Curiosities
31Trausnitz Castle — is a medieval castle situated in Landshut, Bavaria in Germany. It was the home of the Wittelsbach dynasty, and it served as their ducal residence for lower Bavaria from 1255 ndash;1503, and later as hereditary rulers of the whole of Bavaria. The… …
32Gresham Club — The Gresham Club was a City of London gentlemen s club, founded in 1843 and dissolved in 1991.Formation and membershipThe Club was founded in 1843 as a dining club for the professional classes of the City of London,… …
33Isaac D'Israeli — en 1797. Isaac D Israeli, né à Enfield (Middlesex) le 11 mai 1766 et décédé à Bradenham (Buckinghamshire) le 19 janvier 1848, est un écrivain, biographe et critique littéraire britannique …
34museums, history of — Introduction history of the institutions that preserve and interpret the material evidence of the human race, human activity, and the natural world. As such, museums have a long history, springing from what may be an innate human desire to… …
35Duncan J. D. Smith — Born 1 December 1960, Sheffield, England, United Kingdom Occupation Travel writer, photographer, historian, explorer Nationality British Years active 1992 present Website Duncan J. D. Smith – Urban Explorer Duncan J. D. Smith F.R.G.S. (born 1… …
36Ethnography at the British Museum — Anthropology Fields Archaeology Biological anthropology Cultural anthropology Linguistic anthropology Social anthropology …
37Mary Toft — Portrait der Mary Toft nach John Laguerre (1688–1748) Mary Toft, gelegentliche Schreibweise auch Tofts, geborene Denyer (* getauft am 21. Februar 1703 [1] in Godalming; † Januar 1763, begraben am 13. Januar 1763 in Godalming), war eine Dienstmagd …
38HEBREW LITERATURE, MODERN — definition and scope beginnings periodization …
39Unicorn — A unicorn (from Latin unus one and cornu horn ) is a mythological creature. Though the modern popular image of the unicorn is sometimes that of a horse differing only in the horn on its forehead, the traditional unicorn also has a billy goat… …
40Isaac D'Israeli — in a portrait from 1797 Born 11 May 1766(1766 05 11) Died 19 January 1848(18 …
