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DK History: Medieval Europe

WHO WAS POWERFUL IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE? WHAT DID MEDIEVAL PEOPLE BELIEVE? HOW DID MEDIEVAL TOWNS DEVELOP? WHAT WAS LIFE LIKE FOR PEASANT FAMILIES? BIOGRAPHY: ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE 1122–1204…

Oldcastle, Sir John

(Encyclopedia) Oldcastle, Sir John, 1378?–1417, English leader of Lollardry. He married the heiress of Lord Cobham in 1408 and was known as “the good Lord Cobham.” Under the rule of Henry IV he…

George Harrison

musicianBorn: 2/25/1943Birthplace: Liverpool, England Guitarist and songwriter sometimes referred to as “the quiet Beatle,” but nonetheless a key element in the group's success and a major rock and…

Benjamin Harrison

Born: 8/20/1833Birthplace: North Bend, Ohio Benjamin Harrison was born in North Bend, Ohio, on Aug. 20, 1833, the grandson of William Henry Harrison, the ninth president. A graduate of Miami…

David JACKSON, Congress, PA (17301801)

JACKSON, David, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in Newtown-Limavady, County Londonderry, Ireland, about 1730; immigrated to the United States and settled in Edenton, Chester County, Pa.;…

Top 10 Selling Albums, 2014

The following table lists the rank, title, and artist for each of the top ten selling albums in the United States during 2014…

Sabbatarians

(Encyclopedia) Sabbatarians, persons who insist upon strict observance of Sunday as the Sabbath. Societies promoting Sabbatarian objectives include the Lord's Day Alliance of the United States and…

Cockburn, Sir Alexander James Edmund

(Encyclopedia) Cockburn, Sir Alexander James Edmund, 1802–80, British jurist. He was called to the bar in 1829, and a volume of reports on election cases (1832) brought him into national prominence…

Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2d earl of

(Encyclopedia) Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2d earl of, 1770–1828, English statesman. He was elected to Parliament as a Tory in 1790 and succeeded his father to the peerage in 1808. He served…

Somers, John Somers, Baron

(Encyclopedia) Somers, John Somers or Sommers, BaronSomers, John Somers or Sommers, Baronsŭmˈərz [key], 1651–1716, English jurist and statesman. In the Glorious Revolution he secured Parliament's…