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Brewer's: Witch
By drawing the blood of a witch you deprive her of her power of sorcery. Glanvil says that when Jane Brooks, the demon of Tedworth, bewitched a boy,…Brewer's: Wolves
It is not true that wolves were extirpated from the island in the reign of Edgar. The tradition is based upon the words of William of Malmesbury (bk.…Brewer's: Freemasons
In the Middle Ages a guild of masons specially employed in building churches. Called “free” because exempted by several papal bulls from the laws which bore upon common craftsmen, and…Brewer's: Lion of the Reformation
(The). Spenser says that while Una was seeking St. George, she sat to rest herself, when a lion rushed suddenly out of a thicket, with gaping mouth and lashing tail; but as he drew near he…Guelphs
(Encyclopedia) GuelphsGuelphsgwĕlfs [key], European dynasty tracing its descent from the Swabian count Guelph or Welf (9th cent.), whose daughter Judith married the Frankish emperor Louis I. Guelph…Bennet, Henry
(Encyclopedia) Bennet, Henry: see Arlington, Henry Bennet, 1st earl of.Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery
(Encyclopedia) Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery: see Huntington, Henry Edwards.Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, Viscount
(Encyclopedia) Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, Viscount: see St. John, Henry, Viscount Bolingbroke.Religion, Wars of
(Encyclopedia) Religion, Wars of, 1562–98, series of civil wars in France, also known as the Huguenot Wars. The immediate issue was the French Protestants' struggle for freedom of worship and the…mercantilism
(Encyclopedia) mercantilismmercantilismmûrˈkəntĭlĭzəm [key], economic system of the major trading nations during the 16th, 17th, and 18th cent., based on the premise that national wealth and power…Trending
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