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Edward V Edward V
Edward V 1470-83?, king of England (1483), elder son of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville. His father's death (1483) left the boy king the pawn of the conflicting ambitions of his paternal uncle, the duke of Gloucester (later Richard III ) and his maternal uncle, Earl Rivers. Gloucester had Rivers... Read more
Averroism Averroism
AVERROISM As a designation applicable to a tradition or mode of philosophizing, "Averroism" cannot be used in any account of Arabic thought after the death of Averroes (c. 1198). After that, in a most unusual intellectual situation, Averroes's influence is to be found not in Muslim thought but in... Read more
Invisibility Invisibility
Invisibility The belief in invisibility is an ancient one in religion, folklore, and superstition. The soul or vital principle in human beings could not be established visibly, and after death was presumed to inhabit an invisible realm, also peopled by angelic and demonic entities not visible to... Read more
rundale rundale
rundale, regionally varied forms of infield‐outfield agriculture widespread in the later 18th and early 19th centuries in the north and west of Ireland, but largely disappearing after the Famine. Practised as a form of collective farming by extended families holding land on a joint tenancy... Read more
Knickers Knickers
Knickers Popular among late-nineteenth-century English country gentlemen, early-twentieth-century sportsmen, and young American boys of both centuries, knickers are short pants that are characterized by a band that fastens tightly at the knee, similar to the breeches of the fifteenth through... Read more
primogeniture primogeniture
primogeniture in law, the rule of inheritance whereby land descends to the oldest son. Under the feudal system of medieval Europe, primogeniture generally governed the inheritance of land held in military tenure (see knight ). The effect of this rule was to keep the father's land for the support... Read more
Richard James Morrison Richard James Morrison
Morrison, Richard James (1795-1874) The contemporary revival of interest in astrology reversed a trend that saw astrology almost disappear from Western culture by the end of the eighteenth century. Astrology began its slow return in a format capable of existing in the scientifically-oriented... Read more
Battle of Bosworth Field 1485 Battle of Bosworth Field 1485
Bosworth Field, Battle of A decisive battle fought on August 22, 1485, during the Wars of the Roses, a dynastic civil war that took place in late-fifteenth-century England. The conflict between the houses of York and Lancaster had reached a crucial turning point with the death of Edward IV in 1483.... Read more
Excalibur Excalibur
Excalibur , in Arthurian legend , sword given to King Arthur by the Lady of the Lake . At Arthur's death Sir Bedivere threw Excalibur into the lake; a hand rose from the water, caught the sword, and disappeared. Another sword, sometimes mistakenly identified with Excalibur, was drawn from a stone... Read more

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