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Fawkes De Breauté
Fawkes is a surname of Norman-French origin, first appearing in the British Isles after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. The surname may be a corruption of the Norman surname Vaux (other), Vaux, which means valley. Notably, Guy Fawkes was sometimes recorded as Guy Vaux. An alternative origin for the surname is that it originates from the pre-6th century Germanic given name of ''Falco'' (later ''Faulques'') meaning "falcon". The first recorded spelling of the surname in England is that of one Geoffrey Faukes in 1221. It is also, less frequently, a given name. People Surname * Barbara Fawkes (1914–2002), British nurse and nursing educator * Francis Fawkes (1721–1777), English poet and translator * Frederick Fawkes (1870–1936), British Conservative Party politician * George Fawkes (1903–1967), British admiral * Guy Fawkes (1570–1606), English revolutionary * Isaac Fawkes (1675?–1732), English conjurer and showman * John Fawkes (born 1933), English cricket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faulks
Faulks may refer to: * Ben Faulks (born 1979), English actor * Edward Faulks, Baron Faulks (born 1950), English lawyer and politician * Neville Faulks (1908–1985), English judge * Peter Faulks (born 1988), Australian rules footballer * Sebastian Faulks (born 1953), British novelist and journalist See also *Faulk (other) {{Falcon-surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madeleine Charlotte Fawkes
Madeleine Charlotte Fawkes ('Madge') (14 December 1880 Malta - 15 September 1954 Black Bourton) was an English botanical illustrator. She studied at the Slade School of Fine Art. During visits to her brother Valentine Fawkes, who farmed near Ficksburg in South Africa, she painted the local flora, and was awarded the Grenfell Medal by the Royal Horticultural Society for her depictions of Lesotho Lesotho, formally the Kingdom of Lesotho and formerly known as Basutoland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Entirely surrounded by South Africa, it is the largest of only three sovereign enclave and exclave, enclaves in the world, t ... wild flowers.Veld and Flora v.68, 1982, 93-94. Bothalia v.15, 1985, 637-38, portrait References External linksPlant Illustrations {{DEFAULTSORT:Fawkes, Madeleine Charlotte 1880 births 1954 deaths 20th-century English women artists Alumni of the Slade School of Fine Art English botanical illustrators ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoenix (mythology)
The phoenix is a Legendary creature, legendary immortal bird that cyclically regenerates or is otherwise born again. Originating in Greek mythology, it has analogs in many cultures, such as Egyptian mythology, Egyptian and Persian mythology. Associated with the sun, a phoenix obtains new life by rising from the ashes of its predecessor. Some legends say it dies in a show of flames and combustion, while others say that it simply dies and decomposes before being born again. In the ''Motif-Index of Folk-Literature'', a tool used by folklore studies, folklorists, the phoenix is classified as motif B32.Thompson. (2001: 581). The origin of the phoenix has been attributed to Ancient Egypt by Herodotus and later 19th-century scholars, but other scholars think the Egyptian texts may have been influenced by classical folklore. Over time, the phoenix motif spread and gained a variety of new associations; Herodotus, Lucan, Pliny the Elder, Pope Clement I, Lactantius, Ovid, and Isidore of Sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magical Creatures (Harry Potter)
A variety of magical creatures are depicted in the fictional universe of ''Harry Potter'', which is drawn from various types of media. Magical creatures appear in the ''Harry Potter'' novels and their film adaptations, in the ''Fantastic Beasts'' film series, in other books by J. K. Rowling, and on the website of the Wizarding World media franchise. In 2001, Rowling released '' Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'', which serves as a guidebook to the creatures described in the fictional universe. Some of these creatures were invented by Rowling. Others are derived from sources such as Greek mythology, English and Celtic folklore, and the works of Roman historians. In the ''Harry Potter'' universe, Magizoology is the study of magical creatures. There are magizoologists who work in the Ministry of Magic, particularly in the department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. One notable magizoologist is Newt Scamander, who is the author of the in-universe book '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Invisible Man (2000 TV Series)
''The Invisible Man'' (also shortened to "''The I-Man''" in Season 2) is an American science fiction television series starring Vincent Ventresca, Paul Ben-Victor, Eddie Jones, Shannon Kenny and Michael McCafferty. The show aired two seasons, from June 9, 2000 to February 1, 2002, on the Sci Fi Channel and was syndicated to US TV stations. It was cancelled by USA Cable Entertainment, Sci Fi's parent company, primarily due to the high production costs of visual effects. For some episodes, budgets went over $1 million. Falling viewership meant advertising revenue was unable to support the high costs. The series uses elements of science fiction and action to explore themes such as freedom of choice, determinism, and state bureaucracy. Plot ''The Invisible Man'' is both an action show and a comedy with buddy cop elements. The plot revolves around Darien Fawkes (Ventresca), a thief facing life imprisonment who is recruited by a spy agency that is constantly short on funds, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overwatch (video Game)
''Overwatch'' (retroactively referred to as ''Overwatch 1'') was a 2016 Multiplayer video game, multiplayer first-person shooter video game by Blizzard Entertainment. The game was first released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in May 2016 and Nintendo Switch in October 2019, with cross-platform play supported across all platforms. Described as a "hero shooter", ''Overwatch'' assigned players into two teams of six, with each player selecting from a Characters of Overwatch, large roster of characters, known as "heroes", with unique abilities. Teams worked to complete map-specific objectives within a limited period of time. Blizzard added new characters, maps, and game modes post-release, all free of charge, with the only additional cost to players being optional loot boxes to purchase cosmetic items. ''Overwatch'' is Blizzard's fourth major franchise and came about following the 2014 cancellation of a massively multiplayer online role-playing game, ''Titan (Blizzard Ente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Staines
Paul De Laire Staines (born 11 February 1967) is a British-Irish right-wing political blogger who publishes the Guido Fawkes website, which was described by ''The Daily Telegraph'' as "one of Britain's leading political blogsites" in 2007.Graeme Wilson and Brendan CarlinFocus on Labour website in peerage row. ''The Daily Telegraph''; retrieved 31 January 2007. The '' Sun on Sunday'' newspaper published a weekly Guido Fawkes column from 2013 to 2016. Born and raised in England, Staines holds British and Irish citizenship. Staines acquired an interest in politics as a libertarian in the 1980s and did public relations for acid house parties in the early 1990s. He then spent several years in finance, first as a broker then as a trader. In 2001, he sued his fund's financial backer in a commercial dispute. Consequently, Staines declared himself bankrupt in October 2003 after two years of litigation, and legal costs on both sides running into hundreds of thousands of pounds. In Septem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fawkes De Breauté
Fawkes is a surname of Norman-French origin, first appearing in the British Isles after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. The surname may be a corruption of the Norman surname Vaux (other), Vaux, which means valley. Notably, Guy Fawkes was sometimes recorded as Guy Vaux. An alternative origin for the surname is that it originates from the pre-6th century Germanic given name of ''Falco'' (later ''Faulques'') meaning "falcon". The first recorded spelling of the surname in England is that of one Geoffrey Faukes in 1221. It is also, less frequently, a given name. People Surname * Barbara Fawkes (1914–2002), British nurse and nursing educator * Francis Fawkes (1721–1777), English poet and translator * Frederick Fawkes (1870–1936), British Conservative Party politician * George Fawkes (1903–1967), British admiral * Guy Fawkes (1570–1606), English revolutionary * Isaac Fawkes (1675?–1732), English conjurer and showman * John Fawkes (born 1933), English cricket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilmot Fawkes
Admiral Sir Wilmot Hawksworth Fawkes, (22 December 1846 – 29 May 1926) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth. Naval career Fawkes joined the Royal Navy in 1860 and by 1867 had been promoted to lieutenant. He served mainly in the Mediterranean on and . In 1872 he matriculated at St John's College, Cambridge, but did not graduate. In 1880, he was promoted to commander and served on on the North America and West Indies station. After a few years, he returned to England to command of the royal yacht , a post he held for two years. Promoted to captain in 1886, he was given command of before going on to be Naval Advisor to the Inspector General of Fortifications in 1891. He then took command of on the China station, returning to England in 1897 to be Private Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty in 1897. On 1 January 1899, he was appointed an aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria. He was appointed in command of the new battleship which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Fawkes
Walter Ramsden Hawkesworth Fawkes (2 March 1769 – 24 October 1825) was a Yorkshire landowner, writer and member of parliament (MP) for Yorkshire from 1806 to 1807. Biography Walter Fawkes was born at Hawkesworth Hall, near Guiseley, into an old West Riding family, as Walter Ramsden Hawkesworth, the son of Walter Beaumont Fawkes. He inherited Farnley Hall in 1792, at which point he assumed the surname Fawkes.before him. Early in life Fawkes became an active member of the advanced section of the whig party, being M.P. for the county of York from 1806 to 1807. He took a prominent part in the anti-slave trade movement, and spoke effectively in the debate which preceded the passing of Wilberforce's measure. In 1823 he filled the office of High Sheriff of Yorkshire. Fawkes is best remembered, however, as the intimate friend and one of the earliest patrons of J. M. W. Turner, the artist. Turner had a welcome and a home at Farnley Hall, Fawkes's Wharfedale residence, wheneve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wally Fawkes
Walter Ernest Fawkes (; 21 June 1924 – 1 March 2023), also known as Trog when signing cartoons, was a Canadian-British jazz clarinettist and satirical cartoonist. After emigrating with his family to Britain from Canada when he was 7 years old, he taught himself the clarinet, and first joined a revivalist jazz band with George Webb in 1944. He later created a new, more mainstream band with friend Humphrey Lyttelton, and it soon became one of the leading British jazz bands of the 1950s. Fawkes also achieved success illustrating cartoons under the pen name "Trog". His most notable work in this business was '' Flook'', a comic strip which ran in ''The Daily Mail'' newspaper from 1949 to 1984. Initially aimed at children, the strip evolved over time into a gentle satire of British politics. When ''Flook'' ended he continued to illustrate until failing eyesight forced him to retire in 2005 at age 81, leaving him to concentrate solely on his clarinet playing. Early life Fawke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandy Fawkes
Sandra Fawkes ( Boyce-Carmichelle; 30 June 1929 – 26 December 2005) was a British journalist. Biography Fawkes was found as a baby in the Grand Union Canal. She never discovered the identity of her birth parents. Her birth was registered in the third quarter of 1929 as Unity Pansy Boyce-Carmichele.https://www.freebmd.org.uk (The birthdate above is presumably an approximation.) Fawkes studied at Camberwell School of Art under John Minton. In 1949, she married Wally Fawkes, author of the cartoon strip '' Flook''. The couple had four children, of whom the first died of SIDS. In the 1960s she worked as fashion editor for both '' Vanity Fair'' and the ''Daily Sketch'', and then in the 1970s, feature writer for the ''Daily Express''. In 1974, Fawkes went to the United States on an unsuccessful assignment to try and interview several celebrities, including Vice-President Spiro Agnew. During this time she had a three-day affair with a man who turned out to be the serial killer Pau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
