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Brian Boru (Middle Irish: Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig; modern Irish: Brian Bóramha; c. 941 – 23 April 1014) was an Irish king who ended the domination of...

Brian Bernard Cowen (born 10 January 1960) is an Irish former politician who served as Taoiseach and Leader of Fianna Fáil from 2008 to 2011. Cowen served...

Judit Polgár (born 23 July 1976) is a Hungarian chess grandmaster, widely regarded as the strongest female chess player of all time. In 1991, Polgár achieved...

The Belgian franc was the currency of the Kingdom of Belgium from 1832 until 2002 when the Euro was introduced. It was subdivided into 100 subunits, each...

Hayden Ian Mullins (born 27 March 1979) is an English former professional footballer and current manager. He played primarily as a defensive midfielder...

The Government of Vichy France was the collaborationist ruling regime or government in Nazi-occupied France during the Second World War. Of contested legitimacy...

The French occupation zone in Germany (German: Französische Besatzungszone, French: Zone d'occupation française en Allemagne) was one of the Allied-occupied...

Langdon is a civil parish in the Dover district of Kent, England, and contains the villages of East Langdon and West Langdon, and the hamlets of Martin...

The history of Sheffield United Football Club, an English football club based in Sheffield, dates back to the club's formation in 1889. Sheffield United...

Middlezoy is a village and civil parish on the Somerset Levels in Somerset, England. Situated between the two other villages of Westonzoyland and Othery...

The Yorkshire Air Museum & Allied Air Forces Memorial is an aviation museum in Elvington, York on the site of the former RAF Elvington airfield, a Second...

Two English Girls (original French title: Les Deux Anglaises et le Continent, UK Title: Anne and Muriel), is a 1971 French romantic drama film directed...

Isle of Wight The Palmerston Forts are a group of forts and associated structures built during the Victorian period on the recommendations of the 1860...

Peadar Ó Doirnín (c. 1700 – 1769), also known in English as Peter O'Dornin, was an Irish schoolteacher, Irish language poet and songwriter who spent much...

Annaglogh was one of the larger lead mines in the Clontibret area of County Monaghan in Ireland. Annaglogh Mine is shown on the 1856 2nd edition OS map...

Wayne Clarke is a radio presenter, producer and author. He is the current holder of the Andrew Cross Award as "Religious Broadcaster of the Year (local...

Roberto Montanari (Ravenna, July 19, 1937 – Vicenza, August 10, 2017) was an Italian painter. Known as “El Pintor de Los Toros,” he painted mostly Spanish...

This list of titles and honours of the British monarch details the current and former titles of the sovereign of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and...

The Crucified Christ (MA 2005.274) is a sculpture in walrus ivory, probably from Paris c 1300, now in The Cloisters, New York. It is lined with traces...