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Olympics could be on the way to Mid Beds.
Bedfordshire Times & Citizen (Bedford, England)
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January 28, 2008
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Hopes to set up mountain bikers' training camp at Rowney Warren
The 2012 Olympics could be on their way to Mid Beds.
It is understood Rowney Warren Woods, which stretch from Chicksands to the outskirts of Ampthill, could be in the running for training camp status ahead of the London Olympics in four years' time.
The woods, managed by The Forestry Commission and the Southill Estate, boast challenging mountain bike trails with events organised by Beds Fat Trax.
Racing enthusiasts flock to the site from around the country to take part in ...
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; ...the Inquisition, Philip II of Spain really deserves...at repositioning Philip II in a more neutral...carried out outside Spain, by historians...gain ground within Spain. Fernando Checa...published a study on Philip II as a Renaissance...
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Books: Heroic hate figure Philip II of Spain does not deserve his black reputation, says John Adamson
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London
; Philip of Spain by Henry Kamen Yale, pounds 25, 384 pp For all his virtues, Philip's escutcheon is not entirely stain...rulers have received a worse press than Philip II of Spain. Sinister, black-suited, and reclusive...
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THE KEY PLAYERS.(Elizabeth I of England and Philip II of Spain)
Magazine article from: Calliope
; ...Elizabeth I of England and Philip II of Spain, disagreed on almost...and particularly to Philip, a deeply religious man...however, Elizabeth and Philip were very similar. Both...the Duke of Norfolk. In Spain, suspected Jews, Muslims...
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What if ... Philip II had gone to the Netherlands? Geoffrey Parker considers the far-reaching consequences of a sudden change of plan by the king of Spain in 1567.
Magazine article from: History Today
; ...absentee sovereign, Philip II (r.1555-1598...he departed for Spain leaving his half...time passed, and Philip refused to heed...decided not to leave Spain. Anticipating...remarkable document that Philip ever wrote. The...Yes: Philip II, ruler of the...
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Patterson, Benton Rain: With the Heart of a King: Elizabeth I of England, Philip II of Spain, and the Fight for a Nation's Soul and Crown.(Book review)
Magazine article from: History: Review of New Books
; ...King: Elizabeth I of England, Philip II of Spain, and the Fight for a Nation...monarchs, Elizabeth I of England and Philip II of Spain, who for half a century were alternately...military campaigns carried out on Philip's behalf. Patterson, a retired...
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It's all a question of faith Derek Jacobi, famously generous and gentle, turns bullying tyrant for his new role as Philip II of Spain in 'Don Carlos'. He discusses religion, politics and puppies with Catherine Shoard
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London
; ...play another real-life rotter, Philip II of Spain. In Schiller's play Don Carlos...previewing at the Sheffield Crucible, Philip is a tyrant and a bully, blustering...six. Rather than greeting him, Philip just carried on signing death warrants...
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The Winchester marriage, 1554: Michael Leech visits the city that is celebrating the anniversary of the marriage of Mary Tudor and the future Philip II of Spain, 450 years ago this month.(Frontline)
Magazine article from: History Today
; ...it's going wild about Spain in 2004. Many events...marriage of Mary Tudor and Philip of Spain, on July 25th, 450 years...forth between England and Spain. Winchester was chosen...all England presented Philip with the Order of the...
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Moneda de plata en recuerdo de Felipe II.(España)(TT: A silver coin in commemoration of Philip II.)(TA: Spain)(Artículo Breve)
Magazine article from: Tribuna de Actualidad
; ...esta ocasin recuerda la figura de Felipe II. Como ya es habitual, la nueva pieza luce...en este caso 1998. La efigie de Felipe II y una vista del Real Monasterio de San Lorenzo...con el sobrenombre de El Prudente, Felipe II fue rey de Npoles y de Sicilia en 1554...
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A PAIR OF TITIANS ANYONE? YOURS FOR A MERE ?100M; Stunning: Diana And Callisto, painted for Philip II of Spain.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England)
; Byline: Sir Roy Strong WITH the country in the middle of a credit crunch, should Britain's national galleries really have launched a campaign this week to raise ?100 million in order to save two pictures by the Venetian Renaissance master Titian? The paintings' owner, the Duke of Sutherland, has
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The Courtier and the King: Ruy Gomez de Silva, Philip II, and the Court of Spain.
Magazine article from: Renaissance Quarterly
; ...Ruy Gomez arrived in Spain in the entourage of Charles...the household of Prince Philip (b. 1528), he enjoyed...printed sources dealing with Philip II's court, augmenting...scholarship on Eboli, Alba, and Philip's court. Although he...
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