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Jr. Day The Martin Luther King

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The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995 Etext Anthology Memorial* Please Take A Look At The Important Information In [more]

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H. Rider Haggard King Solomon's Mines

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King Solomon's Mines (1885) is a popular novel by the Victorian adventure writer and fabulist Sir H. Rider [more]

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William Day Simonds Starr King In California

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When Starr King entered the Golden Gate, April 28, 1860, he had passed by a few months his [more]

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Rev. Dr. Karen Adrien Osbey Atkins, PhD. King John Of England

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John (24 December 1166 – 19 October 1216), also known as John Lackland (Norman French: Johan sanz Terre), was King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death in 1216. Following the battle of Bouvines, John lost the duchy of Normandy to King Philip II of France, which resulted in the collapse of most of the Angevin Empire and contributed to the subsequent growth in power of the Capetian dynasty during the 13th century. The baronial revolt at the end of John's reign led to the sealing of the Magna Carta, a document sometimes considered to be an early step in the evolution of the constitution of the United Kingdom. John, the youngest of five sons of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, was at first not expected to inherit significant lands. Following the failed rebellion of his elder brothers between 1173 and 1174, however, John became Henry's favourite child. He was appointed the Lord of Ireland in 1177 and given lands in England and on the continent. John's elder brothers William, Henry andGeoffrey died young; by the time Richard I became king in 1189, John was a potential heir to the throne. John unsuccessfully attempted a rebellion against Richard's royal administrators whilst his brother was participating in the Third Crusade. Despite this, after Richard died in 1199, John was proclaimed King of England, and came to an agreement with Philip II of France to recognise John's possession of the continental Angevin lands at the peace treaty of Le Goulet in 1200. [more]

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