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The German Democratic Republic (GDR), German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR), often known in English as East Germany, existed from 1949 to 1990...61 KB (8,523 words) - 04:47, 11 June 2024
A marcher lord (Welsh: barwn y mers) was a noble appointed by the king of England to guard the border (known as the Welsh Marches) between England and...15 KB (1,760 words) - 16:12, 12 December 2023- High, middle and low justices are notions dating from Western feudalism to indicate descending degrees of judicial power to administer justice by the maximal...7 KB (992 words) - 13:13, 29 April 2024
- The Regency Acts are Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed at various times, to provide a regent in the event of the reigning monarch being...51 KB (6,007 words) - 11:52, 24 June 2024
- Even before the Norman Conquest, there was a strong tradition of landholding in Anglo-Saxon law. When William the Conqueror asserted sovereignty over England...6 KB (731 words) - 22:40, 27 November 2021
The 9×39mm is a Soviet rifle cartridge. The 9×39 is based on the Soviet 7.62×39mm case, but with the neck expanded to fit a 9.2mm bullet. Final design...9 KB (820 words) - 01:17, 25 May 2024
Matvei Vasilevich Zakharov (Russian: Матве́й Васи́льевич Заха́ров; August 17, 1898 – January 31, 1972) was Marshal of the Soviet Union, Chief of the General...10 KB (944 words) - 04:40, 12 June 2024
The Danish Center for Research on Women and Gender (KVINFO) is a Danish information center about women's issues. It primarily aims to provide the general...13 KB (1,304 words) - 01:39, 26 September 2023
Charles Hendry CBE PC (born 6 May 1959 in Cuckfield, Sussex) is a British Conservative Party politician. Formerly the member of parliament for High Peak...15 KB (1,309 words) - 16:12, 10 March 2024
The Prevention of Terrorism Acts were a series of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1974 to 1989 that conferred emergency powers upon police...8 KB (706 words) - 11:49, 9 May 2024
The Garda Water Unit (Irish: Aonad Uisce an Gharda Síochána) is a unit of the Garda Síochána, the police service of Ireland. Formerly known as the Garda...3 KB (369 words) - 09:09, 15 July 2023
Gyula Kőnig (16 December 1849 – 8 April 1913) was a mathematician from Hungary. His mathematical publications in German appeared under the name Julius...11 KB (1,315 words) - 07:53, 10 July 2023- The Higher Education Act 2004 (c. 8) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that introduced several changes to the higher education system in...15 KB (2,008 words) - 11:51, 9 May 2024
Women in the Russian and Soviet militaries have played many roles in their country's military history. Women played an important role in world wars in...23 KB (3,106 words) - 21:39, 12 March 2024- The Jardin botanique "Les Cèdres" (French pronunciation: [ʒaʁdɛ̃ bɔtanik lɛ sɛːdʁ]) (14 hectares), often called simply Les Cèdres or the Jardin de la villa...5 KB (461 words) - 20:46, 16 June 2024
- Kastraki (Greek: Καστράκι, before 1927: Ομέρ Εφένδη - Omer Efendi) is a village in Phocis, Greece, part of the municipal unit Efpalio. It is near the left...7 KB (931 words) - 09:06, 10 June 2024
Hugo von Hohenlandenberg (c. 1457 in Schloss Hegi bei Winterthur [Zurich] – 7 January 1532 in Meersburg, Germany) was Bishop of Konstanz from 1496 to 1529...8 KB (878 words) - 00:16, 2 January 2024- Vilma Jamnická (née Vilma Březinová) (13 November 1906 – 12 August 2008) was a Czechoslovak actress, astrologer and astrological writer. Jamnická was born...2 KB (213 words) - 00:15, 15 June 2023
Schloss Veldenz in the Hunsrück upland, on a steep vale draining into the Mosel is a castle ruin about 1.5 kilometres (0.9 mi) southeast of the village...4 KB (519 words) - 02:32, 10 October 2023
The Bishoprics, etc., in West Indies Act 1842 (5 & 6 Vict. c. 4) was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, which received royal assent on 23 March...2 KB (152 words) - 22:19, 6 December 2023