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(Encyclopedia) fashion, in dress, the prevailing mode affecting modifications in costume. Styles in Asia have been characterized by freedom from change, and ancient Greek and Roman dress preserved…Never Been Kissed
Director: Raja Gosnell Writers: Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein 20th Century Fox; PG-13; 97 minutes Release: 4/99 Cast: Drew Barrymore, David Arquette, Michael Vartan…Elton, Sir Geoffrey Rudolph
(Encyclopedia) Elton, Sir Geoffrey Rudolph, 1921–94, English historian, b. Germany as Geoffrey Rudolph Ehrenberg. He was educated at the Univ. of London and began teaching at Cambridge in 1949,…Canterbury Tales
(Encyclopedia) Canterbury Tales: see Chaucer, Geoffrey.Wace
(Encyclopedia) WaceWacewās [key], c.1100–1174, Norman-French poet of Jersey. King Henry II made him canon of Bayeux. His Roman de Brut (1155) is a long, rhymed chronicle of British history based on…Geoffrey of Monmouth
(Encyclopedia) Geoffrey of MonmouthGeoffrey of Monmouthmŏnˈməth [key], c.1100–1154, English author. He was probably born at Monmouth and was of either Breton or Welsh descent. In 1152 he was named…Howe, Geoffrey
(Encyclopedia) Howe, Geoffrey (Richard Edward Geoffrey Howe, Baron Howe of Aberavon), 1926–2015, British political leader, b. Port Talbot, Wales. After service in the British army, he studied law at…Louis VII, king of France
(Encyclopedia) Louis VII (Louis the Young), c.1120–1180, king of France (1137–80), son and successor of King Louis VI. Before his accession he married Eleanor of Aquitaine. A controversy with Pope…Hill, Geoffrey
(Encyclopedia) Hill, Geoffrey (Sir Geoffrey William Hill), 1932–2016, English poet, b. Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, grad. Oxford. Widely hailed as one of the finest poets of his generation, he wrote…Longchamp, William of
(Encyclopedia) Longchamp, William ofLongchamp, William oflôngˈshămp, lôNshäNˈ [key], d. 1197, chancellor and justiciar of England, bishop of Ely. After service with Geoffrey, duke of Brittany, he…Trending
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