He likely would have studied under masters such as Peter Abelard, Gilbert of Poitiers and Thierry of Chartres.

Electricity would remain little more than an intellectual curiosity for millennia until 1600, when the English scientist William Gilbert made a careful study of electricity and magnetism, distinguishing the lodestone effect from static electricity produced by rubbing amber.

In 1861, to supplement his income, the younger Gilbert began writing illustrated stories, poems and articles of his own, many of which would later be mined as inspiration for his plays and operas, particularly Gilbert's series of illustrated poems, the Bab Ballads.

Two years later, Gilbert and Sullivan would write their first work together.

In 1874, Gilbert wrote a short libretto on commission from producer – conductor Carl Rosa, whose wife would have played the leading role, but her death in childbirth cancelled the project.

The " patter " baritone ( or " principal comedian ", as these roles later were called ) would often assume the leading role in Gilbert and Sullivan's comic operas, and was usually allotted the speedy patter songs.

Carte proposed a revival of Thespis for the 1875 Christmas season, which Gilbert and Sullivan would have revised, but he was unable to obtain financing for the project.

He assembled a syndicate and formed the Comedy Opera Company, with Gilbert and Sullivan commissioned to write a comic opera that would serve as the centrepiece for an evening's entertainment.

Relatively unknown performers whom Gilbert and Sullivan engaged early in the collaboration would stay with the company for many years, becoming stars of the Victorian stage.

On 22 March 1884, he gave Gilbert and Sullivan contractual notice that a new opera would be required in six months ' time.

Gilbert initially proposed a story for a new opera about a magic lozenge that would change the characters, which Sullivan found artificial and lacking in " human interest and probability ", as well as being too similar to their earlier opera, The Sorcerer.

However, without Grimthorpe's money, it seems reasonable to assume that the Abbey Church would now almost certainly be a ruin, like many other former monastic churches, despite the work performed under Sir George Gilbert Scott in the years 1860 to 1877.

The I-Kiribati or Gilbertese people settled what would become known as the Gilbert Islands ( named for British captain Thomas Gilbert by von Krusenstern in 1820 ) some time in between 3000 BC and 1300 AD.

According to Gilbert Burnet, however, Mary convinced her husband that she did not care for political power, and told him " she would be no more but his wife, and that she would do all that lay in her power to make him King for life ".

Victorian era dramatist W. S. Gilbert remarked, " Deer-stalking would be a very fine sport if only the deer had guns ".

Carte persuaded Gilbert and Sullivan that when their original agreement with the Comedy Opera Company expired in July 1879, a business partnership among the three of them would be to their advantage.

On 22 March 1884, Carte gave Gilbert and Sullivan contractual notice that a new opera would be required in six months ' time.

The rewriting of the song was prompted by a letter from Gilbert, dated 25 January: " I can ’ t help thinking that the second act would be greatly improved if the recitation before Grossmith ’ s song were omitted and the song re-set to an air that would admit of his singing it desperately – almost in a passion, the torrent of which would take him off the stage at the end.

Sullivan, as had been arranged with Carte and Gilbert, gave notice to the partners of the Comedy Opera Company in early July 1879 that he, Gilbert and Carte would not be renewing the contract to produce Pinafore with them and that he would be withdrawing his music from the Comedy Opera Company on 31 July.

The media advocated the selection of Eddie Gilbert, an indigenous bowler of extreme pace, in order to return the bodyline barrage.

A few months later, he decides to return to France, and leaves Naples with most of his army, leaving a force under his cousin Gilbert, Count of Montpensier as viceroy.

After his return to London, Carte formed a new partnership with Gilbert and Sullivan to divide profits equally after the expenses of each of their shows.

The crooked mayor ( Clarence Kolb ) and sheriff need the publicity from the execution to keep their jobs in an upcoming election, so when a messenger ( Billy Gilbert ) brings them a reprieve from the governor, they try to bribe the man to go away and return later, when it will be too late.

During his childhood, the government was led by three successive factions, first the King's mother, Mary of Guelders ( 1460 – 1463 ) ( who briefly secured the return of the burgh of Berwick to Scotland ), then James Kennedy, Bishop of St Andrews, and Gilbert, Lord Kennedy ( 1463 – 1466 ), then Robert, Lord Boyd ( 1466 – 1469 ).

Greta Garbo insisted that John Gilbert must return to MGM, to play her leading man in Queen Christina ( 1933 ) directed by Rouben Mamoulian.

Gilbert returned and ordered Sheridan to return to McCook's original position.

Upon her return to Avonlea after staying with her friends ; Paul, Stephan, and Lavender Irving at Echo Lodge, Anne learns that Gilbert is deathly ill with typhoid fever.

During the return voyage, Gilbert insisted on sailing in his hardy old favourite,.

After discussions with Edward Hayes and William Cox, captain and master of the Golden Hind, Gilbert had decided on 31 August to return.

Sir Humphrey Gilbert claimed to have encountered a lion-like monster with " glaring eyes " on his return voyage after formally claiming St. John's, Newfoundland ( 1583 ) for England.

In March 1544, as the war of Rough Wooing commenced in earnest, Henry VIII sent his Richmond Herald, Gilbert Dethick, to the Privy Council of Scotland at Stirling Castle to demand the return to England of a number of these high-ranking prisoners who had been allowed home on licence.

Instead, Coleman said he'd give his struggling American Flyer Co. to Gilbert in return for a share of the profits.

Andrew Roane, who was born in Ireland, was one of four sons of Archibald Gilbert Roane, a Scotsman who had been awarded land in Ireland in return for his British military service.

Following the return of the programme in 1946, first Joan Gilbert and then later Mary Malcolm took on presenting duties.

On June 24, 2011, the day of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, it was reported that the Edmonton Oilers and the Los Angeles Kings had come to an agreement that Smyth would go to Edmonton in return for Gilbert Brulé and a 4th round pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

J. L. Toole, about 1874With the piece set to open on 26 December, Gilbert first read the libretto to the cast on 14 December, but Toole, who was playing the central role of Thespis, did not return from a tour of the British provinces until 18 December.

After His Excellency closed in April 1895, McIntosh wrote to Sullivan informing him that she planned to return to concert singing, and so the obstacle to his further collaboration with Gilbert was removed.

Eventually, however, it was decided that Hodgson and Caleb should return, and Gilbert remained to become later on practically the second in command of the expedition.

Disillusioned by life in New York, Anne and Gilbert return to Prince Edward Island.

Though Anne intends to return to Canada with Fred and Dominic, her connection to Jack as well as a resurfacing chance of finding Gilbert results in taking Dominic with her to France.

As Anne's search continues to be fruitless, Jack attempts to persuade her to return with him to the United States and form a family with him and Dominic ; Anne refuses, determined to continue searching for Gilbert in Germany.

Once the armistice is declared, Anne and Gilbert attempt to find Dominic, but after finding Kit Garrison's cháteau empty, they are forced to return to Canada in hopes of finding the child from home.

Parrish remained at GSU during the academic school years only to return to Augusta, Georgia during summer breaks-re-establishing the guitar / bass / keyboards / drums quartet with Morse, West, Parrish, and Gilbert Frayer ( drums ) performing as opening acts for concerts and headlining local gigs as the Dixie Dregs.