The Queen's Bench (French: Cour du banc de la Reine); or, during the reign of a male monarch, the King's Bench (Cour du banc du Roi), is the superior court in a number of jurisdictions within some of the Commonwealth realms.The original King's Bench, founded in 1215 in England, was one of the ancient courts of the land and is now a division of the High Court of Justice of England and …

16 June – King Edward founds Christ's Hospital for London orphans. 21 June – King Edward nominates Lady Jane Grey as his successor.; 6 July – King Edward VI dies of tuberculosis.; 10 July – Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed Queen of England.; 19 July – Thomas White Lord Mayor of London proclaims Queen Mary as the rightful Queen – Lady Jane Grey is imprisoned after …

The War of 1812 lasted two years and eight months, from June 18, 1812, when President James Madison signed the declaration of war, to February 16, 1815, when Congress ratified the Treaty of Ghent. The total number of military and civilian deaths attributed to the war is estimated at over 35,000, according to the Encyclopedia of the War of 1812 ...

Peter Eaton specializes in New England furniture made between 1650 and 1820, with a particular emphasis on William and Mary, country Queen Anne, and Federal period furniture from eastern Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Connecticut River Valley. ... A rare 'bentwood' windsor chair attributed to Samuel Gragg, Boston, 1809-1812. Original paint ...