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Hace 5 días · John Roberts (1928–2003) – author of ' [History of the World. Ram Sharan Sharma (1919–2011)) – author of Vishwa Itihaas ki Bhumika in Hindi. Jackson J. Spielvogel (born 1939) – author of several major world history textbooks. Arnold J. Toynbee (1889–1975) – wrote landmark text A Study of History.
Hace 1 día · Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature." His novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ...
Hace 13 horas · Edward I [a] (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he was Lord of Ireland, and from 1254 to 1306 he ruled Gascony as Duke of Aquitaine in his capacity as a vassal of the French king. Before his accession to the throne, he was commonly ...
Hace 2 días · 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 2 días · Hellas Verona FC. Hellas Verona Football Club, commonly referred to as Hellas Verona or simply Verona, is an Italian professional football club based in Verona, Veneto, that currently plays in Serie A. The team won the Serie A championship in the 1984–85 season .
Hace 1 día · New Hall, Sutton Coldfield Sutton Coldfield Town Centre, Gracechurch Shopping Centre Sutton Coldfield Town Hall. Sutton Coldfield or the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield, known locally as Sutton (/ ˌ s ʌ t ən ˈ k ɒ l d f i əl d / pronunciation ⓘ), is a town and civil parish in the City of Birmingham, West Midlands, England.The town lies around 8 miles northeast of Birmingham, 9 miles ...
Hace 3 días · e. The House of Plantagenet [a] ( /plænˈtædʒənət/ plan-TAJ-ə-nət) was a royal house which originated in the French County of Anjou. The name Plantagenet is used by modern historians to identify four distinct royal houses: the Angevins, who were also counts of Anjou; the main line of the Plantagenets following the loss of Anjou; and the ...
