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  List of monarchs in the British Isles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (The UK after the Irish Free State was formed and became a separate state).
In 1328, on the death of the French king, Charles IV, Edward III (nephew of Charles IV) claimed the French throne.
King Edward I of England adjudged the claims of Robert Bruce, 5th Lord of Annandale and John Balliol in Balliol's favour.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_British_monarchs   (1540 words)

  
 British monarchy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It has long been established in the uncodified Constitution of the United Kingdom that political power is ultimately exercised by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, of which the Sovereign is a non-partisan component, along with the House of Lords and the House of Commons, and by the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
The war culminated in the execution of the king, the overthrow of the monarchy, and the establishment of a republic known as the Commonwealth of England.
However, the United Kingdom is in personal union with other Commonwealth Realms; if the UK changes the rules of succession without the consent of the other Realms, the shared monarchy may come to an end.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/King_of_the_United_Kingdom   (9858 words)

  
 Victoria of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Victoria's father, the Duke of Kent and Strathearn, was the fourth son of King George III and Queen Charlotte.
Victoria was now Queen of the United Kingdom, however she did not inherit the throne of Hanover, a realm which had shared a monarch with Britain since 1714.
As of 2005, the European monarchs and former monarchs descended from Victoria are: the Queen of the United Kingdom (as well as her husband), the King of Norway, the King of Sweden, the Queen of Denmark, the King of Spain, the King of the Hellenes (deposed) and the King of Romania (deposed).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Queen_Victoria   (6678 words)

  
 George III of the United Kingdom
During his reign, however, his son, the Prince of Wales, later King George IV, ruled the country as regent briefly in 1787-1788 and again from February 5, 1811 to January 29, 1820, after the king was rendered mentally incapable by illness (now thought by many to have been porphyria).
He was the son of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, and grandson of King George II.Among his siblings was Princess Caroline Matilda, who became Queen of Denmark and Norway for a few years.
King Ernest Augustus I of Hanover[?] - (June 5, 1771 - November 18, 1851).
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ge/George_III.html   (712 words)

  
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland - Voyager, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, was created on 1 January 1801 by the merger of the Kingdom of Great Britain (itself a merger of the former Kingdoms of Scotland and England in 1707) and the Kingdom of Ireland.
Under the terms of the merger, the Irish Parliament was abolished, and Ireland was to be represented in the united parliament, meeting in the Palace of Westminster.
Whilst the Irish Free State became independent in 1922, after the Anglo-Irish War, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland continued in name until 1927 when it was renamed as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in accordance with the Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927.
www.voyager.in /United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland   (1107 words)

  
 Jesus the Pretender King   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
This is the origin of the phrase: "The King is dead, long live the King!" In a modern example, Queen Elizabeth II was staying at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya when her father died.
King Edward VIII, Queen Elizabeth's uncle, abdicated prior to his coronation, yet was still King of the United Kingdom and Emperor of India until his abdication.
Were King George III to be resurrected from the grave, he would not be the King of the United Kingdom, but rather remain a King of United Kingdom, as Elizabeth II is the legitimate Queen of the United Kingdom (ignoring the Jacobite position for the sake of argument).
www.catholic-cadet.com /apol/pretender.html   (764 words)

  
 United Kingdom - History of the Flag
When King James VI of Scotland ascended to the English throne, thereby becoming James I of England, the national flags of England and Scotland on land continued to be, respectively, the red St George's cross and the white St Andrew's cross.
The flag became 'the ensign armorial of the United Kingdom of Great Britain' as one of the provisions of the Act of Union in 1707, when the kingdoms of England and Scotland were united.
During the reign of Queen Victoria, the Royal Standard was considered to be the Standard of the United Kingdom, and not the Standard of the Sovereign.
flagspot.net /flags/gb-hist.html   (4940 words)

  
 King Edward Point, South Georgia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
BAS scientists are undertaking a programme of scientific research at the new facility under contract to the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI), which is aimed at providing sound scientific advice to assist in the sustainable management of the valuable commercial fisheries around the island.
BAS scientists at King Edward Point are carrying out strategic research on many aspects of the biology and ecology of both the targeted resource species as well as dependent and by-catch species.
The purpose built research station at King Edward Point is comprised of two single storey buildings, the James Cook Laboratory and Everson House.
www.antarctica.ac.uk /Living_and_Working/Stations/King_Edward_Point   (816 words)

  
 United Kingdom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
Evolution of the Union Jack as the flag of the United Kingdom
This word was in use before 1600 to describe a small flag flown from the small mast mounted on the bowsprit, and by 1627 it appears that a small version of the Union flag was commonly flown in this position.
They were to be flown whenever HM the King visited the ship, and on 31st May, the anniversary of the Battle of Jutland.
fotw.vexillum.com /flags/gb.html   (3308 words)

  
 thePeerage.com - George V Frederick Ernest Albert Windsor, King of the United Kingdom and others
He was the son of Edward VII Albert Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, King of the United Kingdom and Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Denmark.
He was crowned King of the United Kingdom and Emperor of India on 22 June 1911 in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England, and styled 'By the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Failth, Emperor of India.
She was the daughter of Edward VII Albert Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, King of the United Kingdom and Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Denmark.
www.thepeerage.com /p10067.htm   (3714 words)

  
 HM George VI King of the United Kingdom
His Majesty was born 14 December 1895, the son of Prince George, Duke of York (later King George V), and Her Royal Highness The Duchess of York (later Queen Mary), at York Cottage on the Sandringham Estate, Norfolk.
George VI was the last Emperor of India (until 1947), the last King of Ireland (until 1949) and the last King of Pakistan (until 1952).
Her Majesty was born on 4 Aug 1900, the daughter of the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and Lady Strathmore, in London.
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 Clive King
King employs multiple editing devices, layering disparate figurative, spatial, narrative and allegorical elements to produce enigmatic associations of a profound yet playful sort.
King gleans his imagery from autobiographical sources (travel and heritage, grief and frustration, subjective psychological history, collective and partial memory, childhood fears) but typically takes only bits and pieces of his experiences to represent them as inconclusive wholes.
King is a professor of studio art at Florida International University in Miami.
www.drake.edu /andersongallery/king.html   (209 words)

  
 thePeerage.com - Edward VII Albert Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, King of the United Kingdom and others
     Edward VII Albert Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, King of the United Kingdom was born on 9 November 1841 in Buckingham Palace, St. James's, London, England.
He was crowned King of the United Kingdom and Emperor of India on 9 August 1902 and styled 'By the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Failth, Emperor of India.
She married Edward VII Albert Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, King of the United Kingdom, son of Albert Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha and Victoria I Alexandrina Hanover, Queen of the United Kingdom, on 19 March 1863.
www.thepeerage.com /p10066.htm   (4062 words)

  
 Poobi United Kingdom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy, with a...
The United Kingdom Mission to the United Nations in New York covers a wide range of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's objectives from the peaceful settlement of disputes to protecting the environment, from respect for human rights to...
Ascension Island is a dependent territory of the United Kingdom in the South Atlantic Ocean; The Islander is...
www.poobi.com /web/United+Kingdom   (1951 words)

  
 King's College- Cambridge, United Kingdom - VirtualTourist.com
King's College was founded in 1441 by Henry VI and is one of the oldest Cambridge colleges.
A brief history of King's College Henry VI laid the foundation stone of King's College of Our Lady and St. Nicholas on Passion Sunday, 1441, and went to great lengths to ensure that King's College Chapel would be "without equal in size and beauty".
The cornerstone of Kings Chapel was laid by King Henry VI, on the Feast of St. James, 25 July 1446.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/Cambridgeshire/Cambridge-315845/Things_To_Do-Cambridge-Kings_College-BR-1.html   (1463 words)

  
 King's Lynn, United Kingdom
King's Lynn is a typical English town on the east bank of the Ouse, 2.5mi/4km from its outflow into the Wash. It was once the fourth largest town in England and a member of the Hanseatic League.
This period of prosperity is still recalled by a 15th century Hanseatic warehouse.
The original name of the town was Lynn: the prefix "King's" was added when Henry VIII granted it the right to hold an additional market.
www.planetware.com /united-kingdom/kings-lynn-gb-nf-kl.htm   (129 words)

  
 In defence of George IV: King of the United Kingdom | Samizdata.net
George IV became King on the death of his father in 1820 and remained King till his own death in 1830.
A King in the 1820s (indeed up to the Reform Act of 1832) controlled a large number of M.P.s in the House of Commons (he owned the seats which they represented).
The two parties, Whig and Tory, originally by turns the King's friends or his opponents, took on lives of their own, with the King having to submit to whichever managed to gain a Parliamentary majority.
www.samizdata.net /blog/archives/007430.html   (3707 words)

  
 KING v. THE UNITED KINGDOM - 13881/02 [2004] ECHR 631 (16 November 2004)
The United Kingdom Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Ms E. Willmott of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London.
In 1966 he came to the United Kingdom to attend flying courses and at the same time engaged in other occupations of an engineering or building contractor variety, trading under the name “King Enterprises Engineering and Hardware Co”.
Meanwhile the parties' attention was focused on other things, namely Mr King's further appeal to the Court of Appeal and, more significantly so far as Mr King's contribution to delay was concerned, the Revenue's discovery of the purchase in 1983 by Mr King of the substantial property, Roundwood Lodge.
www.worldlii.org /eu/cases/ECHR/2004/631.html   (4575 words)

  
 Greyfriars Tower :: London Road, King's Lynn, England, United Kingdom :: Glass Steel and Stone
Photograph courtesy of the Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
But the tower remains, and is a symbol of pride for the people of King's Lynn and the surrounding area.
At one time King's Lynn was the third largest port in the country, making it an important center of trade and transportation, and there were four different orders of monks based here.
www.glasssteelandstone.com /BuildingDetail/261.php   (350 words)

  
 King Edwards Bay, United Kingdom Surf Forecast, Tides, Surfcam and Sea Conditions
King Edwards Bay, United Kingdom Surf Forecast, Tides, Surfcam and Sea Conditions
King Edwards Bay in North East England is a fairly exposed beach break that only works once in a while.
At the moment, we display the current current weather observations / forecast for King Edwards Bay, tide data, sea temperature and a growing list of Surfcams.
www.surf-forecast.com /breaks/KingEdwardsBay.shtml   (203 words)

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