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RMS Empress of Ireland
The RMS Empress of Ireland was a transatlantic passenger ship that sank early in the morning of 29 May 1914 on the St. Lawrence River killing 1,012 of the 1,477 people on board. It is considered Canada’s worst maritime disaster and one of...
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RMS Empress of Ireland
Colorized image of the RMS Empress of Ireland. Original photo taken sometime between 1906 and 1914 when the ship sank in under fourteen minutes on the St. Lawrence River.
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Empress Irene
Empress Irene was the wife of Leo IV and, on her husband's death, she reigned as regent for her son Constantine VI from 780 to 790 CE. From 797 to 802 CE she ruled as emperor in her own right, the first woman to do so in Byzantine history...
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Ancient Ireland
Ireland is an island country located in the North Atlantic, bounded by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St. George's Channel. It is known as Eire in the Gaelic language, which comes from the old Irish Eriu, the name of a daughter of...
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First Class Entrance on RMS Empress of Ireland
The First Class entrance on the lower promenade deck of the RMS Empress of Ireland. The stairs lead up to the music room and down to the dining saloon for First Class passengers. The Empress of Ireland sank in under fourteen minutes on 29...
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Byzantine Emperor
The Byzantine Emperor ruled as an absolute monarch in an institution which lasted from the 4th to 15th century CE. Aided by ministers, high-ranking nobility, and key church figures, the emperor (and sometimes empress) was commander-in-chief...
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Byzantine Government
The government of the Byzantine Empire was headed and dominated by the emperor, but there were many other important officials who assisted in operating the finances, judiciary, military, and bureaucracy of a huge territory. Without elections...
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Empress of Ireland at Sea
A view of the RMS Empress of Ireland at sea which sank after a collision in May 1914. (Library and Archives Canada, PA-116389)
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SS Storstad Damaged from Collision with Empress of Ireland
The Norwegian collier SS Storstad showing damage sustained in collision with RMS Empress of Ireland on 29 May 1914. The Storstad struck the Empress amidships cutting a 16-foot gash in her hull and sinking her in under fourteen minutes.
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First-Class Dining Saloon, Empress of Ireland
A view of the first-class dining saloon on RMS Empress of Ireland which sank after a collision in 1914. Photograph taken in 1906. (Royal Museums Greenwich Collection)