Uriah Heep is a fictional character created by Charles Dickens in his novel David Copperfield.

Copperfield takes an immediate and permanent dislike to Uriah, in spite of the latter's persistent, if insincere attempts to win his friendship.

Then the name was changed to that of the well-known character from David Copperfield, Uriah Heep ( for, according to biographer Kirk Blows, " Dickens ' name being everywhere around Christmas ' 69 due to it being the hundredth anniversary of his death ") and the decision came of widening the sound.

The album's title references the signature phrase of the Dickens character Uriah Heep (" very ' umble ") from the novel David Copperfield from which the band took its name.

* Uriah Heep, fictional character in the 1850 novel David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

Stardust starred in the UK tour of Godspell ; and played Uriah Heep in David Copperfield — The Musical ; and Sir Billy Butlin in The Butlin Story at the London Palladium.

He became a familiar face on television when he played Jon in the BBC's landmark 1967 adaptation of The Forsyte Saga, the lead in a BBC serialisation of Nicholas Nickleby ( 1968 ), Uriah Heep in the 1974 BBC version of David Copperfield and the male lead in the sitcom Rings On Their Fingers ( 1978 – 80 ) with Diane Keen.

Among his films of this period, were Ruggles of Red Gap ( 1935 ), playing Uriah Heep in David Copperfield ( 1935 ) and H. G.

The band rehearsed and played diligently and during this time Bron redubbed the band Uriah Heep from the Charles Dickens classic David Copperfield.

Other bands such as King Crimson and Rush were also incorporating metal into their music, as well as Uriah Heep, whose " by-the-books progressive heavy metal made the British band one of the most popular hard rock groups of the early ' 70s ".

Even on the more commercial Parcel of Rogues ( 1973 ), the band had no permanent drummer, but in 1973 rock drummer Nigel Pegrum, who had previously recorded with Gnidrolog, The Small Faces and Uriah Heep, joined them, to harden up their sound ( as well as occasionally playing flute and oboe ).

The Sea of Light album ( 1995 ) produced by the band along with Kalle Trapp was well received and in retrospect is seen as the band's return to form, the key to success being ( according to critic Donald A. Guarisco ) the way it " forsook the ill-judged pop metal stylings of albums like Equator for a return to the gothic-tinged old-school metal style that highlighted classic Uriah Heep albums like Look at Yourself ".

" This collection underlines again that Uriah Heep are deserving great respect for their past achievements but far more importantly it makes it crystal clear that this is a band with a bright future as well as a glorious history ", wrote Chris Kee in his 9 / 10 review in Powerplay magazine ’ s February 2010 issue.

While living with his oldest brother, Uriah Theodore, McKay became an avid reader of classical and British literature, as well as philosophy, science and theology.

A DVD from their support stint in the UK with Uriah Heep featured a live airing of " Tarot Woman " as well as other Rainbow tracks.

Thus the ' classic ' Uriah Heep was formed and, according to biographer K. Blows, " everything just clicked into place ".

Soon after going out of hospital Thain in Sounds openly accused manager Gerry Bron of having turned Uriah Heep into a mere " financial thing " and was promptly fired.

Drummer Lee Kerslake, who had played with Hensley in both bands, would follow him into Uriah Heep in 1972.

Spice released one single, " What About The Music " ( b / w " In Love ") in 1968, eventually transforming into Uriah Heep during the recording of their first full-length album.

They performed their first concert together, opening for Uriah Heep and Manfred Mann with an attendance of over 11, 000 people at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on August 14.

Levy's heirs argued over his estate, but their lawsuits were settled in 1879, when Uriah Levy's nephew, Jefferson Monroe Levy, a prominent New York lawyer, real estate and stock speculator and member of Congress, bought out the other heirs for $ 10, 050, and took control of the property.

Uriah's father, who instilled him with the need to be humble, died when Uriah was ten, and for the first part of the novel he lives alone with his mother in their " umble abode ".

In October 2009 Uriah Heep released their 40th Anniversary Celebration album, containing new studio recordings of twelve of their best known tracks, plus two brand new songs.

Uriah Heep released their 23rd studio album Into the Wild on 15 April 2011 in Europe ( 3 May in North America ) via Frontiers Records.

* Uriah Heep prominently used the Minimoog since their album Magician's Birthday

Shane Black's troubles continued, as he was one of the bluepills recorded to have first witnessed Unlimited redpills practising their newfound powers at the Uriah wharf.

* Uriah Heep recorded their Magic Night CD / DVD at the Astoria on November 8, 2003.

Uriah Fuller is a pen name that Martin Gardner, a notable American skeptic, recreational mathematician, author, and amateur magician, used for two booklets he wrote in the 1970s showing how purported psychics such as Uri Geller do their " seemingly impossible paranormal feats " such as bending spoons and apparently reading minds.

*" Bird of Prey " ( Uriah Heep song ), appears as their first song on their second album, Salisbury

Nigel Pegrum played drums with an early line-up of The Small Faces, then played drums with Lee Grant And The Capitols before joining Spice, who subsequently changed their name to Uriah Heep and replaced him with a drummer who had a heavier style of playing, but not before recording the " Lansdowne Tapes ".

The group changed their name to Uriah Heep on the inclusion in late 1969 of organist Ken Hensley, formerly of The Gods and Toe Fat.

In September 2010 Uriah became President of Hallam FC who are celebrating their 150th anniversary season and still play at the oldest football ground in the world, Sandygate in Sheffield

The theme is of retribution: David's sin against Uriah the Hittite is punished by God through the destruction of his own family, and its purpose is to serve as an apology for the coronation of Bathsheba's son Solomon instead of his older brother Adonijah.

David commits adultery with Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah the Hittite.

David sends for Uriah, who is with the Israelite army at the siege of Rabbah, so that he may lie with his wife and conceal the identity of the child's father.

Uriah refuses to do so while his companions are in the field of battle and David sends him back to Joab, the commander, with a message instructing him to abandon Uriah on the battlefield, " that he may be struck down, and die.

You have smitten Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife.

Furthermore, according to David's apologists, the death of Uriah was not to be considered murder, on the basis that Uriah had committed a capital offence by refusing to obey a direct command from the King. However, in tractate Sanhedrin, David's broken heart pleads and numerous actions for forgiveness are discussed, God ultimately forgives but would not remove his sins from Scripture.

The Doctrine and Covenants of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints cites David as one directed by God to practice polygamy, but who sinned in committing adultery with Bathsheba and having Uriah killed.

In 1869, seven members of the Philadelphia tailors ' union, headed by Uriah Smith Stephens and James L. Wright, established a secret union under the name the Noble Order of the Knights of Labor.

The Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor ( KOL ) was founded in Philadelphia in 1869 by Uriah Stephens and six other men.

In 1831 Monticello was sold by Martha Jefferson and the surviving Jefferson heirs to James Turner Barclay, and in 1834 Barclay in turn sold the house and remaining land to Uriah P. Levy.

In 1844, Uriah A. Boyden developed an outward flow turbine that improved on the performance of the Fourneyron turbine.

After other owners, in 1834 it was bought by Uriah P. Levy, a commodore in the US Navy, who admired Jefferson and spent his own money to preserve the property.

Barclay sold it in 1834 to Uriah P. Levy, the first Jewish Commodore ( equivalent to today's admiral ) in the United States Navy.

Uriah Levy's estate recovered the property after the war.