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* Moynihan, Robert ( 1986 ) Recent Imagining: Interviews with Harold Bloom, Geoffrey Hartman, Paul DeMan, J. Hillis Miller.
Eleanor and Henry were cousins to the third degree through their common ancestor, Ermengarde of Anjou ( wife to Robert I, Duke of Burgundy and Geoffrey, Count of Gâtinais ); they were also both descendants of Robert II of France.
These were followed by Gregory Benford's The Martian Race ( 1999 ), Geoffrey A. Landis's Mars Crossing ( 2000 ), and Robert Zubrin's First Landing ( 2002 ), which took as their starting points the smaller and more focussed expedition strategies evolved in the late 1990s, mostly building on the concepts of Mars Direct.
Geoffrey and Matilda were in Anjou, rather awkwardly supporting the rebels in their campaign against the royal army, which included a number of Matilda's supporters such as Robert of Gloucester.
Geoffrey's success in Normandy and Stephen's weakness in England began to influence the loyalty of many Anglo-Norman barons, who feared losing their lands in England to Robert and the Empress, and their possessions in Normandy to Geoffrey.
He also allowed his son Robert Curthose to do homage to the new Count of Anjou, Geoffrey the Bearded.
On the other hand, he was successful on the whole in pursuing the policy of Geoffrey Martel in Maine: after destroying La Flèche, by the peace of Blanchelande ( 1081 ), he received the homage of Robert Curthose (" Courteheuse "), son of William the Conqueror, for Maine.
In June 1138, with the aid of Robert of Gloucester, Geoffrey obtained the submission of Bayeux and Caen ; in October he devastated the neighbourhood of Falaise ; finally, in March 1141, on hearing of his wife's success in England, he again entered Normandy, when he made a triumphal procession through the country.
In 1136, while the count was in Normandy, Robert III of Sablé put himself at the head of the movement, to which Geoffrey responded by destroying Briollay and occupying La Suze, and Robert of Sable himself was forced to beg humbly for pardon through the intercession of the bishop of Angers.
In 1139 Geoffrey took Mirebeau, and in 1142 Champtoceaux, but in 1145 a new revolt broke out, this time under the leadership of Elias, the count's own brother, who, again with the assistance of Robert of Sable, laid claim to the countship of Maine.
Geoffrey took Elias prisoner, forced Robert of Sable to beat a retreat, and reduced the other barons to reason.
Geoffrey and Katharine Clifton were based on Sir Robert Clayton East-Clayton, 9th Baronet of Marden, and 5th Baronet of Hall Place, Maidenhead, and his wife, Dorothy, both of whom were dead by the time the novel takes place.
In their introduction to The Reader's Companion to Military History Robert Cowley and Geoffrey Parker summarise this side of the modern view of the Battle of Tours by saying " The study of military history has undergone drastic changes in recent years.
* Cowley, Robert and Parker, Geoffrey ( Eds .).
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In 1148, Matilda and Henry returned to Normandy, following the death of Robert of Gloucester, and the reconquest of Normandy by Geoffrey.
Catherine Fenton was the daughter of English writer Geoffrey Fenton, who was born in Dublin in 1539, and Alice Weston, the daughter of Robert Weston, who was born in Lismore in 1541.
Robert married Sybilla of Conversano, daughter of Geoffrey of Brindisi, Count of Conversano ( and a grandniece of Robert Guiscard, another Norman duke ) on the way back from Crusade, one child:
* Robert Warwick as Sir Geoffrey, a supporter of Prince John
* Carnall, Geoffrey, Writers and Their Works: Robert Southey, ( Longman Group Ltd: London 1971 )
Based on testimonials of German civilians and military, as well as many interviews with British and American politicians and diplomats who participated at the Potsdam Conference, including Robert Murphy, the political adviser of General Eisenhower, Sir Geoffrey Harrison ( drafter of article XIII of the Potsdam Protocol concerning population transfers ), and Sir Denis Allen ( drafter of article IX on the provisional post-war borders ), the book also describes the crimes committed by the Soviet Union, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Yugoslavia, at the end of World War II, and cites the condemnation of the expulsions by Bertrand Russell, Victor Gollancz, Bishop Bell of Chichester and other contemporary intellectuals.
Geoffrey and Matilda were in Anjou, rather awkwardly supporting the rebels in their campaign against the royal army, which included a number of Matilda's supporters such as Robert of Gloucester.

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Arthur Robert Jensen ( born August 24, 1923 ) is a Professor Emeritus of educational psychology at the University of California, Berkeley.
On 12 August the frigates HMS Emerald under Captain Thomas Moutray Waller, HMS Alcmene under Captain George Johnstone Hope and HMS Bonne Citoyenne under Captain Robert Retalick arrived off Alexandria.
Charles Robert Malden ( 9 August 1797 – 23 May 1855 ), was a nineteenth century British naval officer, surveyor and educator.
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In August 1992, JPL scientist Robert Staehle called Tombaugh, requesting permission to visit his planet.
The limited edition Blu-ray with a newly restored picture was released on August 31, 2010 in the United States, featuring two discs with audio commentary with writer / director Sam Raimi, producer Robert Tapert and star Bruce Campbell.
Born at Elston Hall, Nottinghamshire near Newark-on-Trent, England, the youngest of seven children of Robert Darwin of Elston ( 12 August 1682 – 20 November 1754 ), a lawyer, and his wife Elizabeth Hill ( 1702 – 1797 ).
Some influence was direct, as he was a friend, inspiration, and correspondent to many of his contemporaries, such as August Derleth, Robert E. Howard, Robert Bloch and Fritz Leiber.
When, on 2 August 1100, William II was killed by an arrow in a hunting accident in the New Forest, where Henry was also hunting, Duke Robert had not yet returned from the First Crusade.
* Robert Trimble – June 16, 1826 – August 25, 1828
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE ( 30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004 ), known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist.
In 1989, after a five-week trial which began on August 28 in Charlotte, the jury found him guilty on all 24 counts, and Judge Robert Potter sentenced him to 45 years in federal prison and a $ 500, 000 fine.
" In Fifth Nilo-Saharan Linguistics Colloquium, Nice, 24 – 29 August 1992: Proceedings, edited by Robert Nicolaï and Franz Rottland ( 1995 ), 36-49.
Oswald was born in New Orleans on October 18, 1939, to Marguerite Frances ( née Claverie ; New Orleans, Louisiana, July 19, 1907 – Fort Worth, Texas, January 17, 1981 ) and Robert Edward Lee Oswald, Sr. ( New Orleans, Louisiana, March 4, 1896 – New Orleans, August 19, 1939 ).
Honorius travelled to Benevento, and after safeguarding the interests of Robert of Capua, he met Roger on the Pons Major, the bridge which crosses the Sabbato river near Benevento, on 22 August 1128.
Already in 1059 he had persuaded Robert Guiscard and Richard of Capua to become vassals of St. Peter for their newly-conquered territories: now Gregory VII immediately after his election sent for him to give an account of the state of Norman Italy and entrusted him with the negotiation of an interview with Robert Guiscard on 2 August 1073, at Benevento.
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Robert Floyd Curl, Jr. ( born August 23, 1933 ) is an emeritus professor of chemistry at Rice University.
Robert Leroy Johnson ( May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938 ) was an American blues singer and musician.
Robert Calvert ( 9 March 1944 – 14 August 1988 ) was a writer, poet, and musician.
Richard Robert Ernst ( born August 14, 1933 ) is a Swiss physical chemist and Nobel Laureate .< ref >
Robert Siodmak ( 8 August 1900 – 10 March 1973 ) was a German born American film director.

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