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Padilla, Juan de
(Encyclopedia) Padilla, Juan dePadilla, Juan dehwän dā päᵺēˈlyä [key], c.1490–1521, Spanish revolutionary leader in the war of the comuneros [municipalities] against Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.…Du Guesclin, Bertrand
(Encyclopedia) Du Guesclin, BertrandDu Guesclin, BertrandbĕrträNˈ dü gĕklăNˈ [key], c.1320–80, constable of France (1370–80), greatest French soldier of his time. A Breton, he initially served…John Keats: Poems
by John Keats The Eve of St. AgnesHyperion: A FragmentPoemsOde to a NightingaleOde on a Grecian UrnOde to PsycheFancyBards of passion and of mirthLines on the Mermaid TavernRobin HoodTo AutumnOde on…pratincole
(Encyclopedia) pratincolepratincoleprătˈənkōlˌ [key], common name for a large-winged shore bird including seven species in the subfamily Glareolinae of the family Glareolidae. Swift and graceful…Lancaster, house of
(Encyclopedia) Lancaster, house ofLancaster, house oflăngˈkəstər [key], royal family of England. The line was founded by the second son of Henry III, Edmund Crouchback, 1245–96, who was created earl…Abravanel, Isaac
(Encyclopedia) Abravanel or Abarbanel, IsaacAbravanel or Abarbanel, Isaacəbräˈvənĕl, –bärbə– [key], 1437–1508, Jewish theologian, biblical commentator, and financier, b. Lisbon. He served as…Málaga
(Encyclopedia) MálagaMálagamäˈlägä [key], city (1990 pop. 560,495), capital of Málaga prov., S Spain, in Andalusia, on the Guadalmedina River and the Costa del Sol. Picturesquely situated on the Bay…Ibn Khaldun
(Encyclopedia) Ibn KhaldunIbn Khaldunĭˈbən khäld&oomacr;nˈ [key], 1332–1406, Arab historian, b. Tunis. He held various offices under the rulers of Tunis and Morocco and served (1363) as…William Shakespeare: Measure for Measure, Act I, Scene IV
Scene IVA nunneryEnter Isabella and FranciscaIsabellaAnd have you nuns no farther privileges?FranciscaAre not these large enough?IsabellaYes, truly; I speak not as desiring more; But rather…Aviz
(Encyclopedia) AvizAvizävēzhˈ [key], village, Portalegre dist., central Portugal, in Alto Alentejo. The Castilian order of the Knights of Calatrava assisted in driving the Moors from Portugal and in…Trending
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