Jelālī Revolts, rebellions in Anatolia against the Ottoman Empire in the 16th and 17th centuries. The first revolt occurred in 1519 near Tokat under the leadership of Celâl, a preacher of Shīʿite Islam. Major revolts later occurred in 1526–28, 1595–1610, 1654–55, and 1658–59. The major uprisings

Jelenia Góra, city, Dolnośląskie województwo (province), southwestern Poland. It lies in the Sudeten (Sudety) mountains near the Czech border, at the confluence of the Bóbr and Kamienna rivers. Archaeological data indicate that the site was occupied by an ancient Slavic tribe. Permanent settlement

Jelep Pass, mountain pass on the border of the Indian state of Sikkim and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Jelep Pass lies at an elevation of about 14,390 feet (4,386 meters), in the Dongkya Range of the eastern Himalayas. The pass (la), with its gentle gradient, was a crucial link in the main

Jelep Pass, mountain pass on the border of the Indian state of Sikkim and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Jelep Pass lies at an elevation of about 14,390 feet (4,386 meters), in the Dongkya Range of the eastern Himalayas. The pass (la), with its gentle gradient, was a crucial link in the main

Jelgava, city, Latvia, on the Lielupe River southwest of Riga. In 1226 the Brothers of the Sword, a religious and military order, built the castle of Mitau there; town status was conferred on the settlement in 1376. In 1561, when the Brothers of the Sword were dissolved, it became the capital of

griot, West African troubadour-historian. The griot profession is hereditary and has long been a part of West African culture. The griots’ role has traditionally been to preserve the genealogies, historical narratives, and oral traditions of their people; praise songs are also part of the griot’s

Elfriede Jelinek is an Austrian novelist, playwright, and poet noted for her controversial works on gender relations, female sexuality, and popular culture. She was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2004. Jelinek received her education in Vienna, where the combination of her academic

dress: The Middle East from the 6th century: …the Arab world is the jellaba, known as the jellabah in Tunisia, a jubbeh in Syria, a gallibiya in Egypt, or a dishdasha in Algeria. The garment generally has wide, long sleeves, and the long skirt may be slit up the sides; some styles are open in front like a…

dress: The Middle East from the 6th century: …the Arab world is the jellaba, known as the jellabah in Tunisia, a jubbeh in Syria, a gallibiya in Egypt, or a dishdasha in Algeria. The garment generally has wide, long sleeves, and the long skirt may be slit up the sides; some styles are open in front like a…

Josip, Count Jelačić was a Croatian politician and soldier who, as ban, or provincial governor, of Croatia under the Austrian Empire, helped crush the Hungarian nationalist revolt against the empire in 1848. As a young Austrian officer, he served in Italy and Bosnia. In March 1848, when the

John Rushworth Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe was a British admiral of the fleet who commanded at the crucial Battle of Jutland (May 31, 1916) during World War I. The son of a captain in the mercantile marine, Jellicoe was educated at Rottingdean and entered the Royal Navy as a naval cadet in 1872. He

John Rushworth Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe was a British admiral of the fleet who commanded at the crucial Battle of Jutland (May 31, 1916) during World War I. The son of a captain in the mercantile marine, Jellicoe was educated at Rottingdean and entered the Royal Navy as a naval cadet in 1872. He

Adolf Jellinek was a rabbi and scholar who was considered to be the most forceful Jewish preacher of his time in central Europe. From 1845 to 1856 Jellinek preached in Leipzig and from 1856 to 1893 in Vienna. Because of his skillful incorporation into his sermons of those Midrashim (rabbinic

Elvin M. Jellinek was an American physiologist who was a pioneer in the scientific study of alcoholism. Jellinek studied at several European universities and received his master’s degree in 1914 from the University of Leipzig. He became a biometrician (i.e., one concerned with the statistics of

Elvin M. Jellinek was an American physiologist who was a pioneer in the scientific study of alcoholism. Jellinek studied at several European universities and received his master’s degree in 1914 from the University of Leipzig. He became a biometrician (i.e., one concerned with the statistics of

Georg Jellinek was a German legal and political philosopher who, in his book Die sozialethische Bedeutung von Recht, Unrecht und Strafe (1878; 2nd ed., 1908; “The Social-Ethical Significance of Right, Wrong, and Punishment”), defined the law as an ethical minimum—i.e., as a body of normative

Denmark: The Viking era: …on a huge gravestone at Jelling, one of the so-called Jelling stones. Harald’s conquest of Norway was short-lived, however, and his son Sweyn I (Forkbeard) was forced to rewin the country. Sweyn also exhausted England in annual raids and was finally accepted as king of that country, but he died…

Jelling stones, two 10th-century royal gravestones found in Jutland, best known of all Danish runic inscriptions. The earlier stone, a memorial honouring Queen Thyre, was commissioned by her husband, King Gorm the Old, last pagan king of Denmark. The other, erected in memory of his parents by

jellyfish, any planktonic marine member of the class Scyphozoa (phylum Cnidaria), a group of invertebrate animals composed of about 200 described species, or of the class Cubozoa (approximately 20 species). The term is also frequently applied to certain other cnidarians (such as members of the

food preservation: Concentration of moist foods: Fruit jelly and preserve manufacture, an important fruit by-product industry, is based on the high-solids–high-acid principle, with its moderate heat-treatment requirements. Fruits that possess excellent qualities but are visually unattractive may be preserved and utilized in the form of concentrates, which have a pleasing taste…

Biz Stone: …work on a new venture, Jelly, a search app in which users posted questions that were answered by others in their social network. It launched two years later and was sold to Pinterest in 2017. Shortly thereafter Stone returned to Twitter. In addition, Stone served as an adviser to several…

jelly, a semitransparent confection consisting of the strained juice of various fruits or vegetables, singly or in combination, sweetened, boiled, slowly simmered, and congealed, often with the aid of pectin, gelatin, or a similar substance. The juices of most fruits and berries and many vegetables

jelly: …of the popular gumdrop and jelly bean candies is imparted by various grain starches. Jellies made from the seaweed extract agar, valued for their clarity and body, are used to coat various candy centres or to make colourful simulated fruit slices.

fungus: Annotated classification: Order Tremellales Parasitic on mosses, vascular plants, or insects, although most are saprotrophic; basidiocarps well-formed, appearing as inconspicuous horny crusts when dry but usually bright-coloured to black gelatinous masses after a rain; example genera include Tremella, Trichosporon, and Christiansenia. Class Dacrymycetes

Kevin Young: Poetry collections: …of his next two books—Jelly Roll: a blues (2003) and Black Maria (2005)—Young completed a trilogy of collections that link poetry with other art forms: blues music and film noir, respectively. Jelly Roll was a finalist for a National Book Award, and Black Maria was staged as a play…

Savion Glover: …Roll Morton in the musical Jelly’s Last Jam, which debuted in Los Angeles in 1991 before opening on Broadway the following year and touring in 1994. In 1995 Bring in ’Da Noise, Bring in ’Da Funk opened Off-Broadway. Glover choreographed and starred in the musical, which featured a series of…

Mrs. Jellyby, satiric character in the novel Bleak House (1852–53) by Charles Dickens, one of his memorable caricatures. Matronly Mrs. Jellyby is a philanthropist who devotes her time and energy to setting up a mission in Africa while ignoring the needy in her own family and

jellyfish, any planktonic marine member of the class Scyphozoa (phylum Cnidaria), a group of invertebrate animals composed of about 200 described species, or of the class Cubozoa (approximately 20 species). The term is also frequently applied to certain other cnidarians (such as members of the

Takashi Murakami: …film, Mememe no kurage (Jellyfish Eyes), in Japan. His work was frequently exhibited internationally, including at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, and at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (both in 2017). Murakami also continued to collaborate with high-profile names. He notably did the cover illustration for Kanye…

Jelenia Góra: …in the 11th century by Jelnik, a knight who built the castle Nowy Dwór. The surrounding settlement was known as Jelenia Góra. The town reached its economic zenith, mainly because of its weaving industry, in the 15th and 16th centuries but was devastated by the Thirty Years’ War (1618–48) and,…

Sayyid Shaykh bin Ahmad al-Hadi: …(1919), Sayyid Shaykh founded the Jelutong Press in Penang in 1927. For the next 14 years, until the Japanese invasion, Jelutong published a stream of books, journals, and other publications broadly reformist in general tendency but encompassing modern literature of all kinds, from popular journalism to the first Malay novels.…

Frederik Pohl: …Nebula Award for best novel; Jem (1980), the first and only novel to capture a National Book Award for science fiction (hardcover), bestowed only in 1980; Chernobyl (1987); and All the Lives He Led (2011). The trilogy composed of The Other End of Time (1996), The Siege of Eternity (1997),…

Bayezid II: …father in 1481, his brother Cem contested the succession. Bayezid, supported by a strong faction of court officials at Constantinople, succeeded in taking the throne. Cem eventually sought refuge with the Knights of Saint John at Rhodes and remained a captive until his death in 1495.

Janjaweed: …most prominent rebel groups, the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA), mounted a joint raid on the Sudanese air base at Al-Fāshir in April 2003, destroying aircraft and capturing dozens of prisoners. The Al-Fāshir raid was a psychological blow to the government in Khartoum, and…

Thysdrus, ancient Roman city south of Hadrumetum (modern Sousse) in what is now Tunisia. Although it was originally a native community influenced by Carthaginian civilization, Thysdrus probably received Julius Caesar’s veterans as settlers in 45 bce. Thysdrus did not become a municipium (settlement

Jemaa, town, Kaduna state, central Nigeria, near the Darroro Hills and on a road from Jos to Jagindi. A 2,000-year-old terra-cotta head discovered at Jemaa in 1944 proved to be vital to an understanding of the Nok culture, a civilization that probably flourished in the area between 900 bce and 200

2002 Bali Bombings: …task forces—identified the terrorist organization Jemaah Islamiyah (an Islamic group) as responsible for the bombings. Suspected of having carried out several other terrorist attacks in the past, Jemaah Islamiyah was also linked by the Indonesian government to al-Qaeda, the international terrorist network founded by Osama bin Laden.

Borinage: …metallurgy (in the town of Jemappes) and glassmaking (at Boussu). The city and workshops of Grand Hornu constitute a remarkable reconstruction (begun c. 1820) of an ancient mine and its attendant industrial complex.

Jember, city, East Java (Jawa Timur) propinsi (or provinsi; province), southeastern Java, Indonesia. It is located at the foot of Mount Argopuro, about 95 miles (150 km) southeast of Surabaya, the provincial capital. Roads and railway link it with Banyuwangi to the east, Probolinggo to the

Rudolfo Anaya: … (1996), Shaman Winter (1999), and Jemez Spring (2005).

Louis of Nassau: …beaten by Alba’s forces at Jemgum on the Ems (July 21). After fighting alongside his brother William of Orange in another disastrous campaign in the south, he retreated to France, where he established excellent relations with the Huguenot leader Gaspard de Coligny and, through him, with the French king Charles…

N.K. Jemisin is an American author of science-fiction and fantasy short stories and novels. She often explores issues such as racism, cultural conflict, and family relationships in her work. In 2016, Jemisin became the first Black writer to win a Hugo Award for best novel, for The Fifth Season

N.K. Jemisin is an American author of science-fiction and fantasy short stories and novels. She often explores issues such as racism, cultural conflict, and family relationships in her work. In 2016, Jemisin became the first Black writer to win a Hugo Award for best novel, for The Fifth Season

Mae Jemison is an American physician and the first African American woman to become an astronaut. In 1992, she spent more than a week orbiting Earth in the space shuttle Endeavour. Jemison moved with her family to Chicago at the age of three. There she was introduced to science by her uncle and

Mae Jemison is an American physician and the first African American woman to become an astronaut. In 1992, she spent more than a week orbiting Earth in the space shuttle Endeavour. Jemison moved with her family to Chicago at the age of three. There she was introduced to science by her uncle and

Mary Jemison was a captive of Native American Indians, whose published life story became one of the most popular in the 19th-century genre of captivity stories. Jemison grew up on a farm near the site of present-day Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. On April 5, 1758, a raiding party of French soldiers and

Melvin Calvin: In 1942 Calvin married Genevieve Jemtegaard, with later Nobel chemistry laureate Glenn T. Seaborg as best man. The married couple collaborated on an interdisciplinary project to investigate the chemical factors in the Rh blood group system. Genevieve was a juvenile probation officer, but, according to Calvin’s autobiography, “she spent…

ren, the foundational virtue of Confucianism. It characterizes the bearing and behaviour that a paradigmatic human being exhibits in order to promote a flourishing human community. The concept of ren reflects presuppositions that are characteristic of Confucian philosophical anthropology

ginseng, (genus Panax), genus of 12 species of medicinal herbs of the family Araliaceae. The root of Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng), native to Manchuria and Korea, has long been used as a drug and is made into a stimulating tea in China, Korea, and Japan. American ginseng (P. quinquefolius), native

American literature: Multicultural writing: …important Asian American writers included Gish Jen, whose Typical American (1991) dealt with immigrant striving and frustration; the Korean American Chang-rae Lee, who focused on family life, political awakening, and generational differences in Native Speaker (1995) and A Gesture Life (1999); and Ha Jin, whose Waiting (1999; National Book Award),…

Renmin Ribao, daily newspaper published in Beijing as the official organ of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. The paper was established in 1948, toward the end of China’s civil war, and has been based in Beijing since 1949. Renmin Ribao carries serious politically oriented

commune, type of large rural organization introduced in China in 1958. Communes began as amalgamations of collective farms; but, in contrast to the collectives, which had been engaged exclusively in agricultural activities, the communes were to become multipurpose organizations for the direction of

Renzong was the temple name (miaohao) of the fourth emperor (reigned 1022–63) of the Song dynasty (960–1279) of China, one of the most able and humane rulers in Chinese history. Under him, the Song government is generally believed to have come closer than ever before to reaching the Confucian ideal

Buyantu, (reigned 1311–20), Mongol emperor of the Yuan dynasty (1206–1368) of China, who was a patron of literature. He distributed offices more equitably between Chinese and Mongols than had his predecessors, and during his reign commercial ties with Europe

Jena, city, Thuringia Land (state), east-central Germany. It lies on the Saale River, east of Weimar. First mentioned in the 9th century as Jani, it was chartered in 1230 and belonged to the margraves of Meissen from the mid-14th century. The house of Wettin, which held the margraviate and (after

Paris: Around the Eiffel Tower: …of the slope the five-arched Jena Bridge (Pont d’Iéna) leads across the river. It was built for Napoleon I in 1813 to commemorate his victory at the Battle of Jena in 1806.

Jena glass, fine-quality glass with improved resistance to heat and shock, suited for chemical ware. It was developed for thermometers and measuring vessels, optical ware, and scientific and industrial uses. Jena glass was first produced by the German glass chemist Otto Schott, who, with Ernst Abbe

Jena Romanticism, a first phase of Romanticism in German literature, centred in Jena from about 1798 to 1804. The group was led by the versatile writer Ludwig Tieck. Two members of the group, the brothers August Wilhelm and Friedrich von Schlegel, who laid down the theoretical basis for Romanticism

Battle of Jena, (Oct. 14, 1806), military engagement of the Napoleonic Wars, fought between 122,000 French troops and 114,000 Prussians and Saxons, at Jena and Auerstädt, in Saxony (modern Germany). In the battle, Napoleon smashed the outdated Prussian army inherited from Frederick II the Great,

Jena: The city’s Friedrich-Schiller University was founded by the elector John Frederick the Magnanimous in 1548 as an academy and was raised to university status in 1577. It flourished under the duke Charles Augustus, patron of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, from 1787 to 1806, when the philosophers Johann…

Jena: The city’s Friedrich-Schiller University was founded by the elector John Frederick the Magnanimous in 1548 as an academy and was raised to university status in 1577. It flourished under the duke Charles Augustus, patron of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, from 1787 to 1806, when the philosophers Johann…

Battle of Jena, (Oct. 14, 1806), military engagement of the Napoleonic Wars, fought between 122,000 French troops and 114,000 Prussians and Saxons, at Jena and Auerstädt, in Saxony (modern Germany). In the battle, Napoleon smashed the outdated Prussian army inherited from Frederick II the Great,

Jena glass, fine-quality glass with improved resistance to heat and shock, suited for chemical ware. It was developed for thermometers and measuring vessels, optical ware, and scientific and industrial uses. Jena glass was first produced by the German glass chemist Otto Schott, who, with Ernst Abbe

Jena Romanticism, a first phase of Romanticism in German literature, centred in Jena from about 1798 to 1804. The group was led by the versatile writer Ludwig Tieck. Two members of the group, the brothers August Wilhelm and Friedrich von Schlegel, who laid down the theoretical basis for Romanticism

Yenakiyeve, city, eastern Ukraine. It lies along the Krynka River. A pig-iron concern began there in 1858 but lasted only eight years; not until the first coal mines opened in the locality in 1883 did industrialization begin. A metallurgical factory established in 1895–97 was later reconstructed.

Georg Jenatsch was a Swiss political and military leader of the Grisons (now Graubünden, the most easterly of Swiss cantons) during the complex struggles of the Thirty Years’ War. The son of the Protestant vicar of Samaden, Jenatsch became vicar of Scharans in 1617. Ambition and thirst for action

automobile: Early electric automobiles: …hour was an electric (Camille Jenatzy’s La Jamais Contente, 1899). An electric, also Jenatzy’s, had been the easy winner in 1898 of a French hill-climb contest to assay the three forms of power.

Joseph Jenks was a British American inventor. A skilled ironworker, Jenks emigrated to America in 1642 to help establish one of the first American ironworks at Saugus in Massachusetts. In 1646 he was granted the first patent in America for making a new type of sawmill and machines for making

William Brennan: …of the confession; and in Jencks v. United States (1957), in which Brennan gave the court’s opinion, establishing a defendant’s right to examine the reports of government witnesses. In his dissents in Ker v. California and Lopez v. United States (both 1963), Brennan argued for the right to privacy as…

Jendouba, town, northwestern Tunisia, about 95 miles (150 km) west of Tunis. It lies along the middle Wadi Majardah (Medjerda). The town was developed on the railway from Tunis to Algeria during the French protectorate (1881–1955) and still serves as an important crossroads and administrative

gin: Netherlands gins, known as Hollands, geneva, genever, or Schiedam, for a distilling centre near Rotterdam, are made from a mash containing barley malt, fermented to make beer. The beer is distilled, producing spirits called malt wine, with 50–55 percent alcohol content by volume. This product is distilled again with…

Genghis Khan was a Mongolian warrior-ruler, one of the most famous conquerors of history, who consolidated tribes into a unified Mongolia and then extended his empire across Asia to the Adriatic Sea. Genghis Khan was a warrior and ruler of genius who, starting from obscure and insignificant

Victory Peak, mountain in the eastern Kakshaal (Kokshaal-Tau) Range of the Tien Shan, on the frontier of Kyrgyzstan and China. It was first identified in 1943 as the tallest peak (24,406 feet [7,439 metres]) in the Tien Shan range and the second highest peak in what was then the Soviet Union; it is

Jenin, town in the West Bank. Originally administered as part of the British mandate of Palestine (1920–48), Jenin was in the area annexed by Jordan in 1950 following the first of the Arab-Israeli wars (1948–49). After the Six-Day War of 1967, it was part of the West Bank territory under Israeli

Fleeming Jenkin was a British engineer noted for his work in establishing units of electrical measurement. Jenkin earned an M.A. from the University of Genoa in 1851 and worked for the next 10 years with engineering firms engaged in the design and manufacture of submarine telegraph cables and

Fleeming Jenkin was a British engineer noted for his work in establishing units of electrical measurement. Jenkin earned an M.A. from the University of Genoa in 1851 and worked for the next 10 years with engineering firms engaged in the design and manufacture of submarine telegraph cables and

Roy Jenkins was a British politician, a strong supporter of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Community. Formerly a Labourite, he was the first leader of the Social Democratic Party (1982–83) and later was leader of the Social and Liberal Democratic Peers (1988–98). Educated

War of Jenkins’ Ear, war between Great Britain and Spain that began in October 1739 and eventually merged into the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–48). It was precipitated by an incident that took place in 1738 when Captain Robert Jenkins appeared before a committee of the House of Commons and

Barry Jenkins is an American director, writer, and producer who is known for creating lyrical, empathetic films that center on Black characters. Jenkins grew up in the economically distressed Liberty City neighborhood of Miami. His father was absent from his life, and his mother struggled with drug

Fred Zinnemann: Films of the late 1930s and 1940s: …comedic vehicles for child star Butch Jenkins. Zinnemann’s next project, The Search (1948), was considerably more prestigious. The first film shot in Germany following the conclusion of World War II, it was the moving story of an American soldier (played by Montgomery Clift, in his second film) stationed in Berlin…

television: Mechanical systems: Britain (see the photograph) and Charles Francis Jenkins in the United States to build the world’s first successful televisions. The question of priority depends on one’s definition of television. In 1922 Jenkins sent a still picture by radio waves, but the first true television success, the transmission of a live…

David Jenkins is an American figure skater who won a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympic Games in Squaw Valley, Calif. (Read Scott Hamilton’s Britannica entry on figure skating.) Jenkins and his brother Hayes Alan were a dominating force in American competitive figure skating for much of the

Fergie Jenkins is a Canadian-born professional baseball player, one of the premier pitchers in the game in the late 1960s and early ’70s. A hard-throwing right-hander, he won at least 20 games in each of six consecutive seasons (1967–72) while playing for the Chicago Cubs. In 1971, in recognition

Fergie Jenkins is a Canadian-born professional baseball player, one of the premier pitchers in the game in the late 1960s and early ’70s. A hard-throwing right-hander, he won at least 20 games in each of six consecutive seasons (1967–72) while playing for the Chicago Cubs. In 1971, in recognition

Florence Foster Jenkins was an American amateur soprano, music lover, philanthropist, and socialite who gained fame for her notoriously off-pitch voice. She became a word-of-mouth sensation in the 1940s through her self-funded performances in New York City. Jenkins was born into a wealthy and

Frank Sinatra: The Capitol years: … (1959), and with the arranger-composer Gordon Jenkins, whose lush string arrangements heightened the melancholy atmosphere of Where Are You? (1957) and No One Cares (1959).

Conway Twitty was an American singer who started as a successful songwriter and rockabilly performer but later became an even bigger country music star, using his rich, tremulous baritone to specialize in country ballads. Twitty was drawn to music as a child but initially envisioned a career as a

Hayes Alan Jenkins is an American figure skater who won a gold medal at the 1956 Winter Games in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. (Read Scott Hamilton’s Britannica entry on figure skating.) Jenkins was known for his precision and strength in the compulsory figures as well as his fluid artistic expression.

John Jenkins was a composer, lutenist, and string player, most eminent composer in his era of music for chamber ensembles. He was a musician to Charles I and Charles II and served patrons from the nobility and gentry, notably Sir Hamon L’Estrange and Lord North, whose son refers to Jenkins in his

Katherine Jenkins is a Welsh mezzo-soprano with strong mainstream appeal. A highly versatile singer, Jenkins excels not only with opera and hymns but also with Welsh folk music, show tunes, and pop songs. In 2020, Classic FM, one of the United Kingdom’s Independent National Radio stations, named

Carolina Panthers: …Steve Smith and defensive tackle Kris Jenkins in 2001, and in 2002 they chose defensive end Julius Peppers with the draft’s second overall selection. In addition, the Panthers signed quarterback Jake Delhomme before the 2003 season, and the team’s revamped core led Carolina to an 11–5 record and a divisional…

Mary Surratt was an American boardinghouse operator, who, with three others, was convicted of conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. At age 17 Mary Jenkins married John Harrison Surratt, a land owner. Following a fire that destroyed their home, the couple in 1852 opened a tavern that

History of film: United States: …a master of action pictures, Jenkins staked out a claim on superhero movies. She made her debut with Monster (2003), about serial killer Aileen Wuornos, but her best-known films were Wonder Woman (2017) and Wonder Woman 1984 (2020), both starring Gal Gadot. Coppola, the daughter of Francis Ford Coppola, made…

Six Feet Under: …family patriarch, Nathaniel Fisher (Richard Jenkins), which brings his prodigal eldest son, Nate (Peter Krause), home from Seattle. Grudgingly, Nate becomes a partner in the business and takes his place in the family, which includes his brother, David (Michael C. Hall), who hides his homosexuality from most of the…

Richard Burton was a Welsh stage and motion-picture actor noted for his portrayals of highly intelligent and articulate men who were world-weary, cynical, or self-destructive. Jenkins was the 12th of 13 children born to a Welsh coal miner. He studied acting under Philip Burton, a schoolteacher who

Roy Jenkins was a British politician, a strong supporter of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Community. Formerly a Labourite, he was the first leader of the Social Democratic Party (1982–83) and later was leader of the Social and Liberal Democratic Peers (1988–98). Educated

Roy Jenkins was a British politician, a strong supporter of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Community. Formerly a Labourite, he was the first leader of the Social Democratic Party (1982–83) and later was leader of the Social and Liberal Democratic Peers (1988–98). Educated

Roy Jenkins was a British politician, a strong supporter of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Community. Formerly a Labourite, he was the first leader of the Social Democratic Party (1982–83) and later was leader of the Social and Liberal Democratic Peers (1988–98). Educated

European exploration: The northern passages: …and 1560, another English voyager, Anthony Jenkinson, following up this opening, traveled from the White Sea to Moscow, then to the Caspian, and so on to Bukhara, thus reaching the old east–west trade routes by a new way. Soon, attempts to find a passage to Cathay were replaced by efforts…

Charles Jenkinson, 1st earl of Liverpool was a politician who held numerous offices in the British government under King George III and was the object of widespread suspicion as well as deference because of his reputed clandestine influence at court. It was believed that he in some way controlled