A feudal superior.
Liege-lord
Fact of the Day
It is reckoned that 5,000 Britons died each year in shipwrecks between 1793 and 1815.
Quote of the Day
"Were this the skeleton of the oldest man, then the oldest man was a freak
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~ Mayer on the Neanderthal, 1864.
On This Day
1787 The 'First Fleet' of 11 ships carrying convicts to Australia left England.
1888 Slavery was abolished in Brazil.