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6 hours ago · Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo OBE FRSL FKC DL ( né Bridge; 5 October 1943) [1] is an English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who is known best for children's novels such as War Horse (1982). His work is noted for its "magical storytelling", [2] for recurring themes such as the triumph of an outsider or survival, for ...
1 day ago · England. Surrey. 51°17′42″N 0°19′44″W / . 51.295°N 0.329°W. / 51.295; -0.329. Leatherhead is a town in the Mole Valley district of Surrey, England, about 17 mi (27 km) south of Central London. The settlement grew up beside a ford on the River Mole, from which its name is thought to derive.
6 hours ago · The East India Company's control of the seas, greater resources, and more advanced military training and technology led it to increasingly assert its military strength and caused it to become attractive to a portion of the Indian elite; these factors were crucial in allowing the company to gain control over the Bengal region by 1765 and sideline the other European companies.
6 hours ago · Florida State University. / 30.442; -84.298. Florida State University ( FSU or, more commonly, Florida State) is a public research university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. Chartered in 1851, it is located on Florida's oldest continuous site of higher education.
6 hours ago · The Torre Bellesguard (1900–1909), former summer palace of King Martin I the Humane, was restored by Gaudí and its spire decorated the Catalan flag and the royal crown. [78] [79] He also designed a project (never terminated) to crown El Cavall Bernat (a mountain peak) with a viewpoint in the shape of a royal crown and a 20 metres (66 ft) high Catalan coat of arms. [80]
1 day ago · Stafford ( / ˈstæfərd /) is a market town and the county town of Staffordshire, England. It is located about 15 miles (24 km) south of Stoke-on-Trent, 15 miles (24 km) north of Wolverhampton, and 24 miles (39 km) northwest of Birmingham. The town had a population of 71,673 in 2021, [1] and is the main settlement within the larger Borough of ...
1 day ago · Malvern ( / ˈmɔːlvərn, ˈmɒl -/, locally also: / ˈmɔːvərn /) [2] [3] is a spa town and civil parish in Worcestershire, England. [4] It lies at the foot of the Malvern Hills, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The centre of Malvern, Great Malvern, is a historic conservation area, which grew dramatically in Victorian times ...
