A St Oswald's boy can pass off a name like Orlando, can make it sound like peppermint. Even Rupert sounds somehow cool when attached to a navy-blue St Oswald's blazer.
a Low German variant of Robert brought to England by a Prince Rupert in the seventeenth century
a little bear who wears a red sweater, yellow checked trousers, and a scarf. He is the main character of popular stories for children invented by the British writer and artist Mary Tourtel
a British poet who was a soldier in World War I. He wrote poems about war and romantic poems about England, including The Old Vicarage and Grantchester (1887-1915). born Aug. 3, 1887, Rugby, Warwickshire, Eng. died April 23, 1915, Skyros, Greece English poet. His best-known work, the sonnet sequence 1914 (1915), which includes the popular poem "The Soldier," expresses an idealism in the face of death that is in strong contrast to later poetry of trench warfare. His death at age 27 in World War I contributed to his idealized image in the interwar period
{i} (born 1931) Australian-born American media mogul that lives in England (owns newspapers, television networks, telecommunications and film companies)
a powerful businessman, born in Australia but now a US citizen, who controls one of the world's largest media businesses, News Corporation, which owns newspapers, television companies, film companies, and book publishers. These include many British, US, and Australian newspapers, such as the New York Post and The Times, Sky TV, and the Fox film company (1931- ). born March 11, 1931, Melbourne, Vic., Austl. Australian-U.S. newspaper publisher and media entrepreneur. Son of a famous Australian war correspondent and publisher, he inherited two Adelaide newspapers in 1954 and boosted their circulation by emphasizing crime, sex, scandal, sports, and human interest stories, while taking an outspokenly conservative editorial stance. He used this approach with soaring success with papers bought in Australia, Britain, and the U.S. by his global media holding company, The News Corporation Ltd. He also acquired conventional and respected publications, including The Times of London. In the 1980s and '90s he expanded into book and electronic publishing, television broadcasting, and film and video production. His holdings include the New York Post; Fox, Inc. (see Fox Broadcasting Co.); HarperCollins Publishers; British Sky Broadcasting; Star TV, a pan-Asian television service; and the Los Angeles Dodgers
or Prince Rupert's Land Historical region, northern and western Canada, comprising the drainage basin of Hudson Bay. In 1670 it was granted by King Charles II to the Hudson's Bay Co. It was named after Prince Rupert, the king's cousin and the company's first governor. In 1869 the land became part of the Dominion of Canada
born Dec. 10, 1891, London, Eng. died June 16, 1969, Slough, Buckinghamshire British field marshal in World War II. In 1940 he helped direct the Dunkirk evacuation and was the last man to leave the beaches. Appointed British commander in chief in the Mediterranean theatre in 1942, he helped lead the North Africa Campaign against the Germans. He directed the invasions of Sicily and Italy, then became commander in chief of Allied forces in Italy. After the war, he served as governor-general of Canada (1946-52) and as Britain's minister of defense (1952-54)
born March 11, 1931, Melbourne, Vic., Austl. Australian-U.S. newspaper publisher and media entrepreneur. Son of a famous Australian war correspondent and publisher, he inherited two Adelaide newspapers in 1954 and boosted their circulation by emphasizing crime, sex, scandal, sports, and human interest stories, while taking an outspokenly conservative editorial stance. He used this approach with soaring success with papers bought in Australia, Britain, and the U.S. by his global media holding company, The News Corporation Ltd. He also acquired conventional and respected publications, including The Times of London. In the 1980s and '90s he expanded into book and electronic publishing, television broadcasting, and film and video production. His holdings include the New York Post; Fox, Inc. (see Fox Broadcasting Co.); HarperCollins Publishers; British Sky Broadcasting; Star TV, a pan-Asian television service; and the Los Angeles Dodgers
born Dec. 17, 1619, Prague, Bohemia died Nov. 29, 1682, London, Eng. Royalist commander in the English Civil Wars. Son of the Palatine elector Frederick V and Elizabeth, daughter of James I of England, Rupert became a favourite of his uncle, Charles I, whom he joined in England in 1642. In the English Civil Wars, he was given command of the cavalry and became known for his daring tactics in winning victories at Bristol (1643) and in Lancashire (1644). He met defeat at the Battle of Marston Moor but was appointed commander of the king's army. When he surrendered Bristol (1645), he was dismissed and then banished from England. He commanded a small Royalist fleet that preyed on English shipping (1648-50), then retired to Germany (1653-60). With the Restoration (1660), he was given naval commands in the Anglo-Dutch Wars. He was a founder and first governor of the Hudson's Bay Co
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