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Brewer's: Hundred Years' War
(The). The struggle between France and England, beginning in the reign of Edward III., 1337, and ending in that of Henry VI., 1453. “Sons les regnés de Philippe VI. (de Valois), de Jean II…Al Gore's War Record
The Question: What is Al Gore's war record? How long was he in Vietnam? The Answer: After graduating from Harvard College in 1969, Al Gore was…Brewer's: Man-of-War
(A). A Government fighting-ship. The term is not now often used. Man-of-war, or, Portuguese man-of-war. The nautilus. “Frank went to the captain and told him that Tom had given him leave…Brewer's: Seven Weeks' War
(The). From June 8th to July 26th, 1866, between Prussia and Austria, for German supremacy. Italy was allied to Prussia. Hostilities broke out between Austria and Italy July 25th, but the…Brewer's: Seven Years' War
(The). The third period of the War of the “Austrian Succession,” between Maria Theresa of Austria and Friedrich II. of Prussia. It began 1756, and terminated in 1763. At the close, Silesia…Brewer's: Thirty Years' War
A series of wars between the Catholics and Protestants of Germany in the seventeenth century. It began in Bohemia in 1618, and ended in 1648 with the “peace of Westphalia.” Source:…Brewer's: War of the Meal-sacks
After the battle of Beder, Abu Sofian summoned two hundred fleet horsemen, each with a sack of meal at his saddle-bow (the scanty provision of an Arab…Brewer's: Six Months' War
The Franco-Prussian (July 28th, 1870, to January 28th, 1871). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Six NationsSix Members A B C D E F G H I J K L M…Brewer's: Giants' War with Jove
(The). The War of the Giants and the War of the Titans should be kept distinct. The latter was after Jove or Zeus was god of heaven and earth, the former was before that time. Kronos, a…Obscure Star Wars Characters
/* /*]]>*/ Star Wars has been popular since the first movie's release in 1977. While many people know the basic trivia of the series, they may not know these obscure characters. How well do you…Trending
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