Sydney has a long tradition of amateur, community based musical societies , often used as a stepping stone by those interested in a full time career on the stage. Some societies can trace their roots back to the beginning of the 20th century, while others are relatively recently formed, but they are all well known in their areas and by musical theatre lovers across Sydney. class wikitable sortable Musical Society Region Founded Notes Link Ashfield Musical Society Inner West Sydney Inner West 1938 Changed name from Rowe Street Musicals in 1985 http www.ashfieldmusicalsociety.com Website Bankstown Theatrical Society Canterbury Bankstown 1950 http www.btsinc.org Website Berowra Musical Society Upper North Shore Sydney Upper North Shore 1986 http www.bmsi.org.au Website Blacktown City Community Theatre Western Sydney 2000 http www.bcct.org.au Website Blue Mountains Musical Society Blue Mountains Australia Blue Mountains 1981 http www.bmms.org.au Website Cameo Theatre Company St George Sydney St George 1969 http www.cameotheatre.org.au Website Canterbury Theatre Guild Canterbury Bankstown 1977 Formed by members of defunct Lakemba Musical Society http www.thevantage.com.au Website Chatswood Musical Society Lower North Shore Sydney Lower North Shore 1951 http www.chatswoodmusicals.org Website Dural Musical Society Hills District Sydney Hills District 1972 http www.duralmusicalsociety.org Website Eastwood Uniting Church Musical Society Northern Suburbs Sydney Northern Suburbs 1962 Founded as Eastwood Methodist Musical Society http www.eucms.org.au Website Engadine Musical Society Sutherland Shire 1976 Formed by members of Sutherland Shire Light Opera Company http www.engadinemusicalsociety.com.au Website FAMS Theatre Company Northern Beaches Sydney Northern Beaches 1971 A non denominational, Christian led organisation http www.fams.org.au Website Hills Musical Society Hills District Sydney Hills District 1972 http www.hillsmusicalsociety.com Website Holroyd Musical & Dramatic ... more details
Various fictional societies are depicted in the Culture stories of Iain M. Banks . For the Culture itself, see The Culture . Affront The Affront are a species described in Excession . Originally named after their homeworld Issorile , their current name was given to them by another the Involved Involved species the Padressahl after they ate the members of a Padressahl trade mission to Issorile. They embraced their given name, proud of their exuberant sadism. Critics have remarked on how Banks uses the Affront s combination of geniality and buffoonery compared to a caricature of British landed gentry to offset their brutality and sadism, in a bid to both amuse and discomfort his readers. ref A Companion to Science Fiction Seed, David Blackwell Publishing, 2005, Page 561 562 ref Physique An average adult Affronter s body consists of a floating, bulbous mass about two metres in diameter, which hangs from a frilled gas sac one to five metres in diameter depending on their desired buoyancy and which can be deflated and covered by protective plates. Six to eleven tentacles of varying length and thickness grow from the central mass, of which at least four end in leaf shaped paddles. Many affronters have lost one or more tentacles in combat or duels. Beaks on the front and rear of the central mass cover the creature s mouth and genitals, respectively. The eyes and ears are held on stalks above the fore beak they also have a sensor bump atop the gas sac . An anus gas vent is located in the bottom centre of the main body. The latter is one of their sources of propulsion, though they usually ... societies that depend on appearance as a means of identity, the Changers are an almost universally ... Circumstances interventionary moves which it might attempt with less advanced societies. The Morthanveld ... society, meaning that they are mentored by higher societies, though they in their specific case also ... societies have shown this to be demonstrably false, and consider the Oct to be a little bit weird ... more details
This List of waterway societies in the United Kingdom is a list of links to waterway society waterway societies , Charitable organization charities , Trust law trust s, Voluntary association association s, club s and other non governmental waterway organisations, concerned with the conservation restoration restoration , regeneration and use of the waterway s in the United Kingdom. compactTOC8 side yes top yes num yes Expand list date August 2008 A Accessible Boating Association , Hampshire Disability Airedale Boat Club , Yorkshire Anderton Boat Lift Trust Anglers Conservation Association Ashby Canal Association , Leicestershire, Staffordshire Ashby Canal Trust , Leicestershire, Staffordshire Association of Nene River Clubs Association of Rivers Trusts Association of Waterways Cruising Clubs Aylesbury Canal Society , Buckinghamshire B Image Narrowboat Bluebell.jpg right thumb Tripboat Bluebell , Bridge 19 40 Canal Society, West Lothian Barge Association DBA Barnsley, Dearne and Dove Canals Trust , South Yorkshire Basingstoke Canal Angling Association Basingstoke Canal Boating Club Bedford and Milton Keynes Waterway Trust Birmingham Canal Navigations Society Blackwater River Preservation Society , Hampshire Boaters Christian Fellowship Boat Jumble Association Brent River and Canal Society , London Bridge 19 40 Canal Society , Scotland British Canoe Union BCU Broads Society , Norfolk, Suffolk Broxbourne Cruising Club Bruce Wake Charitable Trust , Disability Buckingham Canal Society ... File Rammey Marsh Cruising Club.JPG thumb Rammey Marsh Cruising Club Railway and Canal Historical ... Waterways in the United Kingdom List of navigation authorities in the United Kingdom List of rivers of England List of rivers of Scotland List of rivers of Wales List of rivers of Ireland Canals of Great Britain Canals of Ireland History of the British canal system DEFAULTSORT List Of Waterway Societies In The United Kingdom Category Waterways organisations in the United Kingdom Category Clubs and societies ... more details
Protestantism The following List of Protestant missionary societies is a list of Protestant Christian Mission Christian missionary organizations that began between 1691 1900 ref Encyclop dia Britannica 1911 ref . Missionary societies in the United Kingdom 1691 Christian Faith Society for the West Indies 1698 Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge 1701 Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts 1709 Society in Scotland for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge 1732 Moravian Church Moravian Missions 1792 Baptist Missionary Society 1795 London Missionary Society 1796 Scottish United Presbyterian Mission Scottish Missionary Society 1799 Church Missionary Society 1799 Religious Tract Society 1804 British and Foreign Bible Society 1809 London Society for Promoting Christianity Amongst the Jews now known as the Church s Ministry Among Jewish People or CMJ 1813 English Wesleyan Mission Wesleyan Missionary Society 1817 General Baptist Missionary Society 1823 Intercontinental Church Society Colonial and Continental Church Society 1825 Church of Scotland Mission Boards 1825 Scottish Bible Society National Bible Society of Scotland 1831 Trinitarian Bible Society 1832 Wesleyan Ladies Auxiliary for Female Education in Foreign Countries 1835 United Secession afterwards United Presbyterian Foreign Missions 1836 Colonial Missionary Society a.k.a. Commonwealth Missionary Society 1840 Irish Presbyterian Mission Irish Presbyterian Missionary Society 1840 Welsh Calvinistic Methodists Calvinistic Methodist Missionary Society 1841 Colonial Bishoprics Fund 1841 http www.emms.org ... June 2008 See also List of Protestant missionary societies in China 1807 1953 Timeline of Christian ... Student Volunteer Missionary Union Missionary societies in the United States and Canada 1733 Corporation ... Union Missionary societies in Australia 1892 Open Air Campaigners Missionary societies in Continental ... location London Notes reflist Category Christian missionary societies Category Protestantism ... more details
Orphan date June 2011 Use dmy dates date October 2010 Below is a list of political societies at UK universities, in order of age, with links to the relevant Wikipedia articles for the more notable ones. class wikitable colspan 9 List of UK student political societies Name Coverage Type Party Affiliation Founded Cambridge Union Society Cambridge Union Cambridge University Debating society All None 1815 Oxford Union Society Oxford Union Oxford University Debating society All None 1823 University College London UCL Union Debating Society University College London Debating society All None 1828 Glasgow University Conservative Association Glasgow University Political party branch Conservative Party UK Conservative 1836 Durham Union Society Durham Union Durham University Debating society All None 1842 Glasgow University Dialectic Society Glasgow University Debating society All None 1861 Cambridge Student Liberal Democrats as Cambridge University Liberal Club Cambridge University Political party branch Liberal Democrats UK Liberal 1886 University of St. Andrew s Union Debating Society University of St. Andrew s Debating society All None 1890 Liberal Youth as National League of Young Liberals United Kingdom National youth wing Liberal Democrats UK Liberal 1903 Cambridge Universities Labour Club as Cambridge University Fabian Society Cambridge University Political party branch Labour Party UK Labour 1905 Conservative Future as Junior Imperial and Constitutional League United Kingdom National youth wing Conservative Party UK Conservative 1906 University College London UCL Conservative Society University College London Political party branch Conservative Party UK Conservative 1908 Oxford University Liberal Democrats as Oxford University Liberal Club Oxford University Political party ... Society University of Cambridge Think tank None 2009 DEFAULTSORT List Of Uk Student Political Societies Category Student societies in the United Kingdom Category Student political organizations ... more details
Red Cross Red Crescent Movement DEFAULTSORT List Of National Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies Category Lists of organizations Red Cross and Red Crescent Category Red Cross national societies ca Societats ... of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC ref Mali Mali Red Cross Malta Malta Red Cross ... Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Red Cross Society Societies not members of the Federation Eritrea Red Cross Society ... are the states without recognized national society, along with the List of states with limited recognition ... International Committee of the Red Cross http www.ifrc.org publicat profile National Societies ... Crescent Societies http www.redcross.int International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement http www.redcross.org ... more details
Tamil Literary Association is one of the oldest and active societies of Royal College and it has ... along with the Sinhala & English Debating Societies is organising an Annual All Island Trilingual ... College English and Tamil drama societies. RCSDS is noted for organizing Harasara Pranama an annual ... and development of the College Library. It is considered as one of the most active societies ... College Computer Society Official Website Category Royal College Colombo Category Student societies in Sri Lanka Category Clubs and societies of the Royal College Colombo ... more details
This is a list of Christian Missionary missions in Africa . Africa Inland Mission Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa Church Mission Society Society of St. John the Evangelist Cowley Fathers Imkulu Swedish Evangelical Mission London Missionary Society Mission Aviation Fellowship Mission Africa Missionary Bishop Methodist Church Missionary Bishop Nyasa Industrial Mission Rhenish Missionary Society Richmond African Baptist Missionary Society Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts Sudan Interior Mission Zambezi Industrial Mission WEC International Heart of Africa Mission Arab World Ministries Algiers Mission Band See also List of Christian Missionaries List of converts to Christianity Christianity in Africa Mission Christian Timeline of Christian missions List of Roman Catholic missions in Africa Expand list date August 2008 Protestant missions to Africa Category Christian missionaries in Africa Protestants Category Christianity in Africa Category Africa related lists C Category Protestantism related lists M Category Christian missions africa stub Christianity stub ... more details
This article lists individual aircraft of historical or technical significance located in Switzerland. The list constituting the basis of this article ref name L2008 cite web url http www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch ... 03 28 As a report of a public authority, this list is in the public domain in Switzerland. ref was drawn ..., and made the corresponding list available separately. class wikitable sortable Type ... Switzerland 1921 1945 Unmodified Technical and historical Unique Unique Airworthy C 3603 HB RBI Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland 1921 1945 Unmodified Technical and historical Unique Unique Airworthy AC 4 HB ETI Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland 1921 1945 Unmodified Technical and historical ... Unmodified Technical and historical Unique Unique Airworthy Bl riot 11 R HB RCV Europe Switzerland Switzerland and abroad Avant 1920 Unmodified Historical Unique 6 20 Airworthy JOB 15 180 2 HB KEV Switzerland Others Switzerland and abroad After 1945 Unmodified Technical and historical Unique 2 5 Airworthy ... and historical Unique 2 5 Airworthy D 26 HB RAI Europe Switzerland Switzerland 1921 1945 Minor modifications ... 1945 Unmodified Technical and historical 2 5 6 20 Airworthy Mignet HM8 R HB YEI Europe Switzerland under licence Switzerland After 1945 Unmodified Technical and historical Unique Unique Airworthy KZ II HB EPU Outside Europe Others Switzerland and abroad 1921 1945 Unmodified Technical and historical ... Technical and historical 2 5 2 5 Airworthy DH 60 G HB AFO Europe Others Switzerland and abroad 1921 1945 Unmodified Technical and historical 2 5 2 5 Airworthy PRAGA E 114 M HB UAF Europe Others Switzerland and abroad After 1945 Unmodified Technical and historical Unique 2 5 Airworthy Potez 600 HB SPM Europe Others Switzerland and abroad 1921 1945 Unmodified Historical Unique 2 5 Airworthy Auster Serie 5J1 HB EOF Europe Others Switzerland and abroad After 1945 Unmodified Historical Unique 2 5 Derelict KL 35 D HB UBK Europe Others Switzerland and abroad 1921 1945 Unmodified Technical and historical ... more details
title Lista Monumentelelor Istorice, Jude ul Alba List of Historical Monuments in Alba County journal Lista Monumentelelor Istorice List of Romanian Historical Monuments url http www.inmi.ro lmi alba.pdf ... Institute of Historical Monuments location Bucharest, Romania language Romanian div External links http www.inmi.ro lista.html List of Historical Monuments at Romanian National Institute of Historical ...Expand Romanian Lista monumentelor istorice din Rom nia date December 2010 Culture of Romania The list of historical monuments in Romania includes major sites from the National Register of Historic Monuments in Romania which was created in 2004&ndash 2005. The National Register contains 29,540 Heritage site historical monuments entered in the National Cultural Heritage of Romania and it is maintained by the Romanian National Institute of Historical Monuments , part of the Ministry of Culture and National Patrimony Romania Ministry of Culture and National Patrimony in Romania . Image Monument istoric.svg thumb 100px Symbol used for monuments in Romania List by County Alba County class wikitable sortable Number LMI code Site Name Town City Popular Name Address Period 1 AB I s A 00001 Archaeological site of Alba Iulia sfn LIM Alba 2004 p 1 Alba Iulia 2nd 4th century 2 AB I m A 00001.01 Legio XIII Gemina s Castrum Alba Iulia 2nd 4th century, Roman era 3 AB I m A 00001.02 Civilian settlement Alba Iulia 2nd 4th century, Roman era 4 AB I s A 00002 Ancient city of Apulum Alba Iulia Roman era 5 AB I s B 00003 Inhumation and cremation necropolis Alba Iulia Podei 2nd 3rd century, Roman era Arad ... List of heritage registers List of museums in Romania List of castles in Romania List of religious buildings in Romania UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Romania List of ancient cities in Thrace and Dacia ... eGISpat geographic information system by Romanian National Institute of Historical ... date December 2010 DEFAULTSORT Historical Monuments In Romania Category Dacia Category Dacian towns ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 Historical classification groups the various history topics into different categories according to subject matter as shown below. Meta history Philosophy of history By geographic region History of the world World History of Africa Africa History of the Americas Americas History of Asia Asia History of Europe Europe History of Oceania Oceania History of Antarctica Antarctica By geographic subregion History of North America North America History of South America South America History of Latin America Latin America History of Central America Central America Pre Columbian Mesoamerica History of the Caribbean Caribbean History of Eurasia Eurasia History of Europe Prehistoric Europe Classical antiquity Late Antiquity Middle Ages Early modern period Modern Europe History of Central Asia Central Asia History of South Asia South Asia History of East Asia East Asia History of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia History of the Middle East Middle East Ancient Near East History of Australasia Australasia Australia , New Guinea , Micronesia , Melanesia , Polynesia History of the Pacific Islands Pacific Islands By date Centuries Decades Periodization List of time periods List of named time periods List of timelines By time period Prehistory Ancient history Modern world See also Periodization . By religion History of religion History of Christianity History of Islam Jewish history History of Buddhism Hinduism History of Hinduism By nation Extinct countries, empires, etc. History of extinct nations and states By field Cultural movement s Diaspora studies Family history Environmental history Local history Maritime history Microhistory Confederation ... history also called herstory . A form of historical speculation known commonly as counterfactual ... historical resources and historical myths that were once popular and widespread, or have becomes so, have also been prepared. DEFAULTSORT Historical Classification Category History ... more details
This is a list of historical reenactment events . Comparison of events class wikitable sortable style font size 90 width 100 Name Dates Location Period Hosts Based on Style Battle of Hastings reenactment ref name theVikingsHastings06 cite web url http hastings.vikingsonline.org.uk title Hastings 2006 publisher The Vikings reenactment accessdate 2008 12 27 ref October ref name theVikingsHastings06 Battle, East Sussex Battle , England 11th century English Heritage Battle of Hastings Battle Bristol Renaissance Faire July to September Bristol , Wisconsin, USA Renaissance Host? n a Renaissance Fair Caldicot September Caldicot, Monmouthshire Caldicot , Wales Middle Ages ??? n a Renaissance Fair Battle Cosmeston Dates? Cosmeston is a redirect to village at the moment... , Wales Middle Ages Cosmeston Medieval Village n a Informal skirmishes Civil War Remembrance Memorial Day weekend Greenfield Village , Dearborn, Michigan Dearborn , Michigan American Civil War Greenfield Village n a Living history , tactical demonstrations Dixie Days varies Mechanicsville, Virginia Mechanicsville , Virginia American Civil War local Sons of Confederate Veterans camps various battles Combat reenactment East Anglia Medieval Fayre July, September planned ref name east anglia fayre cite web url http www.east anglian medieval fayre.co.uk index.htm title East Anglia Medieval Festival publisher East Anglia Medieval Fayre accessdate 2008 12 27 ref Bury St Edmunds , England Middle Ages Early Medieval Alliance n a Renaissance Fair Battle Templecombe June Templecombe , England Middle Ages Early Medieval Alliance n a Renaissance Fair Battle Battle of Tewkesbury reenactment May ??? Tewkesbury , England 15th century Host? Battle of Tewkesbury Battle Redesdale Uprising A Commission of Array September near Gettysburg ... Grand Ledge , Michigan Footnotes reflist See also Historical reenactment List of historical reenactment groups DEFAULTSORT List Of Historical Reenactment Events Category Historical reenactment events ... more details
Capitals of the Hungarian State During the history of Hungary the Hungary country has had more than one capital city . These were Esztergom from 1000 ref http www.esztergom.hu wps portal varos?docid ADMR 6WQKVH History of Esztergom ref to 1256, ref http www.sanctum.hu index.php?hely cikk&fazis olvas&tipus szoveg&commentek szama 0&cikkid 158 Hungary in the Middle Ages ref Sz kesfeh rv r was Holy Crown of Hungary coronation town Buda 1256&ndash 1316 Timisoara Temesv r 1316&ndash 1325 Buda 1325&ndash 1536 Pozsony from 1536 ref http szlovakiaiidegenvezetes.sk idegenvezetes pozsonyban Pozsony, the coronation town ref to 1848 because Ottoman Hungary Ottoman occupation Pest, Hungary Pest Buda present day Budapest from 1848 ref hu Budapest t rt nete vsz mokban History of Budapest ref to 1873 The country was part of Austria from 1849 till 1867, so the true capital was Vienna . Debrecen twice, in 1849 and in 1944 ref http debrecen.opelclub.hu index.php?option com content&task view&id 3&Itemid 1 History of Debrecen ref during the Hungarian revolution of 1848 , end of the World War II Budapest including Buda 1873 ref http www.budapestinfo.hu hu altalanos tudnivalok Budapestinfo ref &ndash present Capitals of Pannonia province Note that the Roman province s on the territory of Hungary, notably Pannonia , had other capitals. Capitals of Roman Pannonia, located in the territory of present day Hungary, were buda Aquincum today buda , Szombathely Savaria Szombathely and P cs Sopianae P cs . References references DEFAULTSORT List Of Historical Capitals Of Hungary Category History of Hungary Category History of Slovakia Category Former national capitals Category Hungary related lists Historical capitals Category Lists of capitals Historical capitals of Hungary ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2012 External links date August 2010 This is a list of groups engaged in historical reenactment . Because boundaries can be unclear, where there is doubt, groups are listed here by the category into which they place themselves. class wikitable sortable style font size 90 width 100 Name URL Real world location Period Earliest year portrayed Latest year portrayed Speciality 1186 583 url www.1186 583.org flag France 1186 to 1188 ntsh 1186 1186 AD ntsh 1188 1188 AD Living history dedicated to Christian and Muslim Middle Eastern societies 1325 a.d. url www.1325ad.de flag Germany ..., information, history. Reenactment DEFAULTSORT List Of Historical Reenactment Groups Category Historical reenactment groups Category History related lists Historical reenactment groups .... ntsh 1700 1700 AD ntsh 1760 1760 AD 18th Century Historical Trekking and Camping. Period Living Skills ... alamannen.de index en.htm flag Germany Historical Alamanni alemannic reenactment in Agri decumates ... , Historical Fencing , Combat reenactment , Educational Asociacion Recreacionista Medieval Escandinava ... Ages reenactment Dark Ages Living history , Combat reenactment , Educational visits California Historical ... Medieval ntsh 1250 1250 AD ntsh 1475 1475 AD Living history , Historical Fencing , Combat reenactment ... Empire ntsh 1386 1386 AD ntsh 1406 1406 AD Combat reenactment , Living history , Historical Fencing ... Reenactment group Historical Maritime Society url www.hms.org.uk flag UK Modern ntsh 1805 1805 AD ntsh 1945 1945 AD Naval combat reenactment, Naval Living History The Historical Timekeepers url ... history , Historical Fencing , educational display Manitoba Living History Society url www.manitobalivinghistory.com ... history , Battlefield Guides, Ardenne Hunter, Brigade Piron Weorod Early Medieval Historical Re ... ntsh 1939 1939 AD ntsh 1945 1945 AD WWII Historical Reenactment Society HRS url www.worldwartwohrs.org ... Netherlands Dutch Napoleonic reenactment National Association of Re enactment Societies flagicon ... more details
Refimprove date July 2007 This article briefly introduces a list of better known Kurdish historical sites Kurdish Asewari m j yi Kurdan Sites in the Kurdish inhabited region in Iran Dimdim Castle , West Azarbaijan Province of Iran Mizgewti s r , Red Mosque , West Azarbaijan Province of Iran , Mahabad Serdar Castle , West Azarbaijan Province of Iran Sna castle , Kurdistan province Iran Kurdestan , Sanandaj Takht e Soleyman , West Azarbaijan Province of Iran Sites in Iraqi Kurdistan Delal Pira Delal Lalish Citadel of Arbil Hawler Citadel Ruins of Yassin tepe Capital city of ancient Sharazor ref Encyclop dia Britannica A New Survey of Universal Knowledge Page 521, by Walter Yust 1951 ref The gate of Amadiya Shanidar Cave Sites in Turkish Kurdistan Great wall of Diyarbakir , Diyarbakir Hasankeyf , Batman, northern Turkey Ho ap Castle in G zelsu, southeastern Turkey Ishak Pasha Palace , Do ubeyaz t , eastern Turkey. Other sites Afrin , Syria Yezgird Castle Guzaran References reflist Kurdish culture MEast hist stub Category Lists of places Category Kurdish culture ... more details
This list may include any author who has written a historical novel as defined in the relevant article. Expand list date August 2008 style float right TOC A columns list 3 Leopoldo Alas Leopoldo Alas Clar n ... Atwood born 1939 B columns list 3 Mary Balogh born 1944 as Mary Jenkins Kathleen Baldwin Robert ... C columns list 3 William Carleton 1794 1869 Caleb Carr born 1955 John Dickson Carr 1906 1977 Eleanor ... 1944 Thomas B. Costain 1885 1965 Andrew Crumey born 1961 D columns list 3 Miguel Delibes 1920 2010 ... Druon 1918 2009 Dorothy Dunnett 1923 2001 David Anthony Durham born 1969 E F columns list 3 Georg ... G columns list 3 Benito P rez Gald s 1843 1920 Diana Gabaldon born 1952 Elizabeth Gaskell 1810 1865 ... 1803 1840 Michael Cawood Green born 1954 H columns list 3 H. Rider Haggard 1856 1925 Barbara Hambly ... Yermakov S. L. Hunter born 1951 , pseudonym of Nicholas Valentin Yermakov I K columns list 3 Conn ... Jaan Kross 1920 2007 L columns list 3 Mariano Jos de Larra 1809 1837 Jane Lane author Jane Lane ... with the L s Luo Guanzhong 1330 1400 N stor Luj n 1922 1995 M columns list 3 Eduardo Mendoza Ceballos ... Mordovtsev 1830 1905 N O columns list 3 Vladim r Neff 1909 1983 John Henry Newman 1801 1890 Nerida ... 1947 P columns list 3 Arturo P rez Reverte born 1951 William Palmer novelist William Palmer born 1943 ... Pushkin 1799 1837 Thomas Pynchon born 1937 R columns list 3 Charles Reade 1814 1884 Jaclyn Reding ... list 3 Ram n J. Sender 1901 1982 Rafael Sabatini 1875 1950 Romain Sardou born 1974 Steven Saylor born ... Mann Rosemary Sutcliff 1920 1992 T U columns list 3 Ellalice Tate 1906 1993 , pseudonym of Eleanor ... 1924 2003 V W columns list 3 Andrew Vachss born 1942 Robert Van Gulik 1910 1967 Guy Vanderhaeghe ... Woodman born 1944 Herman Wouk born 1915 Y Z columns list 3 Chelsea Quinn Yarbro born 1942 Frank ... Young born 1960 Mikhail Zagoskin 1789 1852 Richard Zimler born 1956 See also List of writers Category Lists of novelists by genre Historical novelists Category Historical novelists ... more details
Use dmy dates date October 2010 This list consists of fictional Detective fiction historical detectives , in chronological order of setting class wikitable Detective Setting, Period Creator Debut Gordianus the Finder Roman Republic , 1st Cen. BCE Steven Saylor Roman Blood 1991 Roman Senate Senator Decius Metellus Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger Roman Republic , 1st Cen. BCE John Maddox Roberts SPQR series SPQR 1990 Marcus Didius Falco Roman Empire , 1st Cen. CE Lindsey Davis The Silver Pigs 1989 Judge Dee China , 7th Cen. CE Robert van Gulik Di Gong An 1949 Sister Fidelma Ireland , 7th Cen. CE Peter Tremayne Absolution by Murder 1994 Li Kao China , 7th Cen. CE Barry Hughart Bridge of Birds 1984 Brother Cadfael Wales , 12th Cen. CE Ellis Peters A Morbid Taste for Bones 1977 Brother William of Baskerville Italy , 1327 CE Umberto Eco The Name of the Rose 1980 Brother Athelstan London , 1376 CE P. C. Doherty The Nightingale Gallery 1991 Matthew Shardlake London , 1537 CE C. J. Sansom Dissolution Sansom novel Dissolution 2003 The Benjamin January Mysteries Benjamin January New Orleans , 1833 CE Barbara Hambly A Free Man of Color 1997 Sherlock Holmes London , 1881 CE Sir Arthur Conan Doyle A Study in Scarlet 1886 Category Lists of fictional detectives ... more details
This is a list of historical ship types , which includes any classification of ship that has ever been used. Image Bateaugoelette.jpg thumb A two masted schooner Barque A sailing vessel with three or more masts, fore and aft rigged on only the aftermost. Barquentine A sailing vessel with three or more masts, square rigged only on the foremast. Battlecruiser A lightly armoured battleship. Battleship A large, heavily armoured and heavily gunned warship. A term which generally post dates sailing warships. Bilander Bireme An ancient vessel, propelled by two banks of oars. Birlinn Boita A cargo vessel used for trade between Eastern India and Indochina. Blockade runner A ship whose current business is to slip past a blockade. Brig A two masted, square rigged vessel. Brigantine A two masted vessel, square rigged on the foremast and fore and aft rigged on the main. Caravel A much smaller, two, sometimes three masted ship. Carrack Cartel A small boat used to negotiate between enemies. Clipper A fast multiple masted sailing ship, generally used by merchants because of their speed capabilities. Cog ship Cog Collier ship type Collier A vessel designed for the coal trade. Corvette A small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, originally smaller than a frigate. Cruiser A warship that is larger than a destroyer, but smaller than a battleship. Destroyer A warship mainly used for anti submarine warfare and escort duties. Dreadnought An early twentieth century type of battleship. Dromon s Precursors to galleys. East Indiaman An armed merchantman belonging to one of the East India companies Dutch, British etc. Fire ship A vessel of any sort, set on fire and sent into an anchorage with the aim of causing consternation and destruction. The idea is generally that of forcing an enemy fleet to put ... forward i.e., near the front of the boat . DEFAULTSORT List Of Historical Ship Types Category Lists ... by three banks of oars. Xebec Victory ship See also List of boat types catboat alternate spelling ... more details
Below is the list of historical parties in Turkey . In this list, the parties which merge to create another party are also shown. But, the parties which were closed by the military rule in 1981 and continued with the same name afterwards are not shown. class wikitable sortable Name Founded Closed Notes about termination Progressive Republican Party Turkey Progressive Republican Party 1924 1925 Banned Liberal Republican Party Turkey Liberal Republican Party 1930 1930 Self dissolved National Development Party Turkey National Development Party 1945 1958 Ceased to exist Democrat Party Turkey, 1946 Democratic Party 1946 1960 Banned Liberty Party Turkey Liberty Party 1955 1958 Self dissolved New Turkey Party 1961 New Turkey Party 1961 1973 Self dissolved Workers Party of Turkey 1961 1980 Banned Justice Party Turkey Justice Party 1961 1981 Closed by the military rule Nation Party Turkey, 1962 1962 1977 Self dissolved Republican Reliance Party 1967 1981 Closed by the military rule National Order Party 1970 1971 Banned Democratic Party Turkey, 1970 Democratic Party 1970 1980 Self dissolved Republican Party Turkey Republican Party 1972 1973 Merged into Republican Confidence Party National Salvation Party 1972 1981 Closed by the military rule Nationalist Democracy Party Turkey Nationalist Democracy Party 1983 1986 Self dissolved Great Turkey Party 1983 1983 Banned Motherland Party Turkey Motherland party ANAP 1983 2007 Merged with True Path Party ref name Note2 To continue as Democrat Party ref People s Party Turkey People s party 1983 1985 Merged with SODEP ref name Note To continue as Social Democratic Populist Part ref SODEP Social Democracy Party SODEP 1983 1985 Merged with People s Party ref name Note Welfare Party 1983 1998 Banned Social Democratic Populist Party Turkey Social Democratic Populist Party 1985 1995 Merged into Republican People s Party Liberal Democrat Party Turkey Liberal Democrat Party 1986 1986 Merged to ANAP Great Anatolia Party 1986 1992 Self dissolved ... more details
Expand list date August 2008 Portal Numismatics This is a list of historical currencies . Ancient Lydia First coinage Lydia Stater electrum and silver Trite coin electrum third of a stater Hekte electrum sixth of a stater Lydian coinage Ancient Persia Persian daric Daric gold Achaemenid coinage Siglos Sigloi silver Achaemenid coinage Persian coinage Persis coinage Parthian coinage Sassanian coinage Elymais Elymais coinage Ancient Greece Aeginian stater silver Corinthian stater silver Athenian stater silver Stater silver Tetradrachm silver Greek drachma Drachma silver Alexandrian coinage Ptolemaic coinage Seleucid coinage Greco Bactrian Kingdom Bactrian coinage Ancient Rome Antoninianus Argenteus silver As Roman coin As copper Aureus gold Denarius silver Dupondius bronze Follis Sestertius bronze Solidus coin Solidus gold Talent measurement Talent silver, gold Tremissis gold Roman currency Roman Imperial currency Roman Republican currency Ancient Israel Gerah Ma ah silver Prutah bronze copper Yehud coinage Hashmonean coinage Herodian coinage Roman Procurator coinage First Jewish Revolt coinage Judaea Capta coinage Bar Kochba Revolt coinage Sheqel silver Zuz Jewish coin Zuz silver Africa Aksumite currency Rhodesian dollar Dollar Rhodesia Sudanese dinar Dinar Sudan Equatorial Guinean ekwele Ekwele Ekuele Equatorial Guinea Escudo Angolan escudo Mozambican escudo Portuguese Guinean escudo S o Tom and Pr ncipe escudo East African florin Florin Kenya , Somalia , Tanzania and Uganda Franc French Camerounian franc Moroccan franc Malagasy franc Malian franc Katanga Cross Zaire Lira Italian East African lira Italian Somaliland lira Tripolitanian lira Mozambican metica Metica Mozambique ... Currency lists Historical currencies, List of fr Liste des anciennes monnaies ru ... Irish coin Farthing British coin Farthing Irish coin Groat coin Groat Great Britain Gulden historical ... Coins Halfpenny New Zealand New Zealand Scottish coinage List of Scottish coins Halfpenny Scotland ... more details
The list of historical harbour cranes includes historical harbour Crane machine cranes from the Middle Age s to the introduction of metal cranes in the Industrial Revolution during the 19th century. Modern reconstructions are also listed. class wikitable sortable class hintergrundfarbe6 Name Location Country River Comment Material class unsortable Image de Krantor Danzig uraw Krantor Gda sk Gda sk Danzig Poland Mot awa Mot awa Mottlau 1367, modification 1442 1444 oldest crane in the History of German formerly German speaking area Stone and wood Image Pl gdansk zuraw dlugiepobrzeze2006.jpg thumb 150px nl Stadskraan Utrecht Stadskraan Utrecht Utrecht Netherlands Oudegracht 1402, treadwheeled city crane mainly used for wine barrels, several times upgraded, rebuild on another location after it collapsed in 1837. Wood stone Image Utrechtse stadskraan aan de Oudegracht.jpg thumb 150px de Alter Krahnen Trier Alter Krahnen Trier Germany Moselle River Mosel 1413, in service until 1910, two booms, one to attach a counterweight Stone Image Trier Alter Krahnen BW 1.JPG thumb 150px de Rheinkran Bingen Rheinkran Bingen am Rhein Bingen Germany Rhine 1487, renovated in 1819, in service until 1890 after comprehensive renovation back in service tourist demonstrations since 2008 Wood Image Alter Rheinkran, Bingen, Germany.jpg thumb 150px de Alter Krahnen Andernach Alter Krahnen Andernach Germany Rhine 1554 1561, in service until 1911 Stone Image Alter Krahnen, Andernach, Germany.jpg thumb 150px de Oestricher Kran Oestricher Kran Oestrich Winkel Germany Rhine 1744 1745, in service until 1926 Wood Image Oestricher Kran im Rheingau.jpg thumb 150px dk Mastekran Mastekran Mastekranen Copenhagen Denmark Holmen, Copenhagen Holmen, harbour 1748 1751 by Philip de Lange for mounting masts to large sailing vessels Stone and wood Image MastCraneCopenhagen.jpg thumb 150px de Alter Kranen W rzburg Alter ... Treadwheel crane Commonscat Historical cranes Category Cranes machines Category Lists of buildings ... more details
The list of the wealthiest historical figures is an attempt to gather and compare the net worth and fortunes of historical figures against one another. Inflation and other factors devalue currency over time economies of different regions over time periods and economies produced goods, commodities, and services over time. These fluctuations increase difficulty when accurately assessing and comparing fortunes from different decades, centuries, and especially millennia for the economy of any given State or region. Also, because several individuals and families never had their financial records revealed publicly and there are no contemporary estimates of their net worth, several individuals could be omitted due to a lack of citable estimates of their net worth. Some estimates of individuals wealth are based upon ownership of capital and stock in a company or many companies, the value of which is always changing. This list includes both Real versus nominal value economics nominal and real wealth . The nominal value of a person s net worth reflects the price in that person s time without adjustments for inflation or other factors. The real value of a person s net worth reflects an attempt ... DEFAULTSORT List Of Wealthiest Historical Figures Category Billionaires Wealthiest historical figures Category History related lists Wealthiest historical figures Category Lists of people by wealth Historical figures Category Superlatives es Anexo Mayores fortunas de la historia ro Lista ... the buying power of that wealth as a stable figure comparable across historical periods. Historical figures and their wealth Historical figures often attested to be of great riches, presented in alphabetical ... time 2011 1 bonus some people who didnt make the list 21 The 20 Richest People Of All Time ref Most ..., I m taking it up to him . Ancient historical figures and their legendary wealth As records are lost ... actually accumulated smaller real value than some historical figures. John D. Rockefeller File Jdr ... more details
More footnotes date January 2010 This is a list of historical elephants by name. A F Annabelle elephant Annabelle , known for her painting skills an Indian elephant won in a contest, donated to be Anchorage, Alaska s Alaskan Zoo s first animal in 1964 Ayed, female elephant favoured by Tipoo Sultan the Tiger of Mysore. She was killed in 1799 the British cut her heels to make her kneel even though suspected to be pregnant Clarify date July 2011 but the dignity of the elephant was such that she died on foot. Abul Abbas Charlemagne s elephant Baby Roger , purchased at age two by the children of Providence for the Roger Williams Park Zoo in 1893. in 1901, a Long Island filmmaker made a short about him, A Visit to Baby Roger . He was much loved until he grew older and became irritable and was sold to a circus in 1915. He toured Europe and was killed in Georgia after attacking his keeper and killing a female elephant who was stealing his hay . Bandoola , an elephant in the Burma Campaign of WWII he was named after the Burmese general Maha Bandula and incidents in his life are described in the books Elephant Bill and Bandoola by Lt. Col. James Howard Williams J. H. Williams Williams concludes that he had been killed by his mahout Po Toke Batyr 1970 93 , the talking elephant of Karaganda Zoo in Kazakhstan Betty the Learned Elephant , the third elephant and first trained elephant in the United States. After her owner claimed that even bullets could not pierce her hide, she was shot by local men in Chepachet, Rhode Island on May 25, 1826. Black Diamond elephant Black Diamond , Indian elephant ... Orwell References Reflist DEFAULTSORT List Of Historical Elephants Category Individual elephants Category Lists of individual animals Elephants Category Lists of placental mammals Elephants, historical ... in Mecca . Thus, the year became known as the Year of the Elephant and provided a historical ready reference ... History of elephants in Europe List of fictional elephants Index of lists of fictional animals List ... more details
This list of historical capitals of Vietnam includes former Capital city capital cities within the region that is now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam . It includes the respective capitals of dynastic Vietnam , French Indochina , Nanyue a kingdom that annexed northern Vietnam , North Vietnam , and South Vietnam . class wikitable style text align center Capitals of Vietnam Name Location Period Phong Ch u Ph Th Province H ng B ng Dynasty 5000 years BCE Co Loa Citadel C Loa circa 20 km to the west of central Hanoi An D ng V ng empire 4th centuries BCE and again under Ng Dynasty 938 967 CE Phi n Ngung Panyu Panyu District , Guangzhou , China Tri u Dynasty 207 111 BC M Linh V nh Ph c , circa 40 km to the west of present day Hanoi Rule of Tr ng Sisters 40 43 CE Long Bi n Present day Hanoi L Nam Anterior L dynasty and Tri u Vi t V ng 544 602 i La Present day Hanoi Period of Chinese occupation under the Tang Dynasty Hoa L Ninh B nh Province inh Dynasty and Anterior L Dynasty 968 1009 Th ng Long Present day Hanoi Tr n Dynasty 1225 1400 T y West Capital Thanh H a H Dynasty 1400 1407 ng East Capital Present day Hanoi H Dynasty ng Kinh Tonkin East Capital Present day Hanoi L Dynasty 1428 1788 , Tr nh Lords Ph Xu n What does Ph Xu n mean? Do you know? porque yo no Present day Hu Nguy n Lords 1558 1777 T y S n Dynasty 1788 1802 and Nguy n Dynasty 1802 1945 Hanoi Capital of French Indochina 1887 to 1954 Ho Chi Minh City Saigon Present day Ho Chi Minh City Capital of South Vietnam 1954 1975 Hanoi Capital of North Vietnam 1954 1975 Hanoi Capital of Vietnam 1975 to present DEFAULTSORT Capitals Of Vietnam Category History of Vietnam Category Lists of capitals Vietnam vi Th Vi t Nam Danh s ch kinh th c a Vi t Nam qua c c th i k ... more details
Many projects have attempted to use the Gnutella network, since its introduction in early 2000. This list enumerates abandoned or discontinued projects. List of discontinued clients class wikitable Name Platform Last Release License Gnotella Microsoft Windows Windows before March 2002 ref http www.gnutellaforums.com gnotella windows 9366 so why has gnotella been discontinued.html Gnotella discontinued post ref Unknown Mactella Macintosh December 7, 2001 ref http www.tucows.com preview 206631 Tucows, Mactella Version 1.4.0 ref FreeWare MLDonkey Cross platform July 27, 2007 ref http sourceforge.net forum forum.php?forum id 719769 MLDonkey removes Gnutella and G2 support. ref GNU GPL Mutella Unix August 26, 2004 ref http mutella.cvs.sourceforge.net mutella mutella CHANGES?revision 1.8&view markup Mutella CHANGES files on Sourceforge.net ref GPL Newtella Microsoft Windows Windows December 18, 2000 ref http tucows.mundofree.com winme preview 156777.html Tucows, Newtella Version 1.0b3 ref FreeWare PEERanha Microsoft Windows Windows April 12, 2002 ref http www.gnutellaforums.com peeranha windows 10398 peeranha dead.html PEERanha developer signals the end. ref Unknown http qtella.sourceforge.net Qtella Unix like May 27, 2004 ref http sourceforge.net projects qtella Qtella SourceForge.net page ref GNU GPL SwapNut Microsoft Windows Windows Unknown Unknown http www.revolutionarystuff.com swapper Swapper Microsoft Windows Windows Temporary due to litigation Proprietary ToadNode Microsoft Windows Windows October 1, 2002 ref http www.freedownloadscenter.com Network and Internet Internet Client Suites Toadnode.html Free Download Center, Toadnode 3.1.3 ref Freeware XoloX Microsoft Windows Windows April 21, 2003 ref http www.gnutellaforums.com version information 19237 1 5 a.html XoloX version 1.5 release ref Proprietary XNap Java platform Java July 14, 2004 ref http sourceforge.net projects ... of software Gnutella clients, historical es Anexo Lista hist rica de clientes de Gnutella ... more details
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