Republic Records is a New York City–based American record label owned by Universal Music Group (UMG). It was founded by Avery Lipman and Monte Lipman as an independent label in 1995, and was acquired by UMG in 2000. Republic was initially an imprint of the Universal/Motown Records Group, and was renamed Universal Republic Records after a …

Res publica (also spelt as rēs pūblica to indicate vowel length) is a Latin phrase, loosely meaning 'public affair'. It is the root of the word 'republic', and the word 'commonwealth' has traditionally been used as a synonym for it; however, translations vary widely according to the context. ' Res ' is a nominative singular Latin noun for a substantive or concrete thing—as opposed to ...

Florence Leontine Mary Welch (born 28 August 1986) is an English singer, the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the indie rock band Florence and the Machine.The band's debut studio album, Lungs (2009), topped the UK Albums Chart and won the BRIT Award for Best British Album. Their next three albums also achieved chart success. In 2018, Welch released a book …

The Council of Europe (CoE; French: Conseil de l'Europe, CdE) is an international organisation founded in the wake of World War II to uphold human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Europe. Founded in 1949, it has 46 member states, with a population of approximately 675 million; it operates with an annual budget of approximately 500 million euros. ...

Giorgio Vasari (/ v ə ˈ s ɑːr i /, also US: /-ˈ z ɑːr-, v ɑː ˈ z ɑːr i /, Italian: [ˈdʒordʒo vaˈzaːri]; 30 July 1511 – 27 June 1574) was an Italian painter, architect, engineer, writer, and historian, best known for his Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, considered the ideological foundation of art-historical writing, and the basis for ...

Eli Young Band (Republic Nashville) Euro; Em Beihold; F. Florence and the Machine (US) Florida Georgia Line (Republic Nashville) Sawyer Fredericks; Flaw; G. G. Love (Brushfire Records) Ghost (Loma Vista Recordings) Zach Gill (Brushfire Records) Ariana Grande; Conan Gray; Christina Grimmie (Island Records) Peter Gabriel (Real World Records ...

A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state/provincial or national level are not considered councils. At such levels, there may be no separate executive branch, and the council may effectively represent …

Life. He was born Antonio Pierozzi (also called de Forciglioni) on 1 March 1389 in the city of Florence, then capital of an independent Republic, to Niccolò and Tomasina Pierozzi, prominent citizens of the city, Niccolò being a notary. His mother died when he was about five years of age. As a child, he spent time at the church of Orsanmichele.. The young Anthony was received into …

History. The fiorino d'oro of the Republic of Florence was the first European gold coin struck in sufficient quantities since the seventh century to play a significant commercial role. As many Florentine banks were international supercompanies with branches across Europe, the florin quickly became the dominant trade coin of Western Europe for large-scale transactions, …

A flag is a piece of fabric (most often rectangular or quadrilateral) with a distinctive design and colours.It is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration.The term flag is also used to refer to the graphic design employed, and flags have evolved into a general tool for rudimentary signalling and identification, especially in environments where communication is challenging …