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Victoria Cross (British writer)
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Queen Victoria
Victoria, Queen (1819-1901) Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland (1837-1901), Empress of India (1876-1901), who presided over the great days of the British Empire. She was known to be sympathetic to Spiritualism, and to have held séances with Prince Albert and other individuals. She... Read more |
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Victoria Cross
Victoria Cross. The highest award for conspicuous gallantry, instituted in 1856 during the Crimean War. Unlike most previous honours, it was open to all ranks and unclassified. The ribbon is crimson and the inscription ‘For Valour’ was Queen Victoria's suggestion. But her wish that the... Read more |
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Victoria Rowell
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Osborne House
Osborne House a favorite residence of Queen Victoria, near East Cowes, on the Isle of Wight, S England. The queen died there in 1901. The state apartments are open to the public.... Read more |
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Guadalupe Victoria
Guadalupe Victoria , 1786?-1843, Mexican general, first president of Mexico (1824-29), whose original name was Manuel Félix Fernández. He joined (1811) the revolution proclaimed by Hidalgo y Costilla, and even after the defeat and death of Morelos y Pavón he continued, as a... Read more |
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Victoria (England)
Victoria Victoria (1819-1901) was queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 to 1901 and empress of India from 1876 to 1901. She presided over the expansion of England into an empire of 4 million square miles and 124 million people. A woman who gave her name to an age, Victoria was a... Read more |
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Victoria (Great Britain)
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) , 1819-1901, queen of Great Britain and Ireland (1837-1901) and empress of India (1876-1901). She was the daughter of Edward, duke of Kent (fourth son of George III), and Princess Mary Louise Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Early Reign Victoria's father died... Read more |
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Alexandrina
Alexandrina, South Australia/Australia A lake named after Princess Alexandrina, later Queen Victoria†. The Prince Regent, her uncle who later became King George IV†, insisted that she should be named after her godfather, Tsar Alexander I†, and so she was christened ... Read more |
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Ramsgate
Ramsgate , town (1991 pop. 36,678), in the Isle of Thanet, Kent, SE England. Ramsgate is a resort and yachting harbor. The town began as a fishing settlement, and extensive trade with Baltic ports developed early in the 18th cent. Queen Victoria lived there as a young princess. Examples of Regency... Read more |
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The Victorians as they saw themselves.(various objects; Victoria & Albert...
...innovative spirit of the era...stone of the Victoria & Albert Museum...her widow's weeds, she...Britain's ways to be...Victorian way of life, destroying...to mark the centenary of Queen ... |
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It's party time; It isn't all jelly and buntings, but it's happening anyway....
...In the true spirit of Jubilee...the Queen's reign on Monday...Michael's in Stone...replica straw queen. There are...bless the queens' in a way...the city's gay village...held in Centenary ... |
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FESTIVAL OF DELIGHT; Forget the fiasco of the Dome and the rows over the...
...lifted the spirits of a generation...supposed to be a centenary tribute to...Britain's history...New Labour's Millennium...prowess of Queen Victoria's Britain...captured the spirit of its ... |
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Monday books: Historic look at bravery in war and peace.(Features)
...KIPLING knew the spirit of the Irish...Irish there's loving and...impressed Queen Victoria that she ordered...to mark its centenary this year...of service life. The book...Patrick's Day for a...have won the ... |
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Jaguar's driving force; Even though he was an old-fashioned autocrat, Sir...
...year sees the centenary of Lyons...Heritage Trust's chief archivist...Sir William's success was...plus Jaguar's racing teams...Lyons' working life, it is frankly...months after Queen ... |
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Florence Nightingale ; sundaybriefing by Russell Leadbetter
...Here we mark the centenary of her passing...the surgeon's knife at the...in Dickens's Martin Chuzzlewit...it is to love life." Back in London...She enlisted Queen Victoria's support for a...indefatigable ... |
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Travel Europe: First resort for the famous This summer, Ostend is in...
...exact half- centenary is not until...to Belgium's legendary chansonnier...most of Brel's countrymen...siecle Europe's most fashionable...them Marx, Queen Victoria and Victor...local tavern life. As well ... |
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If your weekend needs some extra fizz, s1play.com's Fergal MacErlean has our...
...declaration back to life through interpretative...the Abbey's eventful history...the weekend's attractions...drama. DUNDEE Spirit of Discovery City Quay, Victoria Dock and Queen Elizabeth Wharf...celebrate the ... |
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NEVER FORGOTTEN; 30,000 at Anfield mark 20th anniversary of football...
...Everton's manager...Liverpool's player-manager...applauded. Spirit Hillsborough...lost their lives and giving...said the Queen had sent a...daughters Victoria and Sarah...yesterday's memorial service...the ... |
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Silence for the fallen heroes; The veterans may have diminished in number but...
...comrades. In Centenary Square a thousand...police car's siren faded...St Agatha's Church in...ever. 'It's vital we remember...gave their lives for the youth...Battalion, Queens Royal Regiment...I can.' ... |
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