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    Sir Thomas de Veil (21 November 1684 – 7 October 1746), also known as deVeil, was Bow Street's first magistrate; he was known for having enforced the Gin...
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  • The Veil is an American thriller television limited series written by Steven Knight, produced by FX Productions, and starring Elisabeth Moss and Yumna...
    19 KB (1,287 words) - 10:21, 13 June 2024
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    had been done before. Taking up the legacy of his predecessor, Sir Thomas de Veil, Fielding turned Bow Street into a court-like setting in which to conduct...
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    Simone Veil (French pronunciation: [simɔn vɛj] ; née Jacob; 13 July 1927 – 30 June 2017) was a French magistrate, Holocaust survivor, and politician who...
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  • The Veil is a 2016 American supernatural horror film directed by Phil Joanou and written by Robert Ben Garant, and starring Jessica Alba, Lily Rabe, Aleksa...
    14 KB (1,524 words) - 14:50, 31 December 2023
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    veil is an article of clothing or hanging cloth that is intended to cover some part of the head or face, or an object of some significance. Veiling has...
    89 KB (11,032 words) - 10:35, 13 May 2024
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    The original position (OP), often referred to as the veil of ignorance, is a thought experiment used for reasoning about the principles that should structure...
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  • Thumbnail for Bow Street Magistrates' Court
    established in 1740, when Colonel Sir Thomas de Veil, a Westminster justice, sat as a magistrate in his home at number 4. De Veil was succeeded by novelist and...
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  • Thumbnail for Head covering for Christian women
    Christian head covering, also known as Christian veiling, is the traditional practice of women covering their head in a variety of Christian denominations...
    189 KB (23,504 words) - 21:18, 19 June 2024
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    produced some of his best known works including Gin Lane. The magistrate Thomas de Veil, later to found Bow Street Magistrates' Court, lived at No 40 between...
    56 KB (5,823 words) - 17:12, 23 June 2024
  • Articles on Thomas Lightowler, Elizabeth Lyon, William Page, John Rann, Gamaliel Ratsey, John Sheppard, George Joseph Smith and Sir Thomas de Veil in Colin...
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    is not accidental. The freemason is traditionally identified as Sir Thomas de Veil, who was a member of Hogarth's first Lodge, Henry Fielding's predecessor...
    39 KB (5,208 words) - 22:59, 5 October 2023
  • Sir Robert Walpole Barbara Brown as Lady Greene Malcolm Keen as Sir Thomas de Veil Stapleton Kent as John Ratchett Sheldon Jett as Ramsey Jostin "Dick...
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    The Virgin's veil was a Christian relic believed to have once belonged to Mary, mother of Jesus. It was kept in Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine...
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  • intermittently funded, full-time police force. 1739/1740–1746: Sir Thomas de Veil 1748–1754: Henry Fielding 1754–1780: Sir John Fielding 1780–1793: Sir...
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  • Moorfields. The first Bow Street Magistrates' Court is presided over by Thomas de Veil. Thomas Witherby establishes his stationery business in London, specializing...
    168 KB (18,705 words) - 19:26, 23 June 2024
  • (1951) – Mr. Blakeley (uncredited) Dick Turpin's Ride (1951) – Sir Thomas de Veil Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue (1953) – Duke of Marlborough Fortune Is...
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    Sanmartino’s masterpiece, largely due to the rendering of the transparent veil, and thus considered one of the world's most remarkable sculptures. Due to...
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    Thomas Jane (born Thomas Elliott III; February 22, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for appearing in the films Boogie Nights (1997), Deep Blue Sea...
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  • Family Channel in Canada. Nowhere Man is the story of photojournalist Thomas Veil, who discovers that his life has been abruptly "erased": his friends...
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