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  1. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

    country native name conventional long name United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sup 1 sup ... leader6 1910 1927 cont. as King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland title deputy ... for No one provokes me with impunity . The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal ... of Ireland . The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland came into being on 1  January ... of Great Britain Great Britain and Kingdom of Ireland Ireland were united. The Kingdom of Great Britain ... was signed, the entire island of Ireland effectively seceded from the United Kingdom of Great Britain ... to be called the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until 1927, when it was renamed the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland by the Royal and Parliamentary ... Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland List of monarchs Until 1927, part of the monarch s royal title included the words King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . In 1927, the words ... of Great Britain, Ireland... and other places . The words United Kingdom were restored to the monarch ... Kingdom of br Great Britain and Ireland br small 1801 1922 small width 30 align center Succeeded by br United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland br small 1922 present small ... DEFAULTSORT United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Ireland Category History of the United Kingdom Category ... simple United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sv F renade kungariket Storbritannien och ... image coat Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom 1837 1952 .svg 100px image map UK of Britain & Ireland ... name of the United Kingdom was changed in 1927 to the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain ...about the historical period during which Ireland and Great Britain formed a single state the article ... event end Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927 UK name changed p1 Kingdom of Great Britain flag ... 315093 stat pop2 42769196 currency Pound sterling today flag United Kingdom br flag Republic of Ireland ...   more details



  1. The Corfu Channel Case (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland v. People's Republic of Albania

    The Corfu Channel Case United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland v. People s Republic of Albania was a case brought against Albania by the UK , suing for compensation after, on 22 October 1946, two British destroyers hit sea mines in Albanian waters at the straits of Corfu , damaging them and killing naval personnel during the Corfu Channel Incident . The International Court of Justice ordered Albania to pay the UK 843,947 in compensation. This was the first case brought before the ICJ. Implications for International Law Decision The Corfu Channel case established that states must meet a preponderance of the evidence standard to prevail before the ICJ. External links http www.icj cij.org docket index.php?p1 3&p2 3&k cd&case 1 International Court of Justice records of this case DEFAULTSORT Corfu Channel Case, The Category International Court of Justice cases Category 1948 in law Category Corfu Category 1948 in the United Kingdom UK law stub Albania stub International law stub ko sq Incidenti i kanalit t Korfuzit ...   more details



  1. Great Britain and Ireland

    Great Britain and Ireland are two neighbouring islands situated in the north west of Europe. As a phrase, Great Britain and Ireland or Britain and Ireland can refer to either two separate entities being discussed together due to the close cultural and historical links between the islands, or can refer to a single entity. As separate entities, it may be referring to Great Britain and Ireland , two neighbouring islands situated in the north west of Europe United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland , two neighbouring states situated in Great Britain and Ireland. As a single entity, it may be referring to The British Isles , an archipelago made up of Great Britain, Ireland and a number of other smaller islands The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , the name of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1927 See also Terminology of the British Isles disambig ...   more details



  1. Kingdom of Great Britain

    Union ref The Acts of Union 1801, which created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, came ... of Ireland Acts of Union 1800 united to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . Most ... as the United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1927. Name The Treaty ... became part of the name of the subsequent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Acts of Union ... 1707 31 December 1800 width 30 align center Succeeded by br United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ... state United Kingdom the island Great Britain Use dmy dates date August 2011 Use British English date August 2011 Infobox Former Country native name conventional long name Kingdom of Great Britain common name Great Britain continent Europe region British Isles country United Kingdom status State union ... of Scotland.svg p2 Kingdom of England flag p2 Flag of England.svg s1 United Kingdom of Great Britain ... , flag Wales . The Kingdom of Great Britain , described occasionally as the United Kingdom of Great ... after, be United into One Kingdom by the Name of GREAT BRITAIN . ref ref http www.nationalarchives.gov.uk ... were to be United into One Kingdom by the Name of Great Britain . They also refer to the new state as One Kingdom , the United Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom . ref name treaty The websites ... created on 1 May 1707, as the United Kingdom of Great Britain . However, the state created by the union ... of England and the modern day Parliament of the United Kingdom , the Parliament of Great Britain ... problems in the Kingdom of Ireland , under the rule of the King of Great Britain. In 1798, Irish ... Irish Parliament . Great Britain and Ireland were formally united into a single realm, as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , on 1 January 1801. Monarchs File Royal Arms of Great Britain ... Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death in 1820. Parliament of Great Britain ... Britain George II year leader3 1727 1760 leader4 George III of the United Kingdom George III year leader4 ...   more details



  1. The Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland

    at http www.botanicus.org title b11976913 Botanicus DEFAULTSORT Ferns Of Great Britain And Ireland ...Image Polypodium vulgare Moore1.png thumb Plate 1 of the title br Polypodium vulgare The Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland was a book published in 1855 that featured 51 plates of nature printing by Henry Bradbury . Description The text was a scientific description of all the varieties of Fern s found in the British Isles . The author of this work was the botanist Thomas Moore botanist Thomas Moore , the editor was John Lindley . The book was released at a time of so called pteridomania in Britain. ref cite paper first Peter D. A. last Boyd authorlink title Pteridomania the Victorian passion for ferns version Revised web version publisher Antique Collecting 28, 6, 9 12. date 2002 01 02 url http www.peterboyd.com pteridomania.htm format id accessdate 2007 10 02 ref Along with William Grosart Johnstone s The Nature Printed British Seaweeds London, 1859 1860 , the book featured Bradbury s innovative nature printing process. The publisher of the work was Bradbury and Evans. Bradbury patented the process after seeing the invention of Alois Auer a subsequent dispute arose as to its originator. Despite a high level of interest for a time, the technique was not employed extensively in any subsequent English works. Bradbury, along with Auer, believed the technique to be an enormous advance in printing. However, the plants and other subjects that could be successfully printed in this way were few. Ferns were one of the few plants with a form that could be replicated, the shape of the fronds being largely two dimensional. In this work the ferns, a plant highly suited to the process, were impressed upon soft lead plates. These were electroplated to become the printing plate, the details of the fronds and stem were hand coloured at this stage. The resulting image was in two colours and provided ... in Victorian Britain. archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20070809041058 http www.bostonathenaeum.org ...   more details



  1. Castles in Great Britain and Ireland

    Castles have played an important military, economic and social role in Great Britain and Ireland since ... over the south of the kingdom. Following the Norman invasion of Ireland in the 1170s, under Henry ... of castles in Britain and Ireland dates primarily from the Norman conquest of England Norman ... in the early 12th century to help him colonise and control areas of his kingdom such as Galloway ... of siege s in England. Whilst in Ireland and Wales castle architecture continued to follow ... house style would also be adopted in the north of England and Ireland in later years. In North Wales ... withstood more than one siege. In Ireland the introduction of List of siege artillery heavy siege ... Stalker , Scotland caption2 Athy White s Castle , Ireland Norman Invasion main List of castles in England .... ref Castles were often situated along the Roman roads in Britain old Roman roads that still formed ... . ref Pounds 1994 , p.19. ref Whilst motte and bailey and ringwork castles took great effort ... tower, or a great tower. The word keep becomes used from the 16th century onwards. The ambiguity over ... castles formed the bones of the kingdom . ref Liddiard 2003b , p.1. ref A number of royal castles were ... to occupy and use any castle in the kingdom in response to external threats, in those cases he would ... in Scotland, Wales and Ireland Image The Bass of Inverurie. geograph.org.uk 117762.jpg thumb The Inverurie ... main List of castles in Scotland List of castles in Wales List of castles in Ireland Castles in Scotland ... of North Wales. ref name King1991P130 Image TrimCastle.jpg thumb 200px left Trim Castle in Ireland, built immediately after the Norman invasion Ireland remained ruled by native kings into the 12th ... of Ireland began between 1166 and 1171, under first Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke Richard de Clare and then Henry II of England , with the occupation of southern and eastern Ireland by a number ... castles were built in Ireland by the Anglo Normans. ref McNeill, pp. 60 61. ref Other castles, such as Trim ...   more details



  1. Russian Orthodox Church in Great Britain and Ireland

    Unreferenced date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 The United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland contain two Russian Orthodox groups. The most numerous group is the Moscow Patriarchate s Diocese of Sourozh . There is also the Russian Orthodox Diocese of Great Britain and Ireland Diocese of Great Britain and Ireland of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia . DEFAULTSORT Russian Orthodox Church In Great Britain And Ireland Category Eastern Orthodoxy in the United Kingdom ...   more details



  1. Vice Admiral of the Coast of Great Britain & Ireland

    Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date December 2007 Vice Admiral of the Coast of Great Britain & Ireland was a ceremonial title in the United Kingdom . DEFAULTSORT Vice Admiral Of The Coast Of Great Britain & Ireland Category Government of Scotland Scotland stub UK poli stub ...   more details



  1. Thomas Merton Society of Great Britain and Ireland

    Use dmy dates date December 2010 primarysources date December 2010 Thomas Merton Society of Great Britain and Ireland is an association for the study of the life and work of Thomas Merton . It was founded on 12 December 1993. The Society publishes a journal, The Merton Journal . It also organises conferences and retreats. br The Society owns a small collection of books and journals relating to Thomas Merton, these are housed at the Catholic National Library in Farnborough, Hampshire . It is affiliated with the International Thomas Merton Society which is based in Louisville, Kentucky. External links http www.thomasmertonsociety.org Thomas Merton Society of Great Britain and Ireland Official site. DEFAULTSORT Thomas Merton Society Of Great Britain And Ireland Category 1993 establishments in the United Kingdom Category Learned societies of the United Kingdom Category Organizations established in 1993 UK org stub ...   more details



  1. Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland

    primarysources date January 2008 The Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland , also known as the British Zionist Federation or simply the Zionist Federation ZF , was established in 1899 to campaign for a permanent homeland for the Jew ish people. The Zionist Federation is an umbrella organisation for the Zionism Zionist movement in the United Kingdom , representing more than 120 organisations, and over 50,000 affiliated members. ref name ZF About http www.zionist.org.uk Main about.php About Us. History The Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland ref In 1917, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour communicated the Balfour Declaration, 1917 Balfour Declaration to the leader of United Kingdom s Jewish community Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild Lord Rothschild for transmission to the Zionist Federation. In 1920, the Zionist Federation founded Women s International Zionist Organization WIZO and Keren Hayesod . The ZF also founded a number of Zionist youth movement s. As of November 2010, the chairman of the ZF is Harvey Rose ref name ZF chair http www.bbc.co.uk news 10222035 ref . Aims and objectives Among its aims and objectives, ZF lists ref name ZF About Support, co ordinate and facilitate the work of all its affiliates nationwide, and to continue its commitment to the Zionist youth movements. Encourage the participation of Jews in Zionist activities including education ... in the United Kingdom. See also David Lindo Alexander Federation of Zionist Youth References div class references small references div External links http www.zionist.org.uk Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland website http www.wzo.org.il doingzionism federations fed home.asp?fed zfgbi Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland World Zionist Organization Category Zionism in the United Kingdom poli org stub ...   more details



  1. Ireland?United Kingdom relations

    were Act of Union 1800 merged in 1801 to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . Although many were content with being a part of the United Kingdom, both violent and constitutional campaigns ... the 1798 Rebellion . Although Ireland gained Constitution of 1782 near independence from Great Britain in 1782 , the kingdoms of Kingdom of Ireland Ireland and the Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain ...Refimprove date January 2008 Infobox Bilateral relations British Irish Ireland United Kingdom British ... including the Government of the Irish Free State and the Government of the United Kingdom since most of Ireland gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1922 as the Irish Free State . Relations ... inhabiting the islands of Ireland and Great Britain for as much as we know of their history. A Romano ... clan political and familial ties between people in Ireland and people in Great Britain, lasting from ... of the United Kingdom , set up First D il a parliament in Dublin , and declared the independence of Ireland from the United Kingdom. A Irish War of Independence war of independence followed ... and Northern Ireland, and the amount of government debt public debt of the United Kingdom for which ... Ireland on 8 12 July 1911, when it was still part of the United Kingdom . ref https stillslibrary.rte.ie ... WP SUBCAT Topic article rule Use dmy dates date August 2010 Category Ireland United Kingdom relations Category Bilateral relations of the United Kingdom Category Bilateral relations of the Republic of Ireland ... political violence in Northern Ireland in 1968 and a desire for and resistance to United Ireland ... of the Roman Empire , missionaries from Ireland re Christianised Britain. The expansion of Gaels Gaelic ..., this was at a cost of great resentment over Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652 land ownership ... the Government of the Irish Free State, the Government of Northern Ireland , and the Government of the United ... contributed anything to paying the public debt of the United Kingdom. The report of the Commission ...   more details



  1. Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland

    Infobox Non profit Non profit name Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland Non profit logo Image AAGBI shield.jpg 170px founded date 1932 founder Dr Henry W Featherstone & Sir Ivan Magill current President Dr Richard Birks focus Anaesthesia num members owner Non profit slogan in somno securitas homepage http www.aagbi.org The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland represents over 10,000 anaesthetist s in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland . The Anaesthesia Heritage Centre in Portland Place , London is open to specialists and the general public. The centre is open Monday to Friday from 9 to 5, but is closed on Wednesday. There is no charge, but appointments are recommended. It comprises a museum with a collection of objects dating back to 1774, the Association s own archives, which date back to 1932, and a reference library. The museum is a member of the London Museums of Health & Medicine . The Association s motto is in somno securitas safe in sleep . The Association s official journal is Anaesthesia journal Anaesthesia . As part of its commitment to the continuous improvement of the quality and safety of anaesthesia care, in June 2010 the Association signed The Helsinki Declaration for Patient Safety in Anaesthesiology . Past presidents Thomas Cecil Gray 1957 1959 External links http www.aagbi.org.uk Official website Anesthesia DEFAULTSORT Association Of Anaesthetists Of Great Britain And Ireland Category 1932 establishments in the United Kingdom Category Health in the United Kingdom Category Medical associations based in the United Kingdom Category Anesthesia Category Science museums in the United Kingdom Category Medical museums in the United Kingdom Category Museums in Westminster UK med org stub ...   more details



  1. Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland

    The Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland is a British medical association founded in 1920 with the twin aims of the advancement of the science and art of surgery and the promotion of friendship amongst surgeons . ref name asgbi http www.asgbi.org.uk en about asgbi history Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland About ASGBI History Accessed July 2011 ref Berkeley Moynihan, 1st Baron Moynihan Berkeley Moynihan was a driving force behind the associations creation. ref name asgbi http www.asgbi.org.uk en about asgbi history Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland About ASGBI History Accessed July 2011 ref Presidents Past presidents of the association include ref http www.asgbi.org.uk en about asgbi history asgbi past presidents.cfm ASGBI Past Presidents , Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, accessed 6 April 2012 ref Bernard Ribeiro, Baron Ribeiro Baron Ribeiro Sir Hedley Atkins Sir Geoffrey Jefferson Sir James Learmonth Sir Hugh Cairns surgeon Hugh Cairns Sir Max Page Sir Claude Frankau Sir David Wilkie surgeon David Wilkie Berkeley George Andrew Moynihan, 1st Baron Moynihan Baron Moynihan Sir John Bland Sutton References reflist External links http www.asgbi.org.uk Category Medical education Category Medical associations based in the United Kingdom ...   more details



  1. Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara

    Image Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara.jpg frame Mary of Teck Mary wearing the tiara The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara was given to the future Mary of Teck Queen Mary as a wedding present in 1893. ref Royal Collection http www.royalcollection.org.uk microsites royalwedding1947 object.asp?grouping &exhibs NONE&object 200192&row 16&detail about ref The diamond tiara was purchased from Garrard & Co Garrard , the London jeweller, by a committee organised by Lady Eve Greville . In 1947, Mary gave the tiara to her granddaughter, the future Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth II , as a wedding present. ref cite web url http www.bbc.co.uk news uk 16383561 title BBC News Palace to host diamond exhibition for Diamond Jubilee publisher bbc.co.uk date 2011 12 27 accessdate 2012 01 03 ref ref cite web author Eleanor Harding url http www.dailymail.co.uk femail article 2081281 Finest pink diamond existence highlight dazzling display Royal jewels Buckingham Palace.html title Finest pink diamond in existence to be highlight of dazzling display of Royal jewels at Buckingham Palace & 124 Mail Online publisher Dailymail.co.uk date 2012 01 03 accessdate 2012 01 03 ref The tiara was described by Leslie Field as a diamond festoon and scroll design surmounted by nine large oriental pearls on diamond spikes and set on a bandeau base of alternate round and lozenge collets between two plain bands of diamonds . Queen Elizabeth II originally wore the tiara without the base and still usually wears it without the pearls. ref Royal Order of Satorial Splendor http orderofsplendor.blogspot.co.uk 2011 12 readers top 15 tiaras 1 girls of great.html ref A portrait of Queen Elizabeth ... Commonwealth currencies, including those of United Kingdom Britain , Australia , Jamaica , Canada and Ceylon . See also Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom References references DEFAULTSORT Girls Of Great Britain And Ireland Tiara Category British monarchy ...   more details



  1. Conchological Society of Great Britain & Ireland

    The Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland is a British based society concerned with the study of mollusc s. It was founded in 1876 and is one of the oldest such societies in the world. It is a registered UK charity no. 208205 that anyone can join. It promotes the study of molluscs and their conservation, through meetings, publications, workshops, field meetings, and distribution recording schemes. ref http www.charity commission.gov.uk SHOWCHARITY RegisterOfCharities CharityWithoutPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber 208205&SubsidiaryNumber 0 Charity Commission web site accessed on 19 April 2010 ref Journals Journal of Conchology Scientific publications Mollusc World is the magazine of the Society See also Malacological Society of London External links http www.conchsoc.org www.conchsoc.org References Reflist Category Organizations established in 1876 Category Biology organizations Category Molluscs Category Non profit organisations based in the United Kingdom Category 1876 establishments in the United Kingdom UK org stub science org stub ...   more details



  1. Dependency of Ireland on Great Britain Act 1719

    The Dependency of Ireland on Great Britain Act 1719 6. Geo. I, c. 5 was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of Great Britain passed in 1719 Old Style and New Style dates Old Style , 1720 New Style . The bill had its second reading in the Commons on March 4, 1719, where it was chiefly opposed on the grounds that it appeared to have no purpose beyond increasing the power of the House of Lords . Other objections included an argument that the preamble and the enacting section of the bill were contradictory, and that Ireland had historically had an independent judiciary. It was supported by Joseph Jekyll and Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke Philip Yorke , and carried 140 votes to 83. It was then passed on March 26. ref First Parliament of George I Fifth session begins 23 November 1719 , The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons volume 6 1714 1727 1742 , pp. 198 218. http www.british history.ac.uk report.asp?compid 37724 Online copy Date accessed 20 September 2006. ref Section I of the Act noted that the Irish House of Lords had recently assumed to themselves a Power and Jurisdiction to examine, correct and amend judgements of the Irish courts, which it held to be illegal. As such, it declared that the Kingdom of Ireland was subordinate to and dependent upon the British crown, and that the King, with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Great Britain , had full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient validity to bind the Kingdom and people of Ireland . Section II declared that the House of Lords of Ireland had no jurisdiction to judge, affirm or reverse any judgement, sentence or decree made in any court within the Kingdom of Ireland, and that all ... Dependency Of Ireland On Great Britain Act 1719 Category Great Britain Acts of Parliament 1720 Category 1720 in Ireland Category Repealed Great Britain Acts of Parliament ... was repealed in its entirety by the Repeal of Act for Securing Dependence of Ireland Act 1782 . ref ...   more details



  1. Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland

    Need Consensus date November 2011 The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland RAS was established ... its history the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland has, while only maintaining a very modestly sized membership, always contained a great deal of very distinguished individuals, from ... Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland This fund was initially established in 1828 ref http ... of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. pp 25 27, 1957. Beckingham, C.F. Centenary Volume of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland ... Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. B. W. Robinson. Persian Paintings in the Collection ... and Journal of the Asiatic Society of Batavia ... Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland ... Belonging to the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland Library. Whish Collection, 1902. References relating to the Society and noted ... of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. E. J. Brill, 1979. Skrine, Francis ... Society of Great Britain and Ireland Charter of Incorporation of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland http www.royalasiaticsociety.org.hk Hong Kong branch http www.mbras.org.my Malaysian ..., for scholarship relating to Asian culture and society of the highest level. It is the United Kingdom ... was founded in London in 1823, and received its Royal Charter from George IV of the United Kingdom ... the United Kingdom and Asia. Branches The Society is affiliated to associate societies in India ... branch http www.royalasiaticsociety.lk Sri Lanka branch Category 1824 establishments in the United Kingdom Category Professional associations based in the United Kingdom Category Learned societies of the United Kingdom Category Ancient Near East organizations Category Organisations based in the United Kingdom with royal patronage Category Clubs and societies in London Category Organizations established ...   more details



  1. Medical Library Association of Great Britain and Ireland

    The Medical Library Association of Great Britain and Ireland was founded in 1908 and held two annual meetings. Its first formal meeting was held in Belfast in July 1909 during the meetings of the British Medical Association and its second, in London, in 1910 also in conjunction with the meetings of the British Medical Association. No written record of its activities after 1911 has been found. William Osler was one of the founders, in 1898, of the Medical Library Association in North America initially called the Association of Medical Librarians and served as its President from 1901 04. Osler moved to England in 1905 as he had been appointed Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford University . Shortly after his arrival he was also involved in the formation of the short lived British equivalent and he was elected the new Association s President in 1909. The proceedings of the Association s 1909 meeting were published as a separate publication and are the first eight pages of Volume 1 of the Proceedings of the Medical Library Association of Great Britain and Ireland . A copy of this publication is in the Osler Library of McGill University in Montreal where Part 1 is Osler 7206. Part 2 of Volume 1 pp. 9 19 is the Presidential Address by William Osler Osler 3576 No. 286 . Osler s Presidential Address entitled The medical library in post graduate work was originally published in the British Medical Journal , October 2, 1909, pp. 925 8. No further issues of the Proceedings were published. It appears that the Osler Library copy of the Proceedings of the MLA GBI may be a final proof copy as it contains proof reader s corrections but, to date, no other copy has been found for comparison. A copy of these Proceedings is at http www.internatlibs.mcgill.ca mla gbi index.htm Category Library associations Category Professional associations based in the United Kingdom Category Medical libraries ...   more details



  1. Toponymy in the United Kingdom and Ireland

    Toponymy in different parts of the United Kingdom and Ireland are discussed in the following articles English toponymy Irish toponymy Scottish toponymy Welsh toponymy Category English toponymy Category Irish toponymy Category Scottish toponymy Category Welsh toponymy ...   more details



  1. Great Depression in the United Kingdom

    Expert subject History date November 2008 The Great Depression in the United Kingdom , also known as the Great ... in the global Great Depression . It was the largest and most profound Depression economics economic depression of the 20th century for the United Kingdom . Backgrounds main Great Depression The Great Depression of 1929 32 broke out at a time when the United Kingdom was still far from having recovered ... output fell by 25 between 1918 and 1921 and did not recover until the end of the Great Depression, ref Cole, Harold L. and Lee E. Ohanian, The Great U.K. Depression a Puzzle and a Possible Resolution in Kehoe, Prescott 2007 ref arguing that the United Kingdom suffered a twenty year great depression ... in the 1930s , Blackwell External links Commons category Great Depression Economy of the United Kingdom GreatDepr nav DEFAULTSORT Great Depression In The United Kingdom Category Great Depression United Kingdom Category Economic history of the United Kingdom Category Social history of the United Kingdom Category 1930s in the United Kingdom ... Kingdom general strike From about 1921, Britain had started a slow economic recovery from the war ... further de stabilised the economy. In response, MacDonald, on the urging of George V of the United Kingdom ... this, a General Election was called. The united Kingdom general election, 1931 election resulted ... social change. At the United Kingdom general election, 1945 1945 general election , to the surprise ... Policy in Great Britain 1918 1939 Blackwell. Bowley M. 1947 , Housing and the State 1919 ... of Britain since 1700 Cambridge University Press. Garraty, John A., The Great Depression An Inquiry ... between 1929 and 1934. A major cause of financial instability, which preceded and accompanied the Great ... during the 1920s. Britain had largely avoided this trap by financing their war effort largely through sales of foreign assets. Britain had a net loss of 300 million of foreign investments, less than ...   more details



  1. Russian Orthodox Diocese of Great Britain and Ireland

    The Diocese of Great Britain and Ireland lang ru is a diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia ROCOR , with communities on the territories of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland . The episcopal seat of the diocese is in Richmond . Disambiguation needed date June 2011 However, since the departure of Bishop Constantine Essensky of Richmond in 1985 the diocese has not had a resident bishop. Since then, the diocese has been under the omophor of His Eminence Archbishop Mark Arndt of Berlin, who is also bishop of the ROCOR German diocese, the overseer of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem , and First Deputy to the President of the ROCOR Synod of Bishops. ref According to the http www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws synod engrocor enbishops.html directory listing of bishops on the ROCOR website. ref The diocese currently comprises five parishes and one monastic house, with four other chapels and missions served by its clergy. The cathedral parish is the Cathedral of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God and the Holy Royal Martyrs, in Chiswick , West London. There are currently eight priests and one deacon serving within the diocese, in addition to a small number of Minor Orders minor clergy . Recent history The moves towards restoration of canonical relations between ROCOR and the Moscow Patriarchate saw the departure in January 2007 of the monastic Church of St. Edward the Martyr, Brookwood Brotherhood of St ... bishop of the Great Britain and Ireland diocese, and special services were offered at the Dormition ... of the Diocese of Great Britain, its sister Diocese of Sourozh , and the two stauropegial stavropegial parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in Great Britain and Ireland, with bishops serving ... index.html The Diocese of Great Britain and Ireland http www.russianchurchlondon.org En Home.html ... Russian Orthodox Church DEFAULTSORT Russian Orthodox Diocese Of Great Britain And Ireland Category ...   more details



  1. Professional Golfers' Association (Great Britain and Ireland)

    Golfers s Association Category Golf in the United Kingdom Category Golf in Ireland no The Professional ... and South Wales Scotland Irish Region Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland WPGA covers Great Britain & Ireland For precise details of which counties fall into each of the first five regions see ...   more details



  1. 2009 Great Britain and Ireland floods

    Infobox flood name 2009 Great Britain and Ireland floods image location November 2009 Great Britain and Ireland ... The 2009 Great Britain and Ireland floods was a weather event that affected parts of Great Britain and Ireland throughout November and into December 2009. November was the wettest month across the United Kingdom since records began in 1914 and was well above average temperatures. ref cite news ... accessdate 2009 12 06 ref The worst affected area in Great Britain was the England English county ... and County Westmeath Westmeath were among the worst affected areas of Ireland. European windstorm s bringing heavy rain and gale force winds caused damage and flooding to the south of Great Britain on 13 ... Irish Examiner ref Event Before the severe gale s affecting the United Kingdom on 13 November, unsettled weather had been affecting all of the United Kingdom since 12 November. ref name 13 14 cite ... swept across the west and south of the United Kingdom. convert 30 mm of rainfall in three hours was recorded ... November, strong winds and showers affected southern Great Britain, with winds gusting up to convert ... Great Britain on 13 14 November caused some surface water flooding and damage from gales. Surface ... flood warnings prior to the storm reaching Great Britain on 13 14 November. Peak gusts reached convert ... DASHBot deadurl no ref 18 25 November Great Britain Multiple image direction vertical width 200 image1 ... of Great Britain road numbering scheme A roads in the surrounding area had to be closed off and some ... River Derwent collapsed. The bridge carried the A roads in Zone 5 of the Great Britain numbering scheme ... the A597 road Great Britain A597 road and the condemnation of Calva Bridge carrying the A596 ... total damages total damages USD total fatalities 4 areas affected Collapsible list title Ireland ... Roscommon County Sligo County Tipperary County Westmeath Northern Ireland Collapsible list title England ... Suffolk West Sussex Collapsible list title Northern Ireland County Londonderry br County Tyrone ...   more details



  1. Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland

    Primary sources date August 2011 The Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland was founded in 1936 for the purpose of encouraging study and research in the field of hymnody promoting good standards of hymn singing encouraging the discerning use of hymns in worship sponsoring relevant publications. External links http www.hymnsocietygbi.org.uk Hymn Society website Category Hymns Category 1936 establishments christian music stub ...   more details



  1. Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland

    Institute of Great Britain and Ireland 1871 was the result of a merger between these two rival ... RAI 1st Annual Postgraduate Conference Category 1871 establishments in the United Kingdom Category Learned societies of the United Kingdom Category Anthropology organizations Category Organizations established in 1871 de Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland fr Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland ...Other uses Rai disambiguation Infobox non profit name Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland image Image Royal Anthropological Institute logo.jpeg 150px type Charitable organisation founded date Start date 1966 10 04 tax id registration id England and Wales 246269 founder location 50 Fitzroy Street, London, W1T 5BT coordinates Coord 51.523786 0.139802 origins key people Roy Ellen area served United Kingdom product mission focus Anthropology method revenue endowment num volunteers num employees num members subsid owner non profit slogan former name homepage URL www.therai.org.uk dissolved footnotes The Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland RAI is a long established anthropological organization, with a global membership. Its remit includes all the component fields of anthropology , such as biological anthropology , evolutionary anthropology , social anthropology , cultural anthropology , visual anthropology and medical anthropology , as well as sub specialisms within these, and interests shared with neighbouring disciplines such as human genetics , archaeology and linguistics . It seeks to combine a tradition of scholarship with services to anthropologists, including students. The RAI promotes the public understanding of anthropology, as well ... dating from the 1860s. The photo library illustrates the great diversity and vitality of the world ... the Centre for Anthropology at the British Museum , and is effectively Britain s national anthropological ...   more details




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