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Frederick Whelen
Frederick Whelen (16 October 1867 – 1955) was a British theatre director. Born in London, Whelen was educated there, and in Germany. In 1900, he married the actor Elaine Sandham. Whelen joined the Fabian Society in 1892, and served on its executive for several years between 1896 and 1903. He was also on the executive of the London Reform Union, and was active in local politics in Chelsea. In addition, he served as a governor of the London School of Economics, and wrote the book ''London Government''. In 1899, Whelen founded the Stage Society, and soon became the secretary to Herbert Beerbohm Tree, manager of His Majesty's Theatre. With Henry Dana Henry Edmund Pulteney Dana (1820–1852) established the Native Police Corps in the Port Phillip District (later Victoria) in 1842, he was responsible for two massacres of Aboriginal people one at Barmah Lake in 1843 and the other at Snowy River i ..., he later founded the "Afternoon Theatre", and was director of many of its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British People
British people or Britons, also known colloquially as Brits, are the citizens of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the British Overseas Territories, and the Crown dependencies.: British nationality law governs modern British citizenship and nationality, which can be acquired, for instance, by descent from British nationals. When used in a historical context, "British" or "Britons" can refer to the Ancient Britons, the indigenous inhabitants of Great Britain and Brittany, whose surviving members are the modern Welsh people, Cornish people, and Bretons. It also refers to citizens of the former British Empire, who settled in the country prior to 1973, and hold neither UK citizenship nor nationality. Though early assertions of being British date from the Late Middle Ages, the Union of the Crowns in 1603 and the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707 triggered a sense of British national identity.. The notion of Britishness and a shared Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
