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Castle ’ s terms marked the full establishment of what Delaware political commentator Celia Cohen has called “ the Age of Incumbency .” Following du Pont ’ s very successful and popular terms as Governor, Delaware politics seemed to have reached a consensus, with leaders of both parties being regularly re-elected, while working closely and quietly together on a conservative fiscal low tax, pro business, and clean government agenda.
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One of the oldest is Dublin Castle, which was first founded as a major defensive work on the orders of King John of England in 1204, shortly after the Norman invasion of Ireland in 1169, when it was commanded that a castle be built with strong walls and good ditches for the defence of the city, the administration of justice, and the protection of the King ’ s treasure.
Alex Soma's Horrors of the Screen, Calvin T. Beck's Journal of Frankenstein ( later Castle of Frankenstein ) and Gary Svehla ’ s Gore Creatures were the first horror fanzines created as more serious alternatives to the popular Forrest J Ackerman 1958 magazine Famous Monsters of Filmland.
** Matilda in The Castle of Otranto – She is determined to give up Theodore, the love of her life, for her cousin ’ s sake.
In the autumn, Owain ’ s Aberystwyth Castle surrendered — whilst he was out fighting for the land it stood on.
On 15 April 1746, the day before the Battle of Culloden, at Dunrobin Castle, a party of the William Sutherland, 17th Earl of Sutherland ’ s militia conducted the last siege fought on the mainland of Great Britain against Jacobin members of clan MacLeod.
The gaol in Rupert ’ s Bay was destroyed and the Castle and Supreme Court were reconstructed in 1867.
With the kingdoms uniting Carlisle Castle should have become obsolete as a frontier fortress but in 1642 civil war broke out and the castle was garrisoned for the king in 1642, and endured a long siege, Carlisle ’ s eighth, from October 1644 until June 1645.
The fortress Malbork Castle | Ordensburg Marienburg, founded in 1274, the world ’ s largest brick castle and the Teutonic Knights | Teutonic Order's headquarters on the River Nogat.
Soon after issuance of Young ’ s order, several bands of settlers moved out from the Sanpete region headed for Castle Valley ( Emery County ).
Five newer buildings named Glacier, Olympus, Norquay, Brewster, and Castle Halls were built prior to the 1988 Winter Olympics as the athletes ’ Olympic Village.
Jack Straw and some of his followers used the site as a temporary headquarters ; consequently the derelict manor became known for the next 500 years as Jack Straw ’ s Castle.
This should not be confused with the better known Jack Straw ’ s Castle, formerly a pub and now residential flats at Whitestone Ponds, Hampstead, which was named after the semi-legendary leader of the revolt.
John Dawes, a wealthy stockbroker, acquired the site of Jack Straw ’ s Castle together with of surrounding land.
* Three Museums, Four Centuries of New Castle ’ s History
The tourist attraction and museum now known as Curwood Castle in Owosso was built by Curwood to serve as his writing studio, and Mount Curwood ( 1978 ft ) in Michigan ’ s upper peninsula was named in his honor.
It is not exactly certain how the town came to be called Ellsinore, but the most widely accepted story is that Mr. Brooks, the chief engineer of the Houck Railroad, named the town after Elsinore Castle in Denmark, the setting of Shakespeare ’ s “ Hamlet .” The post office however added an extra “ l ” making the spelling “ Ellsinore .”
Searles Castle is one of Windham ’ s most prominent landmarks.
In 1643, north of what would be later known as Castle Point, Van Putten built a house and a brewery, North America ’ s first.
The architect or master mason, William Arnold, was also responsible for Montacute House and Dunster Castle in Somerset, and was involved in the building of Hatfield House for Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, James I ’ s Lord Treasurer.
Castle Shannon ’ s school system, Keystone Oaks School District, is a " jointure " with the boroughs of Dormont and Green Tree, comprising Dormont Elementary School, Keystone Oaks Middle School and Keystone Oaks High School.
At an estimated cost of £ 1. 29m, the ‘ Castle Square ’ development will be the first phase of the redevelopment of Stranraer town centre and significantly change the flow of traffic with Castle Street and George Street both being narrowed in a bid to be more pedestrian friendly.
Dublin Castle was first founded as a major defensive work by Meiler Fitzhenry on the orders of King John of England in 1204, some time after the Norman invasion of Ireland in 1169, when it was commanded that a castle be built with strong walls and good ditches for the defence of the city, the administration of justice, and the protection of the King ’ s treasure.
From 1920 to 1963 he was chief physician for the Helsinki Children ’ s Castle hospital.
Ormonde ’ s position as Captain-General made him a personage of much importance in the crisis brought about by the death of Queen Anne and, during the last years of Queen Anne, Ormonde almost certainly had Jacobite leanings and corresponded with the Jacobite Court including his cousin, Piers Butler, 3rd Viscount Galmoye, who kept barrels of gun powder at Kilkenny Castle.
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Steam phase eruption of Castle Geyser demonstrates primary and secondary rainbow s and Alexander's band in Yellowstone National Park
Beaumaris Castle in Wales was built in the late 13th century and is an example of concentric castle s which developed in the medieval period.
A Muslim cemetery containing about 200 human remains mingled with Christian tombs was unearthed in 2003 at the Castle Square, bearing witness to an important Muslim presence in the city during this period, but further research was stopped by the destruction of this and other historic evidence as ordered by the city ´ s mayor.
Seashells hand picked from beach drift in North Wales at Shell Island ( Wales ) | Shell Island near Harlech Castle, Wales, bivalve s and gastropod s, March / April 1985
The secluded, mountainous New Castle community, the county seat, features one of the commonwealth &# 39 ; s antebellum court complexes, including a porticoed courthouse built in 1851.
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So it was that New Castle lawyer Thomas McKean denounced the Stamp Act in the strongest terms, and Kent County native John Dickinson became the " Penman of the Revolution.
The Siege of Kenilworth Castle in 1266 was " probably the longest in English history " according to historian Norman Pounds, and at the time was also the largest siege to have occurred in England in terms of the number of soldiers involved.
In 1579, Nobunaga captured Yakami Castle from Hatano Hideharu by promising Hideharu peace terms.
The Minister of Overseas Development, Barbara Castle, set a standard in interest relief on loans to developing nations which resulted in changes to the loan policies of many donor countries, “ a significant shift in the conduct of rich white nations to poor brown ones .” Loans were introduced to developing countries on terms that were more favourable to them than those given by governments of all other developed countries at that time.
In terms of tourism, the presence of such historical monuments as Stirling Castle, the National Wallace Monument and other nearby attractions like Blair Drummond Safari Park, the key role which Stirling has played in Scottish history, as well as the scenery of the area, has bolstered Stirling's position as an important tourist destination in Scotland.
But the terms of the grant clearly indicate that Charles II and William Penn assumed the 40th parallel would intersect the Twelve-Mile Circle around New Castle, Delaware when in fact it falls north of the original boundaries of the City of Philadelphia, the site of which Penn had already selected for his colony's capital city.
New Castle is New Hampshire's wealthiest town in terms of median per capita income.
The superiority of Scottish castle design also diminished ; the Half Moon battery built at Edinburgh Castle in 1574, for example, was already badly dated in continental terms by the time it was built.
At the other end of the scale the fire at Windsor Castle in 1992 opened up a national debate about how the burnt out castle wing should be replaced, the degree to which modern designs should be introduced and who should pay the £ 37 million costs (£ 50. 2 million in 2009 terms ).
The surrender terms however demanded that the Castle be slighted ( demolished ), with the remaining Hastings family moving to Donington Hall near Derby.
Following an expedition to Scotland in search of reinforcements, Sorley Boy landed at Cushendun in January 1585 with a substantial army, but after initial successes he was driven back to Scotland, where he offered to accept the terms formerly put to him by Sidney ; Perrot declined, whereupon Sorley Boy returned and regained possession of Dunluce Castle.
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In an address to the 1916-1921 Club in Dublin Castle last night, the Lonford-Westmeath TD said that most voters no longer defined themselves in terms of Civil War politics.
In 1579, Nobunaga captured Yakami Castle from Hatano Hideharu by promising Hideharu peace terms.
Unlike the other original C & SLR stations at Stockwell, Oval and Elephant & Castle, which were all rebuilt during the 1920s modernisation, and despite the major works taking place underground, Kennington's surface building saw little in terms of a physical update at that time.
Castle served two terms, cutting the second one slightly short when he resigned to begin his first term as U. S. Representative.
Competition for membership in the college is fierce, and the college is the second most popular college ( after the Castle ) in Durham in terms of applications per place.
Castle is usually regarded as being distinct from the general terms fort or fortress in that it describes a building which serves as a residence and commands a specific territory, but the distinction is not clear cut.
Other terms used include " Palace ", " Castle ", " Court ", " Hall ", " Mansion ", " Park ", " House, " Place " and " Tower ".
In terms of TNT tonnage equivalence, Castle Bravo was about 1, 000 times more powerful than each of the atomic bombs which were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II.
In 1206, John had spent £ 115 on repairs to Rochester Castle, and he had even preemptively held it during the year of the negotiations leading up to Magna Carta, but the Charter's terms had forced him to hand it back into the custody of Stephen Langton, archbishop of Canterbury, in May 1215.
Sir Anthony St Leger served 5 terms as Lord Deputy in Ireland, and was granted Leeds Castle in Kent for his service to the King.
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