Willem Karel Hendrik Friso (Leeuwarden, 1 september 1711 – Den Haag in Paleis Huis ten Bosch, 22 oktober 1751), was prins van Oranje en vorst van Oranje-Nassau. Hij was de eerste erfstadhouder van de Republiek der Verenigde Provinciën.Hij was voornaam, vredelievend en minzaam in zijn optreden, maar had te kampen met een zwakke gezondheid en een …

John Locke FRS (/ l ɒ k /; 29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704) was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "father of liberalism". Considered one of the first of the British empiricists, following the tradition of Sir Francis Bacon, Locke is equally important to social contract theory.

The Battle of Vigo Bay, also known as the Battle of Rande (Galician: Batalla de Rande; Spanish: Batalla de Rande), was a naval engagement fought on 23 October 1702 during the opening years of the War of the Spanish Succession.The engagement followed an Anglo-Dutch attempt to capture the Spanish port of Cádiz in September in an effort to secure a naval base in the …

Politically and personally tied to the Whig party, Newton served two brief terms as Member of Parliament for the University of Cambridge, in 1689–1690 and 1701–1702. He was knighted by Queen Anne in 1705 and spent the last three decades of his life in London, serving as Warden (1696–1699) and Master (1699–1727) of the Royal Mint , as well as president of the Royal …

Title 50 of the United States Code outlines the role of War and National Defense in the United States Code.. Chapter 1: Council of National Defense; Chapter 2: Board of Ordnance and Fortification (repealed); Chapter 3: Alien Enemies; Chapter 4: Espionage (repealed/transferred); Chapter 4a: Photographing, Sketching, Mapping, Etc., Defensive Installations (repealed)

Henry Purcell (/ ˈ p ɜːr s əl /, rare: / p ər ˈ s ɛ l / c. 10 September 1659 – 21 November 1695) was an English composer.. Purcell's style of Baroque music was uniquely English, although it incorporated Italian and French elements. Generally considered among the greatest English opera composers, Purcell is often linked with John Dunstaple and William Byrd as England's …

Mary II (30 April 1662 – 28 December 1694) was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland, co-reigning with her husband, William III & II, from 1689 until her death in 1694.. Mary was the eldest daughter of James, Duke of York, and his first wife Anne Hyde.Mary and her sister Anne were raised as Anglicans at the behest of their uncle, King Charles II, although their parents both …

Geschiedenis. De bouw van de kathedraal werd in het begin van de 13e eeuw aangevat onder de leiding van hertog Hendrik I van Brabant.Tot aan de opsplitsing van het bisdom Mechelen in 1961 was het een collegiale kerk die gewijd was aan Sint-Michiel en waarin in 1047 een kapittel ter ere van Sint-Goedele werd gesticht.. In de tweede helft van de 20e eeuw werd het aartsbisdom …

Fort William is a fort in Hastings, Calcutta ().It was built during the early years of the Bengal Presidency of British India.It sits on the eastern banks of the Hooghly River, the major distributary of the River Ganges.One of Kolkata's most enduring Raj-era edifices, it extends over an area of 70.9 hectares.. The fort was named after King William III.

The Lord High Constable of England is the seventh of the Great Officers of State, ranking beneath the Lord Great Chamberlain and above the Earl Marshal. [citation needed] This office is now called out of abeyance only for coronations.The Lord High Constable was originally the commander of the royal armies and the Master of the Horse.He was also, in conjunction with …