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Brewer's: Lothair

A novel by Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield). The characters are supposed to represent the following persons- The Oxford Professor, Goldwin Smith. Grandison, Cardinal Manning and…

July 2013 Current Events: World News

U.S. News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in world news for the month of July 2013. Morsi Deposed by Military After One Year in Office (July 1): The…

tin

(Encyclopedia) tin, metallic chemical element; symbol Sn [Lat. stannum]; at. no. 50; at. wt. 118.710; m.p. 231.9681℃; b.p. 2,270℃; sp. gr. 5.75 (gray), 7.3 (white); valence +2 or +4. Tin exhibits…

Henry III, king of England

(Encyclopedia) Henry III, 1207–72, king of England (1216–72), son and successor of King John. Henry III has suffered at the hands of many historians, in part, because of the hostility of…

Brewer's: Orkborne

(Dr.). A learned student, very dry and uncompanionable; very particular over his books, and the tutor of Eugenia, the niece of Sir Hugh. He is a character in Camilla, the third novel of…

Timeline Archive

Jump to a category: World HistoryCountry HistoryU.S. HistorySociety & CultureDisastersBiographySportsEntertainmentHealth & Science World History World History: Ancient History 1–999 A.…

Saint David's Day

Celebrated 1 March St. David as shown in a stained glass window in Jesus College Chapel, Oxford. Photo credit: Casper Gutman Related Links St. David's QuizWalesSaint DavidMore on St…

Winston Graham 2003 Deaths

Winston GrahamAge: 93 British novelist who wrote a series of 12 historical novels about the Poldarks, an 18th-century Cornwall family. The series was adapted for two TV miniseries. Died:…

David WALKER, Congress, KY (1820)

WALKER David , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Brunswick County, Va., birth date unknown; attended public and private schools; served in the Revolutionary War as a private under General…