FACTOID # 63: Brazil takes up 47.8% of South America.
 
 Home   Encyclopedia   Statistics   Countries A-Z   Flags   Maps   Education   Forum   FAQ   About 
 
WHAT'S NEW
RECENT ARTICLES
More Recent Articles »
 

FACTS & STATISTICS    Simple view

  1. Select countries to view: (hold down Control key and click to select several)

     

     

    Compare:

     

     

  1. Select fact or statistic: (* = graphable)

     

     

     

  2. (OPTIONAL) Compare to statistic: (both need to be graphable)

     

     

     

  3. View result as:

     

       
(OR) SEARCH ALL encyclopedia, stats & forums:   

Encyclopedia > Brooke family

The Brooke family is an English family that ruled Sarawak from 1842 until 1946.


Rajahs of Sarawak:


  Results from FactBites:
 
Brooke (8545 words)
For example, Robert TAYLOR accused Robert Brooke of “DeLa Brooke Manor” of killing “divers of his hogs.” Brooke sued Cuthbert FENWICK for killing some of Brooke's swine, and was especially upset over the loss of a large boar, which, he said, defended the rest of his hogs from wolves.
There is an account of a John Brooke, "chirurgeon", who, as part of his professional work had to perform a crude autopsy on the corpse of a servant suspected of being beaten to death by his master.
Richard Brooke's birth year of 1530 is given in "The Brooke Family", in Maryland Genealogies from the Maryland Historical Magazine: A Consolidation of Articles from the Maryland Historical Magazine, indexed by Thomas L. Hollowick, 2 vols., 1:91, citing the Hampshire Visitation of 1634, published in Berry's Hampshire Genealogies, 339.
BYU NewsNet - Family remembers Brooke on anniversary (655 words)
Today, on the nine-month anniversary of her disappearance, parents and family members of missing BYU student Brooke Wilberger are fasting for the law enforcement officials working on the case and for Brooke’s safe return.
Brooke’s mother has kept in touch with the family of Elizabeth Smart, a girl who was abducted June 5, 2002 and was reunited with her family nine months later.
To protect Brooke, Sassaman said he couldn’t disclose details of the case, but said law enforcement officials feels very confident the investigation is still alive and that progress is being made.
  More results at FactBites »


 

COMMENTARY     


Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here
Your name
Your comments
Please enter the 5-letter protection code

Want to know more?
Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

 


Lesson Plans | Student Area | Student FAQ | Reviews | Press Releases |  Feeds | Contact
The Wikipedia article included on this page is licensed under the GFDL.
Images may be subject to relevant owners' copyright.
All other elements are (c) copyright NationMaster.com 2003-5. All Rights Reserved.
Usage implies agreement with terms.