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Snowdon
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Snowdon [W
Eryri]. Highest mountain (3,560 feet) in
Wales and England, 12 miles SE of Caernarfon,
Gwynedd, north-western
Wales, standing in a small range of peaks, sometimes known collectively as Snowdonia. Widely celebrated in Welsh oral tradition, the home of a famous
eagle and of the giant
Rhita Gawr. See J. E. Lloyd, ‘The Mountains in History and Legend’, in R. C. Carr and G. A. Lister (eds.), in
The Mountains of Snowdonia (Cardiff, 1925).
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 "Sunday Mirror (London, England)")
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SNOWDON'S AFFAIR IS FINAL STRAW.(News)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England); 5/31/1998; ; 700+ words
; LORD Snowdon has split from his second wife after 20...white and black house she shared with Lord Snowdon in Kensington, London. But she has been...split comes 18 months after the suicide of Snowdon's long term mistress. He was devastated...
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 "Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)")
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Why Snowdon's my wonder of Wales.(News)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 3/4/2006; 700+ words
; ...Brockway explains why the towering majesty of Snowdon deserves your vote SNOWDONIA is one of...villages of Beddgelert and Betws y Coed. Snowdon herself is, however, particularly special...amazing walks and outstanding scenery. Snowdon is without doubt my 'Wonder of Wales...
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 "Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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Lord Snowdon in mourning for lover who killed herself; Tragic Beauty: Ann washed down pills with champagne after 20-year affair with Princess Margaret's ex.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 1/30/1997; ; 700+ words
; Lord Snowdon had a long-running affair with a beautiful...were secret lovers for almost 20 years. Snowdon, 66, was close to tears yesterday as...a thin blanket. Society photographer Snowdon met Ann in the late 1970s, after his...
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 "Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, PA)")
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Funeral home patriarch Snowdon dead at 93: Harold C. Snowdon Sr. became funeral director in 1934; helped give others start.(Obituary)
Newspaper article from: Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, PA); 1/28/2007; 700+ words
; ...This lesson has stuck with Harold C. Snowdon Jr. since his father taught it to him...with my dad for almost 50 years," said Snowdon Jr., also known as Rollie. "He taught...caught up with his father, Harold C. Snowdon Sr., 93. The prominent funeral director...
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 "The Mail on Sunday (London, England)")
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Snowdon and I were lovers, says society designer Nicky Haslam; Princess Margaret's former husband had two gay affairs, according to new memoir.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 9/13/2009; 700+ words
; ...his eternally boyish charm, the Earl of Snowdon is renowned for his female conquests...become Princess Margaret's lover. Lord Snowdon - always the most enigmatic of the Royals...gatherings, claims that another of Lord Snowdon's male lovers was Tom Parr, who became...
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Snowdon to spill the secrets of marriage to Margaret
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 1/6/2008; ; 700+ words
; IN THEIR day, Lord Snowdon and Princess Margaret could rival anyone...about his private life, the Earl of Snowdon, 77, has decided to reveal all about...Neither was faithful. In the past, Lord Snowdon, who was given his title the year after...
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Snowdon and the Call of the Crescent; Climbing Wales' Highest Peak
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/31/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...through my angled dormitory windows at Snowdon. Year-round, the lush greenery of...silver slip of a crescent hangs over Snowdon's peak. But despite the call of the crescent, I never climbed Snowdon during the year I lived in North Wales...
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Protocol pays for Sondra Snowdon, the First Lady of Protocol. (Snowdon International Protocol Inc.)
PR Newswire; 11/15/1990; 688 words
; PROTOCOL PAYS FOR SONDRA SNOWDON, THE FIRST LADY OF PROTOCOL NEW YORK, Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Sondra Snowdon, president of Snowdon International Protocol, Inc., has recently signed contracts with the prestigious William Morris Agency...
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I'M YOUR POP SAYS SNOWDON; Secret DNA test 'confirms Princess Margaret's former husband is secret father of Fry's chocolate heiress Polly',EXCLUSIVE.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 12/19/2004; 700+ words
; ...claims she is the secret love child of Lord Snowdon, and says she has proof the peer cheated...May 28, 1960, just three weeks after Snowdon married Princess Margaret, suggesting...been the subject of speculation among the Snowdon set since her birth but she has told friends...
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A Look at Royal Photographer and Family Member Lord Snowdon, CBS
Transcript from: CBS News Sunday Morning; 12/17/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Teichner takes us along a visit to Lord Snowdon. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) MARTHA TEICHNER, CBS CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Lord Snowdon would have you believe it was just luck...the best photograph ever taken. LORD SNOWDON: That`s what photography should be...
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Snowdon, Ruth J(ohnson) (1896-?)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
Snowdon, Ruth J(ohnson) (1896-?) Research associate in biophysics who published...She was a charter member of the Parapsychological Association. Sources: Snowdon, Ruth J., R. A. MacConnell, and K. F. Powell. "Wishing with Dice...
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Snowdon
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Snowdon Welsh Yr Wyddfa, highest mountain of Wales, 3,560 ft (1,085 m) high...rack and pinion railway (opened 1896) from Llanberis to the summit. The Snowdon district, or Snowdonia, is noted for its scenic beauty; most of it is...
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Snowdon, Lord
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art
Snowdon, Lord ( Antony Armstrong-Jones ). See MESSEL .
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Antony Armstrong-Jones Snowdon, 1st Earl of
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Antony Armstrong-Jones Snowdon, 1st Earl of 1930-, British photographer. Educated at Eton and Cambridge, he married Princess Margaret in 1960 and was created...
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Lhwyd, Edward
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...north Wales, Lhwyd collected plants around the hill mass of Snowdon. He was the first to record, in Edmund Gibson ’...alpine flora and fauna. Lhwyd compiled a list of plants from Snowdon, which was published by John Ray in his Synopsis methodica...
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