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Medieval Latin literature

(Encyclopedia)Medieval Latin literature, literary works written in the Latin language during the Middle Ages. Many literary genres were already being taken over by writing in the vernacular, which had begun in...

Malta, Knights of

(Encyclopedia)Malta, Knights of: see Knights Hospitalers. ...

Knights of Jerusalem

(Encyclopedia)Knights of Jerusalem: see Knights Hospitalers. ...

Rhodes, Knights of

(Encyclopedia)Rhodes, Knights of: see Knights Hospitalers. ...

Knights of Labor

(Encyclopedia)Knights of Labor, American labor organization, started by Philadelphia tailors in 1869, led by Uriah S. Stephens. It became a body of national scope and importance in 1878 and grew more rapidly after ...

Knights of Calatrava

(Encyclopedia)Knights of Calatrava käläträˈvä [key], Spain's oldest military order, whose original seat was the now ruined fortress of Calatrava la Vieja in Ciudad Real prov., central Spain. Founded (1158) by ...

Demetrius, in Russian history

(Encyclopedia)Demetrius, in Russian history: see Dmitri. ...

Order of American Knights

(Encyclopedia)Order of American Knights: see Knights of the Golden Circle. ...

Knights of Columbus

(Encyclopedia)Knights of Columbus, American Roman Catholic society for men, founded (1882) at New Haven, Conn. (where its headquarters are still located), by Father Michael J. McGivney. Its mission is to encourage ...

Protectorate, in English history

(Encyclopedia)Protectorate, in English history, name given to the English government from 1653 to 1659. Following the English civil war and the execution of Charles I, England was declared (1649) a commonwealth und...