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3 days ago · Declares Albert III, Elector of Brandenburg, ruler of Pomerania–Stettin. 1474 Treaty of Utrecht (1474) Ends the Anglo-Hanseatic War between England and the Hanseatic League led by Lübeck and Danzig. Treaty of London (1474) Charles the Bold of Burgundy agrees to support Edward IV's planned invasion of France. 1475 Treaty of Picquigny
3 days ago · The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a global conflict involving most of the European great powers, fought primarily in Europe and the Americas. One of the opposing alliances was led by Great Britain and Prussia. The other alliance was led by France, backed by Spain, Saxony, Sweden, and Russia. Related conflicts include the 1754 to 1763 ...
3 days ago · See list. Admiral of the Fleet Albert Victor Nicholas Louis Francis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma [1] [2] [n 1] (25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979) was a British statesman, naval officer, colonial administrator and close relative of the British royal family. He was born in the United Kingdom to the prominent Battenberg family.
4 days ago · General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, KG, PC (26 May 1650 – 16 June 1722 O.S. [a]) was an English soldier and statesman. From a gentry family, he served as a page at the court of the House of Stuart under James, Duke of York, through the 1670s and ...
4 days ago · James VII and II (14 October 1633 O.S. – 16 September 1701) [a] was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII [4] from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 1685. He was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. He was the last Catholic monarch of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
2 days ago · Louis Armstrong: An Extravagant Life. ISBN 0553067680; Cogswell, Michael (2003). Armstrong: The Offstage Story. ISBN 1888054816; Elie, Lolis Eric. A Letter from New Orleans. Originally printed in Gourmet. Reprinted in Best Food Writing 2006, ed. by Holly Hughes, Da Capo Press, 2006. ISBN 1569242879; Teachout, Terry (2009). Pops – A life of ...
3 days ago · Faith Kipyegon hogged the headlines inside the Stade Louis II 12 months ago, setting a new world record in the women's mile. World and Olympic high jump champion Gianmarco Tamberi will be among those competing in Monaco having set his Italian national record of 2.39m here in 2016.
