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Kings of Ancient Britannia This project will keep track of the kings of ancient Britain, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland beginning with the Roman invasion of Britain in 55 AD to 1066 AD at the coronation of Harold II and beginning of the Middle Ages. Naming Conventions We will use titles in the native language. Cadeyrn Fendigaid ap Gwrtheyrn did not speak English, so he was never once called "Ki...
British slave owners “The #FridayFact was not only wrongly judged, in numerous respects it was just wrong.” THE LONG ROAD TO ABOLITION ■ In 1807, parliament passed the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act, effective throughout the British empire. ■ It wasn’t until 1838 that slavery was abolished in British colonies through the Slavery Abolition Act, giving all slaves in the British empire thei...
Work in Progress - All welcome and encouraged to add 1000s - The 11th Century in Britain British Isles 10th Century by Ikonact 1000 Incumbent: Æthelred II (c. 966 – 23 April 1016), aka Æthelred the Unready, was King of the English from 978 to 1013 and again from 1014 until his death in 1016 Æthelred the Unready English: England c 910 by Philg88
Full title:> Men of Mark, a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the senate, the church, in science, literature and art, the army, navy, law, medicine, etc., photographed from life by Lock and Whitfield, with brief biographical notices by Thompson Cooper, F.S.A. =See Portraits =Names and Titles are taken verbatim from the tables of contents (hover to see their real name, if...
Source: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society , Royal Society =A Gathering of the greatest of minds.The Royal Society is a Fellowship of the world's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existenceThe Royal Society is a self-governing Fellowship of many of the world’s most distinguished scientists drawn from all areas of science, engineering, a...
Scope of Project ==This project aims to enrich the Geni Family Tree with the details of families listed in the Burke's publication of the same title. The project is not intended to be a collection of profiles, so please do not link profiles to this project. Instead it is intended to improve the quality of the Tree through identification:* of missing links, * of duplication, and therefore candid...
ENGLAND, United Kingdom - Place Projects=This is a sub-project of International Places Project Index Every person is born somewhere, marries, lives, works and dies somewhere. Places are a key component to family history research. This project aims to be the starting point in your search for a place in ENGLAND on Geni to discover more about your ancestors. If a place you are looking for in Engla...
21st Century British Politicians =Because it is a contemporary list of people they will all be living. I would therefore suggest that the earlier centuries are a higher priority.Picture to right - Tessa Jane Helen Douglas Jowell, Baroness Jowell , DBE, PC (née Palmer; 17 September 1947 – 12 May 2018) was a British Labour politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dulwich and West Norw...
Please relate and index British America-based DNA projects here. British America DNA Projects (alphabetically) DNA John Davis of Acton Turville DNA Hauri Surname DNA Mennonite and Amish immigrants DNA George Washington Family Source: References British America comprised the colonial territories of the English Empire, and the successor British Empire, in the Americas...
This project is to discuss and research the East Florida Colony controlled variously by Spain and Britain.==Notables==60th (Royal American) Regiment of Foot, later the King's Royal Rifle Corps, raised in 1755 as the 62nd and renumbered as the 60th in 1756. The American Regiment of Infantry operated in East and West Florida. (See Journal of Southern History).==Links and Resources==* Rosales' His...
This project is to discuss and research the West Florida Colony controlled variously by Spain and Britain.In recent conversations with David Menk, he mentioned the 8 eastern Parishes of Louisiana were actually part of West Florida.==Notables== William Blount --- 1st person in the U.S. to be impeached by the House of Representatives, the first time it even exercised this power, and was simultane...
Please relate and index England-based DNA projects here. England DNA Projects (alphabetically) DNA evidence for John Davis of Acton Turville References Wikipedia contributors, "Genetic history of the British Isles," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, (accessed February 14, 2024). “How European are YOU? Gene research suggests 60% of DNA in a ‘typical’ Brit come from continental an...
1918 Influenza pandemic - British Isles: Fatalities=I had a little bird its name was Enza I opened the window, And in-flu-enza."(1918 children’s playground rhyme) Please add to this project any profiles of those who perished in the' Spanish Flu' pandemic of 1918To participate in any project- you do need to first be a collaborator - so please join the project using the request link under "action...
The Order of Merit =The Order of Merit is a special honour awarded to individuals of great achievement in the fields of the arts, learning, literature and science.The Order was founded by King Edward VII at the time of his coronation in 1902, to be ‘given to such persons, subjects of Our Crown, as may have rendered exceptionally meritorious services in Our Crown Services or towards the advancem...
100 Greatest Britons (BBC Poll, 2002) 100 Greatest Britons (BBC Poll, 2002) 100 Greatest Britons was broadcast in 2002 by the BBC. The programme was based on a television poll conducted to determine whom the United Kingdom public considered the greatest British people in history. The series, Great Britons, included individual programmes featuring the individuals who featured in the top ten...
Historic Buildings of Buckinghamshire ==England>===== Image right - Halton House in the Chiltern Hills nr. Halton, Buckinghamshire; Public Domain, Wiki The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Buckinghamshire, England, with links to sub-projects for specific buildings as appropriate. GENi profiles of people associated with those establishme...
Brill Windmill, Buckinghamshire, England=Windmills have been a feature of Brill since at least the 13th century. Two fields adjacent to the Thame road are named Milldene and Millpiece, signifying connections with the earliest siting of windmills in Brill around 1250.The present windmill on Brill Common was probably erected sometime in the 1680s. Although not quite the oldest windmill in England...
This is a project for all of Graham Bartlett's Family Trees . The aim is to put down all descendants from the family tree onto Geni. If you would like to help, then please send a collaborator a message.If you get invited unexpectedly, that means that you might manage some profiles that have people on the family tree.APPROXIMATE COMPLETED STATUS ON TRANSFER TO GENI: (FYI these are all the family...
Historic Buildings of Suffolk ==England Image right - Kentwell Hall , Long Melford ===== Image Creative Commons License 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) Flickr John Fielding =====See Historic Buildings of Britain and Ireland - Main Page The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Suffolk, with links to sub-projects for specific buildings as appropriate...
Historic Buildings of Hampshire ==England Image right - Beaulieu Palace House >===== Image - this photo was taken by Przemysław JahrAutorem zdjęcia jest Przemysław JahrWykorzystując zdjęcie proszę podać jako autora:Przemysław Jahr / Wikimedia Commons - Own work, Public Domain,[ WIKI]The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Gloucestershire, w...
Apsley House, Number One, London, England= Apsley House , also known as Number One, London, is the London townhouse of the Dukes of Wellington. It stands alone at Hyde Park Corner, on the south-east corner of Hyde Park, facing south towards the busy traffic roundabout in the centre of which stands the Wellington Arch. It is a Grade I listed building.The house is now run by English Heritage and ...
This project's goal is to create a detailed history of the Threapleton family. While there is already plenty of Threapleton's on this website, how are we linked? All information is critical!