Columbia Encyclopedia
Search results
500 results found
Simon Peter
(Encyclopedia)Simon Peter: see Peter, Saint.Peter the Great
(Encyclopedia)Peter the Great: see Peter I.Peter Philomena of Dacia
(Encyclopedia)Peter Philomena of Dacia: see Philomena of Dacia, Peter. ...Peter Nightingale
(Encyclopedia)Peter Nightingale: see Philomena of Dacia, Peter. ...Peter II, king of Yugoslovia
(Encyclopedia)Peter II, 1923–70, king of Yugoslavia (1934–45). He succeeded under the regency of his cousin, Prince Paul, when his father, King Alexander, was assassinated in Marseilles. In World War II, when P...Vaasa
(Encyclopedia)Vaasa väˈsä [key], Swed. Vasa, city (1998 pop. 56,587), Western Finland prov., W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia. It is a port and agricultural market. Timber, iron, and steel are produced. Charter...Mauclerc, Pierre
(Encyclopedia)Mauclerc, Pierre: see Peter I, duke of Brittany. ...Liepaja
(Encyclopedia)Liepaja or Liepaya both: lēĕˈpäyä [key], Ger. Libau, city (2011 provisional pop. 76,570), W Latvia. An ice-free port on the Baltic Sea, it is located at the end of an isthmus separating the Balti...Simon
(Encyclopedia)Simon, in the Bible. 1 One of the Maccabees. 2 or Simon Peter: see Peter, Saint. 3 See Simon, Saint. 4 Kinsman of Jesus. 5 Leper of Bethany in whose house a woman anointed Jesus' feet. He may have bee...Rulers of England and Great Britain (table)
(Encyclopedia) Rulers of England and Great Britain(including dates of reign) Saxons and Danes House of Normandy House of Blois House of Plantagenet House of Lancaster House of York House of Tudor Ho...Browse by Subject
- Earth and the Environment +-
- History +-
- Literature and the Arts +-
- Medicine +-
- People +-
- Philosophy and Religion +-
-
Places
+-
- Africa
- Asia
- Australia and Oceania
- Britain, Ireland, France, and the Low Countries
- Commonwealth of Independent States and the Baltic Nations
- Germany, Scandinavia, and Central Europe
- Latin America and the Caribbean
- Oceans, Continents, and Polar Regions
- Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, and the Balkans
- United States, Canada, and Greenland
- Plants and Animals +-
- Science and Technology +-
- Social Sciences and the Law +-
- Sports and Everyday Life +-
