Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—R

Regina

(St.), the virgin martyr, is depicted with lighted torches held to her sides, as she stands fast bound to the cross on which she suffered martyrdom.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Regiomontanus
Regiment de la Calotte
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