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Ruysbroeck, John
(Encyclopedia) Ruysbroeck, John, Dutch Jan van RuusbroecRuysbroeck, John,yän vän roisˈbr&oomacr;k [key], 1293–1381, Roman Catholic mystic, b. Brabant (now in Belgium and the Netherlands). He was…Bastille
(Encyclopedia) BastilleBastillebăstēlˈ [key] [O.Fr.,=fortress], fortress and state prison in Paris, located, until its demolition (started in 1789), near the site of the present Place de la Bastille…Shrewsbury, Charles Talbot, duke of
(Encyclopedia) Shrewsbury, Charles Talbot, duke ofShrewsbury, Charles Talbot, duke ofshrōzˈbərē, shr&oomacr;zˈ– [key], 1660–1718, English statesman. Brought up a Roman Catholic, he embraced…Bailyn, Bernard
(Encyclopedia) Bailyn, BernardBailyn, Bernardbāˈlĭn [key], 1922–2020, U.S. historian, b. Hartford, Conn. After receiving his Ph.D. from Harvard (1953), he taught U.S. colonial history there, becoming…Schengen Agreement
(Encyclopedia) Schengen AgreementSchengen Agreementshĕngˈən [key], agreement signed in 1985 in Schengen, Luxembourg, by several European Community (now the European Union; EU) to establish a mutual…Schumacher, Michael
(Encyclopedia) Schumacher, MichaelSchumacher, Michaelsh&oomacr;ˈmäkhər [key], 1969–, German auto race driver, b. Hürth-Hermühlheim. Regarded as the best Formula 1 (F1) driver of his era, he…Sancroft, William
(Encyclopedia) Sancroft, WilliamSancroft, Williamsăngˈkrôft [key], 1617–93, English prelate, archbishop of Canterbury. His opposition to Calvinist doctrine caused him to remain abroad during the…pratincole
(Encyclopedia) pratincolepratincoleprătˈənkōlˌ [key], common name for a large-winged shore bird including seven species in the subfamily Glareolinae of the family Glareolidae. Swift and graceful…liberal arts
(Encyclopedia) liberal arts, term originally used to designate the arts or studies suited to freemen. It was applied in the Middle Ages to seven branches of learning, the trivium of grammar, logic,…Ewell, Richard Stoddert
(Encyclopedia) Ewell, Richard Stoddert, 1817–72, Confederate general, b. Georgetown, D.C., grad. West Point, 1840. Ewell rose rapidly in the Confederate army, becoming a major general by Oct., 1861.…Trending
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