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51A Political Romance — is a 1759 novel by Laurence Sterne, author of Tristram Shandy .The first work written by Sterne might be labelled a roman à clef or a cronique scandaleuse , which were so popular at the beginning of the eighteenth century. However, even these… …
52Church Patronage (Scotland) Act 1711 — The Church Patronage (Scotland) Act 1711 or Patronage Act is an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain (10 Ann. C A P. XII). The long title of the act is An Act to restore the Patrons to their ancient Rights of presenting Ministers to the… …
53Simeon ben Zemah Duran — (1361 1444) (Hebrew: שמעון בן צמח דוראן), known as Rashbatz (רשב ץ), was a Rabbinical authority, student of philosophy, astronomy, mathematics, and especially of medicine, which he practised for a number of years at Palma (de Majorca). Biography… …
54Edmund Calamy (historian) — Edmund Calamy (April 5, 1671 – June 3, 1732), English Nonconformist churchman, grandson of Edmund Calamy the Elder was born in London, in the parish of St Mary Aldermanbury. He was sent to various schools, including Merchant Taylors , and in 1688 …
55Leeds Festival Chorus — The Leeds Festival Chorus is an amateur chorus in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, with 170 singing members in soprano, alto, tenor and bass sections. Presenting classical choral music in Yorkshire and elsewhere in Britain, including at the BBC… …
56Isaac Titsingh — (10 January 1745 in Amsterdam – 2 February 1812 in Paris) was a Dutch surgeon, scholar, merchant trader and ambassador. During a long career in East Asia, Titsingh was a senior official of the Dutch East India Company (the Vereenigde Oostindische …
57James I of England and the English Parliament — James VI and I (James Stuart) (June 19, 1566 – March 27, 1625), King of Scots, King of England, and King of Ireland, faced many difficulties with Parliament during his reign in England. Though recent studies have shown that the Parliament of… …
58History of religious Jewish music — This article is about the sacred and religious music of Judaism from Biblical to Modern times. For the main article on religious Jewish music, see Religious Jewish music.The history of religious Jewish music spans over two millennia and covers… …
59Bartolomeo Ghetti — Bartolomeo (or Baccio) di Zanobi Ghetti (died 1536) was a Florentine Renaissance painter who has only recently emerged from obscurity as a result of recent research.Our knowledge of Ghetti’s career thus far rests chiefly on a brief notice in… …
60Robert Watt (bibliographer) — Dr Robert Watt (bapt. May 1, 1774 – March 12, 1819) was a Scottish physician and bibliographer.Early lifeThe son of a small farmer in Bonnyton near Stewarton in Ayrshire, Watt attended school from the age of six to twelve. After working as a… …
