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Hace 21 horas · Shrewsbury School is a public school (English fee-charging boarding school for pupils aged 13 –18) in Shrewsbury.It was founded in 1552 by Edward VI by Royal Charter, to reconstitute the town's collegiate foundations of the 6th and 10th centuries which were disestablished in the reformation. Shrewsbury School is one of the seven public schools addressed in the Public Schools Act 1868 and one ...
Hace 21 horas · Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (/ ˌ d ɛ z ɪ ˈ d ɪər i ə s ɪ ˈ r æ z m ə s /; Dutch: [ˌdeːziˈdeːriʏs eˈrɑsmʏs]; English: Erasmus of Rotterdam or Erasmus; 28 October c.1466 – 12 July 1536) was a Dutch Christian humanist, Catholic theologian, educationalist, satirist, and philosopher.Through his vast number of translations, books, essays, prayers and letters, he is considered ...
Hace 21 horas · Madurai (/ ˈ m ʌ d ʊ r aɪ / MUH-doo-rai, [failed verification] [failed verification] US also / ˌ m ɑː d ə ˈ r aɪ / MAH-də-RY, Tamil: [mɐðuɾɐi̯]) is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District, which is governed by the Madurai Municipal Corporation established in 1 November 1866.
Hace 21 horas · Alfred the Great (also spelled Ælfred; c. 849 – 26 October 899) was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886, and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 886 until his death in 899. He was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf and his first wife Osburh, who both died when Alfred was young.Three of Alfred's brothers, Æthelbald, Æthelberht and Æthelred, reigned in turn before him.
