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(Encyclopedia) JacobitesJacobitesjăkˈəbītsˌ [key], adherents of the exiled branch of the house of Stuart who sought to restore James II and his descendants to the English and Scottish thrones after…Brewer's: Arn-monat
Anglo -Saxon, ærn-monath, barn month. The Anglo-Saxon name for August, because it was the month for garnering the corn. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…2000-01 NFL Single Game Highs for Rushing
AFC Car Yds TD Corey Dillon, Cin. vs. Den. (10/22) 22 278 2 Mike Anderson*, Den. vs. NO (12/3) 37 251 4 Fred Taylor, Jax vs. Pit. (11/19) 30 234 3…Alias
ABCSunday 9:00–10:00 p.m.Cast:Jennifer Garner, Michael Vartan, Victor Garber, Carl Lumbly, Ron Rifkin, Bradley Cooper J.J. Abrams may be the hottest TV producer in town, first creating…In Joyce's Wake
Contemporary Irish writers live up to legend by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Ulysses: Joyce's masterpiece. Related Links Notable Irish WritersThe Booker PrizeBest Novels of the CenturySt. Patrick…Rye House Plot
(Encyclopedia) Rye House Plot, 1683, conspiracy to assassinate Charles II of England and his brother James, duke of York (later James II), as they passed by Rumbold's Rye House in Hertfordshire on…Stair, James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount
(Encyclopedia) Stair, James Dalrymple, 1st ViscountStair, James Dalrymple, 1st Viscountdălrĭmˈpəl, dălˈrĭmpəl [key], 1619–95, Scottish jurist. A student and then a regent of the Univ. of Glasgow, he…Portland, William Bentinck, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia) Portland, William Bentinck, 1st earl of, 1649–1709, Dutch statesman in England. He was William III's most trusted personal adviser. In 1677 he engaged in negotiating the marriage of…Saumarez, James Saumarez, baron de
(Encyclopedia) Saumarez, James Saumarez, baron deSaumarez, James Saumarez, baron desŏmˈərĕz [key], 1757–1836, British admiral, b. Guernsey. He entered the navy in 1770 and attained command of a…Keeler, James Edward
(Encyclopedia) Keeler, James Edward, 1857–1900, American astronomer, b. La Salle, Ill. At the age of 21 he went on the Naval Observatory expedition to Colorado to observe the solar eclipse of July,…Trending
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