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121Vernon Scannell — (23 January 1922 ndash; 16 November 2007) was a British poet and author. He was at one time a professional boxer, and wrote novels about the sport.Personal lifeScannell was born John Vernon Bains in Spilsby, Lincolnshire, and brought up… …
122Governor of the Bank of England — The Governor of the Bank of England is the most senior position in the Bank of England. It is nominally a civil service post, but the appointment tends to be from within the Bank, with the incumbent grooming his or her successor. The Governor of… …
123List of Catholic philosophers and theologians — This is a list of philosophers and theologians whose Catholicism was important to their work. Medieval and Renaissance*Adelard of Bath *Albert of Saxony *Alexander of Hales *Augustine of Hippo *Francis of Assisi *Thomas Aquinas *Bonaventure… …
124Force 136 — was the general cover name for a branch of the British World War II organization, the Special Operations Executive (SOE). Force 136 operated in the regions of the South East Asian Theatre of World War II which were occupied by Japan from 1941 to… …
125Richard Parker (sailor) — This is about the sailor in the Nore mutiny. For other Richard Parker sailors, see Life of Pi. Richard Parker (1767 1797) was an English sailor executed for his role as President of the so called “Floating Republic”, a huge naval mutiny in the… …
126Dominic Barberi — Blessed Dominic Barberi Confessor Born June 22, 1792(1792 06 22) Viterbo Died …
127The Minority Press — was a short lived British publishing house founded in 1930 by Gordon Fraser (1911 1981) while he was an undergraduate student at St. John s College (Cambridge). Fraser was an undergraduate student of F. R. Leavis. The Minority Press was… …
128Richard III (1699 play) — HistoryFor almost 200 of the play’s 400 year history Shakespeare’s Richard III found its audience in the adaptation of the Colley Cibber, a noted theatre manager, actor and playwright (*6.11.1671 / +11.12.1757) attempted to stage for its first… …
