The Anglo-Saxon king Edward the Confessor died on 5 January 1066 without an heir. The only surviving member of the royal family was Edgar, the young son of Edward Ætheling. On the day of King Edward's funeral, 6 January, Harold Godwinson, the Earl of Wessex, rushed to London, where he was crowned king in the Abbey of Saint Peter of Westminster, by Ealdred, Archbishop of York. Harold Godwinson was elected as King by the Witenagemot, who had gathered in Westminster to celebrate the feast of Epiphany.
However, two powerful earls, brothers Edwin of Mercia and Morcar of Northumbria, challenged his authority. Sources indicate that Harold moved north to confront them; however, in the end he got their loyalty by marrying their sister, Edith, the widow of Griffith of Wales. By securing the loyalty of Edwin and Morcar, Godwinson increased his strength in the north. These men were, in fact, the first barrier between Harald Hardrada and Harold Godwinson.
The defeat of the earls had a big consequence. Because his enemies won, King Harold Godwinson had to force-march his troops , from London to York. He did this within a week of Fulford. He surprised the Viking army and defeated them at the Battle of Stamford Bridge. In the meantime William, Duke of Normandy, had landed his army in Sussex on the south coast.
Probably the engagements at Fulford Gate and at the Battle of Stamford Bridge seriously affected Harold's strength at the Battle of Hastings some three weeks later. There is no doubt that if Harold had not been diverted by the battles in the north, he would have been better prepared to fight William at Hastings and the result might have been different.
Sayyid dynasty
Sayyid dynasty was the fourth dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate. This dynasty is the shortest ruling dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate. Throughout this dynasty, four rulers ruled North India. Their rule lasted from 1414 to 1451.Founded by a former governor of Multan. This dynasty succeeded the Tughlaq dynasty. They were displaced or succeeded by the Lodi dynasty.
Following the 1398 Delhi invasion of Amir Timur, he appointed the Sayyids as the governors of Delhi. This dynasty was established by Sayyid Khizr Khan. He was appointed by Timur to be the governor of Multan (Punjab). Khizr Khan captured Delhi from Daulat Khan Lodi on May 28, 1414. By this way he established (formed) the Sayyid dynasty.
Khizr Khan was succeeded by his son Sayyid Mubarak Shah. He succeeded after his father's death on May 20, 1421. Mubarak Shah referred to himself as "Muizz-ud-Din Mubarak Shah" on his coins. After the death of Mubarak Shah, his nephew, Muhammad Shah ascended (came to throne) the throne. His son Sayyid Ala-ud-Din Shah succeeded him as the king.Alam Shah was a weak ruler. In 1451 he surrendered Delhi to Bahlul Lodi. He went to Budaun where he spent rest of his life.
Yang Ha-eun
Yang Ha-eun (korean ㅋ뭏 ㅗㅁ뎌ㅜ; born 25 February 1994 in Seoul) is a female South Korean table tennis player. She won the goldmedal in the mixed-doubles at the World Championships 2015.
Muhammad Shah (Sayyid dynasty)
Muhammad Shah (r. 1434-1445) was the third king of the Sayyid dynasty. Sayyid dynasty is the fourth dynasty of Delhi Sultanate. He succeeded his uncle, Mubarak Shah. Alam Shah succeeded him as the king. Both of them were incapable or weak rulers.
Alam Shah
Alam Shah was the fourth and last ruler of the Sayyid dynasty. He succeeded his father, Muhammad Shah to the throne. According to sources, at this time , the empire extended from Delhi to nearby suburb (locality) Palam..Alam Shah was an incapable ruler. He left the kingdom in 1448. He moved to Budaun. Three years later, Bahlul Lodi took control of the capital.
Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq
Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq (reign: 1394 − February 1413 CE) was the last sultan of the Tughlaq dynasty. Tughlaq dynasty is the third dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate. During this reign (rule) in 1398, Amir Timur the Turkic ruler invaded India. Soon after the invasion, the Tughlaq dynasty came to an end."
After Mahmud's rule, Khizr Khan found the Sayyid dynasty.
Lerwick
Lerwick (; Scottish Gaelic: "Liùrabhaig", Norwegian: "Leirvik") is the main port of Shetland Islands, Scotland. Its population was 6,958 in the 2011 census.
It also has the second largest port in the Northen Isles and the most northernmost town in the United Kingdom.
Gianfranco Parolini
Gianfranco Parolini (20 February 1925 – 26 April 2018) was an Italian movie director and screenwriter. He is often credited as Frank Kramer. Among his movies are "The Sabata Trilogy", several sword and sandal movies, most of the Kommissar X movies and a number of Spaghetti Westerns. He was born in Rome, Italy.
He claimed to have written over 100 thriller novels before becoming an assistant to Giuseppe D'Amato.
Parolini died on 26 April 2018 in Rome, Italy at the age of 93.
Montfaucon
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Montfaucon-d'Argonne
Montfaucon-d'Argonne is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-east France.
Saint-Bernard, Haut-Rhin
Saint-Bernard is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of east France.
Saint-Cosme
Saint-Cosme is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of east France.
Winkel, Haut-Rhin
Winkel is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in east France.
People who live here are called Winkelois and Winkeloises.
Sigolsheim
Sigolsheim used to be a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of east France. On 1 January 2016, it became part of the new commune Kaysersberg-Vignoble.
Children went to school at the École élémentaire publique intercommunale which had preschool ("maternelle") and elementary.
Something Just Like This
"Something Just Like This" is an electropop song by American DJ duo The Chainsmokers, with British band Coldplay. It was released on February 22, 2017, as the lead single from The Chainsmokers' album, "Memories…Do Not Open" (2017).
The song reached the top two in Australia and the UK and the top three in the US and Canada. It reached number one on the US Pop Songs radio chart and in Belgium (Flanders). It reached the top five in nine other countries. "Something Just like This" finished at number five on "Billboard"'s 2017 Year-End Hot 100.
"Something Just like This" has been certified quadruple-platinum in the US for shipments and streams of over four million copies.
Robert Wilkie
Robert Leon Wilkie Jr. (born August 2, 1962) is an American lawyer and government official. He was the 10th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs from July 30, 2018 to January 20, 2021. He was the "acting" Secretary from March 28, 2018 to May 29, 2018, while serving as the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness from November 30, 2017 until July 2018.
On May 18, 2018, President Trump announced that he was nominating Wilkie to hold the job full time of United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs. On July 23, 2018, Wilkie was confirmed by the United States Senate as the next Secretary of Veterans Affairs by a 86-9 vote.
Wilkie was born in Frankfurt, West Germany. He grew up in Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Wilkie Jr. received his B.A. degree from the Wake Forest University in North Carolina. He also studied at Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans in 1988 and at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C..
Wilkie began his professional career on Capitol Hill as Counsel to Jesse Helms. In 1997, he began service as counsel and advisor on international security affairs to Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott.
Wilkie served as special assistant to the President for national security affairs and a senior director of the National Security Council where he was a senior policy advisor to then-National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice.
Wilkie was nominated to be Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness by President Donald Trump on July 25, 2017. This nomination was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 16, 2017. Wilkie was a Senior Advisor to U.S. Senator Thom Tillis.