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Brienne, Étienne Charles Loménie de
(Encyclopedia)Brienne, Étienne Charles Loménie de: see Loménie de Brienne, Étienne Charles. ...Thomson, Charles Edward Poulett
(Encyclopedia)Thomson, Charles Edward Poulett: see Sydenham, Charles Edward Poulett Thomson, Baron. ...Louis XI, king of France
(Encyclopedia)Louis XI, 1423–83, king of France (1461–83), son and successor of Charles VII. A born diplomat, Louis skillfully checked his foreign and domestic enemies and set up an efficient central administ...Charles I, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland
(Encyclopedia)Charles I, 1600–1649, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1625–49), second son of James I and Anne of Denmark. There were no decisive victories in the civil war until Charles was defeated at...D'Artagnan, Charles de Batz-Castelmore
(Encyclopedia)D'Artagnan, Charles de Batz-Castelmore: see Artagnan, Charles de Batz-Castelmore d'. ...Charles II, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland
(Encyclopedia)Charles II, 1630–85, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1660–85), eldest surviving son of Charles I and Henrietta Maria. Charles was a ruler of considerable political skill. His reign was m...country music
(Encyclopedia)country music, American popular music form originating in the Southern and Western United States. Country music is directly descended from the folk songs, ballads, and popular songs of the English, Sc...guild socialism
(Encyclopedia)guild socialism, form of socialism developed in Great Britain that advocated a system of industrial self-government through national worker-controlled guilds. The theory, as originated by Arthur J. Pe...Grosse Pointe
(Encyclopedia)Grosse Pointe grōs point [key], name referring to five residential suburbs of Detroit, Wayne co., ...Cousin-Montauban, Charles Guillaume Marie
(Encyclopedia)Cousin-Montauban, Charles Guillaume Marie: see Palikao, Charles Guillaume Cousin-Montauban, comte de. ...Browse by Subject
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