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Look up: Bishops`

  1. Bishops
    `Bishops` can refer to: *The plural of bishop, a religious official *The plural of bishop (disambiguation), other meanings of bishop *Diocesan College, South Africa *The Bishops, British band *The Bishops and Clerks, a group of Welsh islets
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishops

  2. Bishops Castle Railway
    |} The original plan behind the `Bishops Castle Railway` in 1861 was to build a line from Craven Arms to Montgomery, thus linking the Shrewsbury to Hereford line to the Oswestry to Newtown, Powys line (later called the Cambrian Line), linking Mid-Wales and Shrewsbury, with a branch line from Lydham to Bishop's Castle. From the start, the railway was hampered by shortage of capital. Many investors were already involved in more established lines...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishops_Cas

  3. Bishops Hatfield Girls School
    `Bishops Hatfield Girls School` is a girls' comprehensive school located in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. It was founded in 1960 as a girls' grammar school. It has a sixth form of c. 110 students according to the latest OFSTED report. Category:Schools in Hertfordshire Category:Girls schools in England Category:Educational institutions established in 1960
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishops_Hat

  4. Bishops in Foreign Countries Act 1841
    The `Bishops in Foreign Countries Act 1841` (5 Vict., c. 6) is an Act of Parliament passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom to enable the Church of England to create bishops overseas.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishops_in_

  5. Bishops in the Church of Scotland
    Like most Reformed Churches, the `Church of Scotland` has a presbyterian structure which invests in a hierarchy of courts the authority which other denominations give to `bishops`. Nevertheless, the Church of Scotland does have the concept of a bishop, and there has been debate about widening this concept.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishops_in_

  6. Bishops Lydeard railway station
    `Bishops Lydeard railway station` is a railway station on the West Somerset Railway, a heritage railway in Somerset, United Kingdom, and serves as the normal southern terminus for the operations of the railway. The station is situated in the village of Bishops Lydeard.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishops_Lyd

  7. bishops problem
    To find the maximum number of bishops (pieces capable of moving any number of spaces along diagonals of their own color) that can be placed on an n × n chessboard in such a way that no two are attacking each other. The answer is 2n - 2, which gives the solution 14 for a standard (8 × 8) ch...
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  8. Bishops Wood
    `Bishop's Wood`, `Bishops Wood`, or `Bishopswood` is a small village on the Staffordshire border with Shropshire. It is home to the Royal Oak public house, the first to be named after the nearby oak tree at Boscobel House in which King Charles II hid after the Battle of Worcester. The village, in the parish of Brewood, may derive its name from the country residence of the early Bishops of Lichfield: Boscobel House. The King Charles II Royal Oak ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishops_Woo

  9. Bishops` Bible
    (from the article `biblical literature`) The failure of the Great Bible to win popular acceptance against the obvious superiority of its Geneva rival and the objectionable partisan flavour ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/69

  10. Bishops` Wars
    (1639, 1640), in British history, two brief campaigns that were fought between Charles I and the Scots. The wars were the result of Charles`s ... [5 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/70

  11. Bishops, Synod of
    in the Roman Catholic Church, the institution of periodic meetings of bishops established in 1965 by Pope Paul VI. According to the `Decree on the ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/70

  12. Bishops' Bible
    The `Bishops' Bible` was an English translation of the Bible produced under the authority of the established Church of England in 1568. It was substantially revised in 1572, and this revised edition was to be prescribed as the base text for the Authorized King James Version of 1611.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishops'_Bi

  13. Bishops' Conference of Scotland
    The `Bishops' Conference of Scotland` is an episcopal conference for Roman Catholic bishops in Scotland. The current president of the conference is Cardinal Keith Michael Patrick O'Brien.`
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishops'_Co

  14. Bishops' High School, Guyana
    `Bishops' High School` is a prestigious secondary school in Georgetown, Guyana. It was established in 1870 by the Anglican Church as a ladies' school. The school later merged with Mrs. Vyfhuis' school, also founded in 1870, and then with the DeSaffon school. Mrs. Vyfhuis was offered headship of the combined schools in 1875. The school's first home was at Brickdam and Manget Place, and then at `Minto House` on Waterloo Street. It later moved to `...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishops'_Hi

  15. Bishops' House
    `Bishops' House` is a half-timbered house in the Norton Lees district of the City of Sheffield, England. It was built c. 1500 and is located at , on the southern tip of Meersbrook Park. It is one of the three surviving timber-framed houses in the city (the others being the Old Queen's Head and Broom Hall). It is known as Bishops' House because it was said to have been built for two brothers. John and Geoffrey Blythe, both of whom became Bishops....
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishops'_Ho

  16. Bishops' Selection Conference
    In the Church of Ireland, the `Bishops' Selection Conference` is an annual panel of church members, representing both clergy and laity, who assess candidates offering themselves for consideration for training for the ordained ministry. The Selection Panel is composed of a Bishop, a Priest, two members of the laity, and a representative of the Church of Ireland Theological College. Candidates can be men or women from any of the dioceses in the ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishops'_Se

  17. Bishops' Wars
    Struggles between King Charles I of England and Scottish Protestants 1638-40 over Charles' attempt to re-impose royal authority over the church in Scotland. The name derives from the Arminian...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  18. Bishops' Wars
    The `Bishops` Wars` ` `Bellum Episcopale` ` refers to two armed encounters between Charles I and the Scottish Covenanters in 1638 and 1640, which helped to set the stage for the English Civil War and the subsequent Wars of the Three Kingdoms
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  19. Bishops' Wars
    Bishops' Wars, two brief campaigns (1639 and 1640) of the Scots against Charles I of England. When Charles attempted to strengthen episcopacy in Scotland by imposing (1637) the English Book of Common Prayer, the Scots countered by pledging themselves in the National Covenant (1638) to restore Presby...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0

  20. Bishopsbourne
    `Bishopsbourne` is a small village in Kent, England. It lies in the Nailbourne valley four miles from Canterbury and about fifteen miles from Dover. It has a public house, The Mermaid, built in 1861, and a church, St Mary's, with 14th century wall paintings. Author Joseph Conrad lived here and his house, `Oswalds`, still stands. The village hall is called `Conrad Hall` in his honour. Bishopsbourne was on the Elham Valley Railway until traffic sto...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishopsbour

  21. Bishopsbourne Paddock
    `Bishopsbourne Paddock` was a cricket ground at Bourne House, seat of Sir Horatio Mann, near Canterbury in Kent. It was a popular venue for first-class matches from 1766 to 1790. Bishopsbourne Paddock is first mentioned in an item in the `Kentish Weekly Post` about a recent match involving Sir Horatio's own Bourne club versus Dartford Cricket Club on Monday 29 September 1766. The result of the game is unknown. It was last used for a game involv...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishopsbour

  22. Bishopscourt, Cape Town
    `Bishopscourt` is a small, wealthy, residential suburb in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town in the Western Cape, South Africa. It is part of the Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, created in 2000, which includes the greater Cape Town area. It has approximately 350 houses most of which reside on more than 3000 square metres of land. Category:Suburbs of Cape Town
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishopscour

  23. Bishopsford Community School
    `Bishopsford Community School` is a state school in London it is also a specialist arts college, a title that it is very proud of, the school opened in 1999, by 2003 it was one of the top schools in the Merton, however this was not always the case. Previously the school was named Garth High School, though it was a failing School and closed in [----]. It is built on the land previously occupied by Catherine Gladstone Convelescent Home.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishopsford

  24. Bishopsgarth
    `Bishopsgarth` is a part of Stockton-on-Tees in County Durham, in England. Bishopsgarth is an estate on the Western outskirts of Stockton-on-Tees. It is part of Bishopsgarth and Elm Tree Ward which has a population of 6412. There is a shopping parade and Bishopsgarth Comprehensive School. There are two pubs on the estate, the Five Alls pub which is located by the shopping parade and The Mitre pub on Harrowgate Lane. Bishopsgarth is currently cont...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishopsgart

  25. Bishopsgate Institute
    The `Bishopsgate Institute` is a cultural institute, located on Bishopsgate, two minutes walk from Liverpool Street station and Spitalfields market. Bishopsgate Institute offers a range of activity: courses for adults, a regular cultural events programme, an historic library and hall and room hire.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishopsgate


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On Sunday, November 24th, 1991, Freddie Mercury died peacefully at his home in London of AIDS related bronchial pneumonia. Freddie was cremated at Kensal Green Cemetery in accordance with his religion. Many stars from the world or music and showbiz attended the service, including friends Elton John and David Bowie. On April 20th, 1992 a tribute concert in Freddie's memory was held at Wembley Stadium. Tickets to the gig sold out in a matter of hours, even before the full list of bands was available. Many of the worlds most famous rock stars took part in it. This concert was later released on DVD and video for all to enjoy, with the proceeds going to the Mercury Phoenix Trust. read more

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