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Wakefield Grammar School
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School (QEGS) is an independent, public school for boys in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. The school was founded by Royal Charter of Queen Elizabeth I in 1591 at the request of leading citizens in Wakefield (headed by Thomas Savile and his two sons) 75 in total and some of whom formed the first governing body. The school is part of a foundation, with both QEGS Senior and Junior schools joined together, along with the nearby Wakefield Girls' High School and its Junior School, and Mulberry House, which is a nursery and pre-prep department. As of September 2021, the headmaster of the school is Dr Richard Brookes, who was previously senior deputy head at City of London School. QEGS is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. Some notable former pupils include the 17th century English physician, John Radcliffe, Joseph Moxon, mathematician and hydrographer to King Charles II, Richard Henry Lee, signer of the United States Declarati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
QEGS Coat Of Arms
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School may refer to: * Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Ashbourne, England * Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford, Lincolnshire, England * Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School for Boys, Barnet, England * Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn, England * Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Darlington, England (now Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College) * Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Faversham, Kent, England * St Anne's Academy, formerly Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Middleton, Greater Manchester, England * Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England * Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Crediton, Devon, England Queen Elizabeth Grammar School may refer to: * Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield, England * Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith, England * Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Carmarthen * Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Gainsborough See also * Queen Elizabeth School (other) * Queen Elizabeth Element ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of The Continental Congress
The president of the United States in Congress Assembled, known unofficially as the president of the Continental Congress and later as the president of the Congress of the Confederation, was the presiding officer of the Continental Congress, the convention of delegates that emerged as the first ( transitional) national government of the United States during the American Revolution. The president was a member of Congress elected by the other delegates to serve as a neutral discussion moderator during meetings of Congress. Designed to be a largely ceremonial position without much influence, the office was unrelated to the later office of President of the United States., p. 1. Upon the ratification of the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union (the new nation's first constitution) in March 1781, the Continental Congress became the Congress of the Confederation. The membership of the Second Continental Congress carried over without interruption to the First Congress of the Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Wragg
Professor Edward Conrad Wragg (26 June 1938 – 10 November 2005) known as Ted Wragg, was a British educationalist and academic known for his advocacy of the cause of education and opposition to political interference in the field. He was Professor of Education at the University of Exeter from 1978 to 2003, serving as Emeritus Professor of Education from 2003 till his death, and a regular columnist in the ''Times Educational Supplement'' and ''The Guardian'' In the UK, the Ted Wragg Teaching Award for Lifetime Achievement honours his memory, and is given out annually to educators who are considered to have shown excellent devotion to teaching throughout their careers. Early career Wragg was born in Sheffield and attended Hunters Bar Primary School and then King Edward VII School (Sheffield), King Edward VII Schoolphoto), followed by Hatfield College, Durham University where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in German language, German, awarded with first class honours. He t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Lane (architect)
Richard Lane (3 April 1795 – 25 May 1880) was an English architect of the early and mid-19th century. Born in London and based in Manchester, he was known in great part for his restrained and austere Greek-inspired classicism. He also designed a few buildings – mainly churches – in the Gothic style. He was also known for masterplanning and designing many of the houses in the exclusive Victoria Park estate. Early life and education Not much is known about Lane's early life, but he was born and educated in London, was a Quaker and in 1817, he began studying at the famous École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and was a pupil of the French architect, Achille Leclère, who made a noted restoration of the Pantheon in 1813. Work and professional life After Paris, Lane moved to Manchester in 1821, set up practice and was appointed Land Surveyor to the Police Commissioners of Chorlton Row (as was). Much of Lane's work was civic and governmental in nature, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School (QEGS) - Geograph
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School may refer to: * Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Ashbourne, England * Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford, Lincolnshire, England * Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School for Boys, Barnet, England * Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn, England * Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Darlington, England (now Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College) * Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Faversham, Kent, England * St Anne's Academy, formerly Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Middleton, Greater Manchester, England * Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England * Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Crediton, Devon, England Queen Elizabeth Grammar School may refer to: * Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield, England * Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith, England * Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Carmarthen * Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Gainsborough See also * Queen Elizabeth School (other) * Queen Elizabeth Element ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabethan Gallery, Brook Street - Geograph
The Elizabethan era is the epoch in the Tudor period of the history of England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558–1603). Historians often depict it as the Golden age (metaphor), golden age in English history. The symbol of Britannia (a female personification of Great Britain) was first used in 1572, and often thereafter, to mark the Elizabethan age as a renaissance that inspired national pride through classical ideals, international expansion, and naval triumph over Spain. This "golden age" represented the apogee of the English Renaissance and saw the flowering of poetry, music and literature. The era is most famous for its Elizabethan theatre, theatre, as William Shakespeare and many others composed plays that broke free of England's past style of theatre. It was an age of exploration and expansion abroad, while back at home, the Protestant Reformation became more acceptable to the people, most certainly after the Spanish Armada was repelled. It was also the end o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archbishop Of York
The archbishop of York is a senior bishop in the Church of England, second only to the archbishop of Canterbury. The archbishop is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and the metropolitan bishop of the province of York, which covers the northern regions of England (north of the Trent) as well as the Isle of Man. The archbishop's throne ('' cathedra'') is in York Minster in central York and the official residence is Bishopthorpe Palace in the village of Bishopthorpe outside York. The current archbishop is Stephen Cottrell, since the confirmation of his election on 9 July 2020. History Roman There was a bishop in Eboracum (Roman York) from very early times; during the Middle Ages, it was thought to have been one of the dioceses established by the legendary King Lucius. Bishops of York are known to have been present at the councils of Arles (Eborius) and Nicaea (unnamed). However, this early Christian community was later destroyed by the pagan Anglo-Saxons and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Hope, Baron Hope Of Thornes
David Michael Hope, Baron Hope of Thornes, (born 14 April 1940) is a retired Anglican bishop. He was the Bishop of Wakefield between 1985 and 1990 and the Bishop of London between 1990 and 1995. From 1995 to 2005, he was the Archbishop of York in the Church of England. In March 2005, he was made a life peer and therefore a member of the House of Lords; he had already sat in the house as a Lord Spiritual when he was a bishop. He retired from the Lords in April 2015. Early career Hope was ordained deacon in 1965 and priest in 1967. After a curacy at the Church of Saint John the Baptist, Liverpool he was Vicar of Orford from 1970 to 1973. In that year he became Principal of St Stephen's House, an Anglo-Catholic theological college in Oxford, from 1974 until 1982. He was Vicar of All Saints, Margaret Street, an Anglo-Catholic church in the West End of London from 1982 to 1985. Hope was nominated to become Bishop of Wakefield on 2 July 1985, consecrated as a bishop by John Habgoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archbishop Of Canterbury
The archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and a principal leader of the Church of England, the ceremonial head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. The current archbishop is Justin Welby, who was enthroned at Canterbury Cathedral on 21 March 2013. Welby is the 105th in a line which goes back more than 1400 years to Augustine of Canterbury, the "Apostle to the English", sent from Rome in the year 597. Welby succeeded Rowan Williams. From the time of Augustine until the 16th century, the archbishops of Canterbury were in full communion with the See of Rome and usually received the pallium from the pope. During the English Reformation, the Church of England broke away from the authority of the pope. Thomas Cranmer became the first holder of the office following the English Reformation in 1533, while Reginald Pole was the last Roman Catholic in the position, serving from 1556 to 1558 during the Counter-Reformation. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Potter (archbishop)
John Potter (c. 167410 October 1747) was Archbishop of Canterbury (1737–1747). Life He was the son of a linen draper at Wakefield, Yorkshire. At the age of fourteen he entered University College, Oxford, and in 1693 he published notes on Plutarch's ''De audiendis poetis'' and Basil's ''Oratio ad juvenes''. In 1694 he was elected fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford and in 1697 his edition of ''Lycophron'' appeared. It was followed by his ''Archaeologia graeca'' (2 vols. 8vo, 1697–1698), the popularity of which endured till the advent of Dr William Smith's dictionaries. A reprint of his ''Lycophron'' in 1702 was dedicated to Graevius, and the ''Antiquities'' was afterwards published in Latin in the ''Thesaurus of Gronovius''. Besides holding several livings he became, in 1704, chaplain to Archbishop Tenison, and shortly afterwards was made Chaplain-in-Ordinary to Queen Anne. From 1708 he was Regius Professor of Divinity and canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. He marr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Tindall
Michael James Tindall, (born 18 October 1978) is an English former rugby union player. Tindall played outside centre for Bath and Gloucester, and won 75 caps for England between 2000 and 2011. He was a member of the England squad which won the 2003 World Cup. Tindall made his debut for England on 5 February 2000, against Ireland in the 2000 Six Nations Championship. As well as winning the 2003 World Cup, he was a member of the England team which won the 2003 Six Nations Championship. He was injured at the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Tindall played in eleven Six Nations Championship competitions from 2000 to 2011. Tindall is married to Zara Phillips, the daughter of Anne, Princess Royal, and the eldest niece of King Charles III. They have three children. Early life Michael James Tindall was born 18 October 1978 at Wharfedale Hospital in Otley, West Yorkshire, the son of Philip "Phil" Tindall, a banker for Barclays, and Linda (née Shepherd), a social worker. Tindall's maternal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England National Rugby Union Team
The England national rugby union team represents England in men's international rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. England have won the championship on 29 occasions (as well as sharing 10 victories) – winning the Grand Slam 13 times and the Triple Crown 26 times – making them the most successful outright winners in the tournament's history. They are currently the only team from the Northern Hemisphere to win the Rugby World Cup, having won the tournament in 2003, and have been runners-up on three other occasions. The history of the team extends back to 1871 when the English rugby team played their first official test match, losing 1–0 to Scotland. England dominated the early Home Nations Championship (now the Six Nations) which started in 1883. Following the schism of rugby football in 1895 into union and league, England did not win the Championship again until 1910. They first played aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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