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Hace 18 horas · This is a list of English cricketers who played first-class cricket between the 1787 and 1825 seasons.The sport of cricket in this period had already acquired most of its modern features such as eleven-a-side, the three-stump wicket and the lbw law, although pitch preparation was rudimentary and play was largely dictated by the weather.The main difference was in bowling which was still mostly ...
Hace 18 horas · Signature. John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, KG, GCMG, PC, FRS (18 August 1792 – 28 May 1878), known by his courtesy title Lord John Russell before 1861, was a British Whig and Liberal statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1846 to 1852 and again from 1865 to 1866. The third son of the 6th Duke of Bedford, Russell was ...
Hace 18 horas · 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.. Richard was created Duke of Gloucester in 1461 after the accession of his brother Edward IV.
