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William John Dwyer Burkitt
William John Dwyer Burkitt (1872, Banda, Uttar Pradesh, India – May 1918, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India) was a judge in British India. As a judge he was heavily involved in taxation issues, additionally serving as a Second Lieutenant in the Rohilkand Volunteer Rifles (promoted 1 August 1902) and a major in the 8th (Northern) United Provinces Horse regiment (promoted 1 April 1917). Education and career Burkitt was educated at Marlborough College and Balliol College, Oxford. He took his Indian Civil Service (British India), Indian Civil Service exams in 1891 and arrived back in India on 1 November 1893. He served in the North West Provinces of India and Oudh State as an assistant magistrate and collector before rising to joint magistrate and settlement officer. Garnett-Orme Murder Case He judged the Garnett-Orme murder case, regarding the murder by strychnine of spiritualist Frances Garnett-Orme at the Savoy Hotel (Mussoorie) in Mussoorie, India. The case caused a local s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
William The Conqueror
William the Conqueror (Bates ''William the Conqueror'' p. 33– 9 September 1087), sometimes called William the Bastard, was the first Norman king of England (as William I), reigning from 1066 until his death. A descendant of Rollo, he was Duke of Normandy (as William II) from 1035 onward. By 1060, following a long struggle, his hold on Normandy was secure. In 1066, following the death of Edward the Confessor, William invaded England, leading a Franco-Norman army to victory over the Anglo-Saxon forces of Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings, and suppressed subsequent English revolts in what has become known as the Norman Conquest. The rest of his life was marked by struggles to consolidate his hold over England and his continental lands, and by difficulties with his eldest son, Robert Curthose. William was the son of the unmarried Duke Robert I of Normandy and his mistress Herleva. His Legitimacy (family law), illegitimate status and youth caused some difficulties for h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
