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Bruce, Edward
(Encyclopedia)Bruce, Edward, d. 1318, Scottish king of Ireland, brother of Robert I of Scotland. He aided his brother in the war for independence from England and in 1315 was declared heir to Robert's throne. With ...Robert of Jumièges
(Encyclopedia)Robert of Jumièges zhümyĕzhˈ [key], fl. 1037–52, Norman churchman in England, b. Normandy. As abbot of Jumièges he won the favor of Edward (later Edward the Confessor) during Edward's exile in ...Bellefontaine Neighbors
(Encyclopedia)Bellefontaine Neighbors, city (2020 pop. 10,740), St. Louis co., E Mo., a residential suburb of St. Louis; founded c.1819, inc. 1950. ...Orford, Robert Walpole, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia)Orford, Robert Walpole, 1st earl of: see Walpole, Robert, 1st earl of Orford. ...Oxford, Robert Harley, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia)Oxford, Robert Harley, 1st earl of: see Harley, Robert, 1st earl of Oxford. ...Cecil, Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-
(Encyclopedia)Cecil, Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-: see Salisbury, Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3d marquess of. ...Kirkwood
(Encyclopedia)Kirkwood, city (1990 pop. 27,291), St. Louis co., E Mo., a suburb of St. Louis; inc. 1865. Primarily residential, it has some light manufacturing. ...Joliet, Louis
(Encyclopedia)Joliet, Louis: see Jolliet, Louis. ...Blanche of Castile
(Encyclopedia)Blanche of Castile bläNsh, kăstēlˈ [key], 1185?–1252, queen of Louis VIII of France and regent during the minority (1226–34) of their son Louis IX. A forceful and capable ruler, she checked th...Albany, Robert Stuart, 1st duke of
(Encyclopedia)Albany, Robert Stuart or Stewart, 1st duke of: see Stuart, Robert, 1st duke of Albany. ...Browse by Subject
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