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5 days ago · Studies of night-time have drawn attention to a phenomenon called “two sleeps”, or “biphasic” sleep. Before mass industrialisation it appears it was common – at least in the west – to ...
2 days ago · United Kingdom - John, 1199-1216, Monarchy: Richard, mortally wounded at a siege in France in 1199, was succeeded by his brother John, one of the most detested of English kings. John’s reign was characterized by failure.
5 days ago · John F Kennedy studied at Harvard and during his senior year he wrote a thesis called 'Why England Slept', which later was published as a book. This was not his only book. Whilst recovering from a back operation, he wrote another book, for which he received a Pulitzer Prize.
2 days ago · After the abolition of Laud's detestable Star Chamber court, in 1641, the Fleet Prison was reserved for debtors only, and for contempt of the Courts of Chancery, Common Pleas, and Exchequer.
5 days ago · The beauty of this book is how John Leonard builds the foundations of the story leading to the 1938 salute, weaving many thematic threads that show this was not a one-off event but was the culmination of many footballing and political actions and decisions.
2 days ago · Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553) was King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death in 1553. He was crowned on 20 February 1547 at the age of nine. [a] The only surviving son of Henry VIII by his third wife, Jane Seymour, Edward was the first English monarch to be raised as a Protestant. [2]
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2 days ago · Shabana Mahmood. Ms Mahmood is seen as a key ally of fellow former lawyer Sir Keir and credited with playing a key part in preparing the party’s campaign machine. Born in Birmingham with a twin brother, she has said her childhood dream was to become a real-life version of ITV’s “Kavanagh QC” rather than a politician.
