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51 matches to Ford
Aldrich, Henry. 1647-1710. English composer/architect: Peckwater Quad, Oxford, 1707-14.
Amiens, Mise of. 1264. Louis IX arbitrated annulment of Provisions of Oxford. Barons War.
Anglo-Catholicism. High Church movement in Church of England. Stresses link with Roman Catholic church. Oxford Movement.
Bannister, Roger. 1929-. English. Ran first 4 minute mile at Oxford, 1954.
Barons War. 1264-7. England. Led by Montfort vs Henry III’s spending. Evesham. Oxford Provisions. Ended by Marlborough Statute.
Bennett, Arnold. 1867-1931. English Staffordshire novelist. Meticulously detailed Naturalist. Clayhanger Series 1910.
Buchmanism. 1922-65. Christian revivalist movement stressing honesty, purity, love, unselfishness. =Moral Rearmament 1938. Oxford Group.
Cabal. 1667-73. Charles II’s advisers: Clifford, Arlington, Buckingham, Ashley, Lauderdale.
Clare, Richard de. 1222-62. Led Barons. Provisions of Oxford.
Coffee. 16/17C to Europe. 1650 Oxford. First coffee house.
Dictionary. 150BC Chinese. 1612 Italian. 1933 OED.
Douglas, Clifford. 1879-1952. English. Conceived Social Credit theory. Economic Democracy 1920.
Fleming, Sir Sandford. 1827-1915. Scottish/Canadian scientist, engineer. CPR. Standard Time zones 1884.
Ford, Ford Madox. 1873-1939. English writer and editor. Transatlantic Review 1924.
Ford, Gerald. 1913-. Only non-elected US President 1974-6. Replaced Agnew as VP, Nixon as President pardoned Nixon.
Ford, Henry. 1863-1947. US industrialist. Application of assembly line created affordable car. Model T 1908. Rivas.
Ford, John. c1586-1639. English dramatist. Broken Heart 1627.
Hartford Wits. Connecticut Wits.
Henry III. 1202-72. English king, 1216-. Provisions of Oxford 1258. Montfort.
Keble, John. 1792-1866. English poet/clergyman. National Apostacy 1833 sermon started Oxford Movement.
Libraries. 1700BC Chaldean. 540BC Athens. 284BC Alexandria. 167 Rome. 355 Constantinople. 1446 Vatican. 1520 Paris. 1757 British Museum. 1598 Oxford Bodleian. 1653 Manchester, First free public. 1800 US Library of Congress.
Long, Crawford. 1815-78. US physician. First surgical use of ether, 1842.
Mad Parliament. 1258. Barons give financial aid to Henry III in exchange for reform. Oxford Provisions.
Montagu-Chelmsford Report. 1919. Basis of India Act.
Moral Rearmament. 1938 =Buchmanism. Oxford Group.