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101Robert Armin — (c. 1563 ndash; 1615) was an English actor, a member of the Lord Chamberlain s Men. He became the leading comedy actor with the troupe associated with William Shakespeare following the departure of Will Kempe around 1600. Also a popular comic… …
102George Bass — George Bass, British naval surgeon and explorer of Australia (30 January 1771 1803), was born at Aswarby, a hamlet near Sleaford, Lincolnshire, and was educated at Boston Grammar School. He trained in medicine at the hospital at Boston,… …
103Mozart family grand tour — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1763, aged seven, at the start of the Grand Tour. He is wearing livery presented by the Empress of Austria the previous winter. The Mozart family grand tour …
104Thomas Wolsey — Infobox Archbishop of York name = Thomas Cardinal Wolsey caption = Sampson Strong s portrait of Cardinal Wolsey at Christ Church (1526). birth name = began = 1514 term end = 1530 predecessor = Christopher Bainbridge successor = Edward Lee birth… …
105Hubert Walter — Infobox Archbishop of Canterbury Full name = Hubert Walter birth name = consecration = 29 May 1193 began = 7 November 1193 term end = 13 July 1205 predecessor = Reginald Fitz Jocelin successor = John de Gray birth date = c. 1160 death date = 12… …
106Outline of chess — A game of chess, in the starting position. See also: Glossary of chess and Index of chess articles The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to chess: Chess – two player board game played on a chessboard, a square …
107William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham — Infobox Prime Minister | name=The Earl of Chatham order=Prime Minister of Great Britain term start =30 July 1766 term end =14 October 1768 monarch =George III predecessor =The Marquess of Rockingham successor =The Duke of Grafton birth date… …
108Yeoman — is noun used to indicate a variety of positions or social classes. In the 16th century, a yeoman was also a farmer of middling social status who owned his own land and often farmed it himself; an equivalent in Germany is Freibauer ( freehold… …
109Ranulf Flambard — Infobox bishopbiog name =Ranulf Flambard religion =Catholic See =Diocese of Durham Title = Bishop of Durham Period = 1099 ndash;1128 Predecessor = William de St Calais Successor =Geoffrey Rufus ordination = bishops = post = date of birth = place… …
110Tonbridge — infobox UK place country = England official name= Tonbridge static static image caption=Tonbridge Castle latitude= 51.1987 longitude= 0.2764 population = 30,340 (2007) shire district= Tonbridge and Malling shire county = Kent region= South East… …
