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Brewer's: Black Parliament
The Parliament held by Henry VIII. in Bridewell. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Black PrinceBlack Ox A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S…Brewer's: Brandon
the juggler, lived in the reign of Henry VIII. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BrandonsBrandimart A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T…Brewer's: Alms-fee
Peter's pence, or Rome scot. Abolished in England by Henry VIII. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Alms-houseAlms-drink A B C D E F G H I J K L M…Richard, earl of Cornwall
(Encyclopedia) Richard, earl of Cornwall, 1209–72, second son of King John of England and brother of Henry III. In 1227, following an expedition to Gascony and Poitou, Richard forced Henry to grant…Catholic Emancipation
(Encyclopedia) Catholic Emancipation, term applied to the process by which Roman Catholics in the British Isles were relieved in the late 18th and early 19th cent. of civil disabilities. They had…Constantinople, Latin Empire of
(Encyclopedia) Constantinople, Latin Empire of, 1204–61, feudal empire established in the S Balkan Peninsula and the Greek archipelago by the leaders of the Fourth Crusade (see Crusades) after they…Brewer's: Parliament
“My Lord Coke tells us Parliament is derived from `parler le ment' (to speak one's mind). He might as honestly have taught us that firmament is `firma mentis' (a farm for the mind) or `…Rhys ap Gruffydd
(Encyclopedia) Rhys ap GruffyddRhys ap Gruffyddrēs äp grĭfˈĭᵺ [key], 1132?–1197, ruler of South Wales and, after the death (1170) of Owain Gwynedd, leader of the Welsh princes. The failure (1165) of…Henry I, king of France
(Encyclopedia) Henry I, c.1008–1060, king of France (1031–60), son and successor of King Robert II. To defend his throne against his mother, his brothers Robert and Eudes, and subsequently against…League
(Encyclopedia) League or Holy League, in French history, organization of Roman Catholics, aimed at the suppression of Protestantism and Protestant political influence in France. It was foreshadowed…Trending
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