It had the appeal of a process that respected litigants and gave them a genuine opportunity to voice their claims. In these ways it enhanced the legitimacy of the courts. It, however, also posed new risks. Zealous advocacy by contending counsel might obscure rather than illuminate the facts....
Adam Baynes (bapt. 1622; died 1671) was a parliamentary army officer and MP for Leeds during the Commonwealth, and as such the first MP for the city. He was later also MP for Appleby. He is described as "an army agent of some influence at Whitehall".His family had lived at Knostrop...
The Duchess asked that a tray(盘)of tea, bread and butter and cakes should be brought to her room during the late afternoon. This became a habit of hers and she began inviting friends to join her. Traditional afternoon tea is made up of a choice of nice sandwiches, scones served with ...
age of fourteen, and by sixteen, he had joined John Lennon's band, The Quarrymen, which later evolved into the iconic Beatles. McCartney's creative partnership with John Lennon during the Beatles era resulted in an incredible array of hits that dramatically shaped the landscape of popular music...
The Regency era is defined by the influence of its namesake, the regent. He would go on to become King George IV upon his father's death. Much of Europe was also caught up in the Napoleonic wars during this period. What are the main characteristics of the Regency period? The main chara...
I find some of the customs interesting. People here do not shake hands as much as we do in the mainland of Europe. During the first few weeks I was often surprised because people did not put out their hands when I met them. Men raise their hats to women but not to each other.【1...
There was a time when journalists were heroes, celebrated for exposing corruption in politics and big business, even bringing down a US president and ‘giving voice to the voiceless’, as they liked to say. During Courlander’s lifetime war correspondents became famous for risking all to cove...
England has been home to some of the world's most distinguished mathematicians who have made remarkable contributions to the field of mathematics. Throughout ...
Given the inebriated thought processes attained during the enjoyment of these competitions, it’s not too hard to understand where this drunken confusion comes from. If you’re curious when these unions between the countries that comprise the UK came about, it happened as follows: England and...
Having, the previous year, in his English Society 1688-1832: Ideology, Social Structure and Political Practice during the Ancien Regime (Cambridge, 1985), asserted the strength of conservatism and religious identity and the marginality of reform and radicalism in eighteenth-century England, he ...