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Brewer's: Margan Monastery

(Register of), 1066 to 1232, published in Gale, 1687. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894MargaretMarforio A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R…

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.…

Women's History Month

A celebration of women's many accomplishments The women of the U.S. Supreme Court Source: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez MonsivaisWomen's History Month Nobel Winning Scientists Nobel Peace Prize…

Brewer's: Norway

(Maid of). Margaret, infant queen of Scotland. She was the daughter of Eric II., King of Norway, and Margaret, daughter of Alexander III. of Scotland. She never actually reigned, as she…

Brewer's: Maid of Norway

Margaret, daughter of Eric II. and Margaret of Norway. On the death of Alexander III. she was acknowledged Queen of Scotland, and was oetrothed to Edward, son of Edward I. of England, but…

Brewer's: Margarine Substitute

(A). A mere imitation. Just as margarine is an imitation and substitute of butter. “Between a real etching and that margarine substitute a pen-and-ink drawing ... the difference is this:…

Brewer's: Kalmar'

The Union of Kalmar. A treaty made on July 12th 1397, to settle the succession of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark on Queen Margaret and her heirs for ever. This treaty lasted only till the…

Comediennes

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