... (also known as the United Kingdom) recorded the coastlines and harbours, plants and animals, and local people of the new colony for official accounts; these painters were Thomas Watling, John Eyre, John Glover Conrad Martens and ST Gill. Most of the early Australian painters were amateur artists. The traditionally English aspects of these topographical paintings were, trees or rocks framing the ... and diggers. He was best known for drawings of life on the goldfields of Victoria during the 1850's. I couldn't find a painting by S.T. Gill. John Eyre was a popular convict artist who also d...

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... where Lord and Lady Arlington, and their son Edward, lived at Arlington Castle in Ireland outside of town, Killarney. Edward was born and raised in Great Britain and is looking for a wife, but not just any wife, he wants one that doesn't like to spend money. Edward is soon married and moves into Arlington Castle with ... his new bride, now they are referred to as Lady and Lord since Edward's parents died. Turns out she isn't all she is suppose to be and almost puts him ... into debt. They have a son, Theodore Percival, and when he is about 2, Edward divorces and sues his wife for all th...

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... the Scots, Celtic invaders from northern Ireland, who established the kingdom that became known in history as Dalriada. The first phase of the Scottish war of independence ended victoriously for Edward, who crushed Baliol's army at Dunbar in April 1296 and decreed the annexation of Scotland to England. Baliol was deposed, and his kingdom was placed under military occupation. England government ... nobles of Scotland could not agree on who should be the next king. They asked Edward I of England for advice, and he chose John Balliol. Balliol then accepted Edward as his overlord. Edward wa...

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