Áedán mac Gabráin

Áedán mac Gabráin was a king of Dál Riata from c. 574 until c. 609. He was decisively defeated by ...
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Corinthian War

The Corinthian War was fought from 395 BC until 387 BC. It pitted Sparta against a coalition of Thebes, Athens, ...
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Felix Mendelssohn

Felix Mendelssohn was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor. His best-known works include the overture and incidental music for ...
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Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan

Abd al-Malik was the fifth Umayyad caliph, ruling from April 685 until his death. He founded the Dome of the ...
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The Getaway (1972 film)

The Getaway is a 1972 American action thriller film based on the 1958 novel by Jim Thompson. The film was ...
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Crawford expedition

The Crawford expedition, also known as the Sandusky expedition and Crawford’s Defeat, was a United States campaign from May to ...
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Royal Maundy

Royal Maundy is a religious service in the Church of England held the day before Good Friday. In the Middle ...
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Crécy campaign

The Crécy campaign was a large-scale raid conducted by an English army throughout northern France in 1346. It was part ...
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Representative peer

representative peers were elected by the members of the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerages of Ireland to sit in ...
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