John Lambert (General) - John Lambert (General) John Lambert (1619 - 1694) served as an English Parliamentary general in the English Civil War. Lambert, born at Gallon Hall, Kirkby Malham, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, of a long-established family, studied law at the Inns of Court in London. In 1639 he married Frances, daughter of Sir William Lister. In September 1642, Lambert was appointed a captain of horse in the army commanded by Ferdinando, Lord Fairfax. Within a year, he was colonel of a cavalry regiment, and distinguished himself at the siege of Hull in October, 1643. Early in 1644 he did good service at the battles of Nantwich and Bradford. At Marston Moor (2 July 1644) Lambert's own regiment was routed by the charge of Goring's horse; but.
John Lambert - John Lambert See: John Lambert, Parliamentary general in the English Civil War. John Lambert, English Protestant martyred during the reign of Mary I. John Lambert, 19th century New Jersey governor and US senator. This is a disambiguation page. If you followed a link here, you might want to go back and fix that link..
1982 Governor General's Awards - 1982 Governor General's Awards Each winner of the 1982 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 English Language 1.1 Fiction 1.2 Poetry 1.3 Drama 1.4 Nonfiction 2 French Language 2.5 Fiction 2.6 Poetry 2.7 Drama 2.8 Nonfiction 3 Other Governor General's Awards: English Language Fiction Winner: Guy Vanderhaeghe, Man Descending Other FInalists: Alice Munro, The Moons of Jupiter Chris Scott, Antichthon Poetry Winner: Phyllis Webb, The Vision Tree: Selected Poems Other Finalists: Robert Bringhurst, The Beauty of the Weapons: Selected Poems 1972-1982 Barry Dempster, Fables for Isolated Men Diane Keating, No Birds or Flowers Drama Winner: John Gray, Billy Bishop Goes to War Other Finalists: Lawrence Jeffery, Clay Betty.
Lambert Simnel - Lambert Simnel Lambert Simnel (circa 1477 - circa 1534) was a child pretender to the throne of England. Together with Perkin Warbeck, he was one of two impostors who threatened the rule of Henry VII of England (reigned 1485 - 1509) during the last decade of the fifteenth century. Lambert Simnel was born in about 1477. Different sources have different claims of his parentage from a baker and tradesman to organ builder. At the age of about ten, he was taken as a pupil by an Oxford-trained priest named Roger Simon (or Richard or Symonds) who apparently decided to become a kingmaker. He tutored the boy in courtly manners and contemporaries did describe the boy as handsome. Originally Simon intended to present Simnel as Richard of.
Henry Vane the Younger - and his leadership terminated when the latter party obtained the supremacy in parliament in 1646. During the subsequent struggle, Vane was one of the six commissioners appointed to treat with the army by the parliament, and endeavoured to effect a compromise, but failed, being distrusted by both the Levellers and the Presbyterians. His views of government may be studied in The People's Case Stated, written shortly before his death. "The power which is directive, and states and ascertains the morality of the rule of obedience, is in the hand of God; but the original, from whence all just power arises, which is magistratical and co-ercitive, is from the will or free gift of the people, who may either keep the power in themselves or give up their subjection and will in.
History of England - Anglo-Saxon and Norman societies. The loss of his son, William, in the wreck of the White Ship in November 1120, was to undermine his reforms. This problem regarding succession was to cast a long shadow over English history. The disastrous and incompetent reign of Stephen (1135 - 1154) was to see a major swing in the balance of power towards the feudal barons, as England descended inexorably into civil war and lawlessness. In trying to appease Scottish and Welsh raiders on those borders, he handed over large tracts of land. Moreover, his conflicts with his cousin, the Empress Maud, whom he had earlier promised recognition as heir, were his undoing: She bided her time in France and, in the autumn of 1139, invaded (with her husband, Geoffrey of Anjou and her.
Highlander - series of fantasy movies featuring Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert), the Highlander of the title. Born in Scotland (specifically, in the Scottish Highlands) in the 16th century, MacLeod is an Immortal: he does not age and cannot die unless he is decapitated. When only one Immortal is left, he or she will gain "The Prize", the precise nature of which is left open for the viewer to speculate on. This leads to a series of sword-fights between Immortals. When the one cuts off the other's head, he gains all the other's powers and abilities. The Highlander films and the television series that were spun off from it have attracted a devoted following and led to the creation of a great deal of fan fiction, much of it available on the Internet. Typical.
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle - sent him under guard to Bristol. But he justified himself to Charles in person, and his soldierly criticisms on the conduct of the Irish war impressed the king, who gave him a command in the corps sent over from Ireland during the English Civil War. Monk was, however, soon taken prisoner, at Nantwich (1644), and spent the next two years in the Tower, where he found it difficult to live owing to his want of means. The king himself sent him 100 pounds, a gift for which Monk himself was sincerely grateful. He spent his imprisonment writing his Observations on Military and Political Affairs. Monk's Irish experience, however, led to his release and an invitation to take service in the parliament's army against the Irish rebels. Making a distinction like other.
George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham - his youth, were again confiscated, mostly passing into the possession of Thomas Fairfax, who refused to compound. Charles II conferred on him the Order of the Garter on September 19 1649, and admitted him to his Privy Council on April 6 1650. In opposition to Hyde, Buckingham supported the alliance with the Scottish presbyterians, accompanied Charles to Scotland in June, and allied himself with Argyll, dissuading Charles from joining the Royalist plot of October 1650, and being suspected of betraying the plan to the convenanting leaders. In May he had been appointed general of the eastern association in England, and was commissioned to raise forces abroad; and in the following year he was chosen to lead the projected movement in Lancashire and to command the Scottish royalists. He was with Charles.
February 22 - at their first Thanksgiving dinner. 1632 - Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published . 1819 - Spain cedes Florida to the United States. 1847 - Mexican-American War: The Battle of Buena Vista - 5,000 American troops under General Zachary Taylor use their superiority in artillery to drive off 15,000 Mexican troops under Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. 1865 - Tennessee adopts a new constitution that abolishes slavery. 1879 - In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of 5 and 10-cent Woolworth stores. 1889 - President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states. 1900 - Hawaii officially becomes a territory of the United States. 1920 - In Emeryville, California, the first dog race track to.
First United States Congress - Muhlenberg, first House Speaker Senate first meets with quorum of members to elect first President pro tempore and tally results of Presidential election John Langdon, first Senate President pro Tempore Inauguration of George Washington, first President of the United States, April 30, 1789 Foreign Affairs (State) Department Established, July 27, 1789 War (Defense) Department Established, August 7, 1789 Treasury Department Established, September 2, 1789 Judiciary Act established Office of Attorney General and composition of Supreme Court, September 24, 1789 North Carolina ratifies Constitution, November 21, 1789. Rhode Island and Providence Plantations ratifies Constitution, May 29, 1790 Kentucky admitted to Union, February 4, 1791, effective June 1, 1792 Vermont admitted to Union, February 18, 1791, effective March 4, 1791 Members of the First United States Congress Fisher Ames (Representative), Pro-Administration, MA John.
USS Reprisal (brig) - the merchantman brig Molly, she was purchased by the Marine Committee of the Continental Congress on March 28, 1776, renamed Reprisal, and placed under the command of Captain Lambert. On June 10, 1776, the Committee of Secret Correspondence of Congress, by arrangement with the Marine Committee, issued orders to Captain Wickes, to proceed in Reprisal to Martinique and bring from there munitions of war for George Washington's armies, and also to take as passenger Mr. William Bingham, who had been appointed agent from the American colonies to Martinique. Reprisal dropped down the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, some time during the latter part of June. Before slipping out to the Atlantic, the Continental armed brig Nancy, six guns had been sighted and chased by six British men-of-war as she was returning.
Deaths in 2003 - 10 March 2003 11 February 2003 12 January 2003 December 2003 31 Yoshio Shirai, 80, first Japanese world boxing champion 30 John Gregory Dunne, 71, American novelist and screenwriter 30 Anita Mui, 40, Hong Kong pop queen 29 Earl Hindman, 61, U.S. actor, played "Wilson" on Home Improvement TV series 29 Bob Monkhouse, 75, British comedian and game show host 28 Isabelle Stevenson, chairman of the board of the American Theatre Wing, presenters of the Tony Awards. [1] 27 Ivan Calderon, (41 years) Puerto Rican former major league baseball star 27 Sir Alan Bates, British actor 22 Dave Dudley, 75, Country music singer 20 John Halfpenny Australian unionist (68 years) 19 Hope Lange, actress in Peyton Place 19 Peter Carter-Ruck UK libel lawyer (89 years) 17 Ed Devereaux, Australian actor 17.
1951 - bomb dropped on Frenchman Flats, northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada. February 12 - Marriage of Muhammad Reza Shah to Soraya Esfandiary Bakhtiari February 27 - The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, is ratified. March 6 - The trial of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg begins. March 7 - Korean War: Operation Ripper - In Korea, United Nations troops led by General Matthew Ridgeway begin an assault against the Chinese "volunteers". March 12 - The Dennis the Menace comic strip appears in newspapers across the U.S. for the first time. March 14 - Korean War: For the second time, United Nations troops recapture Seoul. March 29 - Red Scare: Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage. On April 5 they are sentenced.
1957 - Gold Coast and Togoland become the independent Republic of Ghana. March 8 - Egypt re-opens the Suez Canal March 13 - The FBI arrests Jimmy Hoffa and charges him with bribery. March 25 - Treaty of Rome (patto di Roma) establishes the European Economic Community (EEC); see EU April 5 - First elected government of Kerala. CPI won the elections and E. M. S. Namboodiripad became the first chief minister of united Kerala. June 9 - First ascent of Broad Peak June 21 - John Diefenbaker becomes Canada's thirteenth prime minister. July - International Geophysical Year begins July 16 - United States Marine Major John Glenn flies a F8U supersonic jet from California to New York in 3 hours, 23 minutes and 8 seconds setting a new transcontinental speed record. July.
Archibald Prize - in Australasia during the 12 months preceding the date fixed by the Trustees for sending in the pictures." List of Winners Year - Artist - Title 1921 - W B McInnes - Desbrowe Annear 1922 - W B McInnes - Professor Harrison Moore 1923 - W B McInnes - Portrait of a Lady 1924 - W B McInnes - Portrait of Miss Collins 1925 - John Longstaff - Portrait of Maurice Moscovitch 1926 - W B McInnes - Silk and Lace 1927 - George W Lambert - Mrs Murdoch 1928 - John Longstaff - Portrait of Dr Alexander Leeper 1929 - John Longstaff - W A Holman, KC 1930 - W B McInnes - Drum-Major Harry McClelland 1931 - John Longstaff - Sir John Sulman 1932 - Ernest Buckmaster - Sir.
August 23 - top counter-spy of West Germany, defects to East Germany 1987 - Heavy rains and floods in Bangladesh kill hundreds of victims 1988 - Singing Revolution: two million people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania stood on the Vilnius-Tallinn road, holding hands 1990 - Saddam Hussein appears on Iraqi state television with a number of Western "guests" (actually hostages to try to prevent the Gulf War) 1990 - Armenia declares its independence from the Soviet Union 1990 - West Germany and East Germany announce that they will unite on October 3 2000 - A Gulf Air Airbus A320 crashes into the Persian Gulf near Manama, Bahrain killing 143 Births 1754 - King Louis XVI of France (†1792) 1769 - Georges Cuvier, biologist, statesman 1783 - William Tierney Clark, civil engineer (†1852).
Thomas Cranmer - King's behalf won him further advancement, despite the fact that he had secretly married the niece of a Lutheran theologian in Nuremberg. On March 30, 1533, he became Archbishop of Canterbury, and was able to push through the reforms that led gradually to the creation of the Church of England. In 1538 he condemned the views of John Lambert when he denied the real presence of Jesus Christ in the bread and wine of the eucharist. Lambert was burnt at the stake, and Cranmer came to adopt his views. On Henry's death in 1547, Cranmer became an indispensable advisor to his son and successor, Edward, who, though still a child, had been brought up with extreme Protestant views. During Edward's reign, Cranmer introduced the Book of Common Prayer which is still.
Canadian federal election, 2004 - of Parliament). If the currently governing Liberal Party of Canada wins neither a majority nor a plurality, the Governor General will invite the leader of the party that controls the most seats to form a new government. In the event of a tie, parliamentary tradition states that the party that had more seats in the last sitting will form government. All four of the five major parties will run under different leaders in this next election than the last, held in 2000. This election will also mark the debut of the new Conservative Party of Canada. Most pundits are predicting that new Prime Minister Paul Martin will lead the Liberals to a fourth majority government, possibly setting a record for number of seats won. Opponents contend that the people of Canada.
CEGEP - d'enseignement général et professionel - College of General and Vocational Education, pronounced see-jip or say-jep) is a type of educational institution in Quebec. Students in the university stream, finishing secondary school after Grade 11 (Secondary V), attend CEGEP for two years; in consequence, Quebec universities offer bachelor's degree programs lasting three years instead of the usual four to students from Quebec. These students can choose from a variety of provincial government-established courses of study including both required courses and options. Successful completion of a pre-university program at CEGEP results in the granting of a provincial government-issued diploma, the DEC (Diplôme d'études collégiales). CEGEPs also offer vocational programs of two or three years. CEGEPs themselves vary from large, free public institutions serving thousands of students to small, expensive private ones. Although a.
