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(Encyclopedia) WaldensesWaldenseswôldĕnˈsēz [key] or Waldensians, Protestant religious group of medieval origin, called in French Vaudois. They originated in the late 12th cent. as the Poor Men of…Brewer's: George III
was nicknamed “Farmer George,” or “The Farmer King.” (See Farmer.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894George IVGeorge II A B C D E F G H I J K L M…Prado, Museo Nacional del
(Encyclopedia) Prado, Museo Nacional delPrado, Museo Nacional delpräˈdō, Span. präˈᵺō [key], Spanish national museum of painting and sculpture, in Madrid, one of the finest in Europe. Situated on the…Brewer's: Napoleon III
Few men have had so many nicknames. MAN OF DECEMBER, so called because his coup detat was December 2nd, and he was made emperor December 2nd, 1852. MAN OF SEDAN, and, by a pun, M.…Savoy, house of
(Encyclopedia) Savoy, house of, dynasty of Western Europe that ruled Savoy and Piedmont from the 11th cent., the kingdom of Sicily from 1714 to 1718, the kingdom of Sardinia from 1720 to 1861, and…Henry IV, king of France
(Encyclopedia) Henry IV, 1553–1610, king of France (1589–1610) and, as Henry III, of Navarre (1572–1610), son of Antoine de Bourbon and Jeanne d'Albret; first of the Bourbon kings of France.…Religion, Wars of
(Encyclopedia) Religion, Wars of, 1562–98, series of civil wars in France, also known as the Huguenot Wars. The immediate issue was the French Protestants' struggle for freedom of worship and the…William Shakespeare: Henry VI (Pt 1), Act III, Scene III
Scene IIIThe plains near RouenEnter Charles, the Bastard of Orleans, Alencon, Joan LA Pucelle, and forcesJoan La PucelleDismay not, princes, at this accident, Nor grieve that Rouen is so…Athelstan
(Encyclopedia) Athelstan or ÆthelstanÆthelstanboth: ăthˈəlstən, ăthˈĕlstän [key], d. 939, king of Wessex (924–39), son and successor of Edward the Elder. After coming to the throne, he vigorously…Muhammad IV, Ottoman sultan
(Encyclopedia) Muhammad IV or Mehmet IV, 1641–92, Ottoman sultan (1648–87). He was proclaimed sultan of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) by the corps of Janissaries after the deposition and murder of his…Trending
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