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  2. 4 days ago · At the age of seventeen, he led a successful coup d'état against Mortimer, the de facto ruler of the country, and began his personal reign. After a successful campaign in Scotland , he declared himself rightful heir to the French throne , [a] starting the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453).

  3. May 13, 2024 · Francis Bacon (born January 22, 1561, York House, London, England—died April 9, 1626, London) was the lord chancellor of England (1618–21). A lawyer, statesman, philosopher, and master of the English tongue, he is remembered in literary terms for the sharp worldly wisdom of a few dozen essays; by students of constitutional history for his power as a speaker in Parliament and in famous ...

  4. May 9, 2024 · J.R.R. Tolkien (born January 3, 1892, Bloemfontein, South Africa—died September 2, 1973, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England) was an English writer and scholar who achieved fame with his children’s book The Hobbit (1937) and his richly inventive epic fantasy The Lord of the Rings (1954–55). At age four Tolkien, with his mother and younger ...

  5. May 7, 2024 · So at the end of the film, we see "Angier" assuming the role of the wealthy Lord Caldlow -- who actually is the last created Angier clone. This final deception is revealed to Angier's longtime ...

  6. May 3, 2024 · The start of the Lord John Grey novels bring us events that happened between Ardsmuir and Jamaica. We learn that John was welcomed back to London after initially being exiled to Scotland. It doesn’t take long to learn some of the details as to why he was sent to Scotland in the first place. Lord John and the Private Matter elude to the reason.

  7. Apr 30, 2024 · Thomas Cromwell (born c. 1485, Putney, near London—died July 28, 1540, probably London) was the principal adviser (1532–40) to England’s Henry VIII, chiefly responsible for establishing the Reformation in England, for the dissolution of the monasteries, and for strengthening the royal administration. At the instigation of his enemies, he ...

  8. 1 day ago · Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 – 3 September 1658) was an English statesman, politician, and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of the British Isles. He came to prominence during the 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms, initially as a senior commander in the Parliamentarian army and latterly as a ...

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