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Yates, George (1830), An Historical and Descriptive Sketch of Birmingham: With Some Account of Its Environs, and Forty-four View of the Principal Public Buildings, &c, Beilby, Knott, and Beilby; Zuckerman, Joan; Eley, Geoffrey (1979), The Birmingham heritage, Taylor & Francis, ISBN 978-0-85664-875-5; Attribution:
HMS Queen Charlotte—100 guns—was his flagship and Rear Admiral David Milne was his second in command aboard HMS Impregnable, 98 guns. This squadron was considered by many to be an insufficient force, but Exmouth had already unobtrusively surveyed the defences of Algiers; he was very familiar with the town and was aware of a weakness in the ...
The Vulcan statue is the largest cast iron statue in the world, and is the city symbol of Birmingham, Alabama, United States, reflecting its roots in the iron and steel industry. The 56-foot (17 m) tall statue depicts the Roman god Vulcan , god of the fire and forge, with ironworking equipment.
"Queen Charlotte" chronicles the tumultuous love story between the titular German princess and King George III of England, as prefaced by trailers and the glimpses of their lasting relationship we ...
The Burning of the Queen Charlotte of 110 Guns Lord Keith's flagship off the Harbour of Leghorn, in the Mediterranean, 17 March 1800. At about 6 am on 17 March 1800, whilst operating as the flagship of Vice-Admiral Lord Keith, Queen Charlotte was reconnoitring the island of Capraia, in the Tuscan Archipelago, when she caught fire.
The stonemason who sculpted a statue of the Queen for the entrance to York Minster said it was his first portrait piece. In front of hundreds of people outside the 850-year-old cathedral, the King ...
1 April: The ownership of Birmingham Airport is transferred to Birmingham International Airport plc. July: The city council invites developers to draw up a masterplan for 26 acres (110,000 m 2) of land alongside canals, adjacent to the International Convention Centre. 5 October: A rebuilt Snow Hill station is opened to the public.
The spin-off miniseries revolving around Queen Charlotte consists of two plot lines: one in the present of Bridgerton, beginning in 1814 with the death of the royal heir Princess Charlotte, [a] an event that causes the Queen to pressure her children to marry and produce another royal heir; the other begins in 1761 with Charlotte meeting and marrying King George.