Ridge. In total it takes about 21 days from Mendoza, including hiking to the base of the mountain, establishing camps, doing acclimatization climbs, summiting and descending. Milestones in Aconcagua history 1897: American-born mountaineer Edward FitzGerald leads the first known ascent of Aconcagua. Swiss climber Mathias Zurbriggen reaches the summit alone on Jan. 14, followed a few days later by Nicholas Lanti and Stuart Vines, who were also members of the expedition team. 1940: Frenc


What of these sports bodies was founded first, the AAA, FA, MCC or IOC?

National governing bodies of sport. - A-Level Physical Education (Sport & Coaching) - Marked by Teachers.com National governing bodies of sport. Extracts from this document... Introduction Adam Clarke National Governing Bodies of Sport Most national governing bodies for sports were created in the late 19th century. When they were set up they had several roles, on of the first rationalisation of rules. At the time, most sports had localised rules and so the game varied in different parts of the country, making it hard to arrange fixtures. The national governing bodies were established to create standardised rules that all teams and schools would use, this centralised the games and allowed for any team to play anywhere. The organisations were given more roles as they gained power and today these include promotion and development of the sport, encouraging participation at all levels, changing and enforcing rules, organising competitions and leagues, selection for national teams, developing facilities and communicating with other bodies for the sport, including international. Most of the national bodies were originally established from the Oxbridge 'melting pot', were many important sports men and women worked and studied. ...read more. Middle For example the English Premier League could become a secondary competition with the formation of a European league, which would then have control of many English teams. In general the sports have expanded, starting as local games, then growing to regional and further still to national sports, the tend continues as they become more and more international and global sports. The Cricket Council The Cricket Council was established in 1969, and became the main governing body for the sport, taking over from the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) that had previously controlled cricket and created standardised rules. The Council has several parts, the Test and County Cricket Board (TCCB), The National Cricket Association (NCA) and the MCC, each dealing with different aspects of the game. The TCCB, for example is responsible for the organisation of all county and test matches. Football Association (FA) When formed in1863, one of its main jobs was to standardise the rules of football and by 1877, only Scottish Association rules varied from the FA's. ...read more. Conclusion It also organised the first Wimbledon championship in1877, which brought about a standardised court size. Similar associations exist in the US, Australia and several other countries. Amateur Athletic Association (AAA) The Amateur Athletics Club (AAC) was the first national governing body and was responsible for the first English championships in 1866. However, by 1880, the AAA took over power. It organises events and often decides what events take place, and also focuses on the development of young athletes. Along with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), it deals with problems in the sports such as drug use. Amateur Boxing Association (ABA) Formed in 1880, the ABA held its first major championship the following year. However, like many other governing bodies, it has lost influence as the sports become more international. While it is still involved in British boxing and the development of young fighters, International bodies such as the Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur (AIBA) have control over the rules and the arrangement of major fights such as world title competitions. ...read more. The above preview is unformatted text This student written piece of work is one of many that can be found in our AS and A Level Contemporary Studies section. Found what you're looking for? Start learning 29% faster today 150,000+ documents available


What was American silent film star 'Fatty' Arbuckle's first name?

Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle - Biography - IMDb Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle Biography Showing all 59 items Jump to: Overview  (5) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (3) | Trade Mark  (3) | Trivia  (33) | Personal Quotes  (12) | Salary  (2) Overview (5) 5' 9" (1.75 m) Mini Bio (1) Roscoe Arbuckle, one of nine children, was the baby of the family who weighed a reported 16 pounds at birth. Born in Smith Center, Kansas, on March 24, 1887, his family moved to California when he was a year old. At age eight he appeared on the stage. His first part was with the Webster-Brown Stock Company. From then until 1913, Roscoe was on the stage, performing as an acrobat, clown and singer. His first real professional engagement was in 1904, singing illustrated songs for Sid Grauman at the Unique Theater in San Jose, CA, at $17.50 a week. He later worked in the Morosco Burbank stock company and traveled through China and Japan with Ferris Hartman. His last appearance on the stage was with Hartman in Yokahama, Japan, in 1913, where he played the Mikado. Back in Hollywood, Arbuckle went to work at Mack Sennett 's Keystone film studio at $40 a week. For the next 3-1/2 years he never starred or even featured, but appeared in hundreds of one-reel comedies. He would play mostly policemen, usually with the Keystone Kops , but he also played different parts. He would work with Mabel Normand , Ford Sterling , Charles Chaplin , among others, and would learn about the process of making movies from Henry Lehrman , who directed all but two of his pictures. Roscoe was a gentle and genteel man off screen and always believed that Sennett never thought that he was funny. Roscoe never used his weight to get a laugh. He would never be found stuck in a chair or doorway. He was remarkably agile for his size and used that agility to find humor in situations. By 1914 he had begun directing some of his one-reels. The next year he had moved up to two-reels, which meant that he would need to sustain the comedy to be successful--as it turned out, he was. Among his films were Fatty Again (1914), Mabel, Fatty and the Law (1915), Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day (1915), Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco (1915), Fatty's Reckless Fling (1915), and many more. For "Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco", Keystone took the actors to the real World's Fair to use as background; the studio's cost was negligible, while the San Francisco backgrounds made the picture look expensive. By 1917 Roscoe formed a partnership with Joseph M. Schenck , a powerful producer who was also the husband of Norma Talmadge . The company they formed was called Comique and the films that Roscoe made were released through Famous Players on a percentage basis, and soon Arbuckle was making over $1,000 a week. With his own company Roscoe had complete creative control over his productions. He also hired a young performer he met in New York by the name of Buster Keaton . Keaton's film career would start with Roscoe in The Butcher Boy (1917). Roscoe wrote his own stories first, tried them out and then devised funny twists to generate the laughs. His comedy star was second only to Charles Chaplin. With the success of Comique, Paramount asked Roscoe to move from two-reel shorts to full-length features in 1919. Roscoe's first feature was The Round-Up (1920) and it was successful. It was soon followed by other features, including Brewster's Millions (1921) and Gasoline Gus (1921). Ufortunately, tragedy struck on Labor Day on September 5, 1921 with the arrest and trial of Roscoe Arbuckle on manslaughter charges. Roscoe's roommate had thrown a party in their San Francisco hotel suite, which was crashed by a "starlet" named Virginia Rappe , who fell seriously ill and died three days later from a ruptured bladder. Rappe had accused Arbuckle of raping her prior to passing away, but Rappe had a history of accusing men of rape. The newspapers, led by William Randolph Hearst , used this incident to generate Hollywood's first major scandal. Roscoe was tried not once but three times for the criminal c


The character Roger 'Race' Bannon appeared as a boy's bodyguard in which cartoon series?

Jonny Quest | Hanna-Barbera Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia [ show ] Overview The Quests have a home compound in the Florida Keys (on the island of Palm Key), but their adventures take them all over the world. The Quest team travels the globe studying scientific mysteries, which generally end up being explained as the work of various bad guys. Such pursuits get them into scrapes with foes that range from espionage robots and electrical monsters to Egyptian mummies and pterosaurs. Although most menaces appeared in only one episode each, one recurring nemesis is known as Dr. Zin, an Asian criminal mastermind. With yellow skin and a diabolical laugh, Zin was an example of the Yellow Peril villains common in Cold War-era fiction. Characters Jonathan "Jonny" Quest Jonny is an 11-year-old American boy who lost his mother at an early age. Though unenthusiastic in his schooling, he is adventurous and generally athletic, with a proficiency in judo, scuba diving, and the handling of firearms. He takes on responsibility willingly, attending to his studies, and treating adults with respect. His voice was provided by actor Tim Matheson . Dr. Benton Quest Dr. Quest is Jonny's father and a US government scientist, considered to be "one of the three top scientists in the world," with interests and technical know-how spanning many fields. Raising Jonny and Hadji as a single father, he is conscientious and kind, though willing and able to take violent decisive action when necessary for survival or defense. Benton Quest was voiced by John Stephenson for five episodes, and by Don Messick for the remainder of the series. Roger T. "Race" Bannon Race is a special agent / bodyguard / pilot from Intelligence One. Governmental fears that Jonny could "fall into the wrong hands" resulted in Bannon's assignment to guard and tutor him. Race was born in Wilmette, Illinois, to John and Sarah Bannon. He is an expert in judo, having a third-degree black belt as well as the ability to defeat noted experts in various martial arts, including sumo wrestlers. The character was voiced by Mike Road , with his design modeled on actor Jeff Chandler. The name is a combination of Race Dunhill and Stretch Bannon from an earlier Doug Wildey comic strip. The surname Bannon is Irish (from 'O'Banain') meaning "white". Hadji Singh Hadji is a streetwise, 11-year-old Calcutta orphan, who becomes the adopted son of Dr. Benton Quest and is also Jonny's best friend. Rarely depicted without his bejeweled turban and Nehru jacket, he is proficient in judo, which he learned from an American Marine. The seventh son of a seventh son, Hadji seems to possess mystical powers (including snake charming, levitation, magic, and hypnotism) which may or may not be attributed to parlor trickery. The Quests meet Hadji while Dr. Quest is lecturing at Calcutta University; he saves Dr. Quest's life (by blocking a thrown knife intended for the doctor with a basket lid) and is subsequently adopted into the Quest family.[15] Though slightly more circumspect than Jonny, he can reliably be talked into participating in most any adventure by his adoptive brother. He is voiced by Danny Bravo . In the sequel series The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, Hadji is revealed to be an Indian prince, and is given the last name Singh. Bandit Bandit is the name of Jonny's pet, a small white dog. He has been so named because his eyes have a black, mask-like coloration around them. This coloration is occasionally instrumental in foiling antagonists. Though unable to speak, in the manner of some other Hanna-Barbera cartoon dogs, he seems uncannily able to understand human speech and is capable of complex facial expressions. Don Messick provided Bandit's vocal effects, which were combined with an archived clip of an actual dog barking. Creator Doug Wildey wanted to have a monkey as Jonny's pet, but he was overruled by Hanna-Barbera. Wildey has also said that Bandit was intended to be a bulldog. However, Bandit does not actually conform to any breed standard. His tail is too long for any bulldog variant. He is too small


BBC - Religions - Sikhism: Guru Nanak Guru Nanak A brief overview of the life of Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion. On this page Guru Nanak Guru Nanak © Guru Nanak (1469-1539) was one of the greatest religious innovators of all time and the founder of the Sikh religion. Guru Nanak's birthday is celebrated by Sikhs on April 14th by the Nanakshahi calendar . (The date according to the lunar calendar changes annually but is usually in November.) Nanak's religious ideas draw on both Hindu and Islamic thought, but are far more than just a synthesis. Nanak was an original spiritual thinker and expressed his thoughts in extraordinary poetry that forms the basis of Sikh scripture. Little is known about the life of Nanak, but Sikh tradition has a much-loved set of stories or janam sakhis which relate various incidents from his life, and include many of his important teachings. Nanak was born about 40 miles from Lahore (now in Pakistan) in 1469. Sikh traditions teach that his birth and early years were marked with many events that demonstrated that God had marked him out for something special and was keeping an eye on him. His family were Hindus, but Nanak soon showed an advanced interest in religion and studied Islam and Hinduism extensively. As a child he demonstrated great ability as a poet and philosopher. One famous story about Guru Nanak tells of his rebellion at the age of eleven. At this age Hindu boys of his caste would start to wear the sacred thread to distinguish them. Nanak refused, saying that people should be distinguished by the things that they did, and their individual qualities, rather than by a thread. Nanak continued to demonstrate a radical spiritual streak - arguing with local holy men and sages, both Hindu and Muslim, that external things like pilgrimages, penances, and poverty were of far less spiritual importance than internal changes to the individual's soul. He worked for a while as an accountant but while still quite young decided to devote himself to spiritual matters. He was inspired by a powerful spiritual experience that gave him a vision of the true nature of God , and confirmed his idea that the way to spiritual growth was through meditation and through living in a way that reflected the presence of the divine within each human being. In 1496, although married and having a family, Nanak set out on a set of spiritual journeys through India, Tibet and Arabia that lasted nearly 30 years. He studied and debated with the learned men he met along the way and as his ideas took shape he began to teach a new route to spiritual fulfilment and the good life. The last part of his life was spent at Kartarpur in the Punjab, where he was joined by many disciples attracted by his teachings. The most famous teachings attributed to Guru Nanak are that there is only one God, and that all human beings can have direct access to God with no need of rituals or priests. His most radical social teachings denounced the caste system and taught that everyone is equal, regardless of caste or gender.


The Phoenix Park murders of 1882 took place in which city?

The Phoenix Park Murders: May 6th 1882 | History Today The Phoenix Park Murders: May 6th 1882 Victorian Ireland Crime T.H. Corfe analyses a double assassination in Dublin that long left its scar on Anglo-Irish relations. The murder of the Chief Secretary for Ireland and the Under-Secretary which took place on the evening of May 6th, 1882, in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, shocked our Victorian ancestors in a way that the twentieth century cannot easily comprehend. Both the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition were overcome with emotion when moving the adjournment of the House of Commons, where the majority of members wore mourning; half of the members went by special train to Derbyshire for the funeral; almost every newspaper appeared in mourning, and almost every public body in England and Ireland, town corporations, learned societies, and trade union branches, passed resolutions expressing their horror and disgust. In the nineteenth-century view of Irish history the crime occupied a significant position; it was held to have reversed the trend of Gladstonian policy, destroying the prospects of compromise and creating a new antagonism between English and Irish. More recent writers have allowed it less significance: it has become, in the words of one recent Irish historian, a “strange and tragic anachronism,” the “first and most important” of several “external accidents (that) helped to disguise and distort the basic trend.” Another finds that “it turned out to be almost irrelevant to the central situation.” Want the full article and website archive access? Already a member? Log in now


Who designed the famous Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona?

Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Gaudí's life work You are here: barcelona.de > Attractions > Buildings in Barcelona > The basilica Sagrada Familia The basilica Sagrada Familia Antoni Gaudí's life work is an UNESCO world heritage The Sagrada Familia is one of the most famous landmarks in Barcelona. The church is such a huge size, so they often referred it as "cathedral", but without having a bishop's seat. Pope Benedict XVI. inaugurates the Sagrada Familia on November 7, 2010. The church building is raised to a basilica. The church in the district Eixample is being built since 1882, and is supposed to be finished in 2026. From 1883 the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí took over the leadership of the works until his death in 1926. The building is significantly influenced by him. You should give yourself a lot of time for examining the details of the facades, where many embassies and biblical stories are hidden. With the expected completion in 2026, the construction is financed solely from donations and ticket money. Currently, 8 out of 12 about 100 meters tall bell towers are completed. The higher towers of the facade of the glory and the central dome with a height of over 170 meters will be built. Currently, part of the cloister and the apse are getting built. The start of construction of the Sagrada Familia Sagrada Familia sites


The Tudors - The Six Wives of Henry VIII | HistoryOnTheNet The Tudors The Tudors - The Six Wives of Henry VIII Last Updated: 01/17/2017 - 11:37 For more information on counter-intuitive facts of ancient and medieval history, see Anthony Esolen's  The Politically Incorrect Guide to Western Civilization .     Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Kathryn Howard, Katherine Parr Divorced, beheaded, died; Divorced beheaded survived This popular rhyme tells of the fate of Henry VIII's six wives Catherine of Aragon - Henry VIII's first wife and mother of Mary I Catherine was the youngest daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain and she came to England in 1501 at the age of 16 to marry Henry VII's eldest son and heir to the throne, Arthur. By 1527 Henry was having serious doubts about his marriage to Catherine. He believed that he had no sons because God was punishing him for having married his brother's wife. He had found a passage in the Bible that backed this belief. He had also fallen for Anne Boleyn, the daughter of Thomas Boleyn, who had recently returned to England from the French court. Catherine refused to grant Henry a divorce or retire to a convent . Henry therefore began the Reformation in England so that he could divorce Catherine without the Pope 's permission and marry Anne Boleyn. Catherine was divorced by Henry in 1533 and died in 1536.   Anne Boleyn - Henry VIII's second wife and mother of Elizabeth. Anne Boleyn was born in 1501. At the age of fourteen she was sent with her sister, Mary, to the French court as a maid to Queen Claude. She returned to England in 1522 and attracted many admirers. Her sister, Mary managed to attract the King's attention and became his mistress. In 1526 Henry asked Anne to become his mistress, but she refused because he was a married man. Henry was determined to win Anne Boleyn and became determined to divorce Catherine and marry Anne. The couple eventually secretly married in 1533 after Anne became pregnant. The King's second marriage was not popular. Many people believed that Anne was a witch and had cast a spell on Henry. When the baby was born in September 1533 Henry was cross that the baby was a girl. She was called Elizabeth. Henry and Anne began arguing. Although Anne became pregnant twice more each time the babies were stillborn. Henry was by now tired of Anne and wanted rid of her. He had no intention of waiting for a divorce so his ministers invented evidence showing that Anne had been unfaithful and had plotted the death of the King. She was found guilty and was executed in May 1536.   Jane Seymour - Henry VIII's third wife and mother or Edward VI. Jane Seymour was a quiet shy girl who attracted Henry because she was so different to his first two wives, Catherine and Anne. Henry married Jane Seymour just 11 days after the death of Anne Boleyn. He was 45 years old, Jane was 28. Although Henry became concerned when Jane did not become pregnant immediately, he was delighted when she gave birth to a son, Edward, in October 1538. Henry was very upset when Jane died a month later. On his deathbed, Henry requested to be buried next to Jane.   Anne of Cleves, Henry VIII's fourth wife. She was divorced after six months. After the death of Jane, Henry remained single for two years. He had the son that he had wanted for so long and although Edward was weak and sickly, he continued to live. Having broken free from Rome in the 1530s England was isolated from much of Europe and Henry's advisers thought it would be a good idea for him to marry a German princess and make an alliance with the other great Protestant nation in Europe - Germany. Two suitable princesses were chosen and Hans Holbein was sent to paint their portraits. The girls were sisters and daughters of the Duke of Cleves. Henry chose the older daughter, Anne, to be his fourth wife. The 24 year old German Princess arrived in England in December 1539, However, Henry was horrified when he saw her and demanded that his ministers find him a way out of the marriage. Unfortunately for Henry they could


How To Make Tahini — Cooking Lessons from The Kitchn | The Kitchn Open Slideshow Tahini, or sesame seed paste, is a staple of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cooking. It's perhaps most notable for its essential role in making hummus , although its uses go far beyond that iconic dip. But tahini can get pricey at the grocery store, and it's sometimes bitter or rancid after its long wait on the shelf. The good news is you can make this pantry staple at home for a fraction of the cost — and chances are it will taste better, too! You only need two ingredients: sesame seeds and oil. (Image credit: Emily Han ) The Sesame Seeds You can make homemade tahini from any sesame seeds : unhulled or natural, hulled, raw, sprouted, or toasted. Each variety lends a different flavor, color, and texture to the tahini. Commercial tahini is typically made from white hulled sesame seeds, or seeds where the hull has been removed. This gives the tahini a lighter color and smoother texture. Tahini made from unhulled or natural sesame seeds is not quite as smooth, but it has a richer (albeit sometimes more bitter) flavor and potentially more nutrients. Using raw, sprouted, or toasted sesame seeds is up to personal preference. Toasting the sesame seeds enhances the nutty flavor and can also reduce bitterness. Tahini can even be made from black sesame seeds, creating an Asian-style black sesame paste . → Shopping Tip: Look for sesame seeds in bulk bins or at Asian and Middle Eastern markets for the best deals. (Image credit: Emily Han ) The Oil Like other nut and seed butters, tahini can be made without any added oils. However, it takes longer to grind and the result is not as creamy as it is when using oil. Start with a couple of tablespoons of oil and increase as desired for a thinner consistency. For the best flavor use a mild olive oil, a neutral oil such as grapeseed oil, and/or a small amount of sesame oil. The Method Many tahini recipes call for grinding the sesame seeds and oil together all at once. I have found that grinding the seeds before adding the oil produces a smoother result. Tahini made with 2 tablespoons of oil (left) and 1/4 cup of oil (right)


What is the human ailment epistaxis better known as?

Definition of Epistaxis Our Nosebleed Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Nosebleed Definition of Epistaxis Causes of a Heart Attack Slideshow Epistaxis: Medical term for nosebleed . The nose is a part of the body that is very rich in blood vessels (vascular) and is situated in a vulnerable position on the face. As a result, any trauma to the face can cause bleeding, which may be profuse. Nosebleeds can occur spontaneously when the nasal membranes dry out, crust, and crack, as is common in dry climates, or during the winter months when the air is dry and warm from household heaters. People are more susceptible if they are taking medications which prevent normal blood clotting ( warfarin [Coumadin], clopidogrel bisulfate [Plavix], aspirin, or any anti-inflammatory medication). Other predisposing factors include infection, trauma, allergic and non-allergic rhinitis, hypertension, alcohol abuse, and inherited bleeding problems. "Epistaxis" is a Greek word meaning "a dripping," especially of blood from the nose. Last Editorial Review: 5/13/2016


Kariba Dam | dam, Africa | Britannica.com Kariba Dam Tarbela Dam Kariba Dam, concrete arch dam across the Zambezi River at Kariba Gorge, on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe . Construction of the dam began on Nov. 6, 1956, and was completed in 1959. The structure is 420 feet (128 m) high with a crest 1,899 feet (579 m) in length and a volume of 1,350,000 cubic yards (1,032,000 cubic m). The dam creates Lake Kariba , and it supplies some 6,700,000,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, generated by Kariba North Bank and South Bank companies (Zambia and Zimbabwe, respectively). Its creation required the resettlement of more than 30,000 Batonka tribespeople of Zambia and the evacuation of thousands of wild animals (“Operation Noah”). Some Africans initially opposed construction of the dam, seeing it as a symbol of the unpopular Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland , which dissolved into Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and Zambia in 1963. Later, however, the dam was accepted because of the inexpensive electric power it furnishes to Zambia’s prosperous copper industry. Kariba Dam on the Zambezi River. Ben Bird in earthquake: Reservoir induction ...in depth and 1 cubic km (0.24 cubic mile) in volume. Three sites where such connections have very probably occurred are the Hoover Dam in the United States, the Aswan High Dam in Egypt, and the Kariba Dam on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia. The most generally accepted explanation for earthquake occurrence in such cases assumes that rocks near the reservoir are already strained from... in Zimbabwe: Industry ...the major energy sources for rail transport, however), and there has also been considerable electrification of low-cost housing in urban townships. Electric power is also generated at the huge Kariba Dam, which Zimbabwe shares with Zambia, on the Zambezi River. Although Zimbabwe has great hydroelectric potential, it has not been realized, and the country imports about two-fifths of the... in dam (engineering): Spillways ...cannot determine the maximum possible flood, they can indicate the probability of a specified flow being exceeded in a particular period. For example, engineers found that, in constructing the Kariba Dam over the Zambezi River on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, analyses of the available records of river discharge yielded the estimate that a flood of 7,600 cubic metres (9,950 cubic... 6 References found in Britannica Articles Assorted References The Kariba Dam is one of the largest dams in the world. It is located on the Zambezi River in southeastern Africa, on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Article History Corrections? Updates? Help us improve this article! Contact our editors with your feedback. MEDIA FOR: You have successfully emailed this. Error when sending the email. Try again later. Edit Mode Submit Tips For Editing We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind. Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience. You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered. Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.) Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions. Submit Thank You for Your Contribution! Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article. Please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors, and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed. Uh Oh There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later. Close Date Published: September 22, 2008 URL: https:/


Oologist - Definition and synonyms of oologist in the English dictionary. Translation of oologist to 20 languages. oologist Meaning of oologist in the English dictionary DICTIONARY exclamation Oologist is a noun. A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc. WHAT DOES OOLOGIST MEAN IN ENGLISH? Oology Oology is a branch of ornithology studying bird eggs, nests and breeding behaviour. The word is derived from the Greek "oion", meaning egg. Oology can also refer to the hobby of collecting wild birds' eggs, sometimes called egg collecting, birdnesting or egging, which is now illegal in many jurisdictions. Read more Definition of oologist in the English dictionary The definition of oologist in the dictionary is someone who studies or is an expert in the branch of ornithology concerned with the study of birds' eggs. ENGLISH WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OOLOGIST Synonyms and antonyms of oologist in the English dictionary of synonyms SYNONYMS WORDS RELATING TO «OOLOGIST» oologist oology branch ornithology studying bird eggs nests breeding behaviour word derived from greek oion meaning also refer hobby collecting wild birds sometimes oologist merriam webster with audio pronunciations games define that studies more zoology deals study especially gist reverso orologist otologist oecologist oenologist defined yourdictionary concerned origin logy related forms oological adjective noun details advertiser biodiversity heritage library browse collection titles authors date advanced search this your mendeley report error pronounce hippo just click button what another words wiktionary jump navigation plural oologists person specializes pronunciation correctly talking simply mouseover entry hear pronounced american british spellings alternative finder anagrams start created collins always someone expert thinkexist Translation of «oologist» into 20 languages TRANSLATOR TRANSLATION OF OOLOGIST Find out the translation of oologist to 20 languages with our English multilingual translator . The translations of oologist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «oologist» in English. List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «oologist». FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OOLOGIST» OVER TIME The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «oologist» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «oologist» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day. Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about oologist EXAMPLES 10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OOLOGIST» Discover the use of oologist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to oologist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature. 1 Wisconsin Birdlife: Population & Distribution Past & Present Oologist 10(4): 114-15. Vaught, R. W. 1968. Problems and economics of Canada Goose management in the Mississippi Flyway. Pp. 25-30 in Canada Goose management, ed. R. L. Hine and C. Schoenfeld. Dembar Educ. Res. Stud., Madison. Samuel D. Robbins, 1991 10 Alexander Wilson Oologist 11 (1893): 89492. i. “Scenes from the Life of Alexander Wilson: His Second Southern Touri Continued.” Oologist 11 (1894): 1424145. i. “Scenes from the Life of Alexander Wilson: His Southern Subscription Tour.” Oologist1o (1893):  ... Edward H. Burtt Jr., 2013 8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OOLOGIST» Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term oologist is used in the context of the following news items. 1 Overlooked Orleans: Renowned naturalist Frank H. Lattin In his earliest years as a collector he focused his attention strictly on birds' eggs and started a publication called the “Oologist” i


The Neanderthal Museum is in which country?

Homo neanderthalensis – The Neanderthals - Australian Museum Australian Museum About us Homo neanderthalensis – The Neanderthals Neanderthals co-existed with modern humans for long periods of time before eventually becoming extinct about 28,000 years ago. Gibraltar Skull Homo neanderthalensis front Photographer: Carl Bento © Australian Museum Want FREE general admission all year round? The unfortunate stereotype of these people as dim-witted and brutish cavemen still lingers in popular ideology but detailed scientific research has revealed a more accurate picture. Neanderthals were advanced humans, capable of intelligent thought processes and were able to adapt to and survive in some of the harshest environments known to humans. Background on discovery This species lived between 28,000 and 300,000 years ago early Homo neanderthalensis from about 300,000 years ago classic Homo neanderthalensis from about 130,000 years ago late Homo neanderthalensis from about 45,000 years ago. Important fossil discoveries The first Neanderthal fossil was found in 1829, but it was not recognised as a possible human ancestor until more fossils were discovered during the second half of the 19th century. Since then, thousands of fossils representing the remains of many hundreds of Neanderthal individuals have been recovered from sites across Europe and the Middle East. These include babies, children and adults up to about 40 years of age. As a result, more is known about this human ancestor than about any other. Key specimens: Le Moustier – a 45,000-year-old skull discovered in Le Moustier, France. The distinctive features of Neanderthals are already apparent in this adolescent individual. This shows that these characteristics were genetic and not developed during an individual’s lifetime. Shanidar 1 – upper jaw with teeth. The front teeth of Neanderthals often show heavy wear, a characteristic that is even found in young Neanderthals. It is probable that they used their teeth as a kind of vice to help them hold animal skins or other objects as they worked. La Ferrassie 1 – a 50,000-year-old skull discovered in 1909 in La Ferrassie, France. This skull of an elderly male has the features associated with ‘classic’ European Neanderthals. Amud 1 – a 45,000-year-old skull discovered in1961 by Hisashi Suzuki in Amud, Israel. This individual was more than 180 centimetres tall and had the largest brain of any fossil human (1740 cubic centimetres). Neanderthals probably migrated to the Middle East during times of harsh European winters. These individuals had less robust features than their European counterparts. Maba – a partial skull classifed as Homo sp. (species uncertain) and discovered in Maba, China. This partial skull, dated to about 120,000 – 140,000 years old, shows remarkable similarities to European Neanderthals and its discovery in southern China suggests the possibility that Neanderthals travelled further east than once thought. More fossil evidence from Asia is needed to understand the significance of this specimen. La Chapelle-aux-Saints – a 50,000-year-old skull discovered in 1908 in La Chapelle-aux-Saints, France. This male individual had lost most of his teeth and his skeleton showed evidence of major injuries and disease including a healed broken hip, and arthritis of the lower neck, back, hip and shoulders. He survived for quite some time with these complaints, which indicates that these people cared for the sick and elderly. Neanderthal 1 – a 45,000-year-old skullcap discovered in 1856 in Feldhofer Grotto, Neander Valley, Germany. This is the ‘type specimen’ or official representative of this species. Kebara 2 – 60,000-year-old partial skeleton discovered in 1983 in Kebara cave, Israel. This relatively complete skeleton belonged to an adult male. It was deliberately buried but as no grave goods were found it is difficult to infer any ritualistic behaviour. Lagar Velho – a 24,000-year-old skeleton of a Homo sapiens boy discovered in 1998 in Abrigo do Lagar Velho, central western Portugal. This specimen has been described by its dis


In British history a Cavalier was a supporter of which king?

BBC - History -   British History in depth: Choosing Sides in the English Civil War Choosing Sides in the English Civil War By Dr Mike Stoyle Last updated 2011-02-17 From royalism and religion to money and women, Dr Mark Stoyle uncovers the complex motivations behind the choosing of sides in the English Civil War. On this page Print this page Introduction Between 1642 and 1646 England was torn apart by a bloody civil war. On the one hand stood the supporters of King Charles I: the Royalists. On the other stood the supporters of the rights and privileges of Parliament: the Parliamentarians. Shortly before the war broke out, partisans of both sides began to apply an insulting nickname to their opponents, little dreaming that the two scornful labels which they had chosen for each other would ring down through the succeeding centuries. ...the two scornful labels which they had chosen for each other would ring down through the succeeding centuries. To the Parliamentarians, the Royalists were 'Cavaliers' - a term derived from the Spanish word 'Caballeros', meaning armed troopers or horsemen. To the Royalists, the Parliamentarians were 'Roundheads' - a reference to the shaved heads of the London apprentices who had been so active in demonstrating their support for Parliament during the months before the fighting began. Both terms reveal a lot about what the two sides thought of each other. In Parliamentarian eyes, the typical Royalist was a dissolute gentleman, possessed of a suspiciously foreign air and prone to acts of sudden violence. As far as the Royalists were concerned, the typical Parliamentarian was a 'base mechanic': a low-born, lumpen townsman, inexperienced in judgment and inelegant in appearance. There was more than a grain of truth in these stereotypes, but it would be wrong to conclude from them that the Civil War was primarily a class war, a punch up between 'toffs' and 'toughs'. The considerations which prompted men and women to choose the sides they did between 1642 and 1646 were infinitely more varied and subtle than the two-party labels suggest. Top The personality of Charles I At the heart of the conflict lay the policies and personality of the King himself. Charles I was a reserved, slightly diffident figure whose abilities as a monarch left a good deal to be desired. During the 1630s, his apparent determination to rule England without the assistance of Parliament, his introduction of all sorts of controversial financial measures and his support for 'high-church' religious practices aroused considerable alarm among his subjects. Many people, particularly the more zealous protestants, or 'puritans', came to fear that Charles was pursuing a hidden agenda: that he planned to remove his people's rights, or 'liberties', and to restore England to the Catholic fold. ...[Charles'] abilities as a monarch left a good deal to be desired. When, in 1637, Charles attempted to introduce a new form of prayer book in his northern kingdom of Scotland, a major rebellion erupted. The King did not have enough money to raise an army against the Scots and was therefore forced to summon a Parliament. Yet the men who assembled at Westminster were unwilling to give the King the money he needed until their own grievances had been dealt with. The angry, disaffected members of Parliament seized political control and set about dismantling the hated instruments of the Personal Rule. During 1640-41, Charles I's prerogative courts were abolished, his ministers arrested or forced to flee, and his unpopular financial expedients declared illegal. To many contemporaries, it seemed that the kingdom's political problems were solved. In fact, they were only just beginning. Top The road to war A contemporary cartoon    © In late 1640 Charles I had faced a political élite which was almost wholly united against him. In late 1641 this was no longer the case. By this time a split had emerged in Parliament - and, still more dangerously, in the country at large - between those who wished for further reform, and those who felt that the recent change


Leporine | Define Leporine at Dictionary.com leporine [lep-uh-rahyn, -rin] /ˈlɛp əˌraɪn, -rɪn/ Spell of, relating to, or resembling a rabbit or hare. Origin of leporine 1650-60; < Latin leporīnus, equivalent to lepor- (stem of lepus) hare + -īnus -ine 1 Dictionary.com Unabridged Examples from the Web for leporine Expand As regards the nematodes of leporine rodents, probably the most important is Strongylus commutatus. Parasites T. Spencer Cobbold British Dictionary definitions for leporine Expand of, relating to, or resembling a hare Word Origin C17: from Latin leporīnus, from lepus hare Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


In Greek mythology who was Apollo's twin sister?

Apollo | Greek Mythology Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Silver Bow and Silver Arrows, Golden Sword Nicknames Lord of the Silver Bow, Slayer of Python, Phoebus, Smintheus, Pythius, He of the Golden Sword' Apollo (Ancient Greek: Ἀπόλλων) is the son of Zeus and Leto . His twin sister is Artemis . He was the God of the arts, music, healing, purification, prophecy, oracles, plague, poetry, civilization, the sun, truth, intelligence, logic, reason, and archery, he also showed men the art of medicine. He is famous for his oracle at Delphi . People traveled to it from all over the Greek world to divine the future. He is the only Olympian that does not have a Roman name. Contents Birth of Apollo Leto and her twins When Apollo's mother was in labor with him and his twin sister Artemis, she was looking for a place to give birth, however, Hera had made all land shun her so she was unable to find a place to give birth. Hera was very sour towards her because Zeus was her children's father and Hera disliked that Zeus kept having children with other women and goddesses. But Poseidon took pity on Leto and showed her an island that was not attached to the sea floor so it technically was not considered land. So Leto traveled there and gave birth. The little floating island is called Delos . God of Prophecy Apollo was the god of prophecy he decided that he needed a place where mortals could come and ask questions to him and he would use his gift of prophecy to answer them. He found a perfect place called Pytho . The only bad part was that a terrible, giant snake called Python was living there and was terrorizing all the other living creatures there. So he killed the snake and renamed the place Delphi. He created his temple and the oracles spoke to the mortals prophecies in which Apollo would give to them to give to mortals. More about Apollo Eros was a very mischievous person and liked to cause all sorts of trouble. So one day he shot Apollo with a golden arrow to make him fall in love with a beautiful nymph named Daphne . But Eros shot Daphne with a lead arrow making her feel hatred for Apollo. Apollo ran after her and she ran away. Daphne was frightened so she called to her father, Peneus , and he transformed her into a Laurel tree. As she turned into a tree, Apollo embraces her. Apollo, saddened by her running away from him, took some of the leaves and made a laurel wreath so that she would always be close to him.There is a version of this myth saying that Apollo caused this trouble with Eros. It says that he saw Eros playing with his bow, and he insulted him, telling him to "play with his own little bows and arrows" because he had slain a mighty serpent with his bow.  Eros was offended, and decided to play a trick on him, and that is why he caused the trouble with Daphne . Music Contest There was once a satyr named Marsyas. He was a wonderful player of the double flute, an instrument he found abandoned by Athena, and all the forests came to listen to him play the flute. One day Marsyas said that he was a better musician that the god of music himself, Apollo. This angered Apollo and so Apollo challenged Marsyas to a music competition. The winner could do anything they want to the loser. Marsyas played his pipes and he was wonderful but when Apollo played the lyre...he was better. So Apollo won and because Marsyas had dared to even say that he was even close to being as good at him, he skinned him alive and hung him from a tree. Niobe's Tragedy Niobe was a mortal woman, the queen of Thebes and wife of Amphion , who once boasted that she was better than Leto as she had fourteen children while Leto only had two. Unfortunately, Niobe's claims had enraged the twin gods themselves, Apollo and Artemis, who were extremely protective of their mother and her honor and the two descended to Earth to punish Niobe. The very next day, Niobe's son's were killed by Apollo and her daughters were killed by Artemis, though in some myths, the twins spared one of the innocent children, usually being Meliboea, the youngest of Niobe's children. It is said that