King George's War - King George's War King George's War is the name given to the military operations in North America that formed part of the War of the Austrian Succession. It was one of the French and Indian Wars. In the course of the war British colonial forces captured the French stronghold of Cape Breton Island, but this gain was returned to France under the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle..
George III of the United Kingdom - George III of the United Kingdom George III (4 June 1738 - 29 January 1820), the third king of the House of Hanover, ruled the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland (from 1801 a single kingdom known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) and was also the Duke and Elector (King from 1816) of Hanover from 25 October 1760 until his death on 29 January 1820. During his reign, however, his son, the Prince of Wales, later King George IV, ruled the country as regent briefly in 1787-1788 and again from 5 February, 1811 to 29 January 1820, after the king was rendered mentally incapable by illness (now thought by many to have been porphyria). George III King of Great Britain, Ireland until.
George VI of the United Kingdom - George VI of the United Kingdom King George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor1) (December 14, 1895 - February 6, 1952), was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of other commonwealth realms from 1936 to 1952. Generally known within his family as "Bertie" and to the public before becoming king as Prince Albert, he was the second son of the then- Duke of York (later George V of the United Kingdom), and his duchess, later Queen Mary. Prince Albert was created Duke of York, Earl of Inverness, and Baron Killarney in 1920, the same peerages that his father had held from 1892 to 1901. There seemed no likelihood of his ever attaining the throne, because his elder brother, the bright.
George V of the United Kingdom - George V of the United Kingdom George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert Windsor, né Wettin1) (3 June 1865-20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (from 1927, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) and Emperor of India from 6 May 1910 until his death. He was the first British monarch of the House of Windsor. George V King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert of Great Britain and Ireland was born at Marlborough House in London, the second son of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and his wife, Princess Alexandra of Denmark. As a younger son of the Prince of Wales, there was.
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham - George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham George Villiers (August 28, 1592 - August 23, 1628) was the 1st Duke of Buckingham and a favourite of king James I of England and then of Charles I. He was born in Brooksby, Leicestershire, the son of the minor noble Sir George Villiers. As a youth he was noted for his beauty and he became a regular at the royal court in 1614 following his introduction to James during the king's progress of that year. Villiers gained support from those opposed to the current favourite, Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset and he was knighted in 1615 as a Gentleman of the Bedchamber. When Carr was disgraced after the Overbury affair his position was rapidly taken by Villiers, although the.
George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham - George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham (January 10, 1628 - April 16, 1687), English statesman, son of the 1st Duke. He was brought up, together with his younger brother Francis, by King Charles I with his own children, and was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he obtained the degree of M.A. in 1642. He fought for the king in the Civil War, and took part in the attack on Lichfield Close in April 1643. Subsequently, under the care of the Earl of Northumberland, the two brothers travelled abroad and lived at Florence and Rome. When the Second Civil War broke out they joined Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland in Surrey, in July 1648. Francis Villiers was killed near.
Kingdom of Judah - first only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David. But very soon after the tribe of Benjamin joined the tribe of Judah, and Jerusalem became the capital of the new kingdom (Joshua 18:28), which was called the kingdom of Judah. For the first sixty years the kings of Judah aimed at re-establishing their authority over the kingdom of the other ten tribes, so that there was a state of perpetual war between them. For the next eighty years there was no open war between them. For the most part they were in friendly alliance, co-operating against their common enemies, especially against Damascus. For about another century and a half Judah had a somewhat checkered existence after the termination of the kingdom of Israel till its final overthrow in the.
King Rat - King Rat King Rat is the debut novel by James Clavell published in 1962. It is set in a Japanese prisoner of war camp during World War II. The 1965 film version was directed by Brian Forbes and starred George Segal as Corporal King. It was nominated for Academy Awards for Cinematography and Art Direction. King Rat is also the title of the debut novel by China Miéville. It is a dark urban fantasy set in London and interweaving the myths of the Rat King and The Pied Piper of Hamelin against an aesthetic of drum'n'bass and jungle music. The King Rat is also the head of the Grand Order of Water Rats, a Music Hall society of Great Britain. The title comes from the name.
King Tawhiao - King Tawhiao Tawhiao (1822? - August 26, 1894) was a Maori King and leader of the Waikato People. A member of the Ngati Mahuta iwi or tribe. Born on the upper Mokau River during the Musket Wars. His father, Potatau Te Wherewhero was the leader of the Waikato people. In 1858 Potata was installed as the first Maori kIng, his pupose being to promote unity among the Maori people in the face of Pakeha encroachment. Poatau died in 1860 and was succeeded by Tawhiao who reigned for thirty four years during one of the most difficult and discouraging periods of Maori history. In New Zealand during this period there were two governments. English Law and Govenance prevailed within the settlenments and Maori Law or Custom over.
Victoria of the United Kingdom - 3 Mrs Brown 4 Empress of India 5 Grandmother of Europe 6 Quotations 7 Children of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert 8 Footnotes Birth and background She was born on May 24, 1819, to Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent (fourth son of King George III) and Princess Viktoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, sister of King Leopold I of the Belgians and widow of HSH Emich, 2nd Prince of Leiningen. King Leopold's first wife, Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales, was the only legitimate child of the Prince Regent (future King George IV). After Princess Charlotte's death in 1817, there was a scramble by George III's younger sons to abandon their mistresses, marry, and beget an heir to the realm. The Duke of Kent, marrying at the age of fifty, became the father of the.
Indian Wars - in part this lack of unity that lead to their eventual defeat. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Colonial-Era Conflicts of North America 2 Earliest Conflicts (1776-1794) 3 Post-Greenville Conflict with Native Americans (1794-1812) 4 The War of 1812 4.1 Indian Removal (1812-1860) 4.1.1 Indian Removal Act of 1830 4.2 The Northwest: Black Hawk War 5 Territorial Expansion in the 19th century 5.3 To be incorporated 6 Later events (1860-1891) Colonial-Era Conflicts of North America King Philip's War - Dummer's War - Pequot War - French and Indian Wars - Pueblo rebellion - Pontiac's Rebellion Earliest Conflicts (1776-1794) Although conflict with Native American tribes in North America had occurred frequently for the British colonies, the first major conflicts with Native Americans occurred in the 1790s. A series of Native American insurrections against.
Hussite Wars - and nobles of Bohemia and Moravia, who were in favour of church reform, sent to the council at Constance (2 September 1415) a protest, known as the protestatio Bohemorum, which condemned the execution of Hus in the strongest language. The attitude of Sigismund, king of the Romans, who sent threatening letters to Bohemia declaring that he would shortly drown all Wycliffites and Hussites, greatly incensed the people. Troubles broke out in various parts of Bohemia, and drove many Romanist priests from their parishes. Almost from the first the Hussites divided into two sections, though many minor divisions also arose among them. Shortly before his death Hus had accepted a doctrine preached during his absence by his adherents at Prague, namely that of Utraquism, or the obligation of the faithful to receive.
George I of Great Britain - George I of Great Britain George I of Great Britain (May 28, 1660 - June 11, 1727) was the first Hanoverian King of the Kingdom of Great Britain (as well as King of Ireland) from August 1, 1714, to June 11, 1727. George, unlike most British kings in the past 300 years, did not speak English -- he spoke German and was ridiculed by many of his subjects for this and the harem of German women he maintained, earning him the nickname Geordie Whelps. George I King of Great Britain, Ireland Elector of Hanover George was born on May 28, 1660 in Hanover, Germany, and was the son of the Electress Sophia of Hanover who was a granddaughter of King James I of England. In 1682,.
George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston - George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, 5th Baron Scarscale (January 11, 1859 - March 20, 1925), was a conservative British statesman, Viceroy of India, . Eldest son of the 4th Baron Scarsdale, rector of Kedleston, Derbyshire, Curzon was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford. At Oxford he was president of the Union, and after a brilliant university career was elected a fellow of All Souls College in 1883. He became assistant private secretary to Lord Salisbury in 1885, and in 1886 entered parliament as member for the Southport division of south-west Lancashire. He served as under-secretary for India in 1891-1892 and for foreign affairs in 1895-1898. In the meantime he had travelled in Central.
George Grenville - George Grenville George Grenville (October 14, 1712 - November 13, 1770) was an English politician. He was the second son of Richard Grenville and Hester Temple, afterwards Countess Temple, his elder brother being Richard Grenville-Temple, 1st Earl Temple. George received his education at Eton College and at Christ Church College, Oxford, and was called to the bar in 1735. He entered parliament in 1741 as member for Buckingham, and continued to represent that borough till his death. In parliament he subscribed to the "Boy Patriot" party which opposed Sir Robert Walpole. In December 1744 he became a lord of the admiralty in the administration of Henry Pelham. He allied himself with his brother Richard, and with William Pitt the Elder (Richard's brother-in-law) in forcing their leader.
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle - George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle George Monk or Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle (6 December 1608 - 3 January 1670), second son of Sir Thomas Monk, a gentleman of good family but in embarrassed circumstances, was born at Potheridge, near Torrington, in Devonshire. Having thrashed the under-sheriff of the county in revenge for a wrong done to his father, he had to leave home, and naturally took up soldiering. He served as a volunteer in the expedition to Cadiz (1626), and the next year did good service at the siege of the Isle of Rhé. In 1629 Monk went to the Netherlands, then a centre of warfare, and there he gained a high reputation as a leader and a disciplinarian. In 1638 he threw up.
George I of Greece - George I of Greece George I (December 24, 1845 - March 18, 1913) was king of Greece from 1863 to 1913 He was born in Copenhagen, the second son of King Christian IX of Denmark and the brother of Alexandra of Denmark (consort of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom). He began his career in the Danish navy, and was elected King of Greece on March 30, 1863 following the deposition of King Otto. In 1867 George married the Grand Duchess Olga, a niece of Tsar Alexander II of Russia. He ruled Greece with some success, overseeing the consolidation of Greek rule over Thessaly and Epirus and the putting down of rebellion in Crete. However, following the Balkan War which began in 1912, he was.
George Biddell Airy - George Biddell Airy Sir George Biddell Airy (July 27, 1801 - January 2, 1892) was British Astronomer Royal from 1835 to 1881. He was born at Alnwick, one of a long line of Airys who traced their descent back to a family of the same name residing at Kentmere, in Westmorland, in the 14th century. The branch to which he belonged, having suffered in the English Civil War, moved to Lincolnshire and became farmers. George Airy was educated first at elementary schools in Hereford, and afterwards at Colchester Grammar School. In 1819 he entered Trinity College, Cambridge, as a sizar, meaning that he paid a reduced fee but essentially worked as a servant to make good the fee reduction. Here he had a brilliant career, and.
George Goring, Lord Goring - George Goring, Lord Goring George Goring, Lord Goring (14 July 1608 - 1657) was an English Royalist soldier. The son of George Goring, Earl of Norwich, Goring became famous at court for his prodigality and dissolute manners. His father-in-law, Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, procured for him a post in the Dutch army with the rank of colonel. He was permanently lamed by a wound received at Breda in 1637, and returned to England early in 1639, when he was made governor of Portsmouth. He served in the Bishops' Wars, and already had a considerable reputation when he was involved in the "Army Plot" (1641). Officers of the army stationed at York proposed to petition the king and parliament for the maintenance of the royal.
George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich - George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich George Goring, Earl of Norwich (1583? - 1663), English soldier, was the son of George Goring of Hurstpierpoint and Ovingdean, Sussex, and of Anne Denny, sister of Edward Denny, earl of Norwich. He was knighted in and became a favourite at court, benefitting largely from monopolies granted by King Charles I. He became Baron Goring in 1628, and a privy councillor in 1639. When the troubles between Charles and his parliament became acute Goring devoted his fortune freely to the royal cause; and the king in November 1644 renewed for him the title of earl of Norwich which had become extinct at his uncle's death. He went with Queen Henrietta Maria to the Netherlands in 1642 to raise money for.
