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  Princess Maud of Wales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Princess Maud of the United Kingdom later Queen of Norway (Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria) (26 November 1869-20 November 1938) was a member of the British Royal Family, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria, and later Queen consort of King Haakon VII of Norway.
The coronation of Haakon VII and Queen Maud
Queen Maud was buried in the royal mausoleum at the Castle of Akershus.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maud%2C_Queen_of_Norway   (655 words)

  
 Dronning Maud Land - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Dronning Maud Land (or Queen Maud Land) is the part of Antarctica lying between 20°W and 45°E, with a land area of approximately 2,500,000 km².
Glaciology of the Queen Maud Land Traverse, 1964-1965, South Pole - Pole of Relative Inaccessabitlity, (Institute of Polar Studies.
The geomorphology and glacial geology of the Sør-Rondane, Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica (Vlaamsche Academie voor Wetenschappen, Letteren en Schoone Kunsten...
encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /queen_maud_land.htm   (234 words)

  
 Dronning Maud Land - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dronning Maud Land (or Queen Maud Land) is the part of Antarctica lying between 20°W and 45°E, with a land area of approximately 2,500,000 km², mostly covered by the Antarctic ice sheet.
This territory was claimed by Norway on January 14, 1939, but this claim, like all others in the Antarctic, is not universally recognized and the area is subject to the terms of the Antarctic Treaty.
Dronning Maud Land was named by Roald Amundsen in honour of Queen Maud of Norway.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Queen_Maud_Land   (137 words)

  
 CNN.com - From royal house to fashion house - Apr 5, 2005
Queen Sonja of Norway, who attended the opening of the "Style and Splendour" exhibition, told CNN the collection was important in bringing together costumes across a period in which women's fashion evolved from the cumbersome clothing of the Victorian era to the less restrictive garments of the 1930s.
The wife of Queen Maud's grandson King Harald V, Queen Sonja was entrusted to look after the collection by her father-in-law King Olaf V shortly before his death in 1991.
The highlights of the collection include Queen Maud's coronation dress from the 1906 and the outfit she wore for the coronation of her nephew George VI on his coronation to the British throne in 1937.
edition.cnn.com /2005/WORLD/europe/04/05/icon.queenmaud   (675 words)

  
 Telegraph | Fashion | A thoroughly modern matriach
Maud, one of the daughters of Edward VII, and sister-in-law to Queen Mary grew up on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, with her mother the then Princess Alexandra, whose own taste in high-necked dresses and chokers became a fashion of the time.
Maud was perhaps the first really modern European monarch, a precursor of Diana, Princess of Wales, not in her private life but in her taste for clothes.
Maud was a devoted customer of Madame Clapham of Hull who, in her heyday between 1890 and 1914, employed about 150 people and was adept at interpreting the major designers for her clientele.
www.telegraph.co.uk /fashion/main.jhtml?xml=/fashion/2005/02/03/efmaude03.xml&sSheet=/fashion/2005/02/07/ixfashion.html   (811 words)

  
 Queen Maud Land - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Queen Maud Land
Region of Antarctica claimed by Norway in a 1939 royal decree.
It was reached in 1930 by a Norwegian expedition under Captain Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen and named after Queen Maud of Norway.
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Queen+Maud+Land   (108 words)

  
 History Today: The educational archive of articles, news and study aids for teachers, students and enthusiasts - Style ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
VandA exhibition highlighting the wardrobe of Queen Maud of Norway in celebration of the country's centennial of independence.
The VandA display highlights the wardrobe of Queen Maud of Norway, daughter of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra and the first Queen of the newly independent Norway.
Queen Maud was an accomplished athlete and her wardrobe includes riding habits and ski-wear.
www.historytoday.com /dt_article_subgrouplist.asp?gid=18981&g18981=x&g12083=x&g406=x&g405=x&g21013=x&g19965=x&g19963=x&amid=18981&menu=y   (274 words)

  
 V&A - Style and Splendour: Queen Maud of Norway's Wardrobe 1896-1938   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Queen Maud's personality, her distinctive style, the contrast between her private life and royal public role, can be traced through her choice of wardrobe throughout her life:
Queen Maud's passions for sport will be conveyed through her wide range of riding and skiing outfits.
Queen Maud was the 5th child of Britain's Edward, Prince of Wales.
www.vam.ac.uk /exhibitions/future_exhibs/queenmaud/index.html   (969 words)

  
 Maud Queen of Norway - Term Explanation on IndexSuche.Com
She was the first queen consort of Norway since 1319 who was not also queen consort of Denmark or Sweden Her Royal Highness Princess Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria, VA, CI, GCStJ was born at Marlborough House, the London residence of her parents, the then Prince and Princess of Wales.
On 22_July 1896, Princess Maud married her first cousin, His Royal Highness Prince Carl of Denmark, in the private chapel at Buckingham_Palace.
King Haakon and Queen Maud were crowned at the Nidaros_Cathedral in Trondheim on 22_June 1906; the last coronation of a Scandinavian monarch.
www.indexsuche.com /Maud,_Queen_of_Norway.html   (599 words)

  
 V&A - Style & Splendour - Who was Queen Maud?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Princess Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria was born 26 November 1869, fifth child of the Prince and Princess of Wales and granddaughter of Queen Victoria.
Queen Maud's wardrobe also illustrates the dramatic changes in women's fashions from the last decade of the Victorian era to the years just before the Second World War.
Maud engaged with contemporary fashion throughout her life commissioning well-known couturiers and dressmakers in Britain, France and Norway to make her clothes.
www.vam.ac.uk /vastatic/microsites/1333_styleandsplendour/whowas/whowas.html   (395 words)

  
 Style & Splendor : The Wardrobe of Queen Maud of Norway 1896-1938   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Nowhere is this extraordinary transition more beautifully and extensively documented than in the wardrobe of Queen Maud of Norway, the granddaughter of England's Queen Victoria.
Using photographs of her magnificent clothes and accessories, most made by the foremost designers of her day and now preserved in Oslo, the book tells the story of the evolution of women's fashion from the 1890s to the 1930s.
AUTHOR BIO: Anne Kjellberg is curator of Queen Maud's collection at the National Museum of Art/Museum of Decorative Arts and Design in Oslo.
art-books.investitor.net /reviews/arts/7/style_and_splendor_the_wardrobe_of_queen_maud_of_norway_1896-1938.php   (219 words)

  
 HighBeam Research: Library Search: Results   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Hutchinson Encyclopedia 09-22-2003 Queen Maud Land Norwegian Dronning Maud Land Region of Antarctica claimed by Norway in...
Queen Sonja will be the first queen to visit Antarctica when she arrives...
Queen Sonja of Norway will be the first queen to visit Antarctica...
www.highbeam.com /library/search.asp?FN=AO&refid=ency_refd&search_thesaurus=on&refid=ency%5Frefd&q=Queen%20AND%20Maud%20AND%20Land   (591 words)

  
 V&A - Style & Splendour - Wardrobe
Queen Maud's coronation dress, made of gold lamé in the princess style, has scalloped lace sleeves.
The making of the gown and embellishment of the golden fabric represents a collaboration between fashion houses from Maud's new home Norway and her country of birth Britain.
Queen Maud of Norway's Coronation dress, Vernon and Silkehuset, 1906, OK 1-1962
www.vam.ac.uk /vastatic/microsites/1333_styleandsplendour/wardrobe/wardrobe1.html   (115 words)

  
 Queen Maud Mountains - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Queen Maud Mountains (86º00´S 160º00´W) are a major group of mountains, ranges and subordinate features of the Transantarctic Mountains, lying between the Beardmore and Reedy Glaciers and including the area from the head of the Ross Ice Shelf to the polar plateau.
Captain Roald Amundsen and his South Pole party ascended Axel Heiberg Glacier near the central part of this group in November 1911, naming these mountains for Queen Maud of Norway.
The highest peak is Mount Ellsworth at 2,925 metres (9,596 ft).
www.open-encyclopedia.com /Queen_Maud_Mountains   (102 words)

  
 Queen Maud   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Queen Maud Mountains, subdivision of the Transantarctic Mountains of central Antarctica, extending southeastward for 500 miles (800 km) from the head of Ross Ice Shelf.
Discovered in 1911 by the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, it was named for the queen of Norway.
Queen Maud Land, region of Antarctica south of Africa, extending from Coats Land (west) to Enderby Land (east) and including the Princess Martha, Princess Astrid, Princess Ragnhild, Prince Harold, and Prince Olav coasts.
www.corkscrew-balloon.com /balloon/cb3/maud.html   (163 words)

  
 Queen Maud Gulf Draft   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Queen Maud Gulf Migratory Bird Sanctuary was established in 1960 and protects the nesting grounds of over 95% of the world population of Ross's Geese, and 15% of the Canadian population of Lesser Geese and Greater White-fronted Geese.
Almost 100% of the world population of Ross's Geese nest in Queen Maud Gulf.
Queen Maud Gulf also attracts species from the low-Arctic, such as Yellow-billed Loons and Sandhill Cranes, and high-Arctic species, such as Hoary redpolls and White-rumped Sandpipers.
collections.ic.gc.ca /sanctuaries/nwt/queen.htm   (398 words)

  
 Royalty.nu - Norwegian Royalty, Kings and Queens of Norway
Style and Splendour: The Wardrobe of Queen Maud of Norway 1896-1938 by Anne Kjellberg and Susan North.
Queen Maud was one of the best-dressed women of her age.
Queen Margrethe I, 1353-1412, and the Founding of the Nordic Union by Vivian Etting.
www.royalty.nu /Europe/Scandinavia/Norway.html   (1622 words)

  
 Peakware - Queen Maud Mountains
The Queen Maud Mountains, named for the early twentieth century Queen of Norway, tower on the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf on the coast of the Antarctic land mass.
The windswept rocky north faces rise suddenly over a landscape of rolling white hills and glaciers.
It is fed by great tributary glaciers and tumbled ice falls, and its many wide crevasses make traversing it difficult.
www.peakware.com /encyclopedia/ranges/queenmaud.htm   (145 words)

  
 queen maud land - OneLook Dictionary Search
Queen Maud Land : The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
Queen Maud Land : Infoplease Dictionary [home, info]
Queen Maud Land : Columbia Encyclopedia, Six Edition [home, info]
www.onelook.com /?loc=rescb&w=queen+maud+land   (121 words)

  
 Stamps of Queen Maud   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria was born in England as the youngest daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra of Britain.
Without big publicity Queen Maud carried out a lot of charity work in her new country and "Queen Maud's Relief Foundation" carries her name.
The same does the "Norwegian" sector of Antarctic: Queen Maud Land.
home.c2i.net /amd/norwomen/maud.htm   (155 words)

  
 Queen Maud's College of Early Childhood Education (DMMH), Trondheim Schools, A-Z of Tourism, Schools in Trondheim ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Queen Maud's College of Early Childhood Education (DMMH), Trondheim Schools, A-Z of Tourism, Schools in Trondheim Norway Europe
Queen Maud's College of Early Childhood Education (DMMH) in Trondheim.Colleges
Queen Maud's College of Early Childhood Education (DMMH) is an independent foundation within the Lutheran Church of Norway.
www.a-zoftourism.com /Schools-in-Trondheim-id15799-p0.htm   (732 words)

  
 Telegraph | Fashion | A thoroughly modern matriach
You might not be able to fit into Maud's clothes in a million years, yet still you long to try them on.
Maud's sister-in-law, Queen Mary, stopped fashion dead in its tracks in 1914 as far as her own dress was concerned.
Maud was important not just because her wardrobe has survived, or because it demonstrates how fashion changed over four decades, but because she emerges as a woman who loved clothes and loved to look her best.
portal.telegraph.co.uk /fashion/main.jhtml?xml=/fashion/2005/02/03/efmaude03.xml&sSheet=/fashion/2005/02/08/ixfashion.html   (811 words)

  
 Ahiak Herd   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Ahiak caribou calve along the Queen Maud Gulf coast in Nunavut and spend the summers mostly in the Queen Maud Gulf Migratory Bird Sanctuary.
Inuit elders from Gjoa Haven knew that caribou used to calve on the islands along the Queen Maud Gulf coast and early European explorers such as Hanbury, in 1901, described caribou migrating north toward the Queen Maud Gulf coast.
In 1949, A. Banfield, who flew some of the first aerial surveys, included the Queen Maud Gulf hinterland within caribou summer distribution and commented on spring migration to the coast.
www.nwtwildlife.rwed.gov.nt.ca /NWTwildlife/caribou/ahiakherd.htm   (373 words)

  
 Polar Challenges / FR / Expéditions Antarctiques / Alain Hubert en reconnaissance dans le Queen Maud Land   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
En effet, ayant déjà été au pôle Sud en 1998 et attrapé ce qu'on pourrait appeler le virus de l'Antarctique, ils ont décidé de revenir cette saison sur le 6e continent et de choisir une région des Queen Maud Land appelée "The Jaws of the Wolf" comme terrain d'étude et de voyage.
Nous rappelons à tout hasard, que, pour cette expédition de reconnaissance dans les Queen Maud Land, Alain n'a pas jugé utile d'emporter avec lui les moyens de transmission habituels qui lui auraient permis de nous envoyer lui-même ce type de document.
Pour rappel, les deux hommes effectuent un repérage dans les Queen Maud Land en vue de l'expédition sur le mur de granit de l'an prochain.
www.antarctica.org /FR/Expes/Pag_hubert/QueeMaud2000/pag/rec_1999_2000.htm   (1667 words)

  
 Mountain Zone News: Everest Guides Cited for Heroism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Long-awaited details of the star-studded 1997 climbing expedition to Queen Maud Land, Antarctica, finally will emerge when climbers Alex Lowe and Gordon Wiltsie hold a slide show (already sold out) in Seattle, Washington, on February 20.
There is real pent-up demand among climbers who want to know more about the Queen Maud Land expedition, but a virtual gag by sponsors has effectively prevented information from getting out until now.
The entire expedition became an issue of sorts in mountaineering and journalism circles when expedition members were "embargoed" from releasing details of the trip before publication of the story by National Geographic.
classic.mountainzone.com /news/maud.html   (665 words)

  
 london history, tower hamlets, east end history, River Thames, River Lea, Queen Maud, Old Ford, Bow Bridge, cockney ...
Farmers and their wagons would struggle through the tidal river across the flooded marshes of Leyton and Strat-ford, and on to the haymarkets that ran along what is now the Bow and Mile End Road.
But so treacherous was the crossing that Maud, the Queen of England, almost lost her life in the attempt, in 1118.
And of course it's been the seat of the monarchy since Queen Victoria, Henry VIII, right back to William the Conqueror.
www.eastlondonhistory.com /bow%20bridges.htm   (855 words)

  
 Visit London - Style and Spendour: Queen Maud of Norway's Wardrobe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In celebration of the Centennial Anniversary of Norway in 2005, the Victoria and Albert Museum is hosting a unique display of the wardrobe of Queen Maud of Norway.
Style and Splendour will display 50 of the most important gowns that Queen Maud wore throughout her lifetime including coronations, royal events and evening occasions.
The collection is one of the finest examples of fashions throughout this period, from the bustles and corsets of the Victorian era through to the trousers and the knee-length skirts of the 1920s and 30s.
www.visitlondon.com /whats_on/splendour.html   (233 words)

  
 Doors of Perception 8, Delhi: Koolhaas and Thackara vs Queen Maud of Norway's frocks
Doors of Perception 8, Delhi: Koolhaas and Thackara vs Queen Maud of Norway's frocks
Koolhaas and Thackara vs Queen Maud of Norway's frocks
If Maud's frocks prove too enticing, you can always attend a lecture I'm giving at the Royal Society of Arts, also in London, on 12 December.
doors8delhi.doorsofperception.com /archives/2005/06/global_design_d.html   (203 words)

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