Battle of Warsaw (1705)

The Battle of Warsaw was fought on 31 July 1705 near Warsaw, Poland, during the Great Northern War. The battle ...
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Maurice Ravel

Joseph Maurice Ravel (7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937) was a French composer, pianist and conductor. He is often ...
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Anne, Queen of Great Britain

Anne was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland between 8 March 1702 and 1 May 1707. Under the Acts of ...
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Battle of Winterthur

The French Army of the Danube and elements of the Habsburg army fought for control of the town. The ability ...
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Anne of Denmark

Anne of Denmark was Queen consort of Scotland, England, and Ireland by marriage to King James VI and I. The ...
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Powderfinger

Powderfinger were an Australian rock band formed in Brisbane in 1989. From 1992 until their break-up in 2010, the line-up ...
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Anna of East Anglia

Anna was king of East Anglia from the early 640s until his death. He was a member of the Wuffingas ...
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Black Friday (1945)

The battle for Norway was fought over a period of weeks in February and March 1945. The operation was called ...
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Francis Poulenc

Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc (7 January 1899 – 30 January 1963) was a French composer and pianist. His compositions include songs, ...
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