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Brewer's: Schoolmen
Certain theologians of the Middle Ages; so called because they lectured in the cloisters or cathedral schools founded by Charlemagne and his immediate successors. They followed the fathers…children's literature
(Encyclopedia) children's literature, writing whose primary audience is children. See also children's book illustration. The contributions and innovations of the 19th cent. continued into the 20th…German art and architecture
(Encyclopedia) German art and architecture, artistic works produced within the region that became politically unified as Germany in 1871 generally followed the stylistic currents of Western Europe…Rothschild
(Encyclopedia) RothschildRothschildrŏthˈchīld, Ger. rōtˈshĭlt [key], prominent family of European bankers. The first important member was Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1743–1812), son of a money changer…investiture
(Encyclopedia) investiture, in feudalism, ceremony by which an overlord transferred a fief to a vassal or by which, in ecclesiastical law, an elected cleric received the pastoral ring and staff (the…Bridget, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Bridget, Saint, 453?–523?, Irish holy woman. She is often called St. Brigid, St. Bride, or St. Bridget of Kildare. Little is known of her, but she did found a great monastery at…Montgomery of Alamein, 1st Viscount of Hindhead
(Sir Bernard Law Montgomery) military leaderBirthplace: LondonBorn: 1887Died: 1976Walt Whitman: MY 71st Year
MY 71st YearAfter surmounting three-score and ten, With all their chances, changes, losses, sorrows, My parents' deaths, the vagaries of my life, the many tearing passions of me, the war…The 71st Annual Drama League Awards
The Drama League announced the 2005 award winners.Distinguished Production of a Play Doubt Distinguished Production of a Musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels…71st Annual Golden Globe Awards
The 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards were presented January 12, 2014. Here are the television awards. Best Series—Drama: Breaking Bad…Trending
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