 "Mearns Leader (Stonhaven, Scotland)")
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EAGLE FLIES IN MEARNS SKIES.
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A RARE bird being re-introduced to Scotland's east coast has been spotted in the skies above Stonehaven.
On Sunday, Glenury resident Barry Allan was astonished to see what he thought was a Golden Eagle soaring overhead.
"We were sitting in our back garden when we saw the bird," he said. I thought it was a Golden Eagle from its call, but then thought 'no - it can't be'. Then a friend called round and said he had seen one too."
On Tuesday evening, Mr Allan and his friend, Adam Christie went out bird-spotting and were able to track down the bird and ...
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Letters from the Pyrenees: Don Luis Mendez de Haro's Correspondence to Philip IV of Spain, July to November 1659.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: The Modern Language Review
; ...of the frontier between France and Spain. The decision...minister, or valido, of Philip IV between 1643 and 1661...lands, and offices in France. Conde was a cousin of...had joined the side of Philip IV some years before. He...
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Lerma before Olivares. (Duke of Lerma Chief minister of 17th century Spain in the court of Phillip IV before the better known Duke of Olivares became chief minister)
Magazine article from: History Today
; ...Count-Duke of Olivares, Philip IV of Spain's first minister...predecessor, the Duke of Lerma, Philip III's first minister...artificial predominance while France had sunk into religious...was extremely tenuous and Philip II (1556-98) had already...
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The Empress, the Queen, and the Nun: Women and Power at the Court of Philip III of Spain.(Review)
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of History
; ...Habsburg family who married Philip III at age fifteen and...including the future Philip IV. It is the author's...Lerma's domination over Philip III and by the role of...isolationism and peace with France. Her thesis, while suggestive...
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Edward II marries Isabella of France: January 25th, 1308.
Magazine article from: History Today
; ...betrothed to Isabella, daughter of Philip IV of France, but she was only eight and too...Isabella, 'the she-wolf of France', had inherited her father's...mission to her brother, Charles IV of France, she craftily succeeded in getting...
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Knights Templar arrested in France: October 13th, 1307.(MONTHS PAST: October's Anniversaries)
Magazine article from: History Today
; ...They acquired substantial lands in France, England and Spain. Their efficient...original reason for existence. Philip IV of France, who was short of money, saw an...confessions had been true after all. Philip eventually pressured the French...
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Eclipse of Empire? Perceptions of the Western Empire and Its Rulers in Late-Medieval France
Magazine article from: The Catholic Historical Review
; ...Castile, Philip III of France, et al). The book could...authority than the king of France? If he was regarded as...chroniclers in Western France care anything at all about...the French kings, even Philip IV the Fair (1285-1314...
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Haute cuisine in New France.
Magazine article from: The Beaver: Exploring Canada's History
; ...than 80,000 Londoners, Philip IV of Spain had died and the...Regiment had arrived in New France in June to protect the...When we think of New France, images of a rustic lifestyle...French men attracted to New France were senior state officials...
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A marriage for peace.(King Louis XIV of France marries Princess Marie-Therese of Spain)
Magazine article from: Calliope
; ...Therese, the eldest child of King Philip IV of Spain and the second in line...ended 25 years of war between France and Spain. It enlarged France's borders and made the country...brother died without heirs, France could claim the Spanish throne...
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Books: The wickedest Queen of all comes clean Isabella: She-Wolf of France, Queen of England By Alison Weir CAPE pounds 20 pounds 18 (P&P FREE) 08700 798 897
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday
; ...Isabella, She-Wolf of France, Queen of England the...powerful French King, Philip IV. At 12, she was married...English territories in France. Yet the child-bride...and vowed to stay in France until her rival was banished...
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WAR OF THE TREES To tree-lovers, they're among the great glories of France. To the bureaucrats, they're `anomalous vertical objects', and deathtraps for tipsy boy racers. Either way, the end of the road may be approaching for the elegant planes that line countless French avenues. Philip Sweeney reports
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London
; ...road-accident blackspots in France, a country which is among the...per head than anywhere else in France, because to get around the...synonymous with the roads of France. The Gers still contains 25...17th century, good King Henri IV increased planting and appointed...
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