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King of Rome King of Rome or king of the Romans was the courtesy title of the heir to the Holy Roman Empire from the time of Otto the great, the first Emperor of the second Holy Roman Empire, to Emperor Karl the third. Because of the succsession rules for the empire, the heir to the Emperor did not always become the Emperor after his Fathers death.
King of Shaves King of Shaves was founded by Will King in 1993 as a shaving preparations manufacturer. It was originally based in Ruislip, Middlesex, and is currently the number two to Gillette by sales value in the UK shaving preparations market.
King of Sorrow (Sade single) The 2nd single released from Sade's 2000 album Lovers Rock the single was released in 2001. The video features the dilemma of a single mother trying to meet the needs of her family whilst also trying to pursue her dream of becoming a singer.
King of South Africa The King or Queen of South Africa was the nominal ruler of the Union of South Africa during the state's existence as a dominion of the British Empire (and later a realm of the British Commonwealth) from May 31, 1910 to May 31, 1961, when the country became the Republic of South Africa. Since the Union of South Africa was a British dominion the British monarch served as South Africa's monarch represented by the Governor-General of the Union of South Africa.
King of Syria The title King of Syria was only briefly used with the only king being Faisal who was proclaimed monarch after the Arab Revolt on March 11, 1920. He was not recognized by France or the United Kingdom and his rule collapsed ending on July 25, 1920 when the region became a French mandate.
King of the Britons The Britons, or Brythons were the indigenous Celtic-speaking people of what is now England, Wales and southern Scotland, whose ethnic identity is today maintained by the Welsh and to a lesser extent the Cornish. The title King of the Britons was often used by, or bestowed (often retrospectively) upon, the most powerful ruler among the Britons, both before and after the Roman occupation, up until the Norman Conquest of England.
King of the Cage King of the Cage (or KOTC) is a mixed martial arts (MMA) organization based in the United States that was created in 1998 by owner Terry Trebilcock. Viewed as a minor circuit, King of the Cage features up and coming MMA stars (as well as veterans) who eventually go on to either UFC or PRIDE.
King of the Cocos Islands John Clunies-Ross, a Scottish sea captain, proclaimed himself "King" Ross I of the Cocos Islands in 1827. This title was claimed by his descendants until 1978 when "King" Ross V sold the islands to the Australian federal government, which had already been administering them since 1955.
King of the Deathmatch The King of the Deathmatch is a professional wrestling tournament where 8 or more professional wrestlers compete to be crowned 'King of the Deathmatch'. King Of The Deathmatch tournaments are single-elimination tournaments which are similar to World Wrestling Entertainment's King Of The Ring tournaments.
King of the Geats Geatish kings (Rex Getarum/Gothorum) existed since the provinces of Götaland/Gautland/Geatland are considered to have been more or less independent with their own kings. This is a list of the kings who appear in the sources, which does not claim to be comprehensive.
King of the Gods In Polytheistic systems there is a tendency for one divinity, usually a male, to achieve pre-eminence as "King of the Gods". This tendency is paralleled with the growth of hierarchical systems of political power, in which a monarch eventually comes to assume ultimate authority for human affairs.
King of the Goths The title of King of the Goths was for many centuries borne by both the Kings of Sweden and the Kings of Denmark, denoting sovereignty or claimed sovereignty over the antique people of the Goths, which is sort of poetic explanation.
King of the Hill (game) King of the Hill is a game, the object of which is to stay on top of a large hill or pile (or any other designated area) as the "King of the Hill". Other players attempt to knock the current King off of the pile and take their place, thus becoming the new King of the Hill.
King of the Jungle King of the Jungle is an American reality television program, that appears on the Animal Planet cable television network. The original series debuted in Fall 2003 and starred a group of 12 "animal experts" (although only two were Doctors of Veterinary Medicine) and was hosted by Jeff Corwin.
King of the Mountain (song) "King of the Mountain" is a song by English singer songwriter Kate Bush . It was released as a single by EMI on 27 September - her first single since And So is Love which had been released 11 years ago.
King of the Mountains The King of the Mountains is the title given to the best climber in a cycling road race. While the title may be given to the rider who achieves the highest position over several designated climbs in a single-day road race, it is more usually applied to stage races (for example, the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia or Vuelta a España) where points are accumulated over the duration of the whole race.
King of the Mushroom Kingdom King Toadstool, usually referred to as the King of the Mushroom Kingdom or the King of Mushroomland, is, as his name suggests, the ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom, and father of Princess Peach. His character was mentioned in the packaging and instruction manual for the original Super Mario Bros.
King of the Road (Fu Manchu album) King of the Road is the fifth studio album from California stoner rock magnates Fu Manchu, released in 2000 after a three-year hiatus. The Japanese release features the track "Breathing Fire" in replacement of "Drive".
King of the Rocket Men King of the Rocket Men (1949) is a Republic Movie serial, in 12 chapters, important for introducing the "Rocketman Character" who reappeared under a variety of names in later serials Radar Men from the Moon, Zombies of the Stratosphere and the semi-serial Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe.
King of the Royal Mounted King of the Royal Mounted is a fictional character created by Stephen Slesinger in 1936. Slesinger licensed popular Western writer Zane Grey's byline, and marketed the character as Zane Grey's King of the Royal Mounted.
King of the Wends The title of King of the Wends denoted sovereignty or claims over Slavic lands of southern coasts of the Baltic Sea, those otherwise called Mecklenburg, Holstein and Pomerania, and was from 12th century used by Kings of Denmark and from 16th century by Kings of Sweden. The title's one poetic explanation also was kingship over the antique people of the Vandals (vandalorum rex), but that idea came only in 16th century.
King of The Mountain (film) King Of The Mountain is a 1981 film starring Harry Hamlin, Joseph Bottoms, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Richard Cox and Dennis Hopper about a group that race their cars up and down Mulholland Drive for both money and prestige.
King of Trios King of Trios is an upcoming three-night tournament that is being advertised by the CHIKARA wrestling promotion. The tournament is a different take on the Tag World Grand Prix event that the company is known for annually promoting; in King of Trios, instead of tag teams, there will be three-man teams that will compete in Six-Man Tag Team matches to see which of them will advance.
King of Vegas King of Vegas is a gambling series that first aired on Spike TV in the United States on January 17, 2006. It was hosted by boxing commentator Max Kellerman and co-hosted by renowned handicapper Wayne Allen Root, who gave color commentary and his odds-on favorites for each game.
King ov Hell King ov Hell (Tom Cato Visnes) is best known as the bassist for the Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. He joined the band in 2000 as a full time bassist and composer but announced his departure after recording their 2006 release, Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam (Regain Records and Candlelight Records) which has been nominated for the Spellemann Award.
King Of Suede King Of Suede is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic, a parody of "King Of Pain" by The Police. The lyrics are an extended advertising monologue by the owner of a clothing store that is so well-known for its suede garments that said owner is known as "The King of Suede".
King Opera House The King Opera House is a performance hall and historic landmark located on Van Buren, Arkansas' Main Street. Since it was built in the late 1800's, the opera house's stage has hosted many plays and performers.
King Orgasmus One King Orgasmus One (also known as "King Orgasmus", "Orgasmus 69", "Orgi69", "Imbiss Bronko", " Scheich Manfred ", "DeF Bringer" and "Ohrgasmus") is the pseudonym of Manuel Romeike, a rapper and porn producer from Germany, Berlin.
King Ottokar's Sceptre King Ottokar's Sceptre (Le Sceptre d'Ottokar) is one of The Adventures of Tintin, a series of classic comic-strip albums, written and illustrated by Belgian writer and illustrator Hergé, featuring the young reporter Tintin. King Ottokar's Sceptre is the eighth in the series.
King Ov Hell King Ov Hell (Tom Cato Visnes) is the former bassist of Black Metal band Gorgoroth. He currently plays bass in a doom metal band called Sahg, plays bass alongside Immortal frontman Abbath in the new project "I", which is due to release the first album in Fall 2006, and also for Audrey Horne.
King Payne King Payne (died 1812) was a son of Seminole high chief Cowkeeper and succeeded him as leading chief of the Seminoles upon his death in 1783. He led his people against the Spanish and Americans from Georgia and established a number of towns and villages, including Paynes Town in Paynes Prairie, both of which are named for him.
King Penguin The King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) is the second largest species of penguin at about 90 cm (3 ft) tall and weighing 11 to 15 kg (24 to 33 lb), second only to the Emperor Penguin. There is a world population of approximately four million King Penguins, divided into two subspecies (A.
King Peninsula King Peninsula () is an ice-covered peninsula, 100 miles long and 20 miles wide, lying south of Thurston Island and forming the south side of Peacock Sound. It projects from the continental ice sheet and trends west between the Abbot Ice Shelf and Cosgrove Ice Shelf to terminate at Amundsen Sea.
King Philip's War King Philip's War was an armed conflict between Native American inhabitants of present-day southern New England and English colonists and their Native American allies from 1675–1676. Nearly one in ten persons overall among Native Americans and English were wounded or killed.
King Philoxenus Philoxenus (100-95 BCE) was an Indo-Greek king who ruled in the region spanning the Paropamisadae to Western Punjab. Philoxenus seems to have been quite an important king who might briefly have ruled both the "Eastern" and "Western" Indo-Greek kingdoms.
King Piccolo Saga The King Piccolo Saga, also known as the Piccolo Daimaoh Saga (Demon Lord Piccolo Saga) is the second to last saga from the anime Dragon Ball. It occurs after the Tienshinhan Saga and precedes the Piccolo Junior Saga.
King Plates King plates were a form of regalia used in pre-Federation Australia by white colonial authorities to recognise local Aboriginal leaders. The plates were metallic crescent-shaped plaques worn around the neck by important Aborigines.
King Pleasure King Pleasure (March 24, 1922 - March 21, 1982) was a jazz vocalist and an early master of vocalese, where a singer sings words to a famous instrumental solo. Born Clarence Beeks in Oakdale, Tennessee, he moved to New York City in the mid-1940s and became a fan of bebop music.
King Qing of Zhou King Qing of Zhou (traditional Chinese: 周é 王, simplified Chinese: 周顷王, pinyin ZhĹŤu QÄngwáng) or King Ch'ing of Chou (wg) was the nineteenth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the seventh of Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
King Ralph King Ralph (first released on February 15, 1991) is a British film starring American actor John Goodman in the title role of Ralph Jones. The movie also starred Peter O'Toole as the King's private secretary Sir Cedric Willingham, Camille Coduri as Ralph's girlfriend Miranda Greene, and John Hurt as the British peer Percival Graves, who schemes to get Ralph removed so that Parliament will make Graves the new King.
King Range, Antarctica King Range is a mountain range, 22 km (14 mi) long and 8 km (5 mi) wide, in northwestern Victoria Land, Antarctica. The range is bounded on the west by Rawle Glacier and Leitch Massif, on the northwest by Black Glacier and on the NE and east by the head of Lillie Glacier.
King Rat (1962 novel) King Rat is a 1962 novel by James Clavell. Set during World War II, Clavell's literary debut describes the struggle for survival of British, Australian and American prisoners of war in a Japanese camp in Singapore — a description informed by Clavell's own three-year experience as a prisoner in the notorious Changi Prison camp.
King Rataxes King Rataxes (sometimes Lord Rataxes) is a fictional rhinoceros who is a character in the Babar universe. Although he is the monarch de jure of his kingdom, called Rhino Land, his more intelligent wife, Lady Rataxes, is the de facto ruler.
King Records is a Japanese record company, founded in 1931 as a division of Japanese publisher Kodansha. It became and began operating as an independent entity in the 1950's, but remains part of the publisher's Otowa Group.
King Richard and the Crusaders King Richard and the Crusaders is a 1954 historical drama film made by Warner Bros. It was directed by David Butler and produced by Henry Blanke from a screenplay by John Twist based on Sir Walter Scott's novel The Talisman.
King Richard IV of England King Richard IV of England was a fictional character in the first series of the BBC comedy series The Black Adder, played by Brian Blessed. The character is loosely based on Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York (1473-1483?
King Rollo King Rollo was a children's character created by David McKee in 1979, starring in a series of books, animations (narrated by Ray Brooks), and a comic strip in the magazine Buttons. In all, thirteen episodes of the animation were produced in 1985, by McKee's own King Rollo Films.
King Shaka International Airport King Shaka International Airport is a proposed airport located at La Mercy, 30 kilometres north of Durban, South Africa, that is expected to replace Durban International Airport, which will be decommissioned. It is expected to become operational in time for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
King Snake King Snake (real name Sir Edmund Dorrance) is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. He is a martial artist created by writer Chuck Dixon and artist Tom Lyle as a villain to Robin (Tim Drake), and he first appeared in Robin #2 (1991).
King Solomon (Prague) King Solomon is the oldest kosher restaurant Official Site in Prague, Czech Republic. It is located on Široká Street (Široká ulice in Czech) "among the houses of the Old Jewish Town" and across the street from the Pinkas synagogue in Josefov, part of Prague 1 district.
King Solomon Hill King Solomon Hill (1897 in McComb, Mississippi - 1949 in Sibley, Louisiana) was a bluesman who recorded a small handful of songs in 1932. Hill is speculated to have been Joe Holmes, a self-taught guitarist from Mississippi.
King Solomon's Carpet King Solomon's Carpet (1991) is a novel by Barbara Vine (aka Ruth Rendell) about the London Underground and the people frequenting it. Vine's novel is inhabited by ordinary passengers, tube aficionados, pickpockets, buskers, vigilantes, and children who go "sledging" on the roofs of cars as an initiation rite.
King Solomon's Mines (1937 film) King Solomon's Mines first received a film treatment in 1937, starring Paul Robeson, Cedric Hardwicke, Anna Lee and Roland Young. The film was produced by Gaumont British Picture Corporation, adapted by Charles Bennett (uncredited), Michael Hogan, Roland Pertwee A.
King Solomon's Mines (film) King Solomon's Mines refers to at least four film versions which tell the story of an adventurer who helps a woman look for her lost husband/father in Africa, loosely based on the novel King Solomon's Mines (1885) by H. Rider Haggard.
King Street (Toronto) King Street is a major east-west commercial thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The street was named for King George III, the reigning British monarch at the time when the street was being built in early Toronto (then called the Town of York).
King Street Junior King Street Junior was a Radio Comedy about a junior school aired by the BBC from Mar 1985 to Nov 1998. A continuation of the series renamed King Street Junior Revisited started in 2002 and continued until 2005.
King Street Wharf King Street Wharf is a former maritime industrial area on the eastern shore of Darling Harbour, an inlet of Sydney Harbour, that has been redeveloped into a residential, commercial and entertainment precinct as part of the extensive redevelopment in the general area. It is adjacent to the Darling Harbour tourist precinct, and on the western edge of Sydney's central business district.
King Sundew The King Sundew (Drosera regia) is a carnivorous plant in the sundew genus Drosera that originates from South Africa. The specific epithet regia comes from the Latin for 'royal', a reference to the large size of the plant, whose leaves can exceed 50 cm in length.
King Sunny Adé King Sunny Adé (Sunday Adeniyi, born 1946) is by far the most popular performer of Nigerian Jùjú music. With his band, King Sunny Ade and His African Beats, King Sunny Ade became an international star across Africa during the mid-1980s, touring and gaining a significant audience in the United States and Europe as well.
King Teucer In Greek mythology, King Teucer (also Teucrus) was said to have been the son of the river Scamander and of the nymph Idaea. Before the arrival of Dardanus, the land that would come to be called Dardania (and later still the Troad) was known as Teucria and the inhabitants as Teucrians, after Teucer.
King Tim III (Personality Jock) "King Tim III (Personality Jock)" is a 1979 (see 1979 in music) song by the Fatback Band from the disco album XII. Released a few months before "Rapper's Delight" (which is often cited as the first commercially released hip hop song), this song has become perhaps the band's most famous and influential and is often cited as the beginning of recorded hip hop.
King Township Museum The King Township Museum in King City, Ontario, Canada is a local history museum for the township of King. It was previously known as Kinghorn Museum, and is located on what was once known as Kinghorn, now subsumed by King City.
King Tractor Press King Tractor Press is a publishing company located out of Los Angeles, California that sprung out of King Tractor Films, its parent company. It consists of co-op-type teams that are dedicated to publication of creator-owned comic books.
King Triton's Carousel of the Sea King Triton's Carousel of the Sea is a Carousel at Disney's California Adventure Park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. The attraction's name comes from King Triton, Ariel's father in the Little Mermaid.
King Tubby King Tubby (born Osbourne Ruddock, January 28, 1941 – February 6, 1989) was a Jamaican electronics and sound engineer, known primarily for his influence on the development of dub in the 1960s and 1970s. Tubby's innovative studio work, which saw him elevate the role of record producer to a creative height previously only reserved for composers and musicians, would prove to be highly influential across many genres of popular music.
King Tut (song) King Tut is a 1978 novelty song performed by Steve Martin and the "Toot Uncommons" (actually members of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band). The original performance was telecast on the April 22, 1978 episode of Saturday Night Live, considered by many to be one of the finest episodes in the show's history.
King under the Mountain The term King under the Mountain was used in a good deal of Celtic mythology (and later fairy tales) to refer to the ruler of the supernatural creatures particular to a given location, particularly the sidhe. The king in the mountain is a motif found in several folktales.
King Valley The King Valley is a wine-producing and agricultural region centred on the King River in north-eastern Victoria, Australia between Wangaratta and the Alpine National Park. There are a number of small towns within the region including Cheshunt, Whitfield, King Valley, Edi, Claremont, Moyhu, Byrne, Docker and Oxley.
King Vitaman King Vitaman is a brand of pre-sweetened breakfast cereal produced by Quaker Oats and sold in the United States. The cereal entered the marketplace in 1970, and although it has changed mascots over the years, it is still in production.
King Wen of Nanyue Zhao Mo (趙眜:Triệu Mạt), formally Wen Di (文帝:VÄn Äáşż), was the second ruler of the kingdom of Nanyue (Nam Việt), and the grandson of Zhao Tuo (who had outlived his sons). Wen ruled from 137 BCE, but progressively fell under the influence of the Han emperor Han Wudi (Hán VĹ© Äáşż).
King William Street (London) King William Street is the name of a street in the City of London, England. It runs from a junction at the Bank of England, meeting Poultry, Lombard Street and Threadneedle Street, south-east, where it meets a junction with Gracechurch and Cannon Street.
King William Street tube station King William Street was the original but short-lived northern terminus on the City & South London Railway (C&SLR), the first deep tube underground railway in London and one of the component parts of the London Underground's Northern Line. It was in the City of London, on King William Street, near the present Monument station.
King William Street, Adelaide King William Street is a major arterial road that traverses the city of Adelaide (the capital of South Australia) from north to south. It is named after King William IV, the monarch at the time of South Australia's proclamation.
King William's College King William's College (Colleish Ree Illiam in Manx) is an independent school for ages 3 to 18, situated near Castletown on the Isle of Man. The College, fondly known as "'KWC'" and to other locals as "King Bill's", widened entry from boys-only to co-educational in the 1980s.
King William's War The first of the French and Indian Wars, King William's War (1689–1697), was the North American theater of the War of the Grand Alliance (1688–1697) fought principally in Europe between the armies of France under Louis XIV and those of a coalition of European powers including England.
King Wutugu King Wutugu is a character in the classical Chinese historical novel The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He is the king of Wuguo, a southern (Nanman) state whose people are portrayed as living in caves rather than houses.
King Xian of Zhou King Xian of Zhou (Traditional Chinese: 周顯王, Simplified Chinese: 周ćľçŽ‹, Pinyin: ZhĹŤu XÄan Wáng, Wade-Giles: King Hsien of Chou) was the thirty-fourth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the twenty-third of Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
King Zhaoxiang of Qin King Zhaoxiang of Qin or King Zhao of Qin(秦ć襄王 or 秦ć王) (324 BC – 250 BC) was the son of King Huiwen, little brother of King Wu. After the death of Wu in 306 BC, Zhao contended for the crown of Qin with his little brother.
King Zhuangxiang of Qin King Zhuangxiang of Qin (秦庄襄王), personal name Zichu (ĺ楚), was a ruler of the State of Qin, a part of what is now China, during the 3rd century BCE. This article is based on the biography of LĂĽ Buwei which is part of the Records of the Grand Historian written by Sima Qian.
King's African Rifles The King's African Rifles (KAR) was a multi-battalion British colonial regiment raised from the various British possessions in East Africa from 1902 until independence in the 1960s. It performed both military and internal security functions within the East African colonies as well as external service as recorded below.
King's Arms The King's Arms (colloquially known is the KA) is one of the main student public houses in Oxford, England. It is located in a prominent position on the corner of Parks Road and Holywell Street, opposite the new Bodleian Library building.
King's Bench One of the ancient courts of England, the King's Bench (or Queen's Bench when the monarch is female) is now a division of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales. Sub-divisions include the Commercial Court, the Admiralty Court and the Administrative Court.
King's Bench Prison The King's Bench Prison was a prison situated in the Southwark area of central London, England from medieval times until its final closure in 1880. It took its name from the King's Bench court of law in which cases of defamation, bankruptcy and other misdemeanours were heard; as such, the prison was often used as a debtor's prison until the practice was abolished in the 1860s.
King's Bounty King's Bounty is a turn-based fantasy computer and video game designed by Jon Van Caneghem of New World Computing in 1990. The game follows the player's character, a hero of King Maximus, appointed with the job of retrieving the Sceptre of Order from the forces of chaos, led by Arech Dragonbreath.
King's Buildings The King's Buildings are a campus of the University of Edinburgh, and contains most of the schools within the College of Science and Engineering, excepting only part of the School of Informatics, which is at the central George Square campus. The campus lies between West Mains Road and Mayfield Road, about 2.
King's College Boat Club King's College Boat Club is the rowing club for members of King's College, Cambridge. King's is a reasonably large college, but it has been fairly rare to find a King's crew near the top of the Lent or May Bumps.
King's College Criteria The King's College Criteria or the King's College Hospital criteria were devised in 1989 to determine if there were any early indices of poor prognosis in patients with acute liver failure. Acute liver failure is defined as the onset of encephalopathy (altered mental status) or coagulopathy (altered bleeding tendencies) within 26 weeks of a patient diagnosed with liver disease.
King's College Hospital King's College Hospital is a primary care facility in the London Borough of Southwark, referred to locally and by staff simply as "King's" or abbreviated internally to "KCH". It serves an inner city population of 700,000 in the London boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham.
King's College London Students' Union King's College London Students' Union (commonly referred to as KCLSU) is the oldest students' union in London, founded just before University College London Union. KCLSU currently enjoys derived charitable status from the College as an educational institution and exists solely to further the interests of its members, the approximately 21,500 students who are at King's.
King's College, Hong Kong King’s College (英皇書院) is a secondary school in Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong, and was founded on its present site in 1926. The premises were damaged in World War II and rebuilt and refurnished after the war.
King's College, Lagos King's College Lagos was founded on 20th September,1909 with 10 students on its Original site at Lagos Island adjacent to the Tafawa Balewa Square and was based on the English public school format of secondary school education. The first Principal of the school was a Sir Lomax.
King's Commissioned Indian Officer A King's Commissioned Indian Officer (KCIO) was an Indian officer of the British Indian Army who held a full King's Commission after training at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, as opposed to the Indian Commissioned Officers (ICOs) who were trained at Indian Military Academy in Dehradun and the Viceroy's Commissioned Officers (VCOs), who held positions analogous to British Army Warrant Officers.
King's Cross Central King's Cross Central (KXC) is a multi-billion pound mixed-use property development in central London. The site consists of approximately 65 acres (25 hectares), mostly land to the north of King's Cross and St Pancras mainline railway stations.
King's Cross fire The King's Cross fire was a devastating underground fire in London which broke out at approximately 19:30 on November 18, 1987, and which killed 31 people. It burnt out the top level (entrances and ticket halls) of King's Cross St.
King's Cross Thameslink railway station King's Cross Thameslink station is a railway station in central London, which serves the Thameslink route, currently operated by First Capital Connect. It is located on Pentonville Road, very near King's Cross station.
King's Cup World Championships The King's Cup World Sepak Takraw Championships is a sepak takraw team event which is considered to be the most prestigious tournament in the sport as most top national teams compete in this annual event. There have been 21 editions of King's Cup tournaments with the year 2006 edition being the latest.
King's Daughters The King's Daughters (in French: filles du roi) were between 700 and 900 Frenchwomen (accounts vary as to the exact numbers) who immigrated to New France (now part of Canada) between 1663 and 1673 under the monetary sponsorship of Louis XIV, as an attempt to rectify the numerical inequality between males and females in New France. At the time there was a severe imbalance between single men and women because most in France had no interest in coming to the freezing climate and harsh conditions of frontier life at the time.
King's Daughters Medical Center King's Daughter's Medical Center is located in Ashland, Kentucky and is the city's largest employer at over 3,400, generating $155 million in payroll a year Moses, Emily B. "Expansion project at KDMC on track.
King's Department Stores King's Department Stores was a chain of discount stores in the east until 1984 when Ames Department Stores converted all King's stores into Ames stores. This King's chain was not related to King's Discount Stores of Burley, Idaho even though the two companies operated with similar logos.
King's Division The King's Division is a British Army command, training and administrative apparatus designated for all land force units in the North of England. The King's Division was formed in 1968 with the union of the Lancastrian Brigade, Yorkshire Brigade and North Irish Brigade.
King of Shaves King of Shaves was founded by Will King in 1993 as a shaving preparations manufacturer. It was originally based in Ruislip, Middlesex, and is currently the number two to Gillette by sales value in the UK shaving preparations market.
King of Sorrow (Sade single) The 2nd single released from Sade's 2000 album Lovers Rock the single was released in 2001. The video features the dilemma of a single mother trying to meet the needs of her family whilst also trying to pursue her dream of becoming a singer.
King of South Africa The King or Queen of South Africa was the nominal ruler of the Union of South Africa during the state's existence as a dominion of the British Empire (and later a realm of the British Commonwealth) from May 31, 1910 to May 31, 1961, when the country became the Republic of South Africa. Since the Union of South Africa was a British dominion the British monarch served as South Africa's monarch represented by the Governor-General of the Union of South Africa.
King of Syria The title King of Syria was only briefly used with the only king being Faisal who was proclaimed monarch after the Arab Revolt on March 11, 1920. He was not recognized by France or the United Kingdom and his rule collapsed ending on July 25, 1920 when the region became a French mandate.
King of the Britons The Britons, or Brythons were the indigenous Celtic-speaking people of what is now England, Wales and southern Scotland, whose ethnic identity is today maintained by the Welsh and to a lesser extent the Cornish. The title King of the Britons was often used by, or bestowed (often retrospectively) upon, the most powerful ruler among the Britons, both before and after the Roman occupation, up until the Norman Conquest of England.
King of the Cage King of the Cage (or KOTC) is a mixed martial arts (MMA) organization based in the United States that was created in 1998 by owner Terry Trebilcock. Viewed as a minor circuit, King of the Cage features up and coming MMA stars (as well as veterans) who eventually go on to either UFC or PRIDE.
King of the Cocos Islands John Clunies-Ross, a Scottish sea captain, proclaimed himself "King" Ross I of the Cocos Islands in 1827. This title was claimed by his descendants until 1978 when "King" Ross V sold the islands to the Australian federal government, which had already been administering them since 1955.
King of the Deathmatch The King of the Deathmatch is a professional wrestling tournament where 8 or more professional wrestlers compete to be crowned 'King of the Deathmatch'. King Of The Deathmatch tournaments are single-elimination tournaments which are similar to World Wrestling Entertainment's King Of The Ring tournaments.
King of the Geats Geatish kings (Rex Getarum/Gothorum) existed since the provinces of Götaland/Gautland/Geatland are considered to have been more or less independent with their own kings. This is a list of the kings who appear in the sources, which does not claim to be comprehensive.
King of the Gods In Polytheistic systems there is a tendency for one divinity, usually a male, to achieve pre-eminence as "King of the Gods". This tendency is paralleled with the growth of hierarchical systems of political power, in which a monarch eventually comes to assume ultimate authority for human affairs.
King of the Goths The title of King of the Goths was for many centuries borne by both the Kings of Sweden and the Kings of Denmark, denoting sovereignty or claimed sovereignty over the antique people of the Goths, which is sort of poetic explanation.
King of the Hill (game) King of the Hill is a game, the object of which is to stay on top of a large hill or pile (or any other designated area) as the "King of the Hill". Other players attempt to knock the current King off of the pile and take their place, thus becoming the new King of the Hill.
King of the Jungle King of the Jungle is an American reality television program, that appears on the Animal Planet cable television network. The original series debuted in Fall 2003 and starred a group of 12 "animal experts" (although only two were Doctors of Veterinary Medicine) and was hosted by Jeff Corwin.
King of the Mountain (song) "King of the Mountain" is a song by English singer songwriter Kate Bush . It was released as a single by EMI on 27 September - her first single since And So is Love which had been released 11 years ago.
King of the Mountains The King of the Mountains is the title given to the best climber in a cycling road race. While the title may be given to the rider who achieves the highest position over several designated climbs in a single-day road race, it is more usually applied to stage races (for example, the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia or Vuelta a España) where points are accumulated over the duration of the whole race.
King of the Mushroom Kingdom King Toadstool, usually referred to as the King of the Mushroom Kingdom or the King of Mushroomland, is, as his name suggests, the ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom, and father of Princess Peach. His character was mentioned in the packaging and instruction manual for the original Super Mario Bros.
King of the Road (Fu Manchu album) King of the Road is the fifth studio album from California stoner rock magnates Fu Manchu, released in 2000 after a three-year hiatus. The Japanese release features the track "Breathing Fire" in replacement of "Drive".
King of the Rocket Men King of the Rocket Men (1949) is a Republic Movie serial, in 12 chapters, important for introducing the "Rocketman Character" who reappeared under a variety of names in later serials Radar Men from the Moon, Zombies of the Stratosphere and the semi-serial Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe.
King of the Royal Mounted King of the Royal Mounted is a fictional character created by Stephen Slesinger in 1936. Slesinger licensed popular Western writer Zane Grey's byline, and marketed the character as Zane Grey's King of the Royal Mounted.
King of the Wends The title of King of the Wends denoted sovereignty or claims over Slavic lands of southern coasts of the Baltic Sea, those otherwise called Mecklenburg, Holstein and Pomerania, and was from 12th century used by Kings of Denmark and from 16th century by Kings of Sweden. The title's one poetic explanation also was kingship over the antique people of the Vandals (vandalorum rex), but that idea came only in 16th century.
King of The Mountain (film) King Of The Mountain is a 1981 film starring Harry Hamlin, Joseph Bottoms, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Richard Cox and Dennis Hopper about a group that race their cars up and down Mulholland Drive for both money and prestige.
King of Trios King of Trios is an upcoming three-night tournament that is being advertised by the CHIKARA wrestling promotion. The tournament is a different take on the Tag World Grand Prix event that the company is known for annually promoting; in King of Trios, instead of tag teams, there will be three-man teams that will compete in Six-Man Tag Team matches to see which of them will advance.
King of Vegas King of Vegas is a gambling series that first aired on Spike TV in the United States on January 17, 2006. It was hosted by boxing commentator Max Kellerman and co-hosted by renowned handicapper Wayne Allen Root, who gave color commentary and his odds-on favorites for each game.
King ov Hell King ov Hell (Tom Cato Visnes) is best known as the bassist for the Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth. He joined the band in 2000 as a full time bassist and composer but announced his departure after recording their 2006 release, Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam (Regain Records and Candlelight Records) which has been nominated for the Spellemann Award.
King Of Suede King Of Suede is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic, a parody of "King Of Pain" by The Police. The lyrics are an extended advertising monologue by the owner of a clothing store that is so well-known for its suede garments that said owner is known as "The King of Suede".
King Opera House The King Opera House is a performance hall and historic landmark located on Van Buren, Arkansas' Main Street. Since it was built in the late 1800's, the opera house's stage has hosted many plays and performers.
King Orgasmus One King Orgasmus One (also known as "King Orgasmus", "Orgasmus 69", "Orgi69", "Imbiss Bronko", " Scheich Manfred ", "DeF Bringer" and "Ohrgasmus") is the pseudonym of Manuel Romeike, a rapper and porn producer from Germany, Berlin.
King Ottokar's Sceptre King Ottokar's Sceptre (Le Sceptre d'Ottokar) is one of The Adventures of Tintin, a series of classic comic-strip albums, written and illustrated by Belgian writer and illustrator Hergé, featuring the young reporter Tintin. King Ottokar's Sceptre is the eighth in the series.
King Ov Hell King Ov Hell (Tom Cato Visnes) is the former bassist of Black Metal band Gorgoroth. He currently plays bass in a doom metal band called Sahg, plays bass alongside Immortal frontman Abbath in the new project "I", which is due to release the first album in Fall 2006, and also for Audrey Horne.
King Payne King Payne (died 1812) was a son of Seminole high chief Cowkeeper and succeeded him as leading chief of the Seminoles upon his death in 1783. He led his people against the Spanish and Americans from Georgia and established a number of towns and villages, including Paynes Town in Paynes Prairie, both of which are named for him.
King Penguin The King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) is the second largest species of penguin at about 90 cm (3 ft) tall and weighing 11 to 15 kg (24 to 33 lb), second only to the Emperor Penguin. There is a world population of approximately four million King Penguins, divided into two subspecies (A.
King Peninsula King Peninsula () is an ice-covered peninsula, 100 miles long and 20 miles wide, lying south of Thurston Island and forming the south side of Peacock Sound. It projects from the continental ice sheet and trends west between the Abbot Ice Shelf and Cosgrove Ice Shelf to terminate at Amundsen Sea.
King Philip's War King Philip's War was an armed conflict between Native American inhabitants of present-day southern New England and English colonists and their Native American allies from 1675–1676. Nearly one in ten persons overall among Native Americans and English were wounded or killed.
King Philoxenus Philoxenus (100-95 BCE) was an Indo-Greek king who ruled in the region spanning the Paropamisadae to Western Punjab. Philoxenus seems to have been quite an important king who might briefly have ruled both the "Eastern" and "Western" Indo-Greek kingdoms.
King Piccolo Saga The King Piccolo Saga, also known as the Piccolo Daimaoh Saga (Demon Lord Piccolo Saga) is the second to last saga from the anime Dragon Ball. It occurs after the Tienshinhan Saga and precedes the Piccolo Junior Saga.
King Plates King plates were a form of regalia used in pre-Federation Australia by white colonial authorities to recognise local Aboriginal leaders. The plates were metallic crescent-shaped plaques worn around the neck by important Aborigines.
King Pleasure King Pleasure (March 24, 1922 - March 21, 1982) was a jazz vocalist and an early master of vocalese, where a singer sings words to a famous instrumental solo. Born Clarence Beeks in Oakdale, Tennessee, he moved to New York City in the mid-1940s and became a fan of bebop music.
King Qing of Zhou King Qing of Zhou (traditional Chinese: 周é 王, simplified Chinese: 周顷王, pinyin ZhĹŤu QÄngwáng) or King Ch'ing of Chou (wg) was the nineteenth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the seventh of Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
King Ralph King Ralph (first released on February 15, 1991) is a British film starring American actor John Goodman in the title role of Ralph Jones. The movie also starred Peter O'Toole as the King's private secretary Sir Cedric Willingham, Camille Coduri as Ralph's girlfriend Miranda Greene, and John Hurt as the British peer Percival Graves, who schemes to get Ralph removed so that Parliament will make Graves the new King.
King Range, Antarctica King Range is a mountain range, 22 km (14 mi) long and 8 km (5 mi) wide, in northwestern Victoria Land, Antarctica. The range is bounded on the west by Rawle Glacier and Leitch Massif, on the northwest by Black Glacier and on the NE and east by the head of Lillie Glacier.
King Rat (1962 novel) King Rat is a 1962 novel by James Clavell. Set during World War II, Clavell's literary debut describes the struggle for survival of British, Australian and American prisoners of war in a Japanese camp in Singapore — a description informed by Clavell's own three-year experience as a prisoner in the notorious Changi Prison camp.
King Rataxes King Rataxes (sometimes Lord Rataxes) is a fictional rhinoceros who is a character in the Babar universe. Although he is the monarch de jure of his kingdom, called Rhino Land, his more intelligent wife, Lady Rataxes, is the de facto ruler.
King Records is a Japanese record company, founded in 1931 as a division of Japanese publisher Kodansha. It became and began operating as an independent entity in the 1950's, but remains part of the publisher's Otowa Group.
King Richard and the Crusaders King Richard and the Crusaders is a 1954 historical drama film made by Warner Bros. It was directed by David Butler and produced by Henry Blanke from a screenplay by John Twist based on Sir Walter Scott's novel The Talisman.
King Richard IV of England King Richard IV of England was a fictional character in the first series of the BBC comedy series The Black Adder, played by Brian Blessed. The character is loosely based on Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York (1473-1483?
King Rollo King Rollo was a children's character created by David McKee in 1979, starring in a series of books, animations (narrated by Ray Brooks), and a comic strip in the magazine Buttons. In all, thirteen episodes of the animation were produced in 1985, by McKee's own King Rollo Films.
King Shaka International Airport King Shaka International Airport is a proposed airport located at La Mercy, 30 kilometres north of Durban, South Africa, that is expected to replace Durban International Airport, which will be decommissioned. It is expected to become operational in time for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
King Snake King Snake (real name Sir Edmund Dorrance) is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. He is a martial artist created by writer Chuck Dixon and artist Tom Lyle as a villain to Robin (Tim Drake), and he first appeared in Robin #2 (1991).
King Solomon (Prague) King Solomon is the oldest kosher restaurant Official Site in Prague, Czech Republic. It is located on Široká Street (Široká ulice in Czech) "among the houses of the Old Jewish Town" and across the street from the Pinkas synagogue in Josefov, part of Prague 1 district.
King Solomon Hill King Solomon Hill (1897 in McComb, Mississippi - 1949 in Sibley, Louisiana) was a bluesman who recorded a small handful of songs in 1932. Hill is speculated to have been Joe Holmes, a self-taught guitarist from Mississippi.
King Solomon's Carpet King Solomon's Carpet (1991) is a novel by Barbara Vine (aka Ruth Rendell) about the London Underground and the people frequenting it. Vine's novel is inhabited by ordinary passengers, tube aficionados, pickpockets, buskers, vigilantes, and children who go "sledging" on the roofs of cars as an initiation rite.
King Solomon's Mines (1937 film) King Solomon's Mines first received a film treatment in 1937, starring Paul Robeson, Cedric Hardwicke, Anna Lee and Roland Young. The film was produced by Gaumont British Picture Corporation, adapted by Charles Bennett (uncredited), Michael Hogan, Roland Pertwee A.
King Solomon's Mines (film) King Solomon's Mines refers to at least four film versions which tell the story of an adventurer who helps a woman look for her lost husband/father in Africa, loosely based on the novel King Solomon's Mines (1885) by H. Rider Haggard.
King Street (Toronto) King Street is a major east-west commercial thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The street was named for King George III, the reigning British monarch at the time when the street was being built in early Toronto (then called the Town of York).
King Street Junior King Street Junior was a Radio Comedy about a junior school aired by the BBC from Mar 1985 to Nov 1998. A continuation of the series renamed King Street Junior Revisited started in 2002 and continued until 2005.
King Street Wharf King Street Wharf is a former maritime industrial area on the eastern shore of Darling Harbour, an inlet of Sydney Harbour, that has been redeveloped into a residential, commercial and entertainment precinct as part of the extensive redevelopment in the general area. It is adjacent to the Darling Harbour tourist precinct, and on the western edge of Sydney's central business district.
King Sundew The King Sundew (Drosera regia) is a carnivorous plant in the sundew genus Drosera that originates from South Africa. The specific epithet regia comes from the Latin for 'royal', a reference to the large size of the plant, whose leaves can exceed 50 cm in length.
King Sunny Adé King Sunny Adé (Sunday Adeniyi, born 1946) is by far the most popular performer of Nigerian Jùjú music. With his band, King Sunny Ade and His African Beats, King Sunny Ade became an international star across Africa during the mid-1980s, touring and gaining a significant audience in the United States and Europe as well.
King Teucer In Greek mythology, King Teucer (also Teucrus) was said to have been the son of the river Scamander and of the nymph Idaea. Before the arrival of Dardanus, the land that would come to be called Dardania (and later still the Troad) was known as Teucria and the inhabitants as Teucrians, after Teucer.
King Tim III (Personality Jock) "King Tim III (Personality Jock)" is a 1979 (see 1979 in music) song by the Fatback Band from the disco album XII. Released a few months before "Rapper's Delight" (which is often cited as the first commercially released hip hop song), this song has become perhaps the band's most famous and influential and is often cited as the beginning of recorded hip hop.
King Township Museum The King Township Museum in King City, Ontario, Canada is a local history museum for the township of King. It was previously known as Kinghorn Museum, and is located on what was once known as Kinghorn, now subsumed by King City.
King Tractor Press King Tractor Press is a publishing company located out of Los Angeles, California that sprung out of King Tractor Films, its parent company. It consists of co-op-type teams that are dedicated to publication of creator-owned comic books.
King Triton's Carousel of the Sea King Triton's Carousel of the Sea is a Carousel at Disney's California Adventure Park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. The attraction's name comes from King Triton, Ariel's father in the Little Mermaid.
King Tubby King Tubby (born Osbourne Ruddock, January 28, 1941 – February 6, 1989) was a Jamaican electronics and sound engineer, known primarily for his influence on the development of dub in the 1960s and 1970s. Tubby's innovative studio work, which saw him elevate the role of record producer to a creative height previously only reserved for composers and musicians, would prove to be highly influential across many genres of popular music.
King Tut (song) King Tut is a 1978 novelty song performed by Steve Martin and the "Toot Uncommons" (actually members of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band). The original performance was telecast on the April 22, 1978 episode of Saturday Night Live, considered by many to be one of the finest episodes in the show's history.
King under the Mountain The term King under the Mountain was used in a good deal of Celtic mythology (and later fairy tales) to refer to the ruler of the supernatural creatures particular to a given location, particularly the sidhe. The king in the mountain is a motif found in several folktales.
King Valley The King Valley is a wine-producing and agricultural region centred on the King River in north-eastern Victoria, Australia between Wangaratta and the Alpine National Park. There are a number of small towns within the region including Cheshunt, Whitfield, King Valley, Edi, Claremont, Moyhu, Byrne, Docker and Oxley.
King Vitaman King Vitaman is a brand of pre-sweetened breakfast cereal produced by Quaker Oats and sold in the United States. The cereal entered the marketplace in 1970, and although it has changed mascots over the years, it is still in production.
King Wen of Nanyue Zhao Mo (趙眜:Triệu Mạt), formally Wen Di (文帝:VÄn Äáşż), was the second ruler of the kingdom of Nanyue (Nam Việt), and the grandson of Zhao Tuo (who had outlived his sons). Wen ruled from 137 BCE, but progressively fell under the influence of the Han emperor Han Wudi (Hán VĹ© Äáşż).
King William Street (London) King William Street is the name of a street in the City of London, England. It runs from a junction at the Bank of England, meeting Poultry, Lombard Street and Threadneedle Street, south-east, where it meets a junction with Gracechurch and Cannon Street.
King William Street tube station King William Street was the original but short-lived northern terminus on the City & South London Railway (C&SLR), the first deep tube underground railway in London and one of the component parts of the London Underground's Northern Line. It was in the City of London, on King William Street, near the present Monument station.
King William Street, Adelaide King William Street is a major arterial road that traverses the city of Adelaide (the capital of South Australia) from north to south. It is named after King William IV, the monarch at the time of South Australia's proclamation.
King William's College King William's College (Colleish Ree Illiam in Manx) is an independent school for ages 3 to 18, situated near Castletown on the Isle of Man. The College, fondly known as "'KWC'" and to other locals as "King Bill's", widened entry from boys-only to co-educational in the 1980s.
King William's War The first of the French and Indian Wars, King William's War (1689–1697), was the North American theater of the War of the Grand Alliance (1688–1697) fought principally in Europe between the armies of France under Louis XIV and those of a coalition of European powers including England.
King Wutugu King Wutugu is a character in the classical Chinese historical novel The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He is the king of Wuguo, a southern (Nanman) state whose people are portrayed as living in caves rather than houses.
King Xian of Zhou King Xian of Zhou (Traditional Chinese: 周顯王, Simplified Chinese: 周ćľçŽ‹, Pinyin: ZhĹŤu XÄan Wáng, Wade-Giles: King Hsien of Chou) was the thirty-fourth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the twenty-third of Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
King Zhaoxiang of Qin King Zhaoxiang of Qin or King Zhao of Qin(秦ć襄王 or 秦ć王) (324 BC – 250 BC) was the son of King Huiwen, little brother of King Wu. After the death of Wu in 306 BC, Zhao contended for the crown of Qin with his little brother.
King Zhuangxiang of Qin King Zhuangxiang of Qin (秦庄襄王), personal name Zichu (ĺ楚), was a ruler of the State of Qin, a part of what is now China, during the 3rd century BCE. This article is based on the biography of LĂĽ Buwei which is part of the Records of the Grand Historian written by Sima Qian.
King's African Rifles The King's African Rifles (KAR) was a multi-battalion British colonial regiment raised from the various British possessions in East Africa from 1902 until independence in the 1960s. It performed both military and internal security functions within the East African colonies as well as external service as recorded below.
King's Arms The King's Arms (colloquially known is the KA) is one of the main student public houses in Oxford, England. It is located in a prominent position on the corner of Parks Road and Holywell Street, opposite the new Bodleian Library building.
King's Bench One of the ancient courts of England, the King's Bench (or Queen's Bench when the monarch is female) is now a division of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales. Sub-divisions include the Commercial Court, the Admiralty Court and the Administrative Court.
King's Bench Prison The King's Bench Prison was a prison situated in the Southwark area of central London, England from medieval times until its final closure in 1880. It took its name from the King's Bench court of law in which cases of defamation, bankruptcy and other misdemeanours were heard; as such, the prison was often used as a debtor's prison until the practice was abolished in the 1860s.
King's Bounty King's Bounty is a turn-based fantasy computer and video game designed by Jon Van Caneghem of New World Computing in 1990. The game follows the player's character, a hero of King Maximus, appointed with the job of retrieving the Sceptre of Order from the forces of chaos, led by Arech Dragonbreath.
King's Buildings The King's Buildings are a campus of the University of Edinburgh, and contains most of the schools within the College of Science and Engineering, excepting only part of the School of Informatics, which is at the central George Square campus. The campus lies between West Mains Road and Mayfield Road, about 2.
King's College Boat Club King's College Boat Club is the rowing club for members of King's College, Cambridge. King's is a reasonably large college, but it has been fairly rare to find a King's crew near the top of the Lent or May Bumps.
King's College Criteria The King's College Criteria or the King's College Hospital criteria were devised in 1989 to determine if there were any early indices of poor prognosis in patients with acute liver failure. Acute liver failure is defined as the onset of encephalopathy (altered mental status) or coagulopathy (altered bleeding tendencies) within 26 weeks of a patient diagnosed with liver disease.
King's College Hospital King's College Hospital is a primary care facility in the London Borough of Southwark, referred to locally and by staff simply as "King's" or abbreviated internally to "KCH". It serves an inner city population of 700,000 in the London boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham.
King's College London Students' Union King's College London Students' Union (commonly referred to as KCLSU) is the oldest students' union in London, founded just before University College London Union. KCLSU currently enjoys derived charitable status from the College as an educational institution and exists solely to further the interests of its members, the approximately 21,500 students who are at King's.
King's College, Hong Kong King’s College (英皇書院) is a secondary school in Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong, and was founded on its present site in 1926. The premises were damaged in World War II and rebuilt and refurnished after the war.
King's College, Lagos King's College Lagos was founded on 20th September,1909 with 10 students on its Original site at Lagos Island adjacent to the Tafawa Balewa Square and was based on the English public school format of secondary school education. The first Principal of the school was a Sir Lomax.
King's Commissioned Indian Officer A King's Commissioned Indian Officer (KCIO) was an Indian officer of the British Indian Army who held a full King's Commission after training at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, as opposed to the Indian Commissioned Officers (ICOs) who were trained at Indian Military Academy in Dehradun and the Viceroy's Commissioned Officers (VCOs), who held positions analogous to British Army Warrant Officers.
King's Cross Central King's Cross Central (KXC) is a multi-billion pound mixed-use property development in central London. The site consists of approximately 65 acres (25 hectares), mostly land to the north of King's Cross and St Pancras mainline railway stations.
King's Cross fire The King's Cross fire was a devastating underground fire in London which broke out at approximately 19:30 on November 18, 1987, and which killed 31 people. It burnt out the top level (entrances and ticket halls) of King's Cross St.
King's Cross Thameslink railway station King's Cross Thameslink station is a railway station in central London, which serves the Thameslink route, currently operated by First Capital Connect. It is located on Pentonville Road, very near King's Cross station.
King's Cup World Championships The King's Cup World Sepak Takraw Championships is a sepak takraw team event which is considered to be the most prestigious tournament in the sport as most top national teams compete in this annual event. There have been 21 editions of King's Cup tournaments with the year 2006 edition being the latest.
King's Daughters The King's Daughters (in French: filles du roi) were between 700 and 900 Frenchwomen (accounts vary as to the exact numbers) who immigrated to New France (now part of Canada) between 1663 and 1673 under the monetary sponsorship of Louis XIV, as an attempt to rectify the numerical inequality between males and females in New France. At the time there was a severe imbalance between single men and women because most in France had no interest in coming to the freezing climate and harsh conditions of frontier life at the time.
King's Daughters Medical Center King's Daughter's Medical Center is located in Ashland, Kentucky and is the city's largest employer at over 3,400, generating $155 million in payroll a year Moses, Emily B. "Expansion project at KDMC on track.
King's Department Stores King's Department Stores was a chain of discount stores in the east until 1984 when Ames Department Stores converted all King's stores into Ames stores. This King's chain was not related to King's Discount Stores of Burley, Idaho even though the two companies operated with similar logos.
King's Division The King's Division is a British Army command, training and administrative apparatus designated for all land force units in the North of England. The King's Division was formed in 1968 with the union of the Lancastrian Brigade, Yorkshire Brigade and North Irish Brigade.
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