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4 days ago · A William of Lexworthy held the manor in 1306; his son John, tenant in 1332, was still alive in 1355 and had a son, also John. By 1412, however, the manor had passed to William Godwin the younger, who was succeeded after 1428 by his daughter Alice, wife of Robert Mompesson. Her son John Mompesson (d. 1500) was succeeded by his grandson, also ...
2 days ago · The list, which was compiled using the list of 1,000 Largest Cities and Towns in the UK by Population, published by The Geographist, to ensure completeness, [1] includes over 750 surviving buildings. Notable examples of buildings which have not survived include the town halls of Kensington, Newcastle, Paddington and Sunderland.
1 day ago · 22026. Zillow has 59 photos of this $774,900 8 beds, 4 baths, 4,226 Square Feet single family home located at 3068 Vidalia Ct, Dumfries, VA 22026 built in 2003. MLS #VAPW2071204.
Professor Ian Godwin has over 30 years' experience in plant biotechnology research, first undertaking sugar beet genetic engineering at Birmingham University in the UK in the 1980s. He joined UQ in 1990, holding an academic position in plant molecular genetics. In 2019 he joined QAAFI as Director of the Centre for Crop Science.
4 days ago · The Virgin Kills. (1932) A novel by Raoul Whitfield. Millionaire gambler Eric Vennel's yacht, "Virgin," sets sail for the Regatta at Poughkeepsie with an oddball assortment of uneasy companions--hardheaded sportswriter Al Conners; beautiful actress Carla Sand; her rival gossip columnist Rita Veld, oversized brute Mick O'Rourke and a large ...
5 days ago · No. 37. (formerly No. 156.) 1865–1880, Francis Trevelyan Buckland (1826–1880), surgeon and naturalist, son of William Buckland the geologist. Started Land and Water and was author of publications on natural history. He is said to have kept many animals at his house in Albany Street. No. 39.
1 day ago · United Kingdom - William Pitt, Prime Minister, Reforms: Pitt lived and died a bachelor, totally obsessed with political office. He was clever, single-minded, confident of his own abilities, and a natural politician. But perhaps his greatest asset in the early 1780s was his youth. He had entered Parliament in 1780 and was just 24 when he became first minister in 1783. Consequently, he was not associated in the public mind with the American debacle but seemed instead to promise a new era ...
