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Sweyn Forkbeard conquered England by 1013, forcing King Æthelred of England to exile by the end of the year. However, Sweyn died on 2 February 1014, and the Danes proclaimed his son, Cnut, as king. Meanwhile, the English nobility recalled Æthelred who successfully expelled the Danes by the summer of 1014.
Roland the Farter (known in contemporary records as Roland le Fartere, Roulandus le Fartere, Rollandus le Pettus, or Roland le Petour) was a medieval flatulist who lived in 12th-century England. He was given Hemingstone manor in Suffolk and 30 acres (12 hectares) of land in return for his services as a jester for King Henry II.
Cnut's visit to Rome was a triumph. In the verse of Knútsdrápa , Sigvatr Þórðarson praises Cnut, his king, as being "dear to the Emperor, close to Peter". [ 68 ] In the days of Christendom, a king seen to be in favour with God could expect to be ruler over a happy kingdom. [ 68 ]
Garut was of importance even before World War II, being a hill station for the Dutch elite of the region. [3] The Danish writer Johannes V. Jensen accounted his visit to Garut in the short story Paa Java from 1915. [4] The legendary film star Charlie Chaplin is said to have visited Garut twice. He is reported to have visited in 1927 and 1935 ...
The four Native American leaders visited Queen Anne in 1710, as part of a diplomatic visit organised by Pieter Schuyler, mayor of Albany, New York.They were received in London as diplomats, being transported through the streets of the city in Royal carriages, and received by Queen Anne at the Court of St. James Palace.
The Grand Naval Review, Spithead, 24-25 June 1814 Boarding the Duke of Clarence's flagship the Impregnable in Boulogne on 6 June 1814, they crossed to Dover, where they were officially welcomed, with a guard of honour provided by the soldiers of the famous Light Division - the 43rd, 52nd and 95th Regiments. [1]
Dominic Mancini (Italian: Domenico Mancini) was an Italian monk who visited England in 1482–3. He witnessed the events leading up to Richard III being offered the English crown. He left in 1483 and wrote a report of what he had witnessed.
Thomas Herbert, who visited India ten years after the death of Coryat, noted that a Persian ambassador, who died on board the fleet at Swally, was buried near him in Surat. Dr. John Fryer who was at Surat in 1675 was shown the tombs of the Persian ambassador and Coryat, along with several Armenian Christian tombs outside the Bharuch gate.