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Lancelot, Sir, in Arthurian legend
(Encyclopedia)Lancelot, Sir: see Launcelot, Sir. ...Shovell, Sir Clowdisley
(Encyclopedia)Shovell, Sir Clowdisley, or Sir Cloudesley Shovel kloudzˈlē shŭvˈəl [key], 1650–1707, English admiral. In the War of the Grand Alliance he burned enemy ships at the battle of La Hogue in 1692 a...Lyndsay, Sir David
(Encyclopedia)Lyndsay, Sir David: see Lindsay, Sir David. ...Lyttelton, Sir Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Lyttelton, Sir Thomas: see Littleton, Sir Thomas. ...Sherley, Sir Anthony
(Encyclopedia)Sherley, Sir Anthony: see Shirley, Sir Anthony. ...Urchard, Sir Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Urchard, Sir Thomas: see Urquhart, Sir Thomas. ...Throgmorton, Sir Nicholas
(Encyclopedia)Throgmorton, Sir Nicholas: see Throckmorton, Sir Nicholas. ...Sydney, Sir Philip
(Encyclopedia)Sydney, Sir Philip: see Sidney, Sir Philip. ...demography
(Encyclopedia)demography dĭmŏgˈrəfē [key], science of human population. Demography represents a fundamental approach to the understanding of human society. Its primary tasks are to ascertain the number of peop...Hampton Roads Peace Conference
(Encyclopedia)Hampton Roads Peace Conference, meeting held on Feb. 3, 1865, on board the Union transport River Queen in Hampton Roads, Va., with the object of ending the Civil War. President Lincoln and Secretary o...Browse by Subject
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