Smuggling in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania–Kingdom of Prussia borderland at the end of the eighteenth century: the case of Palanga customs
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DOI: 10.1080/01629778.2024.2360393
Abstract: ABSTRACT Using a surviving set of monthly confiscation reports covering the period between August 1793 and March 1794 (23 cases in total), this article examines smuggling in the territory subordinated to the Palanga customs on… read more here.
Keywords: duchy lithuania; palanga customs; grand duchy; kingdom prussia ... See more keywords
The expansion of British steeplechasing in the Grand Duchy of Posen
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DOI: 10.1080/17460263.2024.2415968
Abstract: ABSTRACT In the nineteenth century, British culture and sport were held in high esteem abroad as models of progress and modernity. British-organised sports gained prestige in European societies, and their practice became a symbol of… read more here.
Keywords: grand duchy; duchy posen; british steeplechasing; expansion british ... See more keywords
Mummies tell stories: CT investigation of eight members of the Kėdainiai elite (Grand Duchy of Lithuania, 17th-18th centuries AD)
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DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1532751
Abstract: The objective of this study is to evaluate the mummified remains of eight high-ranking people buried in two crypts of the Evangelical Reformed Church at Kėdainiai, Lithuania. The evaluation criteria include biological or cultural indicators,… read more here.
Keywords: duchy lithuania; grand duchy; 18th centuries; investigation ... See more keywords
Luxembourgite, AgCuPbBi4Se8, a new mineral species from Bivels, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
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DOI: 10.5194/ejm-32-449-2020
Abstract: Abstract. Luxembourgite, ideally AgCuPbBi4Se8 , is a new selenide discovered at Bivels, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The mineral forms tiny fibres reaching 200 µ m in length and 5 µ m in diameter, which are… read more here.
Keywords: agcupbbi4se8 new; grand duchy; mineral; duchy luxembourg ... See more keywords
THE OLYMPIC CIRCUS AS A PROPAGATOR OF GYMNASTICS IN THE GRAND DUCHY OF POSEN DURING THE TURNSPERRE
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DOI: 10.52165/sgj.17.2.171-183
Abstract: In the wake of socio-political upheaval and controversies surrounding the political activities of Friedrich Ludwig Jahn—regarded as the father of German gymnastics—a ban on gymnastic exercises by Turner unions, known as the Turnsperre, was enacted… read more here.
Keywords: circus propagator; duchy posen; grand duchy; olympic circus ... See more keywords