(Encyclopedia) Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, central England. It was the scene of the battle (1485) at which Richard III was killed and the crown was passed to his opponent, the earl of Richmond (…
(Encyclopedia) SkåneSkåneskōˈnə [key] or ScaniaSkåneskānˈyə, –ēə [key], historic province of extreme S Sweden, now included in Malmöhus co. Skåne, the scene of many battles, was held by Denmark until…
(Encyclopedia) CannaeCannaekănˈē [key], ancient village, Apulia, SE Italy, scene in 216 b.c. of Hannibal's crushing defeat of the Romans. Hannibal's troops assumed a crescent-shaped formation to meet…
(Encyclopedia) CawdorCawdorkôˈdər [key], village, Highland, NE Scotland, SW of Nairn. Cawdor Castle, the earliest remaining piece dating from 1454, was represented by Shakespeare, following tradition…
(Encyclopedia) VillavicencioVillavicenciovēlyävēsānˈsyō [key], city (1993 pop. 219,976), capital of Meta dept., central Colombia, on the Meta River. Located in the eastern foothills of the Andes, it…
(Encyclopedia) Ambon Ambon ämˈbōn [key], island, c.300 sq mi (775 sq km), E Indonesia, one of the Moluccas, in the Banda Sea. It is mountainous, well watered, and fertile. Corn…
(Encyclopedia) Ghirlandaio or Ghirlandajo, DomenicoGhirlandaio or Ghirlandajo, Domenicoboth: dōmĕˈnēkō gērländäˈyō [key], 1449–94, Florentine painter, whose family name was Bigordi. He may have…
(Encyclopedia) Gance, Abel, 1889–1981, pioneering French filmmaker. He acted on the stage in the early 1900s and appeared on the silent screen. From 1911 he wrote and directed several films; his…
pop singerBorn: 6/1/1974Birthplace: Ottawa, Canada Grammy Award-winning pop singer who burst onto the American music scene in 1995 with her 11-million-selling Jagged Little Pill after a career as…
