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Christian VII

(Encyclopedia) Christian VII, 1749–1808, king of Denmark and Norway (1766–1808), son and successor of Frederick V. Shortly after his accession his mental illness made him dependent on his physician,…

Laski, John

(Encyclopedia) Laski, JohnLaski, Johnlăsˈkē [key], Pol. Jan ŁaskiLaski, Johnyän lăsˈkē [key], Latin Johannes Alasco, 1499–1560, Polish Protestant reformer. A learned priest, he went in 1523 to Basel…

Erskine, John, 1509–91, Scottish reformer

(Encyclopedia) Erskine, John, 1509–91, Scottish reformer, called Erskine of Dun. After several years on the Continent he returned to Scotland, where he introduced the study of Greek in Scottish…

Warwick, Richard de Beauchamp, earl of

(Encyclopedia) Warwick, Richard de Beauchamp, earl of, 1382–1439, English nobleman; son of Thomas de Beauchamp, earl of Warwick. He fought for Henry IV against Owen Glendower in Wales and the Percys…

Tigranes

(Encyclopedia) TigranesTigranestīgrāˈnēz [key], c.140 b.c.–55 b.c., king of Armenia (c.96 b.c.–55 b.c.), called also Tigranes I and Tigranes the Great. By an alliance with his father-in-law,…

Brutus VI

Brutus VI27 December 1787AbstractThe Federalist writers apparently never responded to "BRUTUS." The following "Brutus" article was extracted from his sixth essay, The New-York Journal of…

Article VI

[Debts contracted under the confederation secured.—1.] All debts contracted and engagements entered into, before the adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States…

Hundred Years War

(Encyclopedia) Hundred Years War, 1337–1453, conflict between England and France. The Hundred Years War inflicted untold misery on France. Farmlands were laid waste, the population was decimated by…