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2 days ago · Johan Romin. June 16, 2023. Read full story. The next article will be about Philippa of England, married to the Swedish-Danish-Norwegian king Eric of Pomerania. Here is a list of the Swedish Queens: Helvig av Holstein (appr. 1260–1324), m. to Magnus Ladulås. Märta (appr. 1277–1341), m. to Birger Magnusson.
6 days ago · Duke Ellington, American pianist who was the greatest jazz composer and bandleader of his time. One of the originators of big-band jazz, Ellington led his band for more than half a century, composed thousands of scores, and created one of the most distinctive ensemble sounds in all of Western music.
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3 days ago · BRISTOL, Conn. - The two winningest men's basketball programs in the past 27 years, Duke and Kansas, will meet in the 2024 Vegas Showdown on Tuesday, Nov. 26 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, ESPN...
2 days ago · Second regency of Sten Sture the Elder (12 November 1501 – 14 December 1503) Regency of Svante Nilsson (21 January 1504 – 31 December 1511/2 January 1512) Regency of Eric Trolle (January – 23 July 1512) Regency of Sten Sture the Younger (23 July 1512 – 3 February 1520) Christian II. "the Tyrant". Kristian II.
19 hours ago · According to archaeological evidence, one of the first major expansions occurred in the 1300s under King Hakon VI Magnusson, who added a stone keep, curtain walls, and corner towers.[^2] The fortress‘ hilltop position, with steep cliffs on three sides and a protective wall on the fourth, made it extremely difficult to besiege.
May 16, 2024 · The earliest record of what is generally considered to be a Swedish king appears in Tacitus' work Germania, c. 100 AD (the king of the Suiones).However, due to scant and unreliable sources before the 11th century, lists of succession traditionally start in the 10th century with king Olof Skötkonung, and his father Eric the Victorious, who also were the first Swedish kings to be baptized.
May 6, 2024 · These opening lines of Duke Ellington’s Sound of Love (Vocal) by Charles Mingus capture the essence of the song’s meaning. It speaks of a person, perhaps a younger version of the artist himself, who was once lost in the world of music without finding a song that truly resonated with their soul. The references to blues, jazz, and ragtime ...
