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22 hours ago · The Taney Court. Under Marshall’s successor, Roger B. Taney of Maryland, continuity, more than change, marked constitutional development. Horrified at Jackson’s appointment of Taney (the author of the “bank veto message”), the president’s Whig opponents initially seemed certain that the new chief justice would undermine contracts, empower the states, and weaken the Court.
3 days ago · Robert Jenrick came out on top and was re-elected in Newark after a closely fought battle with Labour's Saj Ahmad. The Conservative MP received 20,968 votes to Ms Ahmad's 17,396 to keep hold of...
3 days ago · After the counting of over 53,000 ballots cast in Newark was complete the Conservative Robert Jenrick was declared the winner with 20,968 votes. In the end is was a two horse race with Mr Jenrick beating Labour’s Saj Ahmad by 3,572 votes — with Reform coming in third place.
3 days ago · A fine in the reign of King Henry III (1216–1272) was an agreement to pay the king a sum of money for a specified concession. The rolls on which the fines were recorded provide the earliest systematic evidence of what people and institutions across society wanted from the king and he was prepared to give.
5 days ago · It was introduced as follows: "The charge is that King Richard III did, in or about the month of august, 1483, in the Tower of London, murder Prince Edward, Prince of Wales, and Prince Richard, Duke of York. King Richard III stands indicted at the bar of history.
2 days ago · Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty and its cadet branch the House of York. His defeat and death at the Battle of Bosworth Field marked the end of the Middle Ages in England.
2 days ago · J. Robert Oppenheimer (born Julius Robert Oppenheimer; / ˈ ɒ p ən h aɪ m ər / OP-ən-hy-mər; April 22, 1904 – February 18, 1967) was an American theoretical physicist who served as the director of the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II.
