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(Encyclopedia) PalatinatePalatinatepəlătˈĭnātˌ [key], Ger. Pfalz, two regions of Germany. They are related historically, but not geographically. The Rhenish or Lower Palatinate (Ger. Rheinpfalz or…Writers
Achebe, Rousseau, Yourcenar, and more A-B | C | D-F | G-H | I-L | M-N | O-P | R-S | T-Z Achebe, Chinua Adams, Henry Addison, Joseph Aesop Agee, James Agnon, S. Y. Alcott,…Guiscard
(Encyclopedia) Guiscard, Norman rulers in Sicily: see Robert Guiscard; Roger I.Brewer's: Conquest
(The). The accession of William I. to the crown of England. So called because his right depended on his conquest of Harold, the reigning king. (1066.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Brewer's: Ghibelline
(g hard), or rather Waiblingen. The war-cry of Conrad's followers in the battle of Weinsberg (1140). Conrad, Duke of Suabia, was opposed to Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony, whose slogan was…Pelly
(Encyclopedia) Pelly, river, c.330 mi (530 km) long, rising W of the Mackenzie Mts., S central Yukon, Canada, and flowing generally northwest to join the Yukon River at Fort Selkirk. The Pelly…Washington Island, United States
(Encyclopedia) Washington Island, c.20 sq mi (50 sq km), NE Wis., in NW Lake Michigan, just off the northern tip of the Door Peninsula. The island was visited by the French explorers Pierre Radisson…York, Cape
(Encyclopedia) York, Cape, NW Greenland, in N Baffin Bay, W of Melville Bay. The Cape York meteorites were discovered by U.S. explorer Robert E. Peary, who brought the largest (c.100 tons) to the…Napier, Robert Cornelis, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala
(Encyclopedia) Napier, Robert Cornelis, 1st Baron Napier of MagdalaNapier, Robert Cornelis, 1st Baron Napier of Magdalanāˈpēr, nəpērˈ [key], 1810–90, British general. In the engineering service in…Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
(Encyclopedia) Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, 28 acres (11 hectares), NE Va., in Arlington National Cemetery; est. 1955. Formerly called the Custis-Lee Mansion, it is a memorial to the…Trending
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