Although Charles did not trust the pagans, their ruler, Aldegisel, accepted Christianity, and Charles sent Willibrord, bishop of Utrecht, the famous " Apostle to the Frisians " to convert the people.

Although The Moonstone is usually seen as the first detective novel, a number of critics suggest that the lesser known Notting Hill Mystery ( 1862 – 63 ), written by the pseudonymous " Charles Felix ", preceded it by a number of years and first used techniques that would come to define the genre.

Although Charles Darwin accepted Haeckel's support for natural selection, he was tentative in using Haeckel's ideas in his writings ; with regard to embryology, Darwin relied far more on von Baer's work.

Although nominally in the hands of the Archduke Charles, and garrisoned with both English and Dutch regiments, Britain began to monopolize the rule of the town.

Although Coué argued that he was no longer using hypnosis, followers such as Charles Baudouin viewed his approach as a form of light self-hypnosis.

Although he made several important concessions, Charles improved his own military position by securing the favour of the Scots that summer by promising the official establishment of Presbyterianism.

Although Baba had initially begun gaining public attention in the West as early as 1932 as the result of contacts with some celebrities of the time ( such as Charles Laughton, Tallulah Bankhead, Boris Karloff and others ) and from the rather disillusioned account of Paul Brunton ( A Search in Secret India, 1934 ), he achieved additional attention over three decades later through the work of Pete Townshend of The Who.

Although Gregory stated that he was willing to give up his allegiance to the Eastern Empire and place himself under the protection of the Franks, Charles made no promise to assist.

Although Pepys had no maritime experience, he rose by patronage, hard work and his talent for administration, to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under both King Charles II and subsequently King James II.

Although United Methodist practices and interpretation of beliefs have evolved over time, these practices and beliefs can be traced to the writings of the church's founders, especially John Wesley and Charles Wesley ( Anglicans ), but also Philip William Otterbein and Martin Boehm ( United Brethren ), and Jacob Albright ( Evangelical ).

Although attempts were made during the 17th and 18th centuries to redeem Shetland, without success, and Charles II ratifying the pawning in the 1669 Act for annexation of Orkney and Shetland to the Crown, explicitly exempting them from any " dissolution of His Majesty ’ s lands ", they are currently considered as being officially part of the United Kingdom.

Although the Catholic Monarchs had already altered some rooms of the Alhambra after the conquest of the city in 1492, Charles V wanted to construct a permanent residence befitting an emperor.

In On the Origin of Species ( 1859 ), Charles Darwin wrote " Although I do not know of any thoroughly well-authenticated cases of perfectly fertile hybrid animals, I have some reason to believe that the hybrids from Cervulus vaginalis and Reevesii [...] are perfectly fertile.

Although the Riksdag of the Estates of 1840 meditated compelling him to abdicate, Charles John survived that abdication controversy and he went on to have his silver jubilee, which was celebrated with great enthusiasm on 18 February 1843.

Although Charles Dickens had ridiculed positive depictions of Native Americans as portrayals of so-called " noble " savages, he made an exception ( at least initially ) in the case of the Inuit, whom he called “ loving children of the north ”, “ forever happy with their lot ,” “ whether they are hungry or full ”, and “ gentle loving savages ”, who, despite a tendency to steal, have a “ quiet, amiable character ” (" Our Phantom Ship on an Antediluvian Cruise ", Household Words, April 16, 1851 ).

Although the young Swedish King Charles XII ( 1682 – 1718 ; reigned 1697 – 1718 ) won spectacular victories in the early years of the Great Northern War, most notably in the stunning success against the Russians at the Battle of Narva ( 1700 ), his plan to attack Moscow and force Russia into peace proved too ambitious.

Although the city was not entitled to any seats in the Commons, those gathered decided to elect Sir Charles Wolseley Birmingham's " legislatorial representative.

Although the Parliament of Scotland proclaimed Charles II King of Great Britain and Ireland in Edinburgh on 6 February 1649, the English Parliament instead passed a statute that made any such proclamation unlawful.

Although Charles and Parliament granted amnesty to Cromwell's supporters in the Act of Indemnity and Oblivion, 50 people were specifically excluded.

Although Louis took Maastricht and William's attack against Charleroi failed, Lieutenant-Admiral Michiel de Ruyter defeated the Anglo-French fleet three times, forcing Charles to end England's involvement by the Treaty of Westminster ; after 1673, France slowly withdrew from Dutch territory ( with the exception of Maastricht ), while making gains elsewhere.

Although Charles was the nominal landlord, taxes were paid to Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor.

Although constantly hampered by the magnates and foreign courts of Brandenburg and Austria ( Austria even tried to oust Sobieski and replace him with Charles of Lorraine ), Sobieski managed to completely reform the Polish army.

Although this invitation may have arisen from Charles II's casual opportunism in matching people to tasks, Wren is believed to have been already on the way to architecture practice.

Although he completed the remainder of his education at Collège Charlemagne ( alumni include Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve ), Gautier's most significant instruction came from his father, who prompted him to become a Latin scholar by age 18.

Although Van Houten was devoted to Manson, he was never very interested in her and treated her as if she " belonged to Bobby " since she had been Beausoleil's girlfriend when she arrived at the ranch in 1968.

Although Charles Manson himself does not appear on any of the tracks, he is given writing credit for all of the songs.

Although many hard-line and extremist Muslim societies have adopted capital punishment for other than the crime of murder, this is in violation of the Qur ' anic law mentioned above, and so is rejected by most orthodox commentators and scholars.

Although " Oedipus's enquiry is based on supernatural, pre-rational methods that are evident in most narratives of crime until the development of Enlightenment thought in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries " it has " all of the central characteristics and formal elements of the detective story, including a mystery sur-rounding a murder, a closed circle of suspects, and the gradual uncovering of a hidden past.

Although the fortress had held only seven prisoners ( four forgers, two noblemen kept for immoral behavior, and a murder suspect ), the Bastille served as a potent symbol of everything hated under the Ancien Régime.

Although no murder occurs in Gaudy Night, it is not without a great deal of suspense and psychological thrills.

" Although Ağca had been quoted as saying that " to me Pope was the incarnation of all that is capitalism ", and had attempted to murder him, Ağca developed a friendship with the pontiff.

Although King James I of England has ordered the investigation of the poet's murder and allowed his former court favorite to be arrested and tried, his court, now under the influence of the Earl of Buckingham ( George Villiers ) gains the reputation of being corrupt and vile.

Although Becky is portrayed as having a highly dubious moral sense, the idea that she would commit premeditated murder is quite a step forward for the character.

Although the novel's fantasy elements ( voodoo and black magic, tarot readings and precognition, ghosts and mysticism ) are secondary to the brutal murder that is the focus of the plot, it is set in the same milieu as Asprin's Griffen McCandles novels ( Dragons series ), Dragons Luck and Dragons Wild.

Although they decided to drop the murder plot, Allen and Brickman made a murder mystery many years later: 1993's Manhattan Murder Mystery, also starring Diane Keaton.

Although initially cleared of any involvement in the murder, he was offered up by the conspirators and convicted at a show trial, after which he was executed by being hanged, drawn and quartered before each of his limbs was nailed to the gates of a different Scottish town.

Although other witnesses in Perm later reported that they saw Anastasia, her mother Alexandra Fyodorovna and sisters in Perm after the murder, that story is now widely discredited as nothing more than a rumor.

Although they had six children together, much of their married life was spent apart, with Cook absent on his voyages and, after his murder in 1779 at Kealakekua Bay, she survived until 1835.

Although Walker initially attempted to live up to his predecessor's ideals, The Skull arranged for the murders of Walker's parents, driving him insane and into a downward spiral of murder as part of his plan to blacken the name of Captain America.

Although the term " slasher " may be used as a generic term for any horror movie involving graphic acts of murder, the slasher as a genre has its own set of characteristics which set it apart from related genres like the splatter film.

Although he was convicted of murder, he became something of a local celebrity as a symbol of rough justice.

Although Gravano believed the entire neighborhood knew he was responsible for the murder, he was never charged for the crime: Gravano had made a $ 5, 000 payoff to the lead New York Police Department homicide detective Louis Eppolito to ensure that the investigation yielded no leads.

Although this legend is still sometimes repeated, there is no evidence that there were any reprisals for Pontiac's murder.

Although words are not said, it is clear that Priest is asking them for a contract for murder.

Although there is some controversy as to how violent the Wild Bunch may or may not have been, there is no definitive historical record of any member of The Wild Bunch being charged with murder.

Although Chełmno was not under the control of Globocnik, it was used periodically during Aktion Reinhard to murder Jews from the General Government.

Although there was no legal status of ' insanity ' at the time, a jury returned a verdict of ' Lunacy ' and therefore freed her from guilt of willful murder.

Although the delegates were arrested following their arrival in Ottawa on April 11 on charges of abetting murder, they were quickly released.

" Although he agreed to be in the film, MacLachlan wanted a smaller role, forcing Lynch and co-writer Robert Engels to re-write the screenplay so that the Teresa Banks murder was investigated by Agent Chester Desmond and not by Cooper as originally planned.

Although initially established for forced labor and not for extermination, the camp was used to kill people during Operation Reinhard: the Nazi plan to murder all Jews within the General Government in Poland.