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Brewer's: Suffrage
means primarily the hough or pastern of a horse; so called because it bends under, and not over, like the knee-joint. When a horse is lying down and wants to rise on his legs, it is this…Brewer's: Nag's Head Consecration
On the passing of the first Act of Uniformity in Queen Elizabeth's reign, fourteen bishops vacated their sees, and all the other sees, except Llandaff, were at the time vacant. The…Ilse Bing 1998 Deaths
Ilse BingAge: 98 noted avant-garde photographer; one of the few surviving members of an unorthodox group active in Paris in the early 1930s. Died: March 10, 1998.Best PalA - FWalter Bishop Jr…Stuart, Henry Benedict Maria Clement
(Encyclopedia) Stuart or Stewart, Henry Benedict Maria Clement, known as Cardinal York, 1725–1807, claimant to the British throne, b. Rome. Second son of James Francis Edward Stuart (the Old…Solothurn
(Encyclopedia) SolothurnSolothurnzōˈlōt&oobreve;rn [key], Fr. Soleure, canton (1993 pop. 234,900), 306 sq mi (793 sq km), NW Switzerland. Very irregular in shape, Solothurn lies mostly in the…Reykjavík
(Encyclopedia) ReykjavíkReykjavíkrāˈkyävēk, rāˈkävēk [key], city (1993 pop. 101,824), capital of Iceland, SW Iceland, on the Faxaflói. It is the center of the cod-fishing industry and the chief…Temple, William
(Encyclopedia) Temple, William, 1881–1944, archbishop of York (1929–42) and archbishop of Canterbury (1942–44); son of Frederick Temple. At Balliol College, Oxford, he became (1904) president of the…Eusebius of Caesarea
(Encyclopedia) Eusebius of CaesareaEusebius of Caesareay&oomacr;sēˈbēəs, sĕzərēˈə [key] or Eusebius PamphiliEusebius of Caesareapămˈfĭlī [key], c.263–339?, Greek apologist and church historian, b…Grégoire, Henri
(Encyclopedia) Grégoire, HenriGrégoire, HenriäNrēˈ grāgwärˈ [key], 1750–1831, French priest, writer, and revolutionist. A Jansenist (see under Jansen, Cornelis), he was prominent in the States-…Guzmán, Nuño de
(Encyclopedia) Guzmán, Nuño deGuzmán, Nuño den&oomacr;ˈnyō ᵺā g&oomacr;thmänˈ [key], or Núñez Beltrán de GuzmánGuzmán, Nuño den&oomacr;ˈnyĕth bĕltränˈ [key], d. 1544, Spanish conquistador…Trending
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