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Philip the Handsome

(Encyclopedia)Philip the Handsome: see Philip I, Spanish king of Castile. ...

Water Bearer, The

(Encyclopedia)Water Bearer, The, English name for Aquarius, a constellation. ...

Minot, Laurence

(Encyclopedia)Minot, Laurence, fl. 1333–52, English poet. He was the author of fervently patriotic war poems about Halidon Hill, the siege of Calais, and other battles. Probably a Yorkshireman, he may have been a...

Moreno

(Encyclopedia)Moreno, city (1991 pop. 287,188), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a residential and district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. The district was the scene of several major ...

Malvern Hill

(Encyclopedia)Malvern Hill: see Seven Days battles. ...

Frayser's Farm

(Encyclopedia)Frayser's Farm: see Seven Days battles. ...

Gaines's Mill

(Encyclopedia)Gaines's Mill: see Seven Days battles. ...

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