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  2. List of universities and colleges in Portugal - Wikipedia

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    University of Beira Interior. University of Coimbra. University of Évora (includes polytechnic schools) University of Lisbon. University of Madeira (includes polytechnic schools) University of Minho (includes polytechnic schools) NOVA University of Lisbon. University of Porto.

  3. Higher education in Portugal - Wikipedia

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    Headquarters of the New University of Lisbon. In Portugal, university and college attendance before the 1960s, including for the period of Portuguese monarchy which ended in 1910, and for most of the Estado Novo regime (1920s – 1974), was very limited to the tiny elites, like members of the bourgeoisie and high ranked political and military authorities.

  4. Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 - Wikipedia

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    Portugal was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 with the song "Verão", composed by Pedro Vaz Osório, with lyrics by José Alberto Diogo, and performed by Carlos Mendes. The Portuguese participating broadcaster Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP) selected its entry at the Grande Prémio TV da Canção Portuguesa 1968.

  5. John of Gaunt - Wikipedia

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    A portrait commissioned c. 1593 by Sir Edward Hoby for Queenborough Castle, Kent, probably modelled on Gaunt's tomb effigy in Old St Paul's Cathedral. [1] His tabard shows the royal arms of Castile and León impaling his differenced Plantagenet arms, while on the shield Castile and León is shown as an inescutcheon of pretence, representing his claim to that kingdom by right of marriage to ...

  6. Lancaster University - Wikipedia

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    N8 Group. Universities UK. Website. lancaster.ac.uk. Lancaster University (officially The University of Lancaster) [4] is a public research university in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The university was established in 1964 by royal charter, [5] as one of several new universities created in the 1960s.

  7. University of Coimbra - Wikipedia

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    Region. Europe and North America. The University of Coimbra (UC; Portuguese: Universidade de Coimbra, pronounced [univɨɾsiˈðaðɨ ðɨ kuˈĩbɾɐ]) is a public research university in Coimbra, Portugal. First established in Lisbon in 1290, it went through a number of relocations until moving permanently to Coimbra in 1537.

  8. 1948 Royal Air Force Avro Lancaster crash - Wikipedia

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    0. The 1948 Royal Air Force Avro Lancaster crash took place on 3 September 1948, operated by the Royal Air Force with an Avro Lancaster B Mk III GR. The aircraft crashed on the slopes of "Colle dei Lecci" on the island of Montecristo (at about 300 m, 980 ft altitude). The crash and subsequent fire resulted in the deaths of all seven occupants ...

  9. The Fault in Our Stars - Wikipedia

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    The Fault in Our Stars is a novel by John Green.It is his fourth solo novel, and sixth novel overall. It was published on January 10, 2012. The title is inspired by Act 1, Scene 2 of Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, in which the nobleman Cassius says to Brutus: "Men at some time were masters of their fates, / The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, / But in ourselves, that we are ...