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Dublin and its inhabitants were transformed by the upheavals of the 16th and 17th centuries in Ireland. These saw the first thorough English conquest of the whole island under the Tudor dynasty. While the Old English community of Dublin and the Pale were happy with the conquest and disarmament of the native Irish, they were deeply alienated by the Protestant reformation that had taken place in England, being all almost all Roman Catholics. In addition, they were angered by being forced to pay for the English garrisons of the country through ...
Clifford D. Simak - Novels.
The Creator (first magazine publication 1935, first book publication 1946)
Cosmic Engineers (first magazine publication 1939, first book publication 1950)
Empire (1951) (Galaxy novel #7)
Time and Again (1951) [paperback title First He Died]
City (fixup 1952, Epilog added in the 1976 edition, but omitted in some subsequent Science Fiction Book Club reprints)
Ring Around the Sun< ...
Carshalton - Honeywood.
Honeywood is a large and attractive house at the Western end of Carshalton Ponds. At its earliest it dates from the 17th century but has been much extended and restored, particularly in the period 1896 to 1903. It now houses the London Borough of Sutton "Heritage Centre" and has a local history collection.
Carshalton - Little Holland House.
Little Holland House in Carshalton Beeches was the home of the artist Frank Dickinson (1874-1961). Dickinson's Arts ...
Construction began in late 1998 with the main works beginning on April 28, 1999 by Monberg Thorsen and McAlpine. The bridge was completed at a cost of £18.2m (£2.2m over budget) and opened on June 10, 2000 (2 months late) but unexpected lateral vibration (resonant structural response) caused the bridge to be closed on June 12 for modifications. The movements were produced by the sheer numbers of pedestrians (90,000 users in the first day, with up to 2,000 on the bridge at any one time). The bridge was on the route of a major charity walk a ...
It was immediately apparent that the explosions were the result of a terrorist attack, but it was initially unclear whether the explosions were a serious attempt to repeat the 7 July bombings or were merely a symbolic attack or hoax intended to cause panic rather than mass casualties. It was later confirmed that substantial improvised explosive devices capable of causing significant numbers of casualties had in fact been involved, but had failed to explode. The explosions were caused by detonators which failed to ignite the larger devices. Police later disclosed that some of the devices used had survived the explosions, ...
In September 1939 World War II began, and the tanker markets became very strong. Even though sailing under a neutral flag the Viking Tanker Company vessels were able to trade as they followed British regulations. Næss travelled to Norway in April 1940, as he had been requested by the British Ministry of Trade to contact Norwegian shipowners that did not fully support the blockade of Germany. He would also meet his colleagues in Sandefjord, Johan Rasmussen and Torger Moe. Næss managed to have a meeting 8 April 1940 with the Norwegian ...
The earliest records of Muswell Hill date from the 12th Century. At this time the Bishop of London, who was the Lord of the Manor of Hornsey, owned the area and granted 65 acres (263,000 m²), located to the east of Colney Hatch Lane, to a newly formed order of Nuns. The Nuns built a chapel on the site and called it ‘Our Ladie of Muswell’.
The name Muswell is believed to stem from a natural spring or well, which was said to have miraculous properties. The story has it that a Scottish King was cured of disease after drinking the water of the spring/well and that this led to the area becomin ...
The Faulkner Act offers four basic plans (Mayor-Council, Council-Manager, Small Municipality and Mayor-Council-Administrator) and two procedures by which the voters of a municipality can adopt one of these plans. The Act provides many choices for communities with a preference for a strong executive and professional management of municipal affairs. Twenty-one percent of the municipalities in New Jersey, including the six most populous cities -- Newark, Jersey City, Camden, Trenton, Paterson and Elizabeth -- all govern under the provisions of the Faulkner Act. More than half of all New Jersey residents ...
Subdivisions of Wales - Administrative counties.
From 1889 to 1974, administrative counties of Wales were used for local government for the first time. These were created by the Local Government Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict, c. 41) based on the traditional counties of Wales, but they were not entirely identical.
Monmouthshire
Glamorganshire (Glamorgan)
Carmarthenshire
Pembrokeshire
Cardiganshire
Brecknockshire (Breconshire)
Radnorshire
Mont ...
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 46,543 people, 19,694 households, and 13,273 families residing in the county. The population density is 38/km2 (98/mi2). There are 47,360 housing units at an average density of 39/km2 (100/mi2). The racial makeup of the county is 81.20% White, 16.66% Black or African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. 1 ...
In the same spirit as Trent Reznor's Nine Inch Nails, Strapping Young Lad (SYL) began as solo project by Canadian musician, Devin Townsend. Once he had completed his work as vocalist on Steve Vai's Sex and Religion and that albums subsequent tour, he recorded the majority of the instruments (except drums) on the debut album, Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing.
Rather than remain a solo project, additional members and the release of their album City saw SYL secure their line-up permanently. City was released to a huge response, prompting Kerrang! magaz ...
Some of the designations for subnational entities are:
Autonomous community - Autonomous communities of Spain
Autonomous region - Political divisions of China
Bailiwick - Channel Islands
Bundesland - States of Austria, States of Germany
Canton - Cantons of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cantons of Switzerland, Cantons of France
City - Nelson, New Zealand (the only city in the country that is not part of a larger region)
Commune - Commune in France, Comune of Italy
Co ...
Werner Sombart - Early Career Socialism and Economics.
He was born in Ermsleben, Harz, Germany, as the son of a wealthy liberal politician, industrialist, and estate-owner, Anton Ludwig Sombart, and studied at the universities of Pisa, Berlin, and Rome, both law and economics. In 1888, he received his Ph.D. from Berlin under the direction of Gustav von Schmoller, then the most eminent German economist.
As an economist and especially social activist, Sombart was then seen as radically left-wing, and so only ...
† known as the 'Coventry, Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire SHA until 2004 [3]
The London breakup is
North Central London - Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey, Islington
North East London - Barking and Dagenham, City, Hackney, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest
North West London - Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Westminster
South East London - Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwar ...
The Tlatilcan culture arrived to the lands of Naucalpan between the years 1700 to 600 BC. By 1400 BC the area had great influence and presence of Otomi groups, and was called Otocampulco (on the place of Otomies). The Chichimecan culture arrived between the years 1000 and 1200, and built the pyramid now known as "Pirámide del Conde", as it was found during the construction of a residential area of the same name. In 1428 the territory was claimed by the Tepanecan empire of Azcapotzalco, but after being defeated by the Mexican Triple Alliance ...
The borough is known for being one of the poorest and crime-affected London boroughs. Despite this perception it is a place of considerable contrasts. The south western tip of the borough is adjacent to the City and close to the Broadgate development. In this area some office development has taken place within the borough boundary.
Also in the south west is Hoxton and Shoreditch which are central to the London arts scene and home to numerous clubs, bars, ...
Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic science fiction - World War III nuclear.
The Japanese manga and 1988 anime film Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo
Alas, Babylon, a 1959 novel about the aftermath of nuclear war
The Amtrak Wars epic novel series by Patrick Tilley
Ape and Essence, a screenplay-novel by Aldous Huxley
Apokalipsa wedlug Pana Jana - Robert J. Szmidt's novel
Autobahn nach Poznan - Andrzej Ziemianski's short story
Armagh has been the spiritual capital of Ireland for 1500 years. Brian Boru is buried in the cemetery of the Protestant St. Patrick's Cathedral. He is credited with driving the Norsemen out of Ireland in 1014.
It has also been an educational centre since the time of St. Patrick leading to it being known as the city of saints and scholars. St. Patrick decreed that only those educated in Armagh could spread the gospel. The educational tradition was carried on with the foundation of the Royal School, Armagh in 1608. Generously assisted b ...
Rome has an intercontinental airport named Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport - FCO, but more commonly known as Fiumicino, which also is Italy's chief airport, and the Giovan-Battista Pastine international airport (commonly referred to as Ciampino Airport), a joint civilian and military airport southeast of the city-center, along the Via Appia, which handles mainly charter flights and regional European flights including some low-cost airlines. A third airport, called Aeroporto dell'Urbe, is located in the north of the city along the anc ...
Rochester is home to a number of cultural institutions including the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film, the Memorial Art Gallery, the Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences, the Strong Museum, the A|V Room, the Strasenburg Planetarium, and numerous arts organizations. Rochester's Geva Theatre Center is the city's largest professional theatre.
The city's Victorian era Mt. Hope Cemetery includes the final resting place of several famous Americans, including Susan B. An ...
The area's focal point is Shepherd's Bush Green, a large triangular patch of open grass, of approx 8 acres, surrounded by trees and roads with a couple of tennis courts.
Shepherd's Bush is thought to have been named after the area which shepherds were said to use as a meadow. However, it is also thought that it could have been named after someone in the area, because in 1635 the area was recorded as "Sheppards Bush Green".
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The University is spread across 5 sites. All campuses are located in North London (earning Middlesex the nickname "University of the North Circular" due to their locations near to the major ring road). Each campus has a quite distinct character and some of the campuses are important architecturally, especially Trent Park.
Middlesex University - Tottenham.
Tottenham campus (located in Wood Green, North London) started life as one of the first British teacher training colleges in 1878. It was then called ...
