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  1. 3 days ago · Changi Prison, built as a maximum-security facility, housed up to 600 prisoners serving sentences longer than 15 months for crimes such as theft and attempted murder. The steel and concrete structure was enclosed by a high perimeter wall over 6m tall, making escapes virtually impossible. Four turrets, functioning as watchtowers, overlooked the ...

  2. 1 day ago · Richard I of England - Wikipedia. Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199), known as Richard Cœur de Lion ( Norman French: Quor de Lion) [1] [2] or Richard the Lionheart because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior, [3] [4] [5] was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199.

  3. 4 days ago · Amongst Edward's successes were the battles of Crécy and Poitiers where King John II of France was taken prisoner, and the capture of the King David II of Scotland at Neville's Cross. During this period, the Tower of London held many noble prisoners of war.

  4. 1 day ago · e. Frederick II ( German: Friedrich II.; 24 January 1712 – 17 August 1786) was the monarch of Prussia from 1740 until 1786. He was the last Hohenzollern monarch titled King in Prussia, declaring himself King of Prussia after annexing Royal Prussia from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1772.

  5. 1 day ago · King Charles continued a royal tradition by appointing the U.K.'s new prime minister Friday. Following the results of the July 4 election, the King officially welcomed Labour Party leader Kier Starmer into the position following his landslide victory over Rishi Sunak.

  6. 23 hours ago · 0. King Charles III has appointed the third prime minister of his reign, after Sir Keir Starmer 's Labour Party secured a landslide victory in Britain's general election on July 4. The king called ...

  7. 8 hours ago · King Charles has approved the electorate's verdict that Keir Starmer is Britain's new leader. Conservative Rishi Runak lost in a landslide. The British people delivered Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ...