(Encyclopedia) Gold Coast, city, Queensland, E Australia, on the Pacific Ocean. The city, a major resort, stretches for many miles along the coast and…
The Question: Could you please settle a disagreement. My friend says that the Tay river in Scotland is the longest river in Great Britain; I say it is the…
A look at the aristocratic pecking order by David Johnson Emperor Comes from the Latin, "imperator," which was originally a military title. Soldiers would salute the leader of a victorious…
(Encyclopedia) Jenkins of Hillhead, Roy Harris Jenkins, Baron, 1920–2003, British politician, b. Abersychan, Wales; grad. Oxford. He entered the House of Commons in 1948 as a Labour member and soon…
fashion designerBorn: 1925Birthplace: Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, United Kingdom With her husband, Bernard Ashley, she manufactured home decorating materials and wallpaper based on 19th century…
(Encyclopedia) Giraldus CambrensisGiraldus Cambrensisjĭrălˈdəs kămbrĕnˈsĭs [key], c.1146–1223, Norman-Welsh churchman and historian, also called Gerald of Wales and Gerald de Barri. He was associated…
(Encyclopedia) Darling, river, 1,702 mi (2,739 km) long, rising in the Eastern Highlands, NE New South Wales and SE Queensland, Australia, and flowing SW across New South Wales into the Murray River…
(Encyclopedia) Fox sisters, family of American spiritualists including Margaret, 1836–93, Leah, 1814–90, and Catherine, 1841–92. In 1848, Margaret and Catherine claimed to hear mysterious rappings in…
actorBorn: 3/21/1946Birthplace: Colwyn Bay, Wales, United Kingdom A classically trained Shakespearean actor, Dalton has maintained a triple career, appearing regularly on stage, screen, and…
(Lucy Ryan)actressBorn: 3/29/1968Birthplace: Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand Kiwi television actress known to most as Xena, Warrior Princess, Lawless has become the Wonder Woman of the nineties…
