The Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster, which is almost always referred to as Westminster Abbey, is a mainly Gothic church, on the scale of a cathedral, in Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English monarchs. Westminster Abbey - History. According to tradition, a shrine was first founded in 616 on the present site, then known as Thorney Island; it was said to have been miraculously consecrated after ...

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• Westminster Abbey - Schools
• Westminster Abbey - Transport
• Westminster Abbey - List of Abbots Deans and the Bishop of Westminster
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Westminster is a district within the City of Westminster in London. It is the location of the Palace of Westminster and the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Westminster is situated south west of the City of London and half a mile (0.8 km) south west of Charing Cross. Westminster - History. The name was historically used to describe the area around Westminster Abbey – the West Minster, or monastery church, that gave the area its name – which has been the seat of the governme ...

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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, was created on 1 January 1801 by the merger of the Kingdom of Great Britain (itself a merger of the former Kingdoms of Scotland and England in 1707) and the Kingdom of Ireland. It ended upon Irish independence on 6 December 1922 when the Anglo-Irish Treaty created the Irish Free State. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland - Origins. The merger followed the Irish Rebellion of 1798 and the crisis over the mental health of King George III, given that both ...

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The Coronation of the British monarch is a ceremony (specifically, initiation rite) in which the monarch of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth Realms is formally crowned and invested with regalia. The coronation usually takes place several months after the death of the previous monarch, for the coronation is considered a joyous occasion that would be inappropriate when mourning still continues. (It also gives planners enough time to complete the elaborate arrangements required for great State ceremony.) For example, Elizabeth II was crowned on June 2, 1953, despite having a ...

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• Coronation of the British monarch - Anointing and crowning
• Coronation of the British monarch - End of the ceremony
• Coronation of the British monarch - Music
• Coronation of the British monarch - Coronation banquet
• Coronation of the British monarch - Enthronement as Emperor
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William Dyce (1806-1864) was a distinguished Scottish artist, born in Aberdeen. Dyce studied in Rome, settled for a time in Edinburgh, and finally removed to London. He painted portraits at first, but soon took to other subjects of art. His work was such as to commend itself to both German and French artists; he gave himself to fresco-painting, and as a fresco-painter was selected to adorn the walls of the Palace of Westminster and the House of Lords. His Baptism of Ethelbert, in the latter, is considered his best work. This article incorporates text from the public do ...

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The Right Honourable William Pitt, the Younger (28 May 1759–23 January 1806) was a British politician during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. He served as Prime Minister from 1783 to 1801, and again from 1804 until his death. He is known as William Pitt the Younger to distinguish him from his father, William Pitt the Elder, who also served as Prime Minister of Great Britain. The younger Pitt's prime ministerial tenure, which came during the reign of George III, was dominated by major events in Europe, inclu ...

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A Cap of Maintenance is a ceremonial crimson velvet cap, lined with ermine. It is borne, as one of the insignia of the British sovereign, immediately before his or her at coronation or on such state occasions as the State Opening of Parliament. It is carried by the hereditary bearer, the Marquess of Winchester, upon a white wand. A similar cap is also borne before the Lord Mayor of London and mayors of other cities. The origin of this symbol of dignity is obscure. It may hav ...

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Autism is classified as a neurodevelopmental disorder that manifests itself in markedly abnormal social interaction, communication ability, patterns of interests, and patterns of behavior. Although the specific etiology of autism is unknown, many researchers suspect that autism results from genetically mediated vulnerabilities to environmental triggers. And while there is disagreement about the magnitude, nature, and mechanisms for such environmental factors, researchers have found at least seven major genes prevalent among ind ...

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• Autism - Social development
• Autism - Sensory system
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• Autism - Repetitive behaviors
• Autism - Effects in education
• Autism - DSM definition
• Autism - Types of autism
• Autism - Asperger's and Kanner's syndrome
• Autism - Autism as a spectrum disorder
• Autism - Models
• Autism - Epidemiology
• Autism - Theories of the etiology of autism
• Autism - Increase in diagnoses of autism
• Autism - Therapies
• Autism - Applied Behavior Analysis
• Autism - Relationship Development Intervention
• Autism - Son-Rise
• Autism - Snoezelen
• Autism - Autism and computing
• Autism - Gluten-free casein-free diet
• Autism - MB12
• Autism - Sociology
• Autism - Community and politics
• Autism - Culture
• Autism - Autistic adults
• Autism - Autistic savants
• Autism - Other pervasive developmental disorders
• Autism - Rett syndrome
• Autism - Childhood disintegrative disorder
• Autism - Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified
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The City of Westminster is a London borough with city status, situated to the west of the City of London and north of the River Thames. It forms part of Inner London. The city contains most of London's West End, as well as the permanent headquarters of the United Kingdom's government, with the Palace of Westminster, Whitehall, and the Royal Courts of Justice. In 1965 the London borough was created fro ...

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• City of Westminster - Bridges
• City of Westminster - Mainline stations
• City of Westminster - Tube stations
• City of Westminster - Individuals

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A clock tower is a tower built with one or more (often four) easily-seen clock faces.The clock tower is usually part of a church or municipal building such as a town hall, but many clock towers are free-standing. The mechanism inside the tower is known as a turret clock. It often marks the hour (and sometimes segments of an hour) by sounding large bells or chimes, sometimes playing simple musical phrases or tunes. Although clock towers are today mostly admired for their aesthetics, they once served an important purpose. ...

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Burnham-on-Sea is a town in Somerset, England, at the mouth of the River Parrett and Bridgwater Bay. It suffered a major flood in 1607, and remained a small village until the late eighteenth century. It forms part of the parish of Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge. According to the 2001 census the total population for the whole built-up area was 21,476, up 9.6% from the 1991 figure of 19,558. The town is notable for its collection of lighthouses, including the Round Tower lighthouse of 1829, the Pillar Lighthouse and the Lighthouse on legs. Burnham is now a popular seaside ...

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Big Ben (or known in other solitaire brands as Clock) is a solitaire card game which uses two decks of playing cards mixed together. It is basically a large-scale, two-deck version of Grandfather's Clock and is probably named after Big Ben, the colloquially used nickname for the clock face at the tower of the Palace of Westminster in London. Before the start of the game, the following cards are separated from the decks: 2♣, 3♥, 4♠, 5♦, 6♣, 7♥ ...

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Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1852 (MDCCCLII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Saturday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). 1852 - Events. January 14 - President Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte proclaims a new constitution for the French Second Republic. January 17 - United Kingdom recognizes independence of the TransvaalIncluding:

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A palace is an important urban residence of a royal or noble family, with its origins as the executive power center of a kingdom or empire. Many extant palaces have been transformed for other uses, such as parliaments or museums. The word "palace" to describe a royal residence comes from the name of one of the seven hills of Rome, the Palatine Hill. The original 'palaces' on the Palatine Hill were the seat of the imperial power, while the capitol on the Capitoline Hill was the seat of the senate and the religious nucleus ...

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Parliamentary privilege, also known as absolute privilege, is a legal mechanism employed within the legislative bodies of countries whose constitutions are based on the Westminster system. In other legislatures, a similar mechanism is known as parliamentary immunity. In the United Kingdom, it allows members of the House of Lords and House of Commons to speak freely before those houses without fear of legal action on the grounds of libel. It also means while a member is within the grounds of the Palace of Westminster he/s ...

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To help compare orders of magnitude of different areas, we list here areas between 1 hectare (10,000 m²) and 10 hectares (0.1 km²). Areas smaller than 1 hectare 1 hectare is equal to: 100 ares 10,000 m² 108,000 square feet 2.5 acres 2.68 hectares -- area of the RMS Queen Mary 2's passenger decks 3.2 hectares -- Palace of Westminster 3.76 hectares -- Castelmoron-d'Albret, the smallest commune of France 4 hectares -- Fort Severn, the fi ...

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Aberdeen Bestiary (Aberdeen University Library MS 24) is a 12th century bestiary that was first listed in 1542 in the inventory of the Old Royal Library at the Palace of Westminster. Information about its origins and patron are circumstantial. It probably comes from the 12th century and was owned by an ecclesiastical patron of the north or south province. The Aberdeen Bestiary is related to other bestiaries of the Middle Ages and especially the Ashmole Bestiary. Some even argue t ...

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Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). 1834 - Events. January 1 - Abolition of customs charges at borders within Germany. January 3 - The government of Mexico imprisons Stephen F. Austin in Mexico City January 13 - John Mason Cook, whom JMC Air is named after was born. January 25 - Hillsborough County was created by Florid ...

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1298 - Events. July 2 - The Battle of Göllheim is fought between Albert I of Habsburg and Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg. End of the reign of Emperor Fushimi, emperor of Japan Emperor Go-Fushimi ascends to the throne of Japan 21 July - Battle of Falkirk (1298): England's Edward Longshank defeats William Wallace's Scottish rebels While in prison in Genoa, Marco Polo dictates his Travels to a local writer A fire causes severe damage to the Palace of Westminster.< ...

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Pearce's design for the new Irish Houses of Parliament was revolutionary. The building was effectively semi-circular in shape, occupying nearly an acre and a half (6,000 m²) of ground. Unlike Chichester House, which was set far back from Hoggen Green, the new building was to open up directly onto the Green, as the above photograph shows. The principal entrance consisted of a colonnade of Ionic columns extending around three sides of the entrance quadrangle, forming a letter 'E' (see picture at the bottom of the page). Three stat ...

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Irish Houses of Parliament, Irish Houses of Parliament - Plans for the new building, Irish Houses of Parliament - Design of the new building, Irish Houses of Parliament - Pearce's design copied in the US Capitol and British Museum, Irish Houses of Parliament - Public ceremonial in the Irish Houses of Parliament, Irish Houses of Parliament - Abolition of Irish Parliament, Irish Houses of Parliament - After 1800: From a parliament to a bank, Irish Houses of Parliament - The continuing symbolism of the Old Irish Houses of Parliament, Irish Houses of Parliament - The Dáil choses a different home, Irish Houses of Parliament - A curiously contradictory symbol, Irish Houses of Parliament - Footnotes

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Similar to the Palace of Westminster, it was built in a Gothic Revival style. It is 268 m long and 123 m wide. Its interior includes 10 courtyards, 13 passenger and freight elevators, 27 gates, 29 staircases and 691 rooms (out of them, more than 200 office rooms). With its height of 96 m, it is the tallest building of Budapest, along with Saint Stephen's Basilica. The number 96 refers to the nation's millennium, 1896, and the conquest of the later Kingdom of Hungary in 896. The main façade is the one facing the Danube, but the official main entrance is from the square in front of it. Inside and ...

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