In 1553, he assumed overall command of seven pirate craft and three royal vessels, the latter commanded by himself, Jacques de Sores and Robert Blundel. This same year he attacked the port of Santa Cruz de La Palma, in the Canary Islands, which he looted and set on fire, destroying a ...
When Edward became mortally ill in 1553, he attempted to remove Mary from the line of succession because he supposed, correctly, that she would reverse the Protestant reforms that had begun during his reign. On his death, leading politicians proclaimed Lady Jane Grey as queen. Mary speedily ...
Charles Louis Decrucq, 1822-1884; landlord of the artist in Cuesmes Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (Lewis Carroll), 1832-1898; English writer Charles Paul Gruppe, 1860-1940; American artist, born in Canada Charles Paul Renouard, 1845-1924; French artist Charles Paul de Kock, 1793-1871; French writ...
Captain James Cook (1728-1779), explorer, naval officer T(homas) S(idney) ‘Cow’ Cooper (1803-1902), painter of animals in landscapes Nicolaus Copernicus = Mikolaj Kopernik (1473-1543), Polish astronomer Valerius Cordus (1515-1544), German herbalist Kevin Costner (b. 1955), American actor...
–PowerfulnobleinEngland,agoodsoldierandagiftedpolitician–HewasbornandbredinEnglandandpopularwithordinarypeople.–SonofEarlGodwin,themostpowerfulnobleinEngland.–HewasthebrotherofEdward'swife.HehadwonanumberofbattlesforEdward.Normans(1066)•HaroldGodwinson –HaroldwaschosenbytheKing'scounciltosucceedEdwardthe...
The Mulam are an ethnic group native to Guangxi, and nearly 80% of the Mulam population lives in Luocheng Mulam Autonomous County, northern Guangxi, southern China. They have accumulated rich medicinal folk knowledge through practice and experience in their long-term struggles with disease and the...
Her husbandNicolas IV de Villeroy(1543 - 1617) was an advisor ofHenry IV(1553 - 1610) first Bourbon King of France. Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585) wrote books in our garden. Louis XIV(1638 - 1715) who lived at our house as a young boy left a lot of magic ...
完形填空 We do not know when man first began to use salt, but we do know that it has been used throughout history.Historical fact 1 , for example, that people over 3, 000 years ago 2 salted fish.Thousands of years ago in Egypt, people used salt to pre
and Elizabeth hence declared illegitimate. On his death in 1553, her half-brother, Edward VI, bequeathed the crown to Lady Jane Grey, cutting his two half-sisters, Elizabeth and the Roman Catholic Mary, out of the succession in spite of statute law to the contrary. His will was set aside...
Born in New York in 1963, Williams was thrust into the limelight when she became the first African-American woman to win the Miss America title in 1984. However, this triumph was marred with controversy as a scandal later led to her relinquishing the title. Despite this setback, Williams ...