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Provinces of the Netherlands 
 From these unified Netherlands, seven northern provinces formed the Republic of the Seven United Provinces in the 16th century.
Provinces of the Netherlands 
 The Republic's lands also included Drenthe (one of the 17, but without the autonomous status of the others), and parts of Brabant, Limburg and Flanders, which were considered to be "conquered lands" and were governed directly by the Staten-Generaal, the parliament.
Provinces of the Netherlands 
 On January 1, 1796, during the Batavian Republic, Drenthe and Staats-Brabant became the eighth and ninth provinces of the Netherlands; the latter known as Bataafs Brabant, Batavian Brabant, changing its name to Noord Brabant, North Brabant, in 1815 when it became part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Provinces of the Netherlands 
 In 1839, with the independence of Belgium, the original single province of Limburg was divided between the two countries.
Provinces of the Netherlands 
 A year later, Holland, the largest and most populous of the Dutch provinces, was also split into two provinces for a total of 11.
Provinces of the Netherlands 
 The 12th member was to be Flevoland, a province consisting almost entirely of reclaimed land, established on January 1, 1986.
Provinces of the Netherlands 
 During the Batavian Republic, the Netherlands were from 1798 to 1801 completely reorganised into 8 new departments, most named after rivers, inspired by the French revolutionary example, in an attempt to do away with the old autonomous provincial status.
Provinces of the Netherlands 
 They are listed below, with their capitals and the territory of the former provinces they mostly incorporated:
Provinces of the Netherlands 
 After only three years, following a coup d'état, the borders of the former provinces were restored, though not their autonomous status.
Provinces of the Netherlands 
 It was during this administration that Holland was first split in two, with the department of Amstelland to the north and that of Maasland to the south.
Provinces of the Netherlands 
 East Frisia, then as now in Germany, was added to the kingdom as a department in 1807 and Drenthe split off again making a total of 11 departments.
Provinces of the Netherlands 
 When the Netherlands finally did become fully part of France in 1810, the departments of the kingdom and their borders were largely maintained, with some joined together.
Provinces of the Netherlands 
 They were however nearly all renamed, again mainly after rivers, though the names differed from their Batavian counterparts.
Provinces of the Netherlands 
 With the defeat and withdrawal of the French in 1813, the old provinces and their names were re-established, Holland was reunited and East-Frisia went its separate way.
Provinces of the Netherlands 
 The 17 provinces of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands were for a significant part based on the former French departments and their borders, in particular in what would later become Belgium.
North Brabant 
 It is bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River (Maas) in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west.
Local Government Act 1985 
 Its main effect was to abolish the county councils of the metropolitan counties that had been set up in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, along with the Greater London Council that had been established in 1965.
Local Government Act 1985 
 The main provision, section 1 stated that "the Greater London Council; and the metropolitan county councils" shall not exist anymore.
Local Government Act 1985 
 The metropolitan boroughs and London boroughs got some of the powers of the former institutions, but others went to central government.
Local Government Act 1985 
 At the time of the Act, one third of the population of England were living in Greater London and the metropolitan counties.
Local Government Act 1985 
 The act established a system of joint-boards to take over some of the functions of the abolished councils in the metropolitan counties and in Greater London.
Local Government Act 1985 
 The Act was passed by Margaret Thatcher's government after a series of disputes between the councils and the central government.
Greater London Council 
 The Greater London Council (GLC) was the local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986.
Greater London Council 
 The Labour Party had controlled the LCC from 1934 and by the 1950s the Conservative Government considered that elections were becoming one-sided, since the London County Council (LCC) covered only the inner (generally Labour-voting) districts.
Greater London Council 
 Livingstone's high-spend socialist policies put the GLC into direct conflict with Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government.
Greater London Council 
 He deliberately antagonised Mrs. Thatcher through a series of actions (including posting a billboard of London's rising unemployment figures on the side of, and endorsing a statue of Nelson Mandela whilst Thatcher regarded the future South African president as a terrorist.
Greater London Council 
 By 1983, Thatcher was determined to crush both Livingstone and the GLC, and the Cabinet agreed "in principle" to abolish the GLC and give its functions to the boroughs.
Greater London Council 
 The Local Government Act 1985, which abolished the GLC, faced considerable opposition from many quarters but was narrowly passed in Parliament, setting the end of the council for 31 March 1986.
Greater London Council 
 After its abolition, London was left as the only major city in the world without a central administrative body.
Greater London Council 
 Some powers, such as the fire service, were taken over by joint boards made up of councillors appointed by the boroughs - see waste authorities in Greater London for an example.
Greater London Council 
 It was argued by many people that this situation was chaotic and un-coordinated and a new London-wide body was needed to co-ordinate the whole city.
Greater London Council 
 Tony Blair's Labour government was elected in 1997, and was committed to bring back London-wide government.
Greater London Council 
 In 1999 a referendum was held on the establishment of a new London authority and elected mayor, which was approved by a two to one margin.
Greater London Council 
 The GLA has a very different structure to the GLC, it consisted of a directly elected Mayor of London and a London Assembly.
Greater London Council 
 The Mayor of London elections were won by the same Ken Livingstone, who began his victory speech with the words: "As I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted 14 years ago".
Greater London Authority 
 The GLA was created to improve the coordination between the London boroughs, and the Mayor of London's role is to give London a single person to represent it.
Greater London Authority 
 The Mayor proposes policy and the GLA's budget, and makes appointments to the capital's strategic transport body (Transport for London) and economic development body (the London Development Agency).
Greater London Authority 
 The GLA is different from the Corporation of the City of London with its largely ceremonial Lord Mayor.
Greater London Authority 
 The GLA is at City Hall, a new building on the south bank of the River Thames, next to Tower Bridge.
Mayor of London 
 The Mayor of London is also referred to as the London Mayor, a form which helps to avoid confusion with the Lord Mayor of London, the ancient and now mainly ceremonial role in the City of London.
Mayor of London 
 The Mayor of London is mayor of Greater London, which has a population of over 7.5 million while the City of London is only a small part of the modern city centre and has a population of less than 10,000.
Mayor of London 
 The Mayor is responsible for budgeting and strategic planning of some governmental functions across the whole of the London region.
Mayor of London 
 The plans of the mayor are looked at by the London Assembly and actioned by the Greater London Authority.
Mayor of London 
 Responsibilities include transport, the police, fire and emergency services, cultural strategy and economic development.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 
 The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (RRHOF), sometimes simply referred to as the Rock Hall, is a museum in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, which has information on the history of some of the best-known and most influential artists, producers, and other people who have in some major way influenced the music industry, mostly in the area of rock music.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 
 The first group of musicians, added on January 23, 1986, were Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and Elvis Presley.
Muddy Waters 
 McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913April 30, 1983), known professionally as Muddy Waters,  was an American blues musician.
Muddy Waters 
 Muddy Waters is considered to be one of the greatest bluesmen of all time, and in 2004 he was ranked #17 in Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
Muddy Waters 
 While he was working as tractor driver at the Stovall plantation he was recorded by Alan Lomax for the Library of Congress.
Muddy Waters 
 To be louder than the visitors of the crowded clubs he changed the acoustic guitar for an electric guitar.
Muddy Waters 
 He recorded I Can't Be Satisfied and I Feel Like Going Home, which were successful in the Chicago area.
Muddy Waters 
 Hits from the beginning of the 1950s were Louisiana Blues (1951), Long Distance Call (1951), Still A Fool (1951) and She Moves Me (1952).
Muddy Waters 
 Willie Dixon, who played the bass and produced for Chess Records, wrote a lot of his hits from this time.(I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man (1954), Just Make Love To Me (1954), Mannish Boy (1955), Trouble No More (1956) ) Muddy Waters  also played outside the USA.
Muddy Waters 
 1960 he played at the Newport Jazz Festival, the first time it was possible for a white audience to hear him.
Muddy Waters 
 His importance for young musicans was documented in the album "Fathers and Sons" where Muddy Waters, the father, played together with his sons Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield and Donald "Duck" Dunn, all of them white.
Muddy Waters 
 On April 30, 1983 Muddy Waters died in his sleep from Heart Failure, at his home in Westmont, Illinois.
Muddy Waters 
 Unlike T-Bone Walker, who also used an electric guitar, Waters  used riffs consisting of only few accords.
Muddy Waters 
 The music was used in movies (especially in longtime fan Martin Scorsese's movies, including The Color of Money, Casino and Goodfellas).
Muddy Waters 
 The following lists most of the albums released during his career and the more recent and available compilations released after his death.
Muddy Waters 
 Muddy Waters released approximately sixty singles (120 "sides") during his career, sixteen of which made the charts.
Muddy Waters 
 The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame listed four songs of Muddy Waters of the 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll.
Suit 
 Environmental suit, a piece of clothing used for a particular activity or in a particular environment, for example a space suit or diving suit.
Suit 
 Slang for a professional, The Establishment, management or government employee, because they wear a suit (clothing).
Suit (clothing) 
 In classical gentlemen's tailoring, a waistcoat (U.S: vest) is usually worn with single-breasted suits.
Suit (clothing) 
 Quality socks, leather lace-up shoes, and a tie are essential: if a tie is not worn, that is casual wear.
Suit (clothing) 
 This outfit is worn in many countries by men in professional jobs such as business, law, and politics.
Suit (clothing) 
 Suit jackets come in different styles including double-breasted (buttons on both sides of the front), single-breasted (buttons down one side of the front only), two-button, three-button or more.
Suit (clothing) 
 Shoes are usually made of leather, and usually dark-coloured leather (black or brown) which is waxed and polished.
Suit (clothing) 
 As a general guide, dress is more formal in northern Europe and the eastern United States, especially New York.
Suit (clothing) 
 More relaxed styles are found in warmer climates such as southern Europe and the western United States.
Suit (clothing) 
 The main differences are the tie, which is rarely worn in warmer climes, and the colours, which tend to be brighter in warmer climes.
Suit (clothing) 
 By that is meant, they want to underline their difference by making a non-verbal show of independence.
Suit (clothing) 
 They are semi-formal clothing, good for wearing to the office, but not so good for watching a football match.
Suit (clothing) 
 A trend towards informal dress started in the 1960s and 1970s, and has changed the way many people dress.
Suit (clothing) 
 The evolution of the suit began with changes made to formal English male dress by Beau Brummell in the early 1800s.
Suit (clothing) 
 By the end of that century photographs show men wearing suits that are almost the same as those worn today.
Deal or No Deal 
 Deal or No Deal involves a contestant, a host/presenter, a banker, and a number of briefcases (or boxes), with each having a different (and initially unknown) value.
Deal or No Deal 
 Each game starts with the contestant selecting one of the cases–this first case's value is not known until the game ends.
Deal or No Deal 
 During the rest of the game, the contestant opens the rest of the cases, one at a time, revealing its value.
Deal or No Deal 
 Each time after a specified number of cases are opened, the banker offers the contestant a certain amount of money to end the game.
Deal or No Deal 
 If the contestant takes an offer, the game ends, otherwise the contestant ends up with the money from the first case.
Deal or No Deal 
 Since the range of possible values for cases is known at the start of each game, how much the banker offers at any given point changes based on what cases have been eliminated.
Deal or No Deal 
 To promote suspense and lengthen games, the banker's offer usually strays from the expected value dictated by probability theory, particularly early in the game.
Deal or No Deal 
 However it is not uncommon for the bank's offer to exceed the player's expected value very late in the game.
Deal or No Deal 
 Worldwide, the largest amount offer (in terms of exchange rates) was €1,495,000 (equal to $1,737,250) on the original Miljoenenjacht, on November 13, 2005 (which was accepted, the contestant's case only had €1,000).
Lightning Hopkins 
 Samuel John "Lightnin'" Hopkins (March 15, 1912 - January 30, 1982) was a country blues guitar player and singer.
Lord Mayor of London 
 The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of London is the Mayor of the City of London and head of the Corporation of London.
Lord Mayor of London 
 The Lord Mayor of London is not the same person as the Mayor of London; The Lord Mayor is an officer only of the City of London.
Lord Mayor of London 
 The Lord Mayor is elected each year at the end of September or the beginning of October, and takes office in November.
Lord Mayor of London 
 The Lord Mayor's role is mostly ceremonial and social, not political, although he does promote London's business credentials abroad.
Lord Mayor of London 
 Of the 66 cities in the United Kingdom, the City of London is among the 30 that have Lord Mayors (or, in Scotland, Lord Provosts).
Lord Mayor of London 
 The Lord Mayor is entitled to the style The Right Honourable; the same privilege extends only to the Lord Mayors of Bristol, York, Cardiff and Belfast, and to the Lord Provosts of Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Lord Mayor of London 
 The style, however, is used when referring to the office and not to the person; "The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor of London" would be correct, while "The Rt Hon John Smith" would be incorrect.
Lord Mayor of London 
 In speech, a Lord Mayor is referred to as "My Lord Mayor", and a Lady Mayoress as "My Lady Mayoress".
Lord Mayor of London 
 It was once use for Lord Mayors to be created knights when they took office and baronets when they retired.
Lord Mayor of London 
 The custom was applied inconsistently from the sixteenth until the nineteenth centuries; creations became more regular from 1889 onwards.
Lord Mayor of London 
 From 1964 onwards, the regular creation of hereditary dignities such as baronetcies stopped, but Lord Mayors continued to be granted knighthoods (usually of the rank of Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire) until 1993.
Lord Mayor of London 
 de facto Lord Lieutenant for the city, as he also presides over Her Majesty's Commission of Lieutenancy for the City of London
Little Richard 
 Richard Wayne Penniman (December 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020), known by his stage name Little Richard, was an American recording artist, songwriter, and musician.
Little Richard 
 In 1951 Little Richard began his music career by making gospel and jazz influenced rhythm and blues.
Little Richard 
 He did not sell many records until 1955 when he added a loud drum beat and loud Gospel-style singing and boogie-woogie piano playing.
Little Richard 
 Little Richard died of bone cancer on May 9, 2020 at his brother's home in Tullahoma, Tennessee at the age of 87.
Monterey Pop Festival 
 Over 200,000 people went, and it is often seen as the beginning of the "rock era", replacing the earlier term "rock and roll".
Monterey Pop Festival 
 Many of the performers (like Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin) became major celebrities through their appearances, while older acts (like The Beach Boys, who were scheduled to appear but cancelled) were seen as obsolete.
I Have a Dream 
 "I Have a Dream" is the name of a speech Martin Luther King, Jr. gave on August 28,1963 while standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.. In his speech, he spoke of his wish for the future.
I Have a Dream 
 He spoke of the discrimination that the black men have faced even though they were to be treated as equals after the great Abraham Lincoln signed the momentous decree; the Emancipation Proclamation.
Secret Intelligence Service 
 The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), commonly known as MI6, is the United Kingdom's intelligence agency which collects intelligence about foreign countries.
Secret Intelligence Service 
 The service was formed in 1909 as the Secret Service Bureau, but its existence was not officially acknowledged until 1994.
Secret Intelligence Service 
 The service works with the Security Service (MI5), Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) and the Defence Intelligence (DIS).
Secret Intelligence Service 
 The National Audit Office (NAO) put the final cost at £135.05 million for site purchase and the basic building, or £152.6 million including the service's special requirements.
Banksia 
 As Australian wildflowers and popular garden plants, they  are easily recognised by their characteristic flower spikes and fruiting "cones".
Banksia 
 They are generally found in a wide variety of landscapes: (occasionally) rainforest, shrubland, and some more arid landscapes, though not in Australia's deserts.
Banksia 
 They are an important food source for all sorts of nectariferous animals, including birds, bats, rats, possums and a host of invertebrates.
Banksia 
 Banksia plants are threatened by land clearing, frequent burning and disease, and a number of species are rare and endangered.
Gollum 
 In Peter Jackson's movie adaptations of both books, Gollum's motion capture and voice were done by Andy Serkis.
Gollum 
 He is digitally created by Weta Digital and is considered one of the most impressive features of the series, specifically the second Lord of the Rings movie.
Gollum 
 Gollum, voiced by Andy Serkis accepted a 2003 MTV Movie Award for Best Virtual Performance with him yelling censored swears towards the crew, audience, Serkis and fellow book character Dobby from Harry Potter, whom he described as a "fucking fag".
Gollum 
 His distinct voice and his catchphrase "My precious" are well-known for fantasy fans and Gollum is seen as one of the best computer animated characters in a live-action movie.
1184 
 Papal bull ad aboldendam issued against several European heretical groups: the Cathars, the Waldensians, the Patarines and the Humiliati.
1184 
 It was created after a landmark meeting between the Holy Roman Empire under Frederick Barbarossa and the Roman Church under Pope Lucius III.
Fairy 
 Some fairies have certain jobs, such as the Tooth fairy, who gives money or treats under the pillow of small children who have had a tooth fall out.
Fairy 
 For instance, in Ireland and Scotland, fairies are thought of as creatures that were defeated by the human race thousands of years ago and now live in caverns in the world of Faerie.
1303 
 Edward I of England fights for and wins back Scotland (see also: William Wallace, Wars of Scottish Independence)
1306 
 May – Hugh the younger Despenser, favourite of King Edward II of England, is married to heiress Eleanor de Clare.
1306 
 In London, a city ordinance decrees that heating with coal is forbidden when parliament is in session – the ordinance is not particularly effective
1297 
 September 12 – King Diniz of Portugal and King Fernando IV of Castile signed the Treaty of Alcanizes.
1297 
 The geographic limits of Portugal are fixed permanently, with the exception of São Félix de Galegos, lost in 1640 and Olivenza, lost in 1801.
1297 
 September 11 – Battle of Stirling Bridge: Scots of Andrew de Moray and William Wallace defeat English.
1298 
 July 2 – The Battle of Göllheim is fought between Albert I of Habsburg and Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg.
1298 
 22 July – Battle of Falkirk: King Edward I of England defeats a Scottish army led by William Wallace
1298 
 The Chinese governmental minister Wang Zhen (official) invents wooden movable type printing, while the earlier Bi Sheng invented ceramic movable type in the 11th century
1299 
 April 1, 1299 Kings Towne on the River Hull granted city status by Royal Charter of King Edward I of England.
1299 
 King Håkon V Magnusson moves the capital of Norway from Bergen to Oslo, and builds Akershus fortress in Oslo.
1309 
 August 15 – The city of Rhodes surrenders to the forces of the Knights of St. John, completing their conquest of Rhodes.
1309 
 The knights establish their headquarters on the island, and rename themselves as the Knights of Rhodes.
1310 
 The first purpose-built accommodation for students (Mob Quad) completed in Merton College, Oxford, England.
1310 
 Basarab I, after the battle against the Tatars, is named "big prince" of Wallachia by the feudal lords of the region.
1311 
 March 15 – At the Battle of Halmyros, the Catalan Company beats Walter V of Brienne to take the Duchy of Athens.
1318 
 Year 1318 (MCCCXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
1318 
 May 11 – Battle of Dysert O'Dea: The Irish armies of Conor O'Dea defeat the Hiberno-Normans under Richard de Clare.
1333 
 November 15 – Nichimoku, Japanese priest, the 3rd high priest of Taisekiji temple and Nichiren Shoshu (born 1260)
1335 
 After the death of Duke Henry, the duchies are bestowed by Louis the Bavarian on the Dukes of Austria.
1335 
 Foundation of School of Arts in Zaragoza, Spain which later came to be known as the University of Zaragoza in 16th Century.
1338 
 Hundred Years' War: Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor appoints Edward III of England as a vicar-general of the Holy Roman Empire.
1338 
 Philip VI of France besieges Guienne in Southwest France and his navy attacks Portsmouth in England.
1348 
 June 24 – Black Death outbreak in full swing in Melcombe Regis (modern-day Weymouth, Dorset in England)
1348 
 July 6 – Papal bull of Pope Clement VI protecting Jews against popular aggression during the Black Death epidemic.
1348 
 Pskov gains independence from the Novgorod Republic with the treaty of Bolotovo; Pskov Republic formed.
1348 
 Estimation: Hangzhou in Yuan Dynasty China becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from Cairo, capital of Mamluk Egypt.
1350 
 29 August – An English fleet personally commanded by King Edward III defeats a Spanish fleet in the battle of Les Espagnols sur Mer.
1352 
 Moroccan traveller Ibn Battuta reports the existence of the ngoni and balafon instruments at the court of Mansa Musa.