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Group of Seven
(Encyclopedia) Group of Seven (G7), international organization officially established in 1985 to facilitate economic and commercial cooperation among the world's largest industrial nations, including…Group of Twenty
(Encyclopedia) Group of Twenty (G20): see under Group of Seven.Grünwald, battle of
(Encyclopedia) Grünwald, battle of, 1410: see Tannenberg.Andrusov, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia) Andrusov, Treaty ofAndrusov, Treaty ofănˈdr&oobreve;sŏfˌ, Rus. əndr&oomacr;ˈsəf [key], 1667, signed by Poland and Russia at the village of Andrusov, Russia (present-day…Guelph, University of
(Encyclopedia) Guelph, University of, at Guelph, Ont., Canada; provincially supported; nondenominational; coeducational; founded 1964. It has a faculty of graduate studies and schools of hotel and…Glasgow, University of
(Encyclopedia) Glasgow, University of, at Glasgow, Scotland; founded 1451. Its charter provided for studies in theology, canon and civil law, arts, and “any other lawful faculty.” Today it has…Glendale, battle of
(Encyclopedia) Glendale, battle of: see Seven Days battles.Heliodorus of Emesa
(Encyclopedia) Heliodorus of EmesaHeliodorus of Emesahēˌlēōdôrˈəs, [key]Heliodorus of Emesaĕmˈəsə [key], fl. 3d cent., Syrian Greek writer. He wrote the romance Aethiopica, one of the oldest and…Anne of Austria
(Encyclopedia) Anne of Austria, 1601–66, queen of France, daughter of King Philip III of Spain. Married to the French king Louis XIII (1615), she was neglected by her husband and sought the society…Anne of Bohemia
(Encyclopedia) Anne of Bohemia, 1366–94, queen consort of Richard II of England, daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV. She was married to Richard early in 1382 and quickly gained popularity in…Trending
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