WebThe Representation of the People Act 1832 (also known as the 1832 Reform Act, Great Reform Act or First Reform Act) was an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom (indexed as 2 & 3 Will. IV c. 45) that introduced major changes to the electoral system of England and Wales.It abolished tiny districts, gave representation to cities, gave the vote to small …

WebRotten borough The Portarlington constituency returned two MPs to the Parliament of Ireland until 1801, after which it was reconstituted as a UK Parliament constituency returning one MP. Two borough minute books have survived in the National Library of Ireland: Ms 90 for 1727–1777 and Ms 5095 for 1777–1841.

WebThe turkey is a large species of bird in the genus Meleagris, native to North America.There are two extant turkey species: the wild turkey (M. gallopavo) of eastern and central North America and the ocellated turkey (M. ocellata) of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. This photograph, taken at Deer Island Preserve in Novato, California, depicts a male Rio …

WebThe 2011 England riots, more widely known as the London riots, were a series of riots between 6 and 11 August 2011. Thousands of people rioted in cities and towns across England, which saw looting, arson, as well as mass deployment of police and the deaths of five people.. The protests started in Tottenham Hale, London, following the death of Mark …

WebIn the House of Commons of England, each English county elected two "knights of the shire" while each enfranchised borough elected "burgesses" (usually two, sometimes four, and in a few cases one). From 1535 each Welsh county and borough was represented, by one knight or burgess. The franchise was restricted differently in different types of …

WebMarshalsea or marshalcy referred to the office of a marshal, derived from the Anglo-French mareschalcie. Marshal originally meant farrier, from the Old Germanic marh (horse) and scalc (servant), later a title bestowed on those presiding over the courts of Medieval Europe.. Marshalsea was originally the name of the Marshalsea Court.The prison was …

WebThe London Borough of Haringey (pronounced / ˈ h ær ɪ ŋ ɡ eɪ / HARR-ing-gay, same as Harringay) is a London borough in North London, classified by some definitions as part of Inner London, and by others as part of Outer London.It was created in 1965 by the amalgamation of three former boroughs. It shares borders with six other London boroughs.

WebLiverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England.With a population of 498,042 in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.24 million.. On the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary, Liverpool historically lay within the ancient hundred of West …

WebJohn Joseph Lydon, dit Johnny Rotten [ˈ d ʒ ɒ n i ˈ ɹ ɒ t n̩] [2], né à Londres le 31 janvier 1956, est un musicien anglais, chanteur du groupe punk emblématique les Sex Pistols, formé fin 1975, puis fondateur du groupe Public Image Limited (PiL) en 1978.. Par son attitude sarcastique et provocatrice, il fut un modèle pour toute une jeunesse révoltée et …

WebThe London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a London borough covering much of the traditional East End.It was formed in 1965 from the merger of the former metropolitan boroughs of Stepney, Poplar, and Bethnal Green. 'Tower Hamlets' was originally an alternative name for the historic Tower Division; the area of south-east Middlesex, …