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(Encyclopedia)mugwumps mŭgˈwŭmpsˌ [key], slang term in U.S. political history for the Republicans who in 1884 deserted their party nominee, James G. Blaine, to vote for the Democratic nominee, Grover Cleveland....Prime Ministers of Great Britain (table)
(Encyclopedia)Prime Ministers of Great Britain 1 The modern party system did not evolve until the end of the 18th cent. ...Luria, Roger of
(Encyclopedia)Luria, Roger of: see Roger of Loria. ...Loria, Roger of
(Encyclopedia)Loria, Roger of: see Roger of Loria. ...Lauria, Roger of
(Encyclopedia)Lauria, Roger of: see Roger of Loria. ...Van der Weyden, Roger
(Encyclopedia)Van der Weyden, Roger: see Weyden, Roger van der. ...Roger van der Weyden
(Encyclopedia)Roger van der Weyden: see Weyden, Roger van der. ...Boyle, Roger, Baron Broghill and 1st earl of Orrery
(Encyclopedia)Boyle, Roger, Baron Broghill and 1st earl of Orrery: see Orrery, Roger Boyle, 1st earl of. ...Peel, Sir Robert
(Encyclopedia)Peel, Sir Robert, 1788–1850, British statesman. The son of a rich cotton manufacturer, whose baronetcy he inherited in 1830, Peel entered Parliament as a Tory in 1809. He served (1812–18) as chief...Guiscard
(Encyclopedia)Guiscard, Norman rulers in Sicily: see Robert Guiscard; Roger I. ...Browse by Subject
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