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(Encyclopedia)Elaine, in Arthurian legend: see Launcelot, Sir. ...Jameson Raid
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(Encyclopedia)Thomas More, Saint: see More, Sir Thomas. ...Wallace Collection
(Encyclopedia)Wallace Collection: see under Wallace, Sir Richard. ...Tadema, Alma
(Encyclopedia)Tadema, Alma: see Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence. ...Parry, Sir William Edward
(Encyclopedia)Parry, Sir William Edward păˈrē [key], 1790–1855, British arctic explorer and rear admiral. He entered the navy at 13 and made his first voyage to the Arctic under Sir John Ross in 1818 in search...Gallipoli campaign
(Encyclopedia)Gallipoli campaign, 1915, Allied expedition in World War I for the purpose of gaining control of the Dardanelles and Bosporus straits, capturing Constantinople, and opening a Black Sea supply route to...Gilbert, Sir Humphrey
(Encyclopedia)Gilbert, Sir Humphrey, 1537?–1583, English soldier, navigator, and explorer; half-brother of Sir Walter Raleigh. Knighted (1570) for his service in the campaigns in Ireland, he later (1572) served i...Browse by Subject
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