Leopold II tuberculosis ]-Polluck Cornubiensium / Juniores Pollards

]-Polluck Cornubiensium / Juniores Pollards & Rock Whitings'

Sir Alexander Johnston was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1810

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with a white neck-cloth and shoulder-length brown wig

Gordon Banks dives as he tries to save Denis Laws goal

Leopold II tuberculosis ]-Polluck Cornubiensium / Juniores PollardsLeopold II, King of the Belgians, 19th century. The brother of Empress Carlota of Mexico and cousin to Queen Victoria, Leopold II (1835 1909) was the second King of the Belgians. He is best remembered for founding the Congo Free State in 1885 with the intention of exploiting its rubber, ivory and mineral resources, ruling as its sovereign. The local population were subjected to brutal exploitation by their colonial rulers, resulting in atrocities and