Charles Warren - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Charles Warren: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles Warren - Commissioner Of Police
In 1886, Warren stood for election to Parliament as an independent Liberal candidate in the Sheffield Hallam constituency with a radical ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Warren: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles Warren - Commissioner Of Police
In 1886, Warren stood for election to Parliament as an independent Liberal candidate in the Sheffield Hallam constituency with a radical ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Warren: Encyclopedia - Warren
A warren is a network of rabbit burrows. Warren is also: The name of several places In America: Warren, Indiana Warren, Michigan Warren...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Victorian Era: Encyclopedia - Victorian Era
The Victorian era of Great Britain is considered the height of the British industrial revolution and the apex of the British Empire. It i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biblical Archaeology: Encyclopedia - Biblical Archaeology
Biblical archaeology involves the recovery and scientific investigation of the material remains of past cultures that can illuminate the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Monro: Encyclopedia Ii - James Monro - Assistant Commissioner
In 1884, Monro resigned from the Indian Civil Service and returned to Britain, being appointed the first Assistant Commissioner (Crime) i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Victorian Era: Encyclopedia Ii - Victorian Era - Politics
The period is ostensibly characterized as a long period of peace and economic, colonial, and industrial consolidation, temporarily disrup...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jericho: Encyclopedia Ii - Jericho - Prehistoric Times
Three separate settlements have existed at or near the current location for more than 11,000 years. The location was probably desirable d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Spion Kop: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Spion Kop - The Battle
General Sir Redvers Buller, VC, commander of the British forces in Natal, was at the time still overshadowed by Lieutenant-General Louis ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lmlk Seal: Encyclopedia Ii - Lmlk Seal - Theories
Beginning with the editio princeps by Charles Warren in 1870, a diverse assortment of theories has been promulgated to explain their func...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Melville Macnaghten: Encyclopedia Ii - Melville Macnaghten - Career In The Criminal Investigation Department
Upon his return to England, Macnaghten was offered the post of Chief Constable of the Metropolitan Police by Monro, who by that time had ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Victorian Era: Encyclopedia Ii - Victorian Era - Politics
The period is ostensibly characterized as a long period of peace and economic, colonial, and industrial consolidation, temporarily disrup...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jack The Ripper: Encyclopedia Ii - Jack The Ripper - Victims
The number and names of the Ripper's victims are the subject of much debate, but the most accepted list is referred to as the "canonical ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biblical Archaeology: Encyclopedia Ii - Biblical Archaeology - Milestones Prior To 1914
Biblical Archaeology began after publication by Edward Robinson (American professor of Biblical literature; 1794-1863) of his travels thr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stellaland: Encyclopedia Ii - Stellaland - History
The republic was formally created on 26 July 1882 by David Massouw and 400 followers, under the leadership of Gerrit Jacobus van Niekerk ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hercules Robinson 1st Baron Rosmead: Encyclopedia Ii - Hercules Robinson 1st Baron Rosmead - Negotiations In South Africa
In 1883, Robinson was called home to advise the government on the terms of the new convention concluded with the Transvaal Boers. On his ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hercules Robinson 1st Baron Rosmead: Encyclopedia Ii - Hercules Robinson 1st Baron Rosmead - Colonial Services
Subsequently, Robinson was appointed governor of Saint Kitts in 1855, from which he served until 1859. In that year, Robinson was appoint...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hercules Robinson 1st Baron Rosmead: Encyclopedia Ii - Hercules Robinson 1st Baron Rosmead - Later Colonial Services
In 1869, Robinson was made Governor of Ceylon and K.C.M.G.. From 3 June 1872 to March 1879, he served as the Governor of New South Wales....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jack The Ripper: Encyclopedia Ii - Jack The Ripper - Jack The Ripper In Popular Culture
Jack the Ripper has been featured in a number of works of fiction, either as the central character or in a more peripheral role. See Jack...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Monro: Encyclopedia Ii - James Monro - Commissioner
Worn out by constant criticism, Warren resigned in November 1888, and Matthews appointed Monro to replace him as Commissioner. Monro was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Melville Macnaghten: Encyclopedia Ii - Melville Macnaghten - Early Career
The youngest child of 15 of Elliot MacNaghten who was the last Chairman of the British East India Company, he was educated in Eton. After...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hercules Robinson 1st Baron Rosmead: Encyclopedia Ii - Hercules Robinson 1st Baron Rosmead - Early Life And Government Career
He was of Irish descent on both sides; his father was Admiral Hercules Robinson, his mother was from a Rosmead, County Westmeath, from wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hercules Robinson 1st Baron Rosmead: Encyclopedia Ii - Hercules Robinson 1st Baron Rosmead - Places Named After Him
In Hong Kong, Robinson Road, Rosmead Road, and Robinson Island (Chinese name 鴨洲) were all named after him. There was a Robinson Road ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hercules Robinson 1st Baron Rosmead: Encyclopedia Ii - Hercules Robinson 1st Baron Rosmead - Personal Life
One of Robinson's children, a son, succeeded to the title of Baron Rosmead upon the death of Robinson. Robinson died in London on 28 Octo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hercules Robinson 1st Baron Rosmead: Encyclopedia Ii - Hercules Robinson 1st Baron Rosmead - Second Term As Governor Of South Africa
His second term of office was not fortunate. The Jameson Raid produced a permanent estrangement between him and Cecil Rhodes, and he was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Victorian Era: Encyclopedia Ii - Victorian Era - Science Technology And Engineering
The impetus of the industrial revolution had already occurred, but it was during this period that the full effects of industrialisation m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jack The Ripper: Encyclopedia Ii - Jack The Ripper - The Ripper Letters
Over the course of the Ripper murders, the police and newspapers received many thousands of letters regarding the case. Some were from we...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jack The Ripper: Encyclopedia Ii - Jack The Ripper - Media
The Ripper murders mark an important watershed in modern British life. While not the first serial killer, Jack the Ripper was the first t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jack The Ripper: Encyclopedia Ii - Jack The Ripper - Goulston Street Graffiti
After the "double event" of the early morning of September 30, police searched the area near the crime scenes in an effort to locate a su...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biblical Archaeology: Encyclopedia Ii - Biblical Archaeology - Professional Commentary
"The purpose of Biblical archaeology is the clarification and illumination of the Biblical text and content through archaeological invest...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biblical Archaeology: Encyclopedia Ii - Biblical Archaeology - Milestones During 1914 - 1945
Following World War I, during the British Mandate of Palestine, antiquities laws were established for Palestinian territory along with a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biblical Archaeology: Encyclopedia Ii - Biblical Archaeology - Milestones After 1945
The Dead Sea Scrolls and other ancient copies of the Hebrew Bible manuscripts do not qualify as artifacts representing something mentione...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Spion Kop: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Spion Kop - Note About The Name
Although the common English name for the battle is Spion Kop throughout the Commonwealth and its historic literature, the official South ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jack The Ripper: Encyclopedia Ii - Jack The Ripper - Suspects
Many theories about the identity of Jack the Ripper have been advanced. None is entirely persuasive, and some can hardly be taken serious...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Victorian Era: Encyclopedia Ii - Victorian Era - Events
In 1851 the Great Exhibition (the first World's Fair) was held in The Crystal Palace, with great success and international attention. In ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Victorian Era: Encyclopedia Ii - Victorian Era - Prostitution
In the writings of Henry Mayhew, Charles Booth and others, prostitution began to be seen as a social problem, rather than just a fact of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jack The Ripper: Encyclopedia Ii - Jack The Ripper - Jack The Ripper In Popular Culture
Jack the Ripper has been featured in a number of works of fiction, either as the central character or in a more peripheral role. See Jack...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lmlk Seal: Encyclopedia Ii - Lmlk Seal - Incisions
In addition to the seals, which were stamped in the wet clay before being fired in a kiln, certain other marks were incised on these jar ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jericho: Encyclopedia Ii - Jericho - Recent History
The present city was captured by Israel after the Six-Day War in 1967. It was the first city handed over to Palestinian Authority control...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lmlk Seal: Encyclopedia Ii - Lmlk Seal - Drawings
Types of LMLK seals: Notice that the engraving styles indicate at least two, possibly five, people made the seals. The 21 types can ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lmlk Seal: Encyclopedia Ii - Lmlk Seal - למלך
LMLK stands for the Hebrew letters Lamed Mem Lamed Kaf (L' Melech), which can be translated from Hebrew as: "belonging to the king" (of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Warren: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles Warren - Later Military Career And Boer War
In 1889, Warren was sent to command the garrison in Singapore, where he remained until 1894. Returning to England, he commanded the Thame...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Warren: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles Warren - Education And Early Military Career
Warren was born in Bangor, Caernarfonshire, Wales, the son of Major-General Sir Charles Warren. He was educated at Bridgnorth School and ...   » Read the article