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(Encyclopedia) Liverpool, city and metropolitan borough (1991 pop. 448,300), NW England, on the Mersey River near its mouth. It is one of Britain's largest cities. A large center for food processing…Schulenburg, Ehrengard Melusina von der, duchess of Kendal
(Encyclopedia) Schulenburg, Ehrengard Melusina von der, duchess of KendalSchulenburg, Ehrengard Melusina von der, duchess of Kendalāˈrəngärt māl&oomacr;zēˈnä fən dĕr sh&oomacr;ˈlənb&…Pangalos, Theodore
(Encyclopedia) Pangalos, TheodorePangalos, Theodorepängˈgälôs [key], 1878–1952, Greek general and politician. He was instrumental in the overthrow (1922) of King Constantine I and initially supported…Hussite Wars
(Encyclopedia) Hussite Wars, series of conflicts in the 15th cent., caused by the rise of the Hussites in Bohemia and Moravia. It was a religious struggle between Hussites and the Roman Catholic…Rallis
(Encyclopedia) Rallis, Greek political family. Dimitrios Rallis, 1844–1921, a three-time premier, he was first in the office in May–Oct., 1897. Although he managed to arrange an armistice between…Scroggs, Sir William
(Encyclopedia) Scroggs, Sir William, 1623?–1683, English jurist. Educated at Oxford and trained in law at Gray's Inn, he became (1669) a king's sergeant, was made (1676) justice in common pleas…The Coronation of King Charles III
Top of Page Every coronation marks the beginning of a new era for any country, and the coronation of King Charles III in May 2023 is no exception. Changes in England and Buckingham Palace have been…Margaret
(Encyclopedia) Margaret, 1930–2002, British princess, second daughter of King George VI and sister of Queen Elizabeth II, b. Glamis, Scotland. In 1960 she married a commoner, the photographer Antony…Matthias Corvinus
(Encyclopedia) Matthias CorvinusMatthias Corvinuskôrvīˈnəs [key], 1443?–1490, king of Hungary (1458–90) and Bohemia (1478–90), second son of John Hunyadi. He was elected king of Hungary on the death…Regency
(Encyclopedia) Regency, in British history, the period of the last nine years (1811–20) of the reign of George III, when the king's insanity had rendered him unfit to rule and the government was…Trending
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