(Encyclopedia) LysLyslēs [key], Du. Leie, river, c.135 mi (220 km) long, rising in the hills of Artois, N France, and flowing northeast, forming the Franco-Belgian border between Armentières and…
(Encyclopedia) Mulready, WilliamMulready, Williamməlrĕdˈē [key], 1786–1863, Irish genre painter. He began as a drawing master and an illustrator of children's books. After 1809 he devoted himself to…
(Encyclopedia) MurtenMurtenm&oobreve;rˈtən [key], Fr. Morat, town, Fribourg canton, W Switzerland, on the Lake of Murten. It is known chiefly as the scene of the defeat (1476) of Charles the Bold…
(Encyclopedia) Towton FieldTowton Fieldtouˈtən [key], North Yorkshire, N England, near Tadcaster. It was the scene (1461) of a bloody and decisive battle in which the forces of Edward IV defeated the…
(Encyclopedia) Coral Sea, southwest arm of the Pacific Ocean, between Australia, New Guinea, and Vanuatu. The Great Barrier Reef lies along its western edge. During World War II it was the scene of…
(Encyclopedia) Griboyedov, Aleksandr SergeyevichGriboyedov, Aleksandr Sergeyevichəlyĭksänˈdər sĭrgāˈəvĭch grēbəyĕˈdəf [key], 1795–1829, Russian playwright and diplomat. His fame rests upon his finest…
(Encyclopedia) TrasimenoTrasimenoträzēmāˈnō [key], Lat. Trasimenus, lake, c.50 sq mi (130 sq km), in Umbria, central Italy, W of Perugia. It is also called Lake of Perugia. The shallow circular lake…
(Encyclopedia) TuzlaTuzlat&oomacr;zˈlä [key], city (2013 pop. 80,570), in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Various fruits are grown in the vicinity, lignite and salt are mined, and some oil is extracted;…
(Encyclopedia) UusikaupunkiUusikaupunki&oomacr;ˈsēkouˌp&oobreve;ngkē [key], Swed. Nystad, city (1996 pop. 17,631), Western Finland prov., SW Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia. A local trade…
