WebThe Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales is the Head of the Judiciary of England and Wales and the President of the Courts of England and Wales.. This person remains in most respects the leading judge of the Courts of England and Wales; however, in some technical final appellate matters, particularly the right to appeal to the Supreme Court and its …

WebNjörðr is described as a future survivor of Ragnarök in stanza 39 of the poem Vafþrúðnismál.In the poem, the god Odin, disguised as "Gagnráðr" faces off with the wise jötunn Vafþrúðnir in a battle of wits. While Odin states that Vafþrúðnir knows all the fates of the gods, Odin asks Vafþrúðnir "from where Njörðr came to the sons of the Æsir," that …

WebGiorgio V, nome completo George Frederick Ernest Albert (Londra, 3 giugno 1865 – Norfolk, 20 gennaio 1936), fu re di Gran Bretagna e Irlanda e dei Dominion britannici d'oltremare, nonché imperatore d'India.Regnò dal 6 maggio 1910, quale successore di suo padre Edoardo VII, fino alla sua morte avvenuta il 20 gennaio 1936.Sotto il suo regno l'Irlanda …

WebIn the early hours of 31 August 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, died from injuries sustained earlier that day in a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris, France. Dodi Fayed, Diana's partner, and Henri Paul, their chauffeur, were found dead inside the car.Her bodyguard, Trevor Rees-Jones, who was seriously injured, was the lone survivor of the …

WebThe National Eisteddfod of Wales (Welsh: Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru) is the largest of several eisteddfodau that are held annually, mostly in Wales.Its eight days of competitions and performances are considered the largest music and poetry festival in Europe. Competitors typically number 6,000 or more, and overall attendance generally exceeds …

WebA national curriculum is a common programme of study in schools that is designed to ensure nationwide uniformity of content and standards in education.It is usually legislated by the national government, possibly in consultation with state or other regional authorities.. National curriculum assessment generally means testing of students as to whether they …

WebMaroubra is a beachside suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.It is 10 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Randwick.. Maroubra is the largest suburb within Randwick City Council by both area and population;. Maroubra Junction is a locality in the …

WebThe Wales national football team (Welsh: Tîm pêl-droed cenedlaethol Cymru) represents Wales in international football.It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales (FAW), the governing body for football in Wales and the third-oldest national football association in the world, founded in 1876 (146 years ago) ().. The team has qualified for the FIFA World …

WebGeorge IV, né George Augustus Frederick à Londres le 12 août 1762 et mort le 26 juin 1830 au château de Windsor, fut roi du Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande et de Hanovre du 29 janvier 1820 jusqu'à sa mort.. Du fait de la maladie mentale de son père, le roi George III, George fut prince-régent de 1811 à son accession au trône. Il mena un …

WebLondres (/ l ɔ̃ d ʁ / [2] Écouter ; en anglais : London, / ˈ l ʌ n d ə n / [3] Écouter) est la capitale et plus grande ville d'Angleterre et du Royaume-Uni [4], [5].La ville est située près de l'estuaire de la Tamise dans le sud-est de l'Angleterre. Londinium est fondée par les Romains il y a presque 2 000 ans [6].La Cité de Londres, le noyau historique de …

WebÉdouard III d'Angleterre, né le 13 novembre 1312 au château de Windsor et mort le 21 juin 1377 au palais de Sheen (Richmond upon Thames, Surrey [1]), est roi d'Angleterre et seigneur d'Irlande du 25 janvier 1327 à sa mort. Il est également duc d'Aquitaine à compter du 10 septembre 1325, avant de céder ce titre à son fils aîné, Édouard, en 1362.Il règne …

WebCorfou ou Corcyre (de l'italien : Corfù [1] ; en grec : Κέρκυρα / Kérkyra / ˈ c e r. c i. r a / Écouter ; en grec ancien : Κέρκυρα ou Κόρκυρα / Kórkura / k ó r. k y. r a / ; en latin : Corcyra) est une île grecque située en mer Ionienne, sur la façade occidentale de la Grèce, à proximité de sa frontière avec l'Albanie.Elle est la capitale de la périphérie ...

WebÉdouard devint officiellement prince de Galles lors d'une cérémonie spéciale au château de Caernarfon le 13 juillet 1911 [12].L'investiture eut lieu au Pays de Galles à l'instigation du politicien gallois David Lloyd George, connétable du château et chancelier de l'Échiquier du gouvernement libéral [13].Lloyd George inventa une cérémonie assez extravagante dans …

WebSilverwater is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.Silverwater is located 15 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district on the southern bank of the Parramatta River within …