The Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula ("St Peter in chains") is the former parish church of the Tower of London.It is situated within the Tower's Inner Ward, and the current building dates from 1520, although the church was established several centuries earlier.It is a royal peculiar, under the jurisdiction of the monarch.The chapel's name refers to Saint Peter's imprisonment under …

Life insurance (or life assurance, especially in the Commonwealth of Nations) is a contract between an insurance policy holder and an insurer or assurer, where the insurer promises to pay a designated beneficiary a sum of money upon the death of an insured person (often the policyholder). Depending on the contract, other events such as terminal illness or critical illness …

From the 1st century AD to the start of British colonisation in India in the 17th century, India's GDP was between about 25 and 35% of the world's total GDP, which dropped to 2% by Independence of India in 1947. At the same time, the Britain's share of the world economy rose from 2.9% in 1700 up to 9% in 1870 alone, due to industrialisation.

Pulcinella ha incarnato e continua ad incarnare il tipo napoletano, ancora oggi all'estero, il personaggio che, cosciente dei problemi in cui si trova, riesce sempre ad uscirne con un sorriso, prendendosi gioco dei potenti pubblicamente, svelando tutti i retroscena. ... Tra il 1759 e il 1797, Pulcinella fu infatti uno dei soggetti proposti ...

英祖の次男荘献世子（思悼世子）と恵慶宮洪氏の間の次男として生まれ、1759年、8歳で王世孫に冊立される。1762年辛壬士禍（辛壬の獄）を批判した父荘献世子が老論派の陰謀で悲劇的に死んだ後、英祖の長男孝章世子の養子となる。その理由は老論派の諸臣 ...

Arminius (/ ɑːr ˈ m ɪ n i ə s / 18/17 BC – 21 AD) was a chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci tribe who is best known for commanding an alliance of Germanic tribes at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD, in which three Roman legions under the command of general Publius Quinctilius Varus were destroyed. His victory at Teutoburg Forest would precipitate the Roman Empire's …

Guinness (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ n ə s /) is an Irish dry stout that originated in the brewery of Arthur Guinness at St. James's Gate, Dublin, Ireland, in 1759.It is one of the most successful alcohol brands worldwide, brewed in almost 50 countries, and available in over 120. Sales in 2011 amounted to 850,000,000 liters (190,000,000 imp gal; 220,000,000 U.S. gal). In spite of declining …

An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements. It is also known by the Latin phrases honoris causa ("for the sake of the honour") or ad honorem ("to the honour"). The degree is typically a doctorate or, less commonly, a master's degree, and may be awarded to someone who has no …

生涯. 寛永11年（1634年）11月12日、第3代将軍・徳川家光政権下の老中・堀田正盛の三男として生まれる。 寛永12年（1635年）に義理の曾祖母に当たる春日局の養子となり、その縁から寛永18年（1641年）、家光の嫡男・竹千代（徳川家綱）の小姓に任じられて頭角を現した。

modifier - modifier le code - modifier Wikidata Marie Adélaïde de France , dite « Madame Adélaïde », puis à partir de 1752, « Madame », quatrième fille et sixième enfant de Louis XV et de Marie Leszczyńska , est née le 23 mars 1732 à Versailles , baptisée à Versailles le 27 avril 1737 et morte le 27 février 1800 à Trieste . Présentation [modifier | modifier le code] Alors qu ...