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81Jack Sheppard — (4 March 1702 – 16 November 1724) was a notorious English robber, burglar and thief of early 18th century London. Born into a poor family, he was apprenticed as a carpenter but took to theft and burglary in 1723, with little more than a year of… …
82Legal history of wills — Wills in the Ancient WorldThe will, if not purely Roman in origin, at least owes to Roman law its complete development, a development which in most European countries was greatly aided at a later period by ecclesiastics versed in Roman law. In… …
83History of pawnbroking — This history is partially outdated for developments in the 20th century To trace the history of pawnbroking, we must go back to the earliest ages of the world, since lending money on portable security (see money and usury) is one of the most… …
84List of QI episodes (B series) — infobox tvseason season name = QI Series B caption = The front cover of the QI series B DVD, featuring Stephen Fry (left) and Alan Davies (right). dvd release date = 17 March, 2008 country = UK network = BBC first aired = 8 October, 2004 last… …
85COOK, James (1728-1779) — discoverer of eastern Australia, captain in the navy was born at Marton, Yorkshire, England, the second son of James and Grace Cook, on 27 October 1728. His father was a farm labourer at the time, but improved his position by becoming bailiff of… …
86Business ethics — For the episode from the American television series The Office, see Business Ethics (The Office). Business ethics (also corporate ethics) is a form of applied ethics or professional ethics that examines ethical principles and moral or ethical… …
87Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester — (1208 – August 4, 1265), was the principal leader of the baronial opposition to King Henry III of England. After the rebellion of 1263 1264, de Montfort became de facto ruler of England and called the first directly elected parliament in medieval …
88Gambit — This article is about the chess tactic. For alternate meanings, see Gambit (disambiguation). a b c d e …
89Chesham branch — The sharply curved embankment into Chesham station and the entrance to the disused second platform Overview …
90Military history of Somalia — Statue of Sayyid Mohammed Abdullah Hassan in Mogadishu. Hassan is often considered the Father of the Nation .[1] …
