Dissertations / Theses: 'The Duke of Silesia'

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Mulhern, Kirsteen Mairi. "The Intellectual Duke : George Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, 1823-1900." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.520518.

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University, Duquesne. "Duquesne Duke April 20, 2006." Duquesne University, 2006. http://digital.library.duq.edu/u?/cdm-duke,9673.

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Secleter, John Robert. "Duke University Museum of Art." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/52237.

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Bauman-Szulakowska, Jolanta. "Rajmund Hanke, Silesia Cantat. Dzieje polskiego śpiewactwa koscielnego na Śla̧sku [Silesia Cantat. The History of Polish Sacred Choral Societies in Silesia], Katowice 1996,333 S. [Rezension]: Rajmund Hanke, Silesia Cantat. Dzieje polskiego śpiewactwa koscielnego na Śla̧sku [Silesia Cantat. The History of Polish Sacred Choral Societies in Silesia], Katowice 1996,333 S. [Rezension]." Musikgeschichte in Mittel- und Osteuropa ; 5 (1999), S. 179-181, 1999. https://ul.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A15650.

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Fisher, Cozza Robin Lee. "The writings and art songs of John Duke 1917-1945 /." Access restricted to users with UT Austin EID Full text (PDF) from UMI/Dissertation Abstracts International, 2001. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/fullcit?p3023544.

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Bauman-Szulakowska, Jolanta. "Rajmund Hanke, Silesia Cantat. Dzieje polskiego śpiewactwa koscielnego na Śla̧sku [Silesia Cantat. The History of Polish Sacred Choral Societies in Silesia], Katowice 1996,333 S. [Rezension]." Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig, 2017. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-225131.

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Tucker, Stephen Earl. "Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington's ballet, the river a conductor's approach to the preparation and performance of the score /." Diss., Restricted to subscribing institutions, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1324374211&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=1564&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Lesniewski, Peter. "Britain and Upper Silesia, 1919-1922." Thesis, University of Dundee, 2000. https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/3b2aa4b1-34d0-49af-9a8e-09d24563c173.

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This thesis provides the first complete dedicated narrative on Britain's political and military involvement in Upper Silesia between 1919 and 1922.It establishes the background to the Paris Peace Conference's decision to conduct a plebiscite in this important industrial region on the new Polish-German frontier. It also demonstrates how the region's long-standing ethnic tensions,combined with Polish national aspirations and class consciousness led to three insurrections in Upper Silesia between August 1919 and May 1921. British military leaders utilised the prevailing fears about the post-war industrial unrest in Britain to reduce their military commitments in Europe. The thesis explains how this action resulted in a French ascendancy on the inter-Allied Commission administering Upper Silesia and the military forces policing it. The initial absence of the British troops also affected the attitude and effectiveness of the British contingent serving with the inter-Allied Commission.The internal conflicts within the Commission are dealt with, as are the differing attitudes of the French, British and Italian Commissioners towards the highly partisan, and often violent,Polish and German plebiscite campaigns. Using mainly unpublished official documents and private papers, this work describes the attitude and conduct of the British officials serving in Upper Silesia. It identifies each of the British military units eventually sent to Upper Silesia and records the British soldiers'confrontations with German and Polish Upper Silesian para-militarists during the final insurrection in May - July 1921. Attempting to settle the controversial questions about the 6 outvoters', the thesis provides an individual analysis of the result in each one of the 1,545 voting constituencies. And, apart from demolishing the myth perpetuated in English-language historiography that Germany somehow or other 'won' the plebiscite, the thesis examines Upper Silesia's significance from an international perspective - particularly its effect on British relations with Poland and Germany, relations within the Entente, and the involvement of the League of Nations - an action resulting in Upper Silesia's partition in 1922.

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Strand, Michael. "Duke Ellington's Second Sacred Concert. : En verkstudie." Thesis, Växjö University, Växjö University, School of Education, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:vxu:diva-6039.

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Steed, Janna T. "Duke Ellington's jazz testament the sacred concerts /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1993. http://www.tren.com.

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Kranbuehl, Donald David. "Interplay - An Architecture School for Duke University." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/31478.

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Architecture is explored as an interplay between nature and a composition of forms. This thesis involves a project, an architecture school for Duke University, and examines the idea of composition as a type of â structured play.â Structured play is used as a method to study reciprocal relationships in architecture. This exploration focuses on the relationship between inside and outside in order to create a place for education which unites nature with the man-made.
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Chavez, Angela M. "A costume design for Duke Ellington's Sophisticated ladies." College Park, Md. : University of Maryland, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/1445.

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Thesis (M.F.A.) -- University of Maryland, College Park, 2004.
Thesis research directed by: Theatre. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.

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Alsterdal, Lotte. "The Duke of Uncertainty -Aspects of Professional Skill." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Industrial Economics and Management, 2001. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-3251.

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The Duke of Uncertainty - Aspects of Professional Skillis a dissertation whose title is a literary metaphor designedto draw attention to encounters with unforeseen problems anddilemmas at work.

The first part of the dissertation presents the skill andtechnology tradition that has developed over the last twentyyears through explorative case studies. These have covered theskills of various occupational groups, such as processoperators in the paper-and-pulp and chemicals industries,managers and systems engineers working on real timeapplications in specialized knowledge intensive firms as wellas doctors and nurses.

The theoretical perspective is the epistemology of skillfocusing on the phenomenon of tacit knowledge. This has itsroots in Wittgenstein's philosophy of language as developed bythe philosophers Allan Janik and Kjell S. Johannessen.

The methodological framework develops indirect analogicalthinking which is a prerequisite for knowledge based onexperience, through exemplification.

The empirical part of the work shows knowledge offamiliarity among members of an occupational group with lowformal training but extensive practical experience, namelyassistant nurses. A comparative analysis is undertaken inrelation to previous case studies in the field of skill andtechnology aimed at occupational groups with high formaleducational qualifications.

A particular aspect to which attention is drawn is therhythm in work that unites occupational groups regardless ofeducational background. Occupational skill is treated as acapacity developed to find rhythm in action when confrontedwith situations that are hard to handle. The dissertationconsiders aspects that can be tried out in other occupationalarenas and paves the way for identifying phenomena in workinglife that hinder the development of rhythm in work.

The dissertation contributes to the setting-up ofundergraduate-level training for groups of people who have notpreviously had access to higher education, and aims tointroduce new aspects into the development of analoguethinking.

Key words: practical versus theoretical knowledge, skillof epistemology, tacit knowledge, comparative case study,literary metaphor, analogical thinking, indirect method,occupational training.

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Hunt, K. J. "The governorship of the first duke of Albany." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.496349.

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Beaton, Belinda. "The cult of the First Duke of Wellington." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.491583.

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Jun, Kyong-Sook Katherine. "A musical and poetic investigation of John Duke's Six poems by Emily Dickinson and Four poems by Emily Dickinson /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/11429.

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Lee, Yi-Hui. "A theatrical lighting design for Duke Ellington's sophisticated ladies." College Park, Md. : University of Maryland, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/98.

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Thesis (M.F.A.) -- University of Maryland, College Park, 2003.
Thesis research directed by: Theatre. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.

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Garrett, Cheryl L. "Lord John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl, 1660-1724." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2012. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=210634.

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This thesis comprises a biographical sketch of the 1st Duke of Atholl, Lord John Murray, the Scottish magnate and nobleman, 1660 – 1724. A background of his family tree is provided with instances of how his Murray ancestors raised their family into the peerage. Lord Murray would become the 1st Duke of Atholl less than one hundred years later. Discussion then turns to the religious situation during Lord Murray's life. He was raised Episcopalian but converted to Presbyterianism in order to wed Lady Katherine Hamilton, the eldest daughter of the 3rd Duke of Hamilton and his wife, Anne, Duchess of Hamilton in 1683. This marriage had a profound impact on the Murray family and his role in the ensuing years of civil battles and continental wars. Estate matters are set in place against the historical background of the era. Lord Murray's acquisition and control of the Atholl Estate from his father in 1689, is examined. His handling of the contentious Glenlyon Estate is prominently reviewed. The oversight of the Athollmen, the large, mainly Highland army loyal to the Atholl banner, who fought for the Crown in the Covenanting Wars of Scotland, and Lord Murray's youthful experiences during his father's leadership and later, his own, are explored. Murray's political fortunes from his early career through to his statesmanship in Westminster are examined. His leadership of the Commission of Inquiry into the Glencoe Massacre and his rise to Secretary of State for Scotland in 1696, resignation and fall, and his resurgence under Queen Anne, as the most vocal magnate opposing the Incorporating Union of 1707, the loss of his wife and heir, the repercussions of the early eighteenth-century Jacobite rebellions, his response to his sons' involvement in the uprisings and his final years finish the work.

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Mickūnaitė, Giedrė. "Making a great ruler : Grand Duke Vytautas of Lithuania /." Budapest : Central European university press, 2006. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb401788696.

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Durham, Shaun Robert. "The Duke of Wellington and the people, 1819-1832." Thesis, University of Southampton, 1999. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/42322/.

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At the end of 1818 the first duke of Wellington returned to Britain after making his name and fortune on the continent. Despite primarily being remembered as a military hero and diplomat, his excursion into party politics upon joining Lord Liverpool's cabinet constituted a second career that continued until the duke's death in 1852. This thesis sets out to analyse that political career from 1819 to the first Reform Act in 1832 through Wellington's unsolicited correspondence. This previously neglected source offers a revealing insight into the popular perception of politics, society and Wellington himself, which often challenges the assumptions made about press and public opinion. Indeed, these letters themselves can be regarded as a form of public opinion. Hundreds of ordinary people from across the country wrote Wellington on every matter of government and society, for personal, commercial, political or charitable reasons. They wanted patronage for themselves or friends, money and favours. They contributed to debates on Catholic Emancipation, Parliamentary Reform and Economic distress. A sizeable minority wrote anonymous, threatening letters in an attempt to intimidate Wellington, while others gave the duke their wholehearted support. These letters reveal the politicisation of 'The People' and their willingness to get involved in public debates. The correspondents often used the same language and terms of reference. They wrote with the same concerns, albeit for different reasons and with varying suggestions. These letters also provide a glimpse of the popular perception of Wellington - how this military hero was considered, in turn, to be a saviour, influential friend and 'evil nemesis' of the people. Wellington did not ignore this correspondence. Most people got a reply. Their letters were filed, discussed, forwarded to appropriate people, acted upon and investigated. Crucially, some of this correspondence influenced the duke's thinking and impacted on events. Writing a letter to a member of the ruling elite could make a difference.

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Callow, John. "The noble Duke of York : James Duke of York and Albany, the early modern prince as Lord High Admiral, imperialist and entrepreneur, 1660-1685." Thesis, Lancaster University, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.267085.

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Dutton, Kathryn Ann. "Geoffrey, Count of Anjou and Duke of Normandy, 1129-51." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2011. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/3052/.

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Count Geoffrey V of Anjou (1129-51) features in Anglo-French historiography as a peripheral figure in the Anglo-Norman succession crisis which followed the death of his father-in-law, Henry I of England and Normandy (1100-35). The few studies which examine him directly do so primarily in this context, dealing briefly with his conquest and short reign as duke of Normandy (1144-50), with reference to a limited range of evidence, primarily Anglo-Norman chronicles. There has never been a comprehensive analysis of Geoffrey’s comital reign, nor a narrative of his entire career, despite an awareness of his importance as a powerful territorial prince and important political player. This thesis establishes a complete narrative framework for Geoffrey’s life and career, and examines the key aspects of his comital and ducal reigns. It compiles and employs a body of 180 acta relating to his Angevin and Norman administrations to do so, alongside narrative evidence from Greater Anjou, Normandy, England and elsewhere. It argues that rule of Greater Anjou prior to 1150 had more in common with neighbouring principalities such as Brittany, whose rulers had emerged in the tenth and eleventh centuries as primus inter pares, than with Normandy, where ducal powers over the native aristocracy were more wide-ranging, or royal government in England. It explores the count’s territories, the personnel of government, the dispensation of justice, revenue collection, the comital army, and Geoffrey’s ability to carry out ‘traditional’ princely duties such as religious patronage in the context of Angevin elite landed society’s virtual autonomy and tendency to rebel in the first half of the twelfth century. The character of Geoffrey’s power and authority was fundamentally shaped by the region’s tenurial and seigneurial history, and could only be conducted within that framework. This study also addresses Geoffrey’s activities as first conqueror then ruler of Normandy. The process by which the duchy was conquered is shown to be more intricate than the chroniclers’ accounts of Angevin siege warfare suggest, and the ducal reign more complex than merely a regency until Geoffrey’s son, the future Henry II (1150-89), came of age. Through use of a much wider body of evidence than previously considered in connection with Geoffrey’s career, and a charter-based methodology, this thesis provides a new and appropriate treatment of an important non-royal ruler. It situates Geoffrey in his proper context and provides an account of not only how he was presented by commentators who were sometimes geographically and temporally remote, but by his own administration and those over whom he ruled. It provides an in-depth analysis of the explicit and implicit characteristics of princely rulership, and how they were won, maintained and exploited in two different contexts.

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Everest-Phillips, Lalage Charlotte Yseult. "The patronage of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester : a re-evaluation." Thesis, University of York, 1993. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/2520/.

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Saygin, Susanne. "Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (1390-1447) and the Italian humanists /." Leiden : Brill, 2002. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb38916820h.

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Goldsmith, Thomas. "The Duke of Wellington and British foreign policy, 1814-1830." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 2016. https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/67722/.

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This thesis is an examination of the diplomatic career of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington between 1814-30. The Duke’s significant contributions to foreign policy-making have been an area neglected by historians. Occupying a central position in British politics during this time, this neglect has distorted both assessments of his career and of the wider domestic and foreign contexts. There is nothing in the extant literature that offers a thorough analysis of Wellington’s diplomatic experiences and his role in the framing and executing of British foreign policy. This work fills that lacuna. It takes a wide look at Wellington’s involvement in the conduct of British diplomacy and highlights the crucial formative experiences during his time on the Continent 1814-18 and the impact these had for his future policies. By looking at the full scope of Wellington’s foreign policy for the first time, this thesis enables scholars to have a more comprehensive view of the conduct of politics during the tumultuous years after the end of the Napoleonic Wars.

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Skládal, Zdeněk. "Možnosti konverze dvoumotorového pístového letounu Beechcraft B60 Duke na turbovrtulový." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta strojního inženýrství, 2010. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-229164.

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Master’s thesis deals with the issue of a conversion of a twin-engined piston aircraft Beechcraft B60 Duke into turboprop engines Walter M601 or Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6.The paper focuses on a financial analysis of conducting of the conversion, resources needed for a certification, authorization for the traffic in the Czech Republic and determination of the rate of return on investment.The thesis further deals with elaborating of the flight and prerformance characteristics, operation costs of both of the proposed engines and compares them with current characteristics and operation costs.

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Kuruvilla, Annie S. "Operational Evaluation of Volume Sources Using Duke forest Field Study." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1124802092.

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Huebsch, Chris. "Reality Check - Wie geht es Duke? Der aktuelle Entwicklungsstand von Java." Universitätsbibliothek Chemnitz, 1999. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:ch1-199900325.

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Luna, Figueroa Brezli Paola, and Hernández Grisel Villaverde. "Evaluación del Área de Tecnología de la Información de Duke Energy." Thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas - UPC, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/314969.

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La demanda por energía que se tiene actualmente no está siendo satisfecha. La producción total de energía eléctrica a nivel nacional fue de 3,322 gigavatios hora (Gwh) en abril del año 2011, mayor en 5,2% respecto al mismo mes de dicho año, según el Ministerio de Energía y Minas (MEM). Considerando estas premisas, el proyecto profesional de la referencia, describe a la empresa Duke Energy, generadora y transmisora de energía, su posicionamiento en el sector de energía, la comercialización en el mercado libre y regulado, analiza sus ventajas competitivas, describe y detalla sus procesos principales y sus procesos de soporte. Se analizará los objetivos estratégicos del negocio, la relación con los procesos y sus responsables, de manera que puedan ser respaldados por el área de Tecnologías de la Información, haciendo que esta se convierta en su socio estratégico que genere valor a la organización y sea su apoyo para llegar a las metas corporativas.

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Rhymer, Lucy Clare. "The political career of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, c.1413-1447." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2010. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/283863.

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Evans, Godfrey Howell. "Alexander, 10th Duke of Hamilton (1767-1852) as patron and collector." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/15899.

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This thesis examines the patronage and collecting of Alexander, l0th Duke of Hamilton, premier peer of Scotland, son-in-law of the maniacal collector William Beckford, and arguably the greatest collector in the history of Scotland. Using archival evidence from many sources, it begins with investigations of the Duke's early collecting of Italian Renaissance paintings and manuscripts, acquisitions associated with Russia between 1807 and 1814, involvement with Princess Pauline Borghese and the Bonaparte family, and purchases of porphyry and marble in Rome between 1817 and 1827. Chapters 5 and 6 focus on the extension and refurbishment of Hamilton Palace between 1822 and 1832 and parallel purchases of furniture, furnishings and applied art. Special attention is paid to motivation and the acquisition of items from the Fonthill sale, tapestries made for Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni, furniture owned by Marie-Antoinette, Napoleon's 1810 tea service, bronze statues (wrongly) associated with Francis I of France - which served to underline the Duke's status and "support" his claim to the French dukedom of Chatellerault - and porphyry busts of Roman emperors that were "superior" to the bronze copies in the British royal collection. Chapter 7 reviews the last grand projects: the extremely expensive great black marble staircase, planned equestrian monument of the Duke as Marcus Aurelius, and Hamilton Mausoleum. The final chapter concentrates on the later purchases of Classical items and plaster copies, second marble bust of Princess Pauline, Thorvaldsen 's Napoleon Apotheosized, and Old Master paintings, and discusses how the Duke displayed his collection, in colourways, running sequences, clusters, and "end statements". A ''post mortem " conclusion sketches out the continuity of collecting Napoleonic material, as a consequence of the Duke's son and heir's marriage to the daughter of the adopted daughter of Napoleon and cousin of Napoleon Ill and the dispersal of the collection and demolition of Hamilton Palace between 1880 and 1930.

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Philp, Karen. "John Russell, the fourth Duke of Bedford, and politics, 1745-1751." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1991. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:e486c33f-a4bb-4f25-9b66-7c0017aee64e.

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This dissertation on the fourth duke of Bedford examines the political activities of a member of the House of Lords. It documents the activities of the members of the Pelham Administration, using Bedford's correspondence to provide an outline for the narrative. The aim is to provide a greater understanding of Bedford's political career, and also to illustrate the influence this individual had in determining ministerial policy. A discussion of Bedford's social connections leads into an overview of the events culminating in his inclusion in the Administration in 1745. Initially First Lord of the Admiralty, Bedford was promoted in 1748 to the office of Secretary of State for the Southern Department. In both offices, his concern was the promotion and protection of trade. He advocated the 'Country' Whig view that the protection of British merchants and their overseas markets by the navy was in the countryâs best interest. Bedford recognized the importance of securing and expanding American markets, and implemented measures, such as the proposed 'reduction' of Canada, to promote this aim. Bedford also lead the negotiations for the commercial treaty with Spain, signed at Madrid in 1750, that gave special trade status to Britain. Bedford sought to increase his political influence in various constituencies during the 1747 General Election. The local influence he wielded, however, did not enable him to carry through private turnpike legislation in Parliament. His legislation was defeated on 13 February 1750, at third reading, in an unusually high vote (154-208). Newcastle, whose relationship with Bedford had grown increasingly acrimonious, played a role in the defeat of this bill. The deterioration in this relationship contributed to Bedford's resignation from office on 14 June 1751.

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Yardley, Bruce Christopher. "The political career of George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham (1628-87)." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1989. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.332886.

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McKay, Collins. "The political life of James Douglas, second Duke of Queensberry 1662-1711." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2005. http://oleg.lib.strath.ac.uk:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=21592.

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The political life of James Douglas second Duke of Queensberry 1662-1711 is not covered in any single political biography. The Duke of Queensberry was born into a feudal society, governed by a feudal parliament. His political life began in 1695, following the death of his father. His political career took place in the context of an unsettled parliament. Questions of church trade, and constitution remained unresolved as Presbyterians, Episcopalians and Jacobites fought for control of the parliament, whilst outside, Covenanters sought to promote the radical ideas of government from the 1640-1641 parliament. The union of crowns challenged the ability of the ruling monarch to act fairly in the interest of both Scotland and England. Queensberry came to prominence as High Commissioner of the 1700 session of the parliament in the aftermath of Glencoe, and the refusal of William II to support the Company of Scotland trading to Africa and the Indies. Queensberry was expected to manage parliament to the satisfaction of William II. To do that task he had to build a party that could pass the king's measures in parliament. That management brought the issue of suzerainty to the fore in following sessions of parliament. Queensberry remained High Commissioner until 1703 when he was dismissed following the 'Scotch Plot'. His fall was from favour energised him and his 'party' to show the Court that only he could achieve their wishes for the settlement of the Hanoverian succession. In alliance with the Duke of Argyll he re-established his control of the parliament. Queensberry earned the title of 'union duke' although it was used pejoratively by contemporaries. Labels have been applied to him in the historiography of the period describing him as a venal and grasping aristocrat who was devoid of principle, and acted from the sole motive of self-interest. This thesis sets out to show how he managed the great issues he was confronted with, culminating in the creation of the parliament of Great Britain on 1 May 1707. He achieved that task because he remained firm to the principals that led him to support William of Orange in November 1688. His political career deserves an objective biography.

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Blackman, Susan Amato. "The manuscripts and patronage of Jacques d'Armagnac duke of Nemours, 1433-1477 /." Ann Arbor (Mich.) : UMI Dissertation information service, 1994. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb35732161v.

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Worsley, Lucy. "The architectural patronage of William Cavendish, first Duke of Newcastle, 1593-1676." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2001. http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/79335/.

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This thesis examines the architectural patronage of William Cavendish, first Duke of Newcastle (1593-1676). It consists of several great houses, chiefly Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire, Welbeck Abbey and Nottingham Castle, Nottinghamshire, Newcastle House, Middlesex, and minor works in Antwerp, Yorkshire and Northumberland. The assumption that there is a connection between building and power is reassessed in the light of William's building programme. While it can be argued that there are connections between its timetable and his court career, this ultimately dissatisfies as an explanation. William's political career was characterised by disappointment, as Chapter One shows, and a level of royal toleration for the biting criticism aimed at him for his behaviour and conduct in the Civil War. This criticism extended right into the heart of his household, with allegations of sexual misbehaviour being made by and against its members. An underlying explanation for his building programme, therefore, which is also valid for the periods when he was estranged from the court, arises from the micro-politics of the household and family. In Chapter Two, an exploration of the building process reveals the limits of William's agency to control his architectural self-image. His amorphous household emerges as a generator of the Cavendish style discussed in Chapter Three, which fuses positive local and historical characteristics with the classical knowledge that William acquired in London and Italy, and which has previously been privileged by art historians. Chapter Four examines the buildings' function: the household hierarchy and access to William's presence were constantly contested. William's buildings, then, are seen not as symbols of power, but of power struggles. Chapter Five argues that they capture an exchange in a discourse between court and country, between the local and international influences within their patron's cultural capital, and between William and his own family. A second, factual volume, containing a Gazetteer of William's projects supports the argument.

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Milner, John David. "Ellingtonia : the reciprocal and symbiotic relationship between Duke Ellington and his musicians." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2009. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/15076/.

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Daniel, Emory Stephen. "A Game That Cannot Be Won: Media Framing of the Duke Lacrosse Rape Scandal." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/32820.

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On March 13, 2006 in Durham, North Carolina, some of the Duke lacrosse players decided to throw a party. For this particular party, a group of Duke players decided to hire some strippers. Although the night started out harmless enough, the end result was two angry African American women leaving the house of 610 Buchanan Street to alleged sounds of insults and racial epithets. The police arrived a short time later to investigate the scene. Allegations of rape filled the air as one of the strippers indicated to Durham police that she had been raped. From there, implications of race, class, gender, and the university culture became prevalent and important topics for the media to cover. They covered the scandal extensively and made it a prevalent subject story matter from April 2006 to April 2007. Utilizing a content analysis, this study coded for generic, macro and issue-specific frames used by six different newspapers that covered the Duke Lacrosse rape scandal finding some significant results. Additionally, this study employed frame and story valence, as well as frame substance, to further analyze the frames present in the newspapers provided. Furthermore, there appeared to be a significant similarity between the overall story valence and the news story type. Although the majority of frames used were found to be neutral, results found that there was still a great deal of negative media attention in the Duke Lacrosse rape scandal.
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Bennett, Bryan Wendell Greenhoe David. "Cootie Williams, Rex Stewart, and Ray Nance Duke Ellington's trumpet soloists 1940-1942 /." Iowa City : University of Iowa, 2009. http://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/337.

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Appendix A includes annotated transcriptions of trumpet solos as performed by Williams, Stewart, and Nance on RCA Victor recordings of the Duke Ellington Band, 1940-1942. Includes bibliographic references (p. 71-73).

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Gunn, S. J. "The life and career of Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, c.1484-1545." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.236165.

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millard, frank. "Politics and the creation of memory;the afterlife of Humphrey Duke of Gloucester." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.529456.

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Gaunt, Richard Arthur. "The political activities and opinions of the Fourth Duke of Newcastle (1785-1851)." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.325701.

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Jenkins, Susan. "The patronage and collecting of James Brydges, first Duke of Chandos (1674-1744)." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1983/2c2abf53-46a4-497e-af1f-bc3965c9de8a.

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Murphy, Beverley Anne. "The life and political significance of Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond, 1525-1536." Thesis, Bangor University, 1999. https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/the-life-and-political-significance-of-henry-fitzroy-duke-of-richmond-15251536(1d642b9b-e736-4023-b8bd-b4e869c8a9ff).html.

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This thesis aims to examine Richmond's life in the context of his role as a magnate, a courtier, and the king's only son. As a much neglected subject this includes a good deal of biographical material, in order to present the duke within the context in which he lived. This also allows a re-assessment of his part in the succession crisis, with particular reference to the significance of his elevation in 1525, and the speculation regarding the king's intentions, as represented in the Succession Act of 1536. An examination of his responsibilities, not least as Lord Lieutenant in the north, of Ireland and as Lord Admiral, queries how far his extreme youth and his illegitimacy inhibited or facilitated the role Henry VIII wished him to fulfil. In tandem with this, a special study of the duke as a landlord looks at the relationship between the authority bestowed upon Richmond and the actual freedom of action allowed to the child. A view of his political importance, in matters such as marriage alliances and diplomacy, is considered alongside an appraisal of the personal standing of the duke, both in England and abroad. In order to provide a complete picture of Richmond's circumstances, there is also an account of the fortunes of his maternal relations, the Blounts of Kinlet, tracing their wealth and descent, and in particular those connections and alliances which assisted their daughter's acceptance at court. An analysis of Elizabeth Blount's relationship with Henry VIII leads into a consideration of how her royal liaison affected her life. In discussing the overall legacy left by Richmond's demise, the right and title of his widow, Mary Richmond, to her agreed jointure, and her subsequent fortunes, are weighed against the priorities of the king.

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Bennett, Bryan Wendell. "Cootie Williams, Rex Stewart, and Ray Nance: Duke Ellington's trumpet soloists 1940-1942." Diss., University of Iowa, 2009. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/337.

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Huddleston, Brian J. "An Internship in Environmental Compliance and Water Management with Duke Energy Cincinnati, Ohio." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1303052585.

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Jeż, Tomasz. "The Jesuits for Society - the Soundscape of the Jesuits in post-Tridentine Silesia." Internationale Arbeitsgemeinschaft für die Musikgeschichte in Mittel- und Osteuropa an der Universität Leipzig, 2015. https://ul.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A16166.

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Jefferson, Steven. "Exodus, expulsion, explication : collective memories of Silesia as a German-Polish frontier zone." Thesis, School of Advanced Study, University of London, 2016. http://sas-space.sas.ac.uk/6300/.

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This thesis addresses the traumata associated with Poland’s frontier changes in 1945, within a collective memory paradigm. These events include expulsions from German territories incorporated into Poland, and population transfers between Poland and the USSR. The thesis addresses two components: a central trauma complex, and the resulting collective memory discourse. Being a matter of historical record, the statistical details and chronology of these events are seldom contested, although they have often been instrumentalised by various stakeholders. Instead, the relevant collective memory discourse has focused on the production of broad, often exculpatory, narrative frameworks designed to explain a set of largely accepted facts. Accordingly, my thesis is primarily focused on this collective memory discourse. As an active phase, dominated by stakeholders with a high level of emotional investment in the narration and memorialisation of the relevant events, this collective memory discourse is currently undergoing a transition to the domain of History as a scholarly pursuit. This transition is best symbolised by the fact that, as of 2016, for the first time since 1945, all restrictions on the acquisition of agricultural land and forests in Poland’s former German territories, by Germans, will be lifted. Thus, for surviving expellees, the right of return, in conjunction with the potential to purchase any formerly held real estate and landholdings, will become a de jure reality, marking the end of the region’s long postwar period. Arguably, therefore, one can now engage, at a retrospective, analytical level, with the relevant collective memory discourse without being drawn into it. In order to navigate this complex discourse, I have developed a number of analytical and conceptual tools, which I hope may prove useful beyond this project. In this sense, this thesis can be viewed as a proof of concept. Chief among these tools are a novel working definition of collective memory as a discrete phase in the historification and mythologizing of traumatic events, and a three-level model designed for the consistent analysis of narrative texts, artefacts and cultural productions. By tracing the relevant collective memory discourse through a number of 4 disparate fields, including political myth-making, historiography, toponymic practice, cartography and literature, I have been able to test these analytical and conceptual tools to breaking point, often benefiting from the resulting heuristic gain wherever lived complexity defies simplistic analytic idealisation. To ensure a focused exposition of the theoretical framework and the sources analysed, this thesis is primarily centred upon Lower Silesia and the following broad research questions: what geo-socio-political power dynamics resulted in Poland’s postwar frontier changes and the associated traumata, and how were they justified at the time? How have historians reacted over time to Poland’s postwar frontier changes, and the humanitarian consequences, as well as to contemporary framework narratives relating to these events? How has the toponymic re-inscription of Poland’s former German territories influenced the relevant collective memory discourse, and to what extent have cartographic representations of postwar Poland been influenced by changing geo-political configurations? How have the prevailing socio-political conditions in postwar Germany and Poland constrained literary contributions to the relevant collective memory discourse? And, finally, in what ways, has literature contributed in turn, to the relevant collective memory discourse and the establishment of hegemonic historical narratives? This thesis presents a number of specific findings, the most significant of which is that political contingencies can result in a surprising deflection of collective memory discourse into seemingly unrelated fields, and can trigger a ripple effect, which has the ability to globalise collective memory discourse under certain circumstances. Similarly, my analysis of shared topoi in the works of German and Polish historians and literary authors demonstrates that, far from generating its own framework of reference based on specific traumatic events, collective memory discourse is exquisitely sensitive to broader socio-political narratives. In addition, I contend that mainstream historical narratives tend to simplify, for example, through the imposition of a chronology on multidirectional memories, and by focusing on homogenizing accounts of the collective at the expense of 5 individual narratives. In contrast, literature and local cultural performances often resist such simplification, thus preserving complexity. Viewed in this light, the pursuit of Cultural and Literary Studies addresses a clear problem within, and usefully augments, traditional historical scholarship. By carefully analysing a subset of Polish and German literature, historiography and cultural artefacts produced in response to the traumatic events in question, my thesis seeks to trace the transition from highly localised stakeholder-led collective memory discourses to hegemonic historical narratives developed and maintained in the service of broader geo-political agendas.

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Szczepański, Wojciech T. "Kózkowate (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) wybranych obszarów Natura 2000 Górnej Odry." Doctoral thesis, Katowice: Uniwersytet Śląski, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12128/5767.

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Longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) are phytophagous insects belonging to order Coleoptera. Representatives of this group of insects are present in almost all land ecosystems, where they feed on plant material. However, the vast majority of species is ecologically connected with trees and shrubs, and hence with forest ecosystems. Conservation and protection of the remains of valuable riparian forest habitats: Ficario-Ulmetum minoris and Salici-Populetum was the reason of establishing in the valley of the Odra river a series of Natura 2000 sites. Research on longhorn beetles were carried out systematically in the valley of the Odra river in years 2013-2016. Material was collected on six Natura 2000 sites: SAC Graniczny Meander Odry, SAC Las koło Tworkowa, SAC Łęg Zdzieszowicki, SAC Żywocickie Łęgi, forest areas in the Prędocin region (fragment of SPA Grądy Odrzańskie), and Las Odrzański (the southern fragment of SAC Grądy w Dolinie Odry). In total, 7302 imagines (5190 – field observations, 2112 – rearing), 256 pupae, 1668 larvae, and 690 feeding grounds were collected or observed. Altogether 92 species were identified, which comprises ca. 48% of all Cerambycidae species in Poland. During the research 2 species in Lower Silesia: Chlorophorus herbstii and Acanthocinus griseus, and 4 in Upper Silesia: Grammoptera ustulata, Anoplodera sexguttata, Pachytodes cerambyciformis, and Exocentrus adspersus were recorded for the first time. The collected material was analysed in term of frequency and abundance, trophic relations, and effectiveness of various method of Cerambycidae detection. Moreover, chorological, ecological, zoocenotic, and phenological analyses were conducted. Longhorn beetles communities of selected habitats and research areas were characterised, furthermore, based on presence of primeval forests relicts, rare, and stenotopic species, the valorisation of particular areas was made.

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Andrew, Craig Bruce. "Strategic leadership within the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Association between 1988 and 2004." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2005. http://eprints.ru.ac.za/125/1/andrew-mba.pdf.

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Providing strategic leadership for global Not-for-Profit organisations poses great challenges to the leadership structures of these voluntary organisations. This study looks at the phenomenon of strategic leadership in the Duke of Edinburgh’s (DOE) International Award Association (IAA) as a global Not-for-Profit Organisation (NPO). The main aim of the research was an in-depth examination of the processes involved in leadership at the top level in a global NPO. Eight strategic leaders from the top management team were interviewed. Further information was generated from a study of the Annual Reports spanning the 15 year period (1988/9 – 2003/4), and key strategic documents were used as supporting material. The research was conducted in a phenomenological paradigm, using the case study research method. Care was taken to minimize possible researcher bias and interpretations, as the researcher has been associated with this organisation for the past 18 years. It was found that the Royal Family play extremely valuable and multifaceted roles in the organisation. The triumvirate of The Royals; The Secretary General’s; and The Trustees; works well as individual ‘great groups’ yet when necessary, they form a collective collaborative grouping to effect strategic leadership for the IAA. The two main themes to emerge from the findings were the nature of the DOE as a global NPO and the role of strategic leadership in the DOE Award. The DOE Award has demonstrated that it has many unique strategic leadership features and is using these features to become more business-like in the application of its new strategic vision. The individual ‘great groups’ offer sound leadership throughout the process of overseeing and running the business of the DOE Award yet, when necessary and appropriate, these great groups appear to work collectively, perhaps in an unstructured manner, as the triumvirate of power. Their collective collaborative leadership is a unique feature of the DOE Award. The highly interactive role of the Royal Family is unique and sets the DOE Award apart from other similar youth organisations globally. The nature of the loose association of National Award Authorities all subscribing to the rules and conditions of association is also a very unique feature of this NPO. The DOE Award is not a movement organisation but is guided by its service ethic. The DOE Award is a service organisation in which the strategic leadership plays a crucial role yet the constitutional power resides with the International Award Association membership. This IAA membership meets every three years at the World Forum Triennium to approve all new policy and procedures.

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