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Deira
Deira , old English kingdom between the Humber and the Tyne rivers. In the late 6th cent. it was united with Bernicia, to the north, to form Northumbria . ... Read more
England, kingdom of
England, kingdom of The kingdom of England was created by its monarchs. Successive rulers, sometimes from ambition, sometimes from fear, strengthened their armed forces, extended their boundaries, imposed law and order on their quarrelling subjects, introduced standardized coinage and administration... Read more
Bernicia
Bernicia , Old English kingdom. Established in 547, it later extended from the Tees River to the Forth. In the late 6th cent. it was united with Deira to form Northumbria . ... Read more
Ascomycota
Ascomycota a phylum of the kingdom Fungi . ... Read more
Basidiomycota
Basidiomycota a phylum of the kingdom Fungi . ... Read more
Deuteromycota
Deuteromycota a phylum of the kingdom Fungi . ... Read more
Zygomycota
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Lombards
Lombards , ancient Germanic people. By the 1st cent. AD the Lombards were settled along the lower Elbe. After obscure migrations they were allowed (547) by Byzantine Emperor Justinian I to settle in Pannonia and Noricum (modern Hungary and E Austria). In 568, under the leadership of Alboin , they i... Read more
kingdom of Northumbria
kingdom of Northumbria , one of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in England. It was originally composed of two independent kingdoms divided by the Tees River, Bernicia (including modern E Scotland, Berwick, Roxburgh, E Northumberland, and Durham) and Deira (including the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire)... Read more
animal
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Encyclopedia entries related to "George VI of the United Kingdom"

George VI
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History George VI (1895–1952), king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...and emperor of India. George was born at Sandringham on...1937 he was crowned George VI in an effort to restore a...
United Kingdom
Book article from: World Encyclopedia United Kingdom ( UK ) area: 243...in w Europe. The United Kingdom of Great...and Wales formally united in 1536, and Scotland...imperial power. George III's conception...the creation of the United Kingdom of Great...favour of George VI . Neville Chamberlain...
Elizabeth II
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Elizabeth II became queen of the United Kingdom upon the death of her father, George VI (1895 – 1952...Elizabeth. Her father became King George VI of Great Britain and Ireland...1973, and took part in the United States celebrations of the...
Union Jack
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...Union Jack. National flag of the United Kingdom. The earl of Nottingham's designs after the accession of James I and VI yielded to the 1606 superimposition of the red cross of St George (England), bordered by its own...
Charles, Prince of Wales
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Charles Philip Arthur George, the eldest child of...his grandfather, King George VI, and his mother's succession...apparent to the throne of the United Kingdom. Like all parents, Queen...which his grandfather George VI had also attended. The...
Stuart Dynasty (England and Scotland)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...but her son, James VI of Scotland, succeeded...granddaughter of James VI and I, many Scots continued...son, the Hanoverian George I, became king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, thus...Jacobitism ; James I and VI (England and Scotland...
governments-in-exile
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II ...Francisco conference which founded the United Nations. Many of these governments...exerting any real influence in his kingdom. King George II of the Hellenes (1890...close relation to the British King George VI , moved first to Cairo, also...
BBC
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II ...call to his countrymen on 18 June 1940, and that King George VI read his annual Christmas message to his people. SOE...Bibliography Briggs, A. , The History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom , Vol. 3: The War of Words (Oxford, 1970). Hickman...

Dictionary entries related to "George VI of the United Kingdom"

George VI
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History George VI (1895–1952), king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...and emperor of India. George was born at Sandringham on...1937 he was crowned George VI in an effort to restore a...
Elizabeth II
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Elizabeth II (born Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary ) (1926– ) Daughter of George VI, queen of the United Kingdom since 1952. She has always shown a strong personal commitment to the Commonwealth, and is one of the...
Union Jack
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Union Jack National flag of the United Kingdom. After his accession in 1603, James VI and I issued a flag of Great Britain with the red cross of St George (England), superimposed upon the saltire...
united
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...the Society of United Irishmen, a political...rebellion of 1798. United Kingdom a country of western...1603, when James VI of Scotland succeeded...James I; the kingdoms were formally united by the Act of...in 1787, and George Washington was...
Imperial Conferences
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...Conferences Meetings between the Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions. These were held in London...The final conference was held in 1937, following George VI's coronation. It discussed the worsening international...

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The real reason we should all celebrate 2001; This week is the 200th anniversary of the creation of the United Kingdom. So why has nobody noticed?
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 1/2/2001; 700+ words ; ...integrated part of the United Kingdom along with...Elizabeth I. The United Kingdom Parliament at Westminster...the cross of St George. Even the White...domination. When James VI of Scotland also...in 1603, the two kingdoms remained separate...problem with which United ...
Did James VI's gay liaisons threaten the monarchy?
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 7/31/2000; ; 633 words ; ...act. But King James VI of Scotland has been...historian from the United States who claims...University. In King James VI and I and the History...Earl of Somerset and George Villiers became Duke...became King James VI of Scotland and King...the politics of the kingdom. "Who knows ...
THE NATION'S FAREWELL: 'Extreme old age' took life.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 4/9/2002; 634 words ; ...Queen Mother's occupation is listed as Queen Consort and Widow of Alfred Frederick Arthur George Windsor, His Majesty King George VI of the United Kingdom. The deceased's name is listed as Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Windsor, otherwise Queen...
Farewell to a truly great gran; YOUR LETTERS.(Columns)
Newspaper article from: Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England); 4/9/2002; 620 words ; ...Her formal occupation may have been Queen Consort and widow of Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor, His Majesty King George VI of the United Kingdom, and she may have picked up the title of Queen Mother along the way, but to her family...
Remarks at a Welcoming Ceremony for King Mohamed VI of Morocco.(Transcript)(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents; 6/26/2000; 700+ words ; ...on behalf of the United States, I am delighted...the people of the United States first welcomed...to recognize the United States was the Kingdom of Morocco. Ten...III and President George Washington, more...where King Mohamed VI was accorded a formal...
Remarks by the President and His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco at Arrival Ceremony
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 6/20/2000; 700+ words ; ...MAJESTY KING MOHAMMED VI OF MOROCCO AT ARRIVAL...on behalf of the United States, I am delighted...the people of the United States first welcomed...to recognize the United States was the Kingdom of Morocco. (Applause...III and President George Washington, more...
Office of the Press Secretary -- Remarks by the President and His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco at arrival ceremony.
M2 Presswire; 6/21/2000; 700+ words ; ...Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco at arrival...on behalf of the United States, I am delighted...the people of the United States first welcomed...to recognize the United States was the Kingdom of Morocco. (Applause...III and President George Washington, more...
A good point ; Matthew Jason Brown (Viewpoint, January 16) is right to point out the anomoly of people in England celebrating St Patrick's Day, but not that of our own patron saint, St George. I think it is important to celebrate what is good about our country, including the freedoms we enjoy compared to some overseas lands.
Newspaper article from: Grimsby Telegraph; 1/24/2009; 326 words ; ...that of our own patron saint, St George. I think it is important to celebrate...present Queen reigns over the entire United Kingdom, indeed, is descended from a Scottish...James I) who was already James VI north of the border when he took...
Remembering the man who did not want to be king
Newspaper article from: Redlands Daily Facts; 2/3/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...this date in 1952, His Britannic Majesty, King George VI, died at the age of 56 at the family home at Sandringham. George VI was the symbol the United Kingdom during the dark hours of World War II. It was...
Rep. Lee Introduces Resolution Concerning Kingdom of Morocco for Designating National Women's Day
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 10/10/2008; 700+ words ; ...commending the Kingdom of Morocco for designating...to recognize the United States, and the...between Morocco and the United States is the longest...the history of the United States; Whereas...country in 1789, George Washington asked...Moroccan King Mohammed VI outlined fundamental...