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2 days ago · Nicholas II (Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov; [d] 18 May [ O.S. 6 May] 1868 – 17 July 1918) or Nikolai II was the last reigning Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 1 November 1894 until his abdication on 15 March 1917. During his reign, Nicholas gave support to the economic and political reforms promoted ...
5 days ago · May 10, 2024, 2:12 PM ET (AP) Prince William says Kate's 'doing well,' in rare comments since she announced her cancer diagnosis. Charles III (born November 14, 1948, Buckingham Palace, London, England) is the king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from September 8, 2022.
1 day ago · John Homer was born and baptized 20 March 1657 to Edward Homer and Anne Gibbons in Staffordshire, England. [1]. Birth date also seen as 03/20/1664. John Homer [2] immigrated to Boston c.1672 and was master and probably part owner of a ship trading between London and Boston. He had six sons and two daughters. [3]
6 days ago · Queen of England: King Edward II 1284–1327 r. 1307–1327 King of England: Alphonso 1273–1284 Earl of Chester: Margaret of England 1275–1333 Duchess of Brabant, Lothier and Limburg: John II 1275–1312 Duke of Brabant: Berengaria 1276–1278: Mary of Woodstock 1279–c. 1332: John I 1284–1299 Count of Holland: Elizabeth of Rhuddlan 1282 ...
3 days ago · Sir Robert Tichborne (Skinner), mayor in 1656, sat on the trial of Charles I., and signed the death warrant. Sir Richard Chiverton (Skinner), mayor in 1657, was the first Cornish mayor of London. He was knighted both by Cromwell and by Charles II., which says something for his political dexterity.
4 days ago · The little recess at the end of the north aisle, where the altar stood, contains a memorial erected by Charles II. to the memory of Edward V. and his brother Richard, Duke of York, who were suffocated in the Tower by order of their usurping uncle, the Duke of Gloucester, afterwards Richard III.
3 days ago · After Bruce's death in 1329, Edward III of England determined to renew the attempted subjugation of Scotland and supported the claim of Edward Balliol, son of the former King John Balliol, over that of Bruce's young son David II.
