Kings
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Kings may refer to:
In education:
Formerly known as King's College:
- KingKing- Centers of population :* King, Ontario, CanadaIn USA:* King, Indiana* King, North Carolina* King, Lincoln County, Wisconsin* King, Waupaca County, Wisconsin* King County, Washington- Moving-image works :Television:...
s: The Sovereign Heads of states and/or nations - One of several works known as the "Book of Kings":
- The Books of KingsBooks of KingsThe Book of Kings presents a narrative history of ancient Israel and Judah from the death of David to the release of his successor Jehoiachin from imprisonment in Babylon, a period of some 400 years...
part of the BibleBibleThe Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
, divided into two parts - The Shahnama, an 11th century epic Persian poem
- The Morgan BibleMorgan BibleThe Morgan Bible is a medieval picture bible of 44 folios. It is also called the Morgan Bible of Louis IX, the Book of Kings, the Crusader Bible, and the Maciejowski Bible...
, a French medieval picture Bible - The PararatonPararatonThe Pararaton, also known as the Book of Kings, is a manuscript in the Kawi language. The comparatively short text of 32 folio-size pages contains the history of the kings of Singhasari and Majapahit in eastern Java...
, a 16th century Javanese history of southeast Asia
- The Books of Kings
- Kings (game), a popular drinking game also known as King's Cup
- Kings (electoral district)Kings (electoral district)Kings was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925.It was created in the British North America Act of 1867. The riding was abolished in 1924 when it was merged into Hants—Kings riding...
, a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada - Kings (handball), also known as "Chinese handball"
- Kings Family RestaurantsKings Family RestaurantsKings Family Restaurants is a chain of family restaurants based in McKeesport, Pennsylvania It has locations in Pennsylvania and Ohio.Kings logo has scarlet colored lettering, with a saffron outline.-History:...
, a chain of restaurants located in Pennsylvania and Ohio - Kings (film)Kings (film)Kings is a 2007 Irish film written & directed by Tom Collins and based on Jimmy Murphy's play The Kings of the Kilburn High Road. The film is bilingual, having both Irish and English dialogues. It was premièred at the Taormina Film Festival in June 2006, and was selected as Ireland's official...
, a 2007 Irish language film by Tom Collins - "Kings" (song), a song by rock group Steely Dan on the album Can't Buy a Thrill
- Kings Super MarketsKings Super MarketsKings Super Markets is a supermarket chain headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, with 24 upscale grocery stores in northern New Jersey and one in New York. Founded in 1936, Kings was bought by UK retailer Marks & Spencer in 1988 and later sold to a US investor group consisting of Angelo, Gordon...
, a chain supermarket in northern New Jersey - The KingsThe KingsThe Kings are a Canadian band formed in the 1970s, best known for their 1980 North American hit "This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide".-Recording history:The Kings were formed in Vancouver, British Columbia, and Oakville, Ontario in the late 1970s...
, a Canadian rock band formed in 1977. - Kings of LeonKings of LeonKings of Leon is an American rock band that originated in Albion, Oklahoma but formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 1999. The band is composed of brothers Anthony Caleb Followill , Ivan Nathan Followill and Michael Jared Followill Kings of Leon is an American rock band that originated in Albion,...
, an American rock group - Kings (Australian TV series), an Australian TV series
- Kings (American TV series)Kings (U.S. TV series)Kings is an American television drama series which aired on NBC. The series' narrative is loosely based on the Biblical story of King David, but set in a kingdom that culturally and technologically resembles the present-day United States....
, an American TV series on NBCNBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago... - King's Favourites, a brand of cigarettes
- King's Discount StoresKing's Discount StoresKing's Discount Stores is a chain of discount stores founded in 1915 by M.H. King in Burley, Idaho. King's Discount Stores has 23 stores in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Utah....
, a chain of stores in the USA
In geography
- Kings Bay (disambiguation), the name of several bays
- Kings County (disambiguation)
- Kings County, New York, more commonly known as Brooklyn
- King County, WashingtonKing County, WashingtonKing County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2010 census was 1,931,249. King is the most populous county in Washington, and the 14th most populous in the United States....
- Kings, Coles County, IllinoisKings, Coles County, IllinoisKings is an unincorporated community in Coles County, Illinois, United States. Kings is northeast of Oakland....
, an unincorporated community in Coles County, Illinois - Kings, Ogle County, Illinois, an unincorporated community in Ogle County, Illinois
Electoral districts
- King's (New Brunswick electoral district)King's (New Brunswick electoral district)King's was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It was abolished in 1903 when it was merged into King's and Albert riding...
(1867-1903) - King's (Prince Edward Island electoral district)King's (Prince Edward Island electoral district)King's was a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1968.This riding was created from King's County riding....
(1892-1966) - Kings (electoral district)Kings (electoral district)Kings was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925.It was created in the British North America Act of 1867. The riding was abolished in 1924 when it was merged into Hants—Kings riding...
, Nova ScotiaNova ScotiaNova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
(1867-1924)
In sports
- Barangay Ginebra KingsBarangay Ginebra KingsThe Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979 and owned by the Ginebra San Miguel, Inc., a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation...
, a Philippine basketball team - Chennai Super KingsChennai Super KingsChennai Super Kings is a franchise cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu that plays in the Indian Premier League. Founded in 2008, the team is currently captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni and coached by Stephen Fleming, a former New Zealand cricketer. The team's home ground is the M. A...
, an Indian Premier League team based in Chennai, India - Cincinnati KingsCincinnati KingsCincinnati Kings is an American soccer team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2005, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference.The team plays its home games at the...
, a USL Premier Development League soccer team based in Cincinnati, Ohio - Eastern Province KingsEastern Province KingsThe Eastern Province Kings are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup tournaments and are governed by the Eastern Province Rugby Union...
, a provincial rugby union team based in Port Elizabeth, South Africa - Kings XI PunjabKings XI PunjabKings XI Punjab is a cricket franchise based in Mohali, Punjab in the Indian Premier League. For the IPL3, an additional venue has been chosen at Dharamsala.-Franchise History:...
, an Indian Premier League team based in Mohali, India - Kings of Wrestling (TNA) or Kings of Professional WrestlingKings of Professional WrestlingThe Kings of Wrestling is a professional wrestling stable that wrestles on the independent circuit, formed in Chikara, but also appearing in other promotions. It originally included Chris Hero, Claudio Castagnoli, Larry Sweeney, Arik Cannon, Mitch Ryder, Max Boyer, Chuck Taylor, Icarus, Gran Akuma...
- Los Angeles KingsLos Angeles KingsThe Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
, an NHL team based in Los Angeles, California - Sacramento KingsSacramento KingsThe Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
, an NBA team based in Sacramento, California - Southern KingsSouthern KingsThe Southern Kings are a South African rugby union franchise. The franchise was formally announced at the opening of the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on 16 June 2009, in time to coincide with the 2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa....
, a proposed Super Rugby team based in Port Elizabeth, South Africa - Sydney KingsSydney KingsThe Sydney Kings are a professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League. They are the only team to date to win three consecutive championships in the NBL and currently sit third behind the Adelaide 36ers and Melbourne Tigers two away from the record five wins...
, an NBL team based in Sydney, New South Wales
In education:
- University of King's CollegeUniversity of King's CollegeThe University of King's College is a post-secondary institution in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. King's is a small liberal arts university offering mainly undergraduate programs....
in Halifax, Nova Scotia - King's University College (Edmonton)King's University College (Edmonton)The King's University College is a private liberal arts college, located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The University was founded by members of the Christian Reformed Church who saw a need for a regional, trans-denominational, Christian college in Western Canada...
in Edmonton, Alberta - King's University College (University of Western Ontario)King's University College (University of Western Ontario)This article refers to the King's College in London, Ontario. For the King's College in London, England, see King's College LondonKing's University College is a Catholic, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the University of Western Ontario.-History:It was founded as the "College of...
, a campus of the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario - King's College LondonKing's College LondonKing's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
, a constituent college of the University of LondonUniversity of London-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the... - King's College, CambridgeKing's College, CambridgeKing's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college's full name is "The King's College of our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge", but it is usually referred to simply as "King's" within the University....
, a constituent college of the University of CambridgeUniversity of CambridgeThe University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally... - King's College SchoolKing's College SchoolKing's College School, commonly referred to as KCS, King's, or KCS Wimbledon, is an independent school for day pupils in Wimbledon in south-west London. The school was founded as the junior department of King's College London and occupied part of its premises in Strand, before relocating to...
, a leading Eton GroupEton GroupThe Eton Group is an association of 12 leading English independent schools within the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference including some of the most elite academic schools in the country...
school founded by King George IV - King's College, GuildfordKing's College, GuildfordKings College Guildford is a secondary school and sixth form located in Guildford, Surrey. The school has around 800 students and has technology College status.- History :...
, an International Baccalaureate school - King's College (Taunton)King's College (Taunton)King's College is a coeducational, secondary boarding school in Taunton, Somerset, England. It is an independent school of 430 pupils aged 13 to 18, including about 300 boarders. The head of the school is currently Richard Biggs, who started his first academic year in the winter of...
, a private boarding secondary school in Taunton, Somerset - King's College, Newcastle, a former college of Durham University, which left to form Newcastle University
- King's College HospitalKing's College HospitalKing's College Hospital is an acute care facility in the London Borough of Lambeth, referred to locally and by staff simply as "King's" or abbreviated internally to "KCH"...
, a hospital in the London Borough of Southwark - King's College, AberdeenKing's College, AberdeenKing's College in Old Aberdeen, Scotland is a formerly independent university founded in 1495 and an integral part of the University of Aberdeen...
, the oldest part of the University of Aberdeen - King CollegeKing CollegeKing College is a private, comprehensive college located in Bristol, Tennessee. Founded in 1867, King is independently governed with covenant affiliations to the Presbyterian Church and the Evangelical Presbyterian Church ....
in Bristol, Tennessee - King's College (North Carolina)King's College (North Carolina)King's College is a junior college in Charlotte, North Carolina.- Academics :King's College offers certificates and associate's degrees in business, healthcare, and technology.- Accreditation :...
in Charlotte, North Carolina - King's College (Pennsylvania) in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
- The King's College (California)The King's College (California)The King's University is a non-denominational Pentecostal/Charismatic Bible college and seminary in Van Nuys, in Los Angeles, California.-History:The King's was founded by Pastor Jack W...
in Los Angeles - The King's College (New York) in New York City
- King's College (Thailand), Sampran, Nakonprathom
- King's College (Hong Kong), in Sai Wan
- King's College Budo, in Wakiso district, Uganda
- King's College, LagosKing's College, LagosKing's College, Lagos is a secondary school in Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria. It was founded on 20 September 1909 with 10 students on its original site at Lagos Island, adjacent to Tafawa Balewa Square. The school admits male students only, although there were some female HSC students before the...
, Nigeria - Kings College, MadridKings College, Madrid-History:King’s College is a British curriculum school in Madrid for day pupils and boarders. It was founded in 1969 by Dr Roger Fry CBE.Numbers rose from 70 pupils in 1969 to nearly 500 in five years...
- King's College, WarrnamboolKing's College, Warrnamboolhttp://www.kingscollege.com.au/index.aspKing's College, Warrnambool, is an Independent school. The Independent Christian school located in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia.It was founded in 1986 and is owned by the Presbyterian Church of Victoria...
, Victoria, Australia - King's College, AucklandKing's College, AucklandKing's College is an independent secondary school in New Zealand. It was originally a boys-only school but now also admits girls in the sixth and seventh forms . The school has strong links to the Anglican church; the Anglican Bishop of Auckland, and the Dean of Auckland are permanent members of...
, New Zealand - King's College, Christchurch, New Zealand
- King's College, University of QueenslandKing's College, University of QueenslandKing's College is an all-male residential college situated at the St Lucia campus of the University of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1912, the college provides accommodation for 260 students of the University...
, Brisbane, Australia - Kings International CollegeKings International CollegeKings International College is a secondary school in Camberley, Surrey near junction 4 of the M3 Motorway. The college has around 750 students, with 50 teaching staff and 25 associate staff...
, a secondary school in Camberley, Surrey - The King's School, Parramatta, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
- The King's School, SydneyThe King's School, SydneyThe King's School is an independent Anglican, day and boarding school for boys in North Parramatta in the western suburbs of Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1831, it is Australia's oldest school and forms one of the nine "Great Public Schools" of New South Wales. Situated within a site, Gowan Brae,...
, closed in 1832, was located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - King's School (Auckland)King's School (Auckland)King's School is a primary school for boys from Years 1 to 8 . It is situated in Auckland, New Zealand, and it also has strong links to the Anglican church; the Anglican Bishop of Auckland and the Dean of Auckland are permanent members of the school's Board Of Governors...
, Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand - King's SchoolsKing's SchoolsKing's Schools is a private Christian school, Preschool through 12th grade, located in North Seattle, Washington. 98% of the graduates of King's High School go on to higher education.-History:King's was founded in 1950 by Mike and Vivian Martin...
, a private Christian school in North Seattle, United States - King's School, BrutonKing's School, BrutonKing's Bruton is an independent fully co-educational secondary day and boarding school based in Bruton, Somerset, England. It was founded in 1519 by Richard FitzJames, and received royal foundation status around 30 years later in the reign of Edward VI...
, Somerset - King's School Ottery St. MaryKing's School Ottery St. MaryThe King's School is an educational institution in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England. It was established as a choir school by the bishop John Grandisson in 1335, but was replaced by a Grammar School by Henry VIII in 1545. It became a comprehensive school in 1982...
, Devon - The King's School, Basingstoke, Hampshire
- The King's School, GranthamThe King's School, GranthamThe King's School is a British grammar school located in the market town of Grantham, in Lincolnshire, England, and one of the oldest schools in the UK.-History:...
, Lincolnshire - The King's School, Harpenden, Hertfordshire
- The King's School, MacclesfieldThe King's School, Macclesfield-Notable former pupils:* Peter Moores, ex-England Cricket Coach* Rev. Thomas Taylor, priest and historian* Alan Beith, politician* Jon Craig, Chief Political Correspondent of Sky News...
, Cheshire - The King's School, Nottingham
- The King's School, Plymouth
- The King's School, PontefractThe King's School, PontefractThe King's School Specialising in Mathematics and Computing in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England is one of the four oldest schools in Yorkshire. It dates from 1139 and was refounded by King Edward VI in 1548.-History:...
, West Yorkshire - The King's School, TynemouthThe King's School, TynemouthThe King's School is a co-educational, independent day school in Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, England with over 800 pupils aged between 4 and 18. The current headmaster is Mr Edward Wesson . The school is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference...
, Tyne and Wear - The King's School, WitneyThe King's School, WitneyThe King's School is a co-educational independent Christian school in Witney, Oxfordshire, England. It that is part of Oxfordshire Community Churches .. The school had 163 pupils at the time of its last Bridge Schools Inspection.-History:...
, Oxfordshire - The King's C.E. School, Wolverhampton
- Kings' SchoolKings' SchoolKings' School is a comprehensive school in Winchester, Hampshire. The last Ofsted inspection returned an overall outstanding classification, with 30 out of a possible 31 sections of the report being considered as outstanding. Kings' School currently has Specialist status as a Business and...
, Winchester, Hampshire - King's School Senior, Fair Oak, Hampshire
- Kings School of English, a group of private English Language Schools
- "The King's School" most often refers to one of the seven schools established, or re-endowed and renamed, by King Henry VIII in 1541 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries, to pray for his soul:
- The King's School, CanterburyThe King's School, CanterburyThe King's School is a British co-educational independent school for both day and boarding pupils in the historic English cathedral city of Canterbury in Kent. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and the Eton Group....
- The King's School, ChesterThe King's School, ChesterThe King's School, Chester is a British coeducational independent 7-18 school situated just outside the city of Chester. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference....
- The King's School, ElyThe King's School, ElyThe King's School, Ely, is a coeducational independent day and boarding school in the cathedral city of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. It was founded in 970 A.D., making it one of the oldest schools in the world, though it was given its Royal Charter by King Henry VIII in 1541...
- The King's School, GloucesterThe King's School, GloucesterThe King's School, Gloucester is an independent school in the United Kingdom, taking students from the ages of 3-18, with around 500 students. The current Headmaster is Alastair Macnaughton.- Origins :...
- The King's School, PeterboroughThe King's School, PeterboroughThe King's School is a Voluntary Aided Church of England comprehensive secondary school in Peterborough, England. On the 1st January 2011, the School became an academy and changed its name from 'The King's School, Peterborough'...
- The King's School, RochesterThe King's School, RochesterThe King's School, Rochester is an independent school in Rochester, Kent. It is a cathedral school, and being part of the foundation of Rochester Cathedral, the Dean of Rochester Cathedral serves as the chair of the school's governing body...
- The King's School, WorcesterThe King's School, WorcesterThe King's School, Worcester is an English independent school refounded by Henry VIII in 1541. It occupies a site adjacent to Worcester Cathedral on the banks of the River Severn in the centre of the city of Worcester...
- The King's School, Canterbury
Formerly known as King's College:
- Columbia UniversityColumbia UniversityColumbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
was known as King's College in the colonial-era - University of TorontoUniversity of TorontoThe University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
was known as King's College from 1843 to 1850 - University of New BrunswickUniversity of New BrunswickThe University of New Brunswick is a Canadian university located in the province of New Brunswick. UNB is the oldest English language university in Canada and among the first public universities in North America. The university has two main campuses: the original campus founded in 1785 in...
was originally named King's College - Oriel College, Oxford was known as King's College from about 1326 to 1526