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1 day ago · By the 1030s Cnut's direct administration of Wessex had come to an end, with the establishment of an earldom under Godwin, an Englishman from a powerful Sussex family. In general, after initial reliance on his Scandinavian followers in the first years of his reign, Cnut allowed those Anglo-Saxon families of the existing English nobility who had earned his trust to assume rulership of his Earldoms.
1 day ago · They have also given a unique insight to the wider public on the island’s goings on, with the official royal family Twitter/X account stating: “Today at St Peter Port, Their Majesties attended ...
4 hours ago · Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have launched a new-look website for their family that replaced the one they instituted last year, and one of the changes noticed by fans of the royals is that of ...
1 day ago · An eastbound CPR freight train at Stoney Creek Bridge descending from Rogers Pass. The Canadian Pacific Railway (French: Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique) (reporting marks CP, CPAA, MILW, SOO), also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881.
1 day ago · Caligula dutifully asked the Senate to approve the deification of his predecessor but was turned down, in line with senatorial and popular opinion regarding the dead emperor's worth. Caligula did not push the issue; he had made the necessary gesture of filial respect. He gave Tiberius a magnificent funeral at public expense, and a tearful eulogy.
7 hours ago · Hindustan ([ɦɪndʊˈstaːn] ⓘ) is a Middle Persian name for India that became popular by the 13th century, and was used widely since the era of the Mughal Empire. The meaning of Hindustan has varied, referring to a region encompassing present-day northern India and Pakistan or to India in its near entirety. History
1 day ago · Development Conception and writing Jasmine is based on the princess who appears in the Middle Eastern folk tale collection One Thousand and One Nights, specifically the story " Aladdin and the Magical Lamp." Lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken had first begun to develop Aladdin while they were still writing songs for The Little Mermaid (1989), but further development was abandoned ...
