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5473 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/13 | 13 | 13 is a year in the 1st century. It was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Silius and Plancus.
Events
Abgarus of Edessa is reinstalled as king of Osroene.
Roman Senate passed a senatus consultum restricting the reduced Vigintisexviri t... |
5481 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/30 | 30 | 30 is a year in the 1st century. It was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Vinicius and Longinus.
Events
Kushan Empire is founded
City of Tournai is founded in Belgium
Possible year for the Sermon on the Mount
April 7 - possible dat... |
5483 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/50 | 50 | 50 (Roman numerals: L) is a common year of the Gregorian calendar. It started on a Saturday.
It is one of only seven years to use just one Roman numeral. The seven are 1 AD (I), 5 AD (V), 10 AD (X), 50 AD (L), 100 AD (C), 500 AD (D), and 1000 AD (M).
Events
The Romans create a city called Londinium on the River Tha... |
5489 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/3%20%28number%29 | 3 (number) | The number three (3) is one more than two and one less than four. It is the first Mersenne prime. Three is an important number for many cultures (groups of people living together). It is also a prime number. It is the first odd prime. In Roman numerals, it is III.
Famous threes
the Three Stooges
the three Doshas (w... |
5496 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/10%20%28number%29 | 10 (number) | 10 (ten ) is the number that is after nine and before eleven. Most people have ten fingers and ten toes.
Ten is the smallest positive whole number with two digits. Ten is an important number because most people write numbers using multiples of ten. This is called the decimal number system.
In Roman numerals, 10 is wr... |
5504 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man | Man | A man is a male adult. He is the opposite of a woman. People use the word "man" (one man, two or more men) to talk about gender. Manhood is the period in a male's life after he changes from a boy. A boy is a male child; a female child is called a girl. After boys reach maturity, they can be called a man.
Like most oth... |
5505 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman | Woman | A woman is an adult female human. The plural of "woman" is "women". Young human females are called "girls". The word "women" is sometimes used to refer to females of any age (as in the phrase "Women's rights") and to men who view themselves as women (as in the phrase "Transgender women").
Women are usually a little s... |
5506 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Position | Position | Position is a way to explain where something is.
Location
The words which indicate position are called prepositions.
Left, middle, and right
To find which is your left hand side, hold your hands palms down, point your index fingers and stick your thumbs out at right angles. The finger and thumb of your left hand wil... |
5508 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right | Right | Right might mean:
A position, the opposite of left
Right, the opposite of wrong in morality
Rights, something a person has that people think should not be taken away from them
Right-wing, a conservative point of view |
5517 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arundel%20Castle | Arundel Castle | Arundel Castle is a castle in Arundel, West Sussex, England. It was built by Edward the Confessor.
Other websites
Official site
Castles in England
West Sussex |
5522 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious%20Society%20of%20Friends | Religious Society of Friends | The Religious Society of Friends is a group with Christian roots that began in England in the 1650s. The formal title of the group is the Society of Friends or the Religious Society of Friends.
People in the Society of Friends are called "Friends" or Quakers - both mean the same thing. Most Quakers are Christian but t... |
5526 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Size | Size | The size of something is how much space the thing takes. It can also be described as how big or small something is.
Sizes can be measured. When a size is measured, it is given a number.
Words for sizes
little
palmer is very small, as in short.
small means "little"
tiny means "very little"
big
large means "big"
huge... |
5546 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposite | Opposite | Opposite may refer to:
Antonym, a word that means the opposite of a word
Additive inverse, in mathematics, taking the negative ("opposite") of a number
Related pages
Opposition (astronomy and astrology)
Basic English 850 words |
5547 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direction | Direction | Direction follows an imaginary line connecting two points.
Something following the line is moving in that direction. People show directions by pointing.
The word direction is made from the root direct meaning to guide.
These are words used to talk about a direction:
Up
Down
Backward
Left
Right
Forward
Northeas... |
5548 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starvation | Starvation | Starvation happens when a living being (like a person or an animal) doesn't eat enough food to live properly. If a living thing is starving for a long period of time, it dies.
Starvation can be seen as an extreme version of hunger. During starvation, the body will slowly but surely become less fat and stop working pro... |
5549 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft%20Word | Microsoft Word | Microsoft Word or MS Word (often called Word) is a graphical word processing program that users can type with. It is made by the computer company Microsoft. Its purpose is to allow users to type and save documents.
Similar to other word processors, it has helpful tools to make documents.
Spelling & grammar checker... |
5553 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant | Ant | Ants are a kind of insect that lives together in large colonies. They are the family Formicidae.
Ants are a lot like wasps and bees. They all came from the same kind of animal a long time ago, but now they are different. There are about 22,000 different kinds of ants, but we only know of 12,500 for sure. Every kind of... |
5555 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scissors | Scissors | Scissors are a tool used for cutting thin material like:
paper
cardboard
metal foil
thin plastic
food
cloth
rope
wire
hair
nail
Knives are better than scissors for some uses. Unlike a knife, scissors have two sharp edges.
Some types of scissors, like children's scissors, are not very sharp. Children's scisso... |
5556 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigo | Indigo | Indigo is a shade of blue, more specifically, purplish blue or dark blue.
Isaac Newton named and defined indigo as a spectrum color when he divided up the spectrum into the seven colors of the rainbow. The spectral range of indigo is between 450 and 420 nanometers.
The name of the color indigo originally came fr... |
5557 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violet%20%28color%29 | Violet (color) | Violet is the seventh color of the rainbow--it is the color on the inner edge of the rainbow. Violet is the color between blue and purple. The name of the color comes from the violet, which is a small flower grown in most parts of the world.
The first written use of violet as a color name in English was in 1370.
Mean... |
5558 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm%20IV%20of%20Scotland | Malcolm IV of Scotland | Malcolm IV of Scotland (20 March 1141- December 9, 1165) was the grandson of David I of Scotland. He succeeded his grandfather as King of Scotland in 1153. He never married or had children. Not much is known about him.
References
1140s births
1165 deaths
Kings and Queens of Scotland |
5561 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20I%20of%20Scotland | David I of Scotland | David I of Scotland (1084 – May 24, 1153) was the son of Malcolm III of Scotland and Saint Margaret of Scotland.
1084 births
1153 deaths
Kings and Queens of Scotland |
5562 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint%20Margaret%20of%20Scotland | Saint Margaret of Scotland | Saint Margaret of Scotland (c. 1045 - 16 November 1093) was married to Malcolm III of Scotland. She was the mother of David I of Scotland, Alexander I of Scotland and Edgar. She was the daughter of Edward the Exile, and the granddaughter of Edmund Ironside. She was probably born in Hungary.
Margaret died four days... |
5565 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%20I%20of%20Scotland | Alexander I of Scotland | Alexander I of Scotland (c. 1078 - 23 April 1124) was the son of Malcolm Canmore and Saint Margaret of Scotland. He became the King of Scotland in 1107. In the same year, he married Sybilla, who was an illegitimate daughter of Henry I of England.
1078 births
1124 deaths
Kings and Queens of Scotland |
5566 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry%20I%20of%20England | Henry I of England | Henry I of England (c. 1068 C.E. - 1 December 1135 C.E.), also called Henry Beauclerc (meaning good scholar), was the King of England. He ruled from, 1100 until his death in 1135. Henry was born in Selby, Yorkshire. He was the fourth son of William the Conqueror and Queen Matilda of Flanders. Henry was the only child b... |
5568 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20the%20Conqueror | William the Conqueror | William the Conqueror (–1087), also known as William I of England, was a French statesman and warlord. He was the first Norman King of England (1066–1087). He was also the Duke of Normandy from 1035 until his death.
At the Battle of Hastings, William defeated Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England. Th... |
5569 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilda%20of%20Flanders | Matilda of Flanders | Matilda of Flanders (c. 1031 - November 2, 1083) was the wife of William I of England. She was Duchess of Normandy and Queen of England.
Early life
Matilda was the daughter of Baldwin V of Flanders and Adela of France, who was the daughter of king Robert II of France. Historians think she was born about 1031. Care wa... |
5571 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20II%20of%20France | Robert II of France | Robert II of France (March 27, 972 - July 20, 1031) was born in Orleans, France. He was the son of Hugh Capet and Adelaide of Aquitaine. He was married to Constance of Arles.
Robert was succeeded by his son Henry I of France. Robert is buried in the Saint Denis Basilica.
972 births
1031 deaths
Capetian dynasty
Ki... |
5574 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide%20of%20Aquitaine | Adelaide of Aquitaine | Adelaide of Aquitaine (c.945-1004) was the Queen of Hugh Capet and the daughter of William III of Aquitaine. She was the sister of William IV of Aquitaine.
945 births
1004 deaths
Kings and Queens consort of France |
5576 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20III%20of%20Aquitaine | William III of Aquitaine | William III of Aquitaine (c. 915 – April 3, 963) became the Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitiers in 935. He was the son of Ebalus of Aquitaine.
William's nickname was Towhead.
William was married to Adela of Normandy. He was the father of Adelaide of Aquitaine, who became Queen of France when she married Hugh Cape... |
5577 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica%20of%20Saint-Denis | Basilica of Saint-Denis | The Basilica of Saint-Denis is a basilica near Paris, France. It is famous for its architecture and as the burial place for many Kings of France. It is in the suburb of Saint Denis, which is in the north of Paris. Since 1966, it is the cathedral of the diocese of Saint-Denis. It is located in the Greater Paris area, ab... |
5578 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic%20cathedrals | Gothic cathedrals | Gothic cathedrals are important examples of gothic architecture. Gothic architecture was a way of planning and designing buildings that began in Western Europe in the Late Middle Ages. Gothic architecture grew out of Romanesque architecture, in France in the 12th century. The architecture spread across Europe and laste... |
5579 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral | Cathedral | A cathedral is a Christian church that is the seat of a Bishop. As cathedrals are the seat of a bishop, they are central church of a diocese. Only those Christian denominations that have bishops have cathedrals. Cathedrals can be found in the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Anglican as well as some... |
5580 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patron%20saint | Patron saint | A patron saint is someone who has devoted their whole life to something greater than themselves. They are someone who worked hard to make the world a better place. Catholics traditionally take a name of a patron saint to help them throughout their life.
Here is a list of patron saints and the things that they are the ... |
5581 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint%20David | Saint David | Saint David (c. 512 - 587) is the patron saint of Wales. He was a Welsh bishop in the 6th century. He is usually represented standing on a little hill, with a dove on his shoulder. He is commemorated on 1 March. The earliest mention of St. David is found in a tenth-century manuscript Of the "Annales Cambriae", which a... |
5582 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint%20George | Saint George | Saint George (c. 275/280 – April 23, 303) is the patron saint of England and some other countries. There is no reliable history about St. George yet. On St George's day some people in England wear a red rose, or put an English flag in their window. The Saint George's Cross is the flag of England: white with a red cross... |
5583 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint%20Andrew | Saint Andrew | Saint Andrew is one of the twelve apostles of Jesus and the patron saint of Scotland, Romania, Ukraine and several other countries. He was crucified on a cross that was turned sideways to look like an "X". The Saint Andrew's flag is the official flag of Scotland.
On St Andrew's Day, many people in Scotland wear a thist... |
5584 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint%20Patrick | Saint Patrick | Saint Patrick (about 402 - March 17, probably 491 or 493) is the patron saint of Ireland. He was born in a village in Roman Britain. Saint Patrick came from a Christian family. He was the son of Calpornius, who was a deacon. According to the autobiographical Confessio of Patrick, when he was about sixteen years old, he... |
5585 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/491 | 491 |
Deaths
March 17 – Saint Patrick, patron saint of Ireland (possibly died this year, could also have died in the year 493) |
5586 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/March%2017 | March 17 |
Events
Up to 1900
45 BC - In his last victory, Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger in the Battle of Munda.
180 - Marcus Aurelius dies, leaving Commodus as sole Emperor of the Roman Empire.
624 - Led by the Prophet Muhammad, the Muslims of Medina defeat the Quraysh o... |
5587 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/402 | 402 | 402 is a year in the Common Era. It started on a Wednesday. It was known as year 1155 in some places in the Ab urbe condita.
Births
Saint Patrick, patron saint of Ireland |
5588 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerset | Somerset | Somerset is a county in South West England.
The main town of Somerset was Somerton, but it is now Taunton. There are two cities in Somerset. They are Bath and Wells.
History
The name "Somerset" comes from the Anglo-Saxon phrase Sumorsaete, which was used to describe people from Somerton.
In the past, the northern b... |
5589 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glastonbury | Glastonbury | Glastonbury is a town in Somerset, England. It is well known for the Glastonbury Festival which happens every year in Glastonbury.
History
Glastonbury is also well-known because of Glastonbury Abbey. This is because Glastonbury Abbey is said to be the place where King Arthur is buried, and it was burned down when King... |
5590 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glastonbury%20Abbey | Glastonbury Abbey | Glastonbury Abbey is in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. It was King Ine of Wessex who decided to build Glastonbury Abbey and out of stone. King Edmund I of England was buried at the Abbey in 946 AD. It is said to be the burial place of King Arthur.
References
Abbeys
Somerset
Churches in England |
5591 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerton | Somerton | Somerton is a town in Somerset. In 2001 there were 4509 people living in Somerton. It is between the towns of Yeovil and Street. It is in the South Somerset District of Somerset.
Somerton was the capital of the Kingdom of Wessex from 871 to 901. It also used to be Somerset's county town, but this is now Taunton.
R... |
5592 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeovil%2C%20Somerset | Yeovil, Somerset | Yeovil is a town in the county of Somerset. It is in the South Somerset District. Yeovil takes its name from the River Yeo. Yeo Village became Yeovil over time.
Transportation
The town has two railway stations. They are called Yeovil Junction and Yeovil Pen Mill. The town has many villages near by. These are Wes... |
5593 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgwater | Bridgwater | Bridgwater is a town in the county of Somerset. It is in the District of Sedgemoor.
Towns in Somerset |
5594 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street | Street | See also Street (town)
A street is a piece of land, made flat and often with pavement, so that people can travel on it better. "Street" and "road" may mean the same thing, but "street" is more often used only in a town.
Many streets are the center of local culture or of a specialized activity. New Orleans’ Bourbon Str... |
5595 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taunton | Taunton | Taunton is a town in the county of Somerset. It is in the Taunton Deane District. Taunton is the county town of Somerset. Taunton is on the River Tone and takes its name from the river. Tone town became Taunton.
In 1685, Judge Jefferies was based in Taunton during the Bloody Assizes that followed the Battle of Sed... |
5596 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepton%20Mallet | Shepton Mallet | Shepton Mallet is a town in the county of Somerset, England. It is in the Mendip district.
Shepton Mallet is where the council is based for the Mendip district. It is a pleasant place to go, and has a beautiful countryside.
Towns in Somerset
Mendip
sv:Simon Browne |
5597 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath%2C%20Somerset | Bath, Somerset | Bath is a city in the county of Somerset in England. It is west of London, and southeast of Bristol.
Bath is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city has preserved some of its Roman remains and its 18th century architecture.
History
The city gets its name from the famous Roman baths in the town. The Romans built the ... |
5598 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wells | Wells | Wells is a city in the county of Somerset. It is in the district of Mendip. The only other city in Somerset is Bath. In 2001 there were 10,406 people living in Wells.
Wells Cathedral is in Wells. The cathedral is very popular with visitors to Wells.
The cathedral has a school attached to it. Timothy K. Murray, a compo... |
5602 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/East%20Coker%2C%20Somerset | East Coker, Somerset | East Coker is a village in Somerset. It is in the South Somerset District. East Coker is near the town of Yeovil.
St Michael's church contains the ashes of the poet T. S. Eliot. One of his poems is called East Coker. William Dampier, explorer and buccaneer was born in the village in 1651. He circumnavigated the wo... |
5604 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatworth | Tatworth | Tatworth is a village near Chard in the South Somerset District of Somerset, England. It was settled in 1254, but traces of earlier settlers have been found, such as a Roman villa.
Villages in Somerset |
5605 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chard%20%28Somerset%29 | Chard (Somerset) | Chard is a town in Somerset. It is in the South Somerset District. It is near the border of the county of Devon.
Chard is the birthplace of aviation. It was in Chard, during 1848, that John Stringfellow (1799 - 1883), first demonstrated that powered flight was possible.
In 1685, Chard was one of the towns in which... |
5606 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crewkerne | Crewkerne | Crewkerne is a town in Somerset, England where about 6,700 people live. It is in the South Somerset District.
The first time it is mentioned in history is 899, when king Alfred the Great left the manor to his son Ethelweard. The name Crewkerne comes from the Saxon words Cruce (cross) and earne (cottage), because of t... |
5607 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoford%2C%20Somerset | Stoford, Somerset | Stoford is a village in the county of Somerset, England. It is in the South Somerset District.
Villages in Somerset |
5608 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/River%20Tone | River Tone | The River Tone is a river in the county of Somerset. It flows through the town of Taunton and joins the River Parrett.
Taunton takes its name from the River Tone. Tone town became Taunton.
Rivers of England
Somerset |
5610 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/River%20Yeo | River Yeo | The River Yeo is a river in the county of Somerset in the United Kingdom. It flows through the town of Yeovil and joins the River Parrett.
Yeovil takes its name from the River Yeo. Yeo Village became Yeovil over time.
Rivers of England |
5614 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/River%20Adur | River Adur | The River Adur is a river in the county of Sussex, in England. It starts from South Downs, southern England and ends in the port town of Shoreham-by-Sea.
Other websites
Adur Valley Guide
Rivers of England |
5617 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/River%20Aire | River Aire | The River Aire is a river in England. It runs through the counties of North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire, although most of it is in West Yorkshire.
The river starts in Malham, and from there flows through (in order) Skipton, Keighley, Shipley, Leeds, Castleford, Knottingley and Airmyn.
... |
5620 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/River%20Aln | River Aln | The River Aln is a river in the county of Northumberland. It has served as a war zone between the English and the Scots.
Rivers of England |
5623 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/River%20Alt | River Alt | The River Alt is a river in the county of Merseyside in England just north of Liverpool. The river begins near Huyton and flows about 28 km northeast to empty into the Irish Sea at the town of Hightown. Other towns along the river include Kirkby, Maghull and Formby. There are 75 km of tributary feeding the river. About... |
5626 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/River%20Yare | River Yare | The River Yare is a river in the county of Norfolk, England.
The river starts south of Dereham in the county of Norfolk. From there it flows to the east of the world. The river flows along the southern edge of the city of Norwich. The river continues past Norwich into the tidal lake of Breydon Water. Here the Yare is... |
5629 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/River%20Exe | River Exe | The River Exe is a river in the county of Devon in England. It usually flows directly south through the city of Exeter. The island had many mills making paper and textiles, and also created valuable land by draining the marshlands. The wide estuary of the River Exe is a ria (drowned river valley).
The name of the city... |
5632 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilminster%2C%20Somerset | Ilminster, Somerset | Ilminster is a town in the county of Somerset. It is in the South Somerset District.
Ilminster is on the River Ile and has a large church. The church is known as the Minster. It is from both of these things that Ilminster takes its name. Ile and Minster became Ilminster.
Towns in Somerset |
5633 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/South%20Cadbury | South Cadbury | South Cadbury is an archaeological site in south Somerset.
It was dug in the early 1970s, and it showed many times that people lived there. The first was in the early Neolithic (around 4000-3000 BC?) when the hill seems to have been an important place for groups of early farmers who moved around. Most things were foun... |
5635 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchet | Watchet | Watchet is a harbor town in the county of Somerset in England. It gets its name either from the blue wacet dye found in the cliffs, or from British gwo coed or waeced, "under the wood".
History
It is first recorded in the 7th century, when Saint Decuman crossed over from South Wales on a raft with a cow to help the pe... |
5636 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnham-on-Sea | Burnham-on-Sea | Burnham-on-Sea is a small town in the county of Somerset in England on the mouth of the River Parrett at Bridgwater Bay. Burnham was a small fishing village until the late-18th century when it became popular as a seaside resort. This made the village grow larger into a town.
Towns in Somerset |
5637 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheddar%20cheese | Cheddar cheese | Cheddar is a type of hard cheese made from cow's milk. It originally was produced in the English village of Cheddar, Somerset. Romans may have brought the recipe to Britain from the Cantal region of France. The first record of cheddar cheese dates back to the 12th century. In 1170, King Henry II bought at a farthing p... |
5638 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yatton | Yatton | Yatton is a large village with 9,000 people in the county of Somerset in England. Archaeology in the area has found a Roman villa (country-house) belonging to some rich person who lived here in the late 3rd century, judging from the coins. Records show the land was part of the manor of John the Dane before the Norman C... |
5639 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backwell | Backwell | Backwell is a village in the county of Avon, in North Somerset. 5,455 people live in Backwell. It is 7 miles from Bristol. Nailsea, Flax Bourton, Yatton, Brockley and Barrow Gurney are nearby.
There is a railway station in the village called Nailsea and Backwell. Bristol International Airport is less than three miles ... |
5640 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nailsea | Nailsea | Nailsea is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England. In 2011, there were 15,630 people living in Nailsea.
References
Towns in Somerset
Civil parishes in Somerset |
5641 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clevedon | Clevedon | Clevedon is a town in the county of Somerset, in England. The name comes from Old English and means "divided hill". Archaeology shows that many people lived here during the Roman occupation. Just before the Norman Conquest in 1066 it was part of a huge manor held by John (Gunni?) the Dane. At the time of the Domesday B... |
5642 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weston-super-Mare | Weston-super-Mare | Weston-super-Mare, sometimes known as just Weston is a sea-side town in Somerset, England. Weston is from the city of Bristol. It also includes the suburbs of Oldmixon, West Wick and Worle. The beach is a popular tourist destination and includes many museums, a pier and an aquarium.
Transport
Weston is linked to the... |
5643 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/South%20Somerset | South Somerset | South Somerset is a district in the county of Somerset. Its council is based in the town of Yeovil. The district was formed on 1 April 1974 and was originally called Yeovil.
District and borough councils in England
Somerset
1974 establishments in England |
5651 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scone | Scone | A scone is a kind of bread that is baked on a griddle or sheet. Scones are very small, and are in the same group as the crumpet or muffin. It is made of wheat, barley, or oatmeal and baking powder to make it rise. The scone is shaped closely like the North American biscuit, and its recipe is almost the same with it as ... |
5659 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankara | Ankara | Ankara is the capital city of the country of Turkey. It is in the center of Anatolia. Ankara is the second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a population of 4,319,167 (2005) (Province 5,153,000), and an elevation of 938 meters (3080 feet). It was formerly known as Engürü the city is also the capital of Ankara P... |
5675 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes%20Gutenberg | Johannes Gutenberg | Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg (more commonly known as Johannes Gutenberg) (1390s – 3 February 1468), was a German metal-worker and inventor. He is famous for his work in printing in the 1450s, and is specifically known for inventing typography.
Gutenberg was born in Mainz, Germany, as the son of a merch... |
5680 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth%20I | Elizabeth I | Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was the Queen of England and Ireland. She was Queen from 17 November 1558 until she died in March 1603. She was also called Good Queen Bess or the Virgin Queen or Gloriana.
She was the daughter of King Henry VIII of England and Anne Boleyn, his second wife, and was the l... |
5681 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cate%20Blanchett | Cate Blanchett | Catherine Elise Blanchett (; born 14 May 1969) is an Australian actress, producer, and theatre director. She was born in Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia.
In 1998 she won an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for playing Elizabeth I in Elizabeth. In 2005 she won Best Supporting Actress for playing Katharine Hepbu... |
5687 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylie%20Minogue | Kylie Minogue | Kylie Ann Minogue, (; born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress, sometimes known simply as Kylie. She became popular in the late 1980s, because of her role in the Australian television soap opera Neighbours, before becoming a dance-pop singer.
Early life
Minogue was born in Melbourne to a Wels... |
5688 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie%20Imbruglia | Natalie Imbruglia | Natalie Jane Imbruglia (born 4 February 1975) is an Australian actress and singer-songwriter.
Imbruglia was born in Sydney, New South Wales to an Anglo-Australian mother and Italian-Australian father.
Imbruglia began acting in Australian television commercials and was in spots for Coca-Cola and the popular Australi... |
5689 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole%20Kidman | Nicole Kidman | Nicole Mary Kidman, AC (born 20 June 1967) is an Australian-American actress, singer and film producer. She began acting in movies in 1983. She starred in various Australian movies and television shows. Her first major role was in Dead Calm in 1989.
Her performance in the musical Moulin Rouge! (2001) earned her a nom... |
5690 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh%20Jackman | Hugh Jackman | Hugh Michael Jackman AC (born 12 October 1968) is an Australian actor, singer and producer. He plays on different roles and various genres of movies like romance, superhero, musical, drama, action and comedy.
Early and personal life
Jackman was born on 12 October 1968 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia to English p... |
5691 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel%20Gibson | Mel Gibson | Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson (born January 3, 1956) is an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. He is mostly known for his roles in action movies. Some of his most famous roles are in Mad Max (1979), Gallipoli (1981), The Bounty (1984), Lethal Weapon (1987), and Braveheart (1995). He directed The Pass... |
5692 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie%20Portman | Natalie Portman | Natalie Portman (born Neta-Lee Hershlag; ; June 9, 1981) is an Israeli-American actress and filmmaker. She was born in Jerusalem, Israel. Portman is an only child. She lived in Washington, D.C. and Connecticut before coming to Long Island, New York with her parents. In 1999, she graduated from Syosset High School. Port... |
5695 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alyson%20Hannigan | Alyson Hannigan | Alyson Lee Hannigan is an American actress. She was born March 24, 1974 in Washington, D.C. She moved to Atlanta, Georgia when she was 2 years old to live with her mother. She started to act in commercials for McDonalds, Six Flags amusement parks and Oreo cookies when she was small. When she was 11, she went to Los Ang... |
5696 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica%20Alba | Jessica Alba | Jessica Marie Alba (born April 28, 1981) is a businesswoman, American television and movie actress, and model. She started her business, The Honest Company, in 2011. Alba made her first movie, Camp Nowhere, at age 13 and in the television drama series Dark Angel (2000–2002). Alba later acted in several movies, such as ... |
5697 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad%20Pitt | Brad Pitt | William Bradley "Brad" Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an Academy Award-winning American actor and movie producer.
Early life
William Bradley Pitt was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, to Jane Etta (née Hillhouse), a school counsellor, and William Alvin Pitt, who ran a trucking company. The family soon moved to Springfield,... |
5698 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer%20Aniston | Jennifer Aniston | Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born March 11, 1969) is an American actor, movie producer, and television producer. She is best known for her starring role on the television program Friends. For this she won an Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Since then she has been in many different movies.
Early life
Jennifer Aniston... |
5699 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer%20Love%20Hewitt | Jennifer Love Hewitt | Jennifer Love Hewitt (born February 21, 1979) is an American actress and singer. She is most known for playing "Sarah Reeves" in the Fox television series Party of Five from (1995-1999), and as "Julie James" in the I Know What You Did Last Summer movies. She also played "Melinda Gordon" on the CBS television series Gh... |
5700 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie%20Holmes | Katie Holmes | Katherine Noelle "Katie" Holmes (born December 18, 1978) is an American actress. She was born in Toledo, Ohio. She was "Joey" on the WB network TV show Dawson's Creek. Her mother's name is Katherine Ann Holmes
Personal life
Holmes dated her Dawson's Creek co-star Joshua Jackson early in the show's run. Holmes met acto... |
5701 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigourney%20Weaver | Sigourney Weaver | Sigourney Weaver (born as Susan Alexandra Weaver on October 8, 1949, in New York City) is an American actress.
Weaver played the role of Lieutenant Ellen Ripley in the movie series Alien, in the four movies Alien, Aliens, Alien³, and Alien: Resurrection. She is also well known for playing Dana Barrett in the movies Gh... |
5702 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey%20Hepburn | Audrey Hepburn | Audrey Hepburn (4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was a Belgian-born British actress admired for her charm and elegance.
Early life
Born in Brussels, Belgium, to an English father and a Dutch mother who were divorced in 1935. She grew up in Arnhem municipality in the Netherlands during the war, with her mother and two ma... |
5704 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine%20Hepburn | Katharine Hepburn | Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an American actress. Her career lasted 66 years. She is thought of as one of the top screen actresses in movie history. She was nominated for 12 Academy Awards, winning four.
Hepburn was born in Hartford, Connecticut and went to Bryn Mawr College. She got h... |
5711 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20Kay%20Ogden | Charles Kay Ogden | Charles Kay Ogden (1 June 1889 – 21 March 1957) was an English linguist, philosopher, psycholinguist and writer. He is a well-known book writer about the controlled language called Basic English. He is known for his work with I. A. Richards on The Meaning of Meaning (1923). He also translated Tractatus, a book by Ludwi... |
5713 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/God%20Save%20the%20Queen | God Save the Queen | "God Save the Queen" has been the national anthem of the United Kingdom since 1745. Its also the royal anthem of the Commonwealth realms, played alongside their official national anthems. Its composer remains unknown to this date.
When the ruling monarch is a king instead of a queen, the title of the anthem then becom... |
5714 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion | Lion | The lion (Panthera leo) is a large mammal of the Felidae (cat) family. Some large males weigh over . Today, wild lions live in sub-Saharan Africa and in Asia. Lions are adapted for life in grasslands and mixed areas with trees and grass. The relatively small females are fast runners over short distances, and coordinat... |
5716 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galatasaray%20S.K. | Galatasaray S.K. | Galatasaray is a sports club in Istanbul, Turkey. They started in 1905.
In 2000, they became the first Turkish club to win both the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup in the same year.
The team's colors are red and yellow. Turkish people also call it "Cim Bom". Their mascot is a lion. The Turk Telecom Stadium is their st... |
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