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Margaret Jeans
Margaret (Maggie) Jeans (née James) (born 8 May 1953) is a British woman that has developed the relationship between Great Britain, Britain and the Oman, Sultanate of Oman. She has lived in Muscat since 1990. In 2016, she was appointed an OBE on Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth's 90th Queens Birthday Honours, Birthday Honours for her services to Oman–United Kingdom relations, British-Omani relations. Education Margaret Jeans was born in Swindon, Swindon, Wiltshire and attended Commonweal School, Commonweal Grammar School. She then went on to study Drama at the Birmingham School of Acting, Birmingham School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art. After completing her Drama studies, Maggie worked for a brief stint at the Swindon Advertiser, Swindon Evening Advertiser between 1971 and 1972. Following this, Jeans began teaching English language, English and Drama at Merrywood Girls School in Bristol for 16 years from 1974 to 1990. Whilst teaching at Merrywood, Jeans entered into highe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Britain
Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It is dominated by a maritime climate with narrow temperature differences between seasons. The 60% smaller island of Ireland is to the west—these islands, along with over 1,000 smaller surrounding islands and named substantial rocks, form the British Isles archipelago. Connected to mainland Europe until 9,000 years ago by a landbridge now known as Doggerland, Great Britain has been inhabited by modern humans for around 30,000 years. In 2011, it had a population of about , making it the world's third-most-populous island after Java in Indonesia and Honshu in Japan. The term "Great Britain" is often used to refer to England, Scotland and Wales, including their component adjoining islands. Great Britain and Northern Ireland now constitute the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
