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Brewer's: Achilles of England
The Duke of Wellington (1769–1852). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Achilles of GermanyAchilles the English A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q…Brewer's: Æsop of England
John Gay. (1688–1732.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Aesop of FranceAesop of Arabia A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X…Brewer's: Arms of England
(The Royal). The three lions leopardised were the cognisance of William the Conqueror; the lion rampant in the second quarter is from the arms of Scotland; and the harp in the fourth…Brewer's: Merrie England
may probably mean “illustrious,” from the old Teutonic mer. (Anglo-Saxon, &maera;, famous.) According to R. Ferguson, the word appears in the names Marry, Merry, Merick; the French…Brewer's: Palmerin of England
A romance of chivalry, in which Palmerin is the hero. There is another romance called Palmerin de Oliva. (See Southey's Palmerin.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Brewer's: Lady of England
Maud, daughter of Henry I. The title of “Domina Anglorum” was conferred upon her by the Council of Winchester, held April 7th, 1141. (Rymer: Fædera, i.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Brewer's: England's Darling
Hereward the Wake, in the time of William the Conqueror. The “Camp of Refuge” was established in the Isle of Ely, and the Earl of Morcar joined it in 1071. It was blockaded for three…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: E
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