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4 days ago · Field Marshal John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Earl of Ypres, KP, GCB, OM, GCVO, KCMG, PC (28 September 1852 – 22 May 1925), known as Sir John French from 1901 to 1916, and as The Viscount French between 1916 and 1922, was a senior British Army officer.
3 days ago · John (24 December 1166 – 19 October 1216) was King of England from 1199 until his death in 1216. He lost the Duchy of Normandy and most of his other French lands to King Philip II of France, resulting in the collapse of the Angevin Empire and contributing to the subsequent growth in power of the French Capetian dynasty during the 13th century.
2 days ago · John (/ ˈdʒɒn / JON) is a common male name in the English language ultimately of Hebrew origin.
3 days ago · Though the Belgians of the Yser had been under increasing pressure for two days already, both Sir John French and Ferdinand Foch, Joffre’s deputy in the north, were slow to appreciate what was happening to their “offensive,” but in the night of October 29–30 the Belgians had to open the sluices on the Yser River to save ...
3 days ago · Rosamund Blomfield-Smith has been appointed Board Chair, and Isolde Goggin as a new Board Member. They will both start their seven-year terms on 1 October 2024. Welcoming the appointments, John...
3 days ago · France - John the Good, Monarchy, Revolution: John II (the Good; reigned 1350–64) succeeded to a weakened authority and kingdom; he was a mediocrity whose suspicions and impetuosity were ill suited to the changed circumstances. John hoped to rally baronial loyalties to himself.
1 day ago · Staff Sergeant John McKelvie died because we didn’t do enough to protect him from the risk of death. The condolences I offer to John’s family and friends are heartfelt for a soldier lost that didn’t need to be lost in this way. “We failed John and I am so sorry.
2 days ago · That eye had made some of the most important scientific observations in history. It—and another just like it—belonged to John Dalton, the English schoolteacher who in the late years of the eighteenth century formulated the atomic theory.
3 days ago · For centuries the most popular of all boy baby names, borne by saints, kings, and countless other illustrious notables, John is still in the Top 20. For a new spin on one of the longest-running favorite baby names, try one of John's international variations.
1 day ago · France, country of northwestern Europe. Historically and culturally among the most important nations in the Western world, France has also played a highly significant role in international affairs, with former colonies in every corner of the globe.
