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Childrens Crusade 1212
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Henry Despenser
Norwich Crusade, 1383. Led by Henry Despenser, bishop of Norwich (1370–1404), this ‘crusade’ had scandalously mixed ecclesiastical, commercial, and political motives—with disastrous results. Supported by Pope Urban VI (Rome) in his move against Pope Clement VII... Read more |
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Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman 1939– Attorney, administrator, social activist Became Civil Rights Attorney Pursued Broader Goals in D.C. Founded the Children’s Defense Fund Focused on Child Care and Pregnancy Prevention Continued Crusade in Speech and Print Struggled With Presidential... Read more |
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Robert Parris Moses
Robert Parris Moses 1935— Educator, civil rights activist Activist in Training Civil Rights Crusader Mis... Read more |
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Latin Empire of Constantinople
Latin Empire of Constantinople 1204-61, feudal empire established in the S Balkan Peninsula and the Greek archipelago by the leaders of the Fourth Crusade (see Crusades ) after they had sacked (1204) Constantinople; also known as the empire of Romania (not to be confused with the modern nation... Read more |
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pacifism
pacifism advocacy of opposition to war through individual or collective action against militarism. Although complete, enduring peace is the goal of all pacifism, the methods of achieving it differ. Some groups oppose international war but advocate revolution for suppressed nationalities; others are... Read more |
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Bohemond I
Bohemond I , c.1056-1111, prince of Antioch (1099-1111), a leader in the First Crusade (see Crusades ); elder son of Robert Guiscard . With his father he fought (1081-85) against the Byzantine emperor Alexius I . When his father's duchy of Apulia passed to his younger brother Roger, Bohemond made... Read more |
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Knights Templars
Knights Templars , in medieval history, members of the military and religious order of the Poor Knights of Christ, called the Knights of the Temple of Solomon from their house in Jerusalem. Origins Like the Knights Hospitalers and the Teutonic Knights , the Templars were formed during the ... Read more |
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Lewis Hine
Lewis Hine 1874-1940, American photographer, b. Oshkosh, Wis. Hine dedicated much of his photographic career, which began shortly after he bought his first camera in 1903, to exposing in sharp, painful images the social evils of the industrial revolution in the United States. He photographed the... Read more |
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Jean sire de Joinville
Jean Joinville, sire de , 1224?-1317?, French chronicler, biographer of Louis IX of France (St. Louis). As seneschal (governor) of Champagne, Joinville was a close adviser to Louis, whom he accompanied (1248-54) on the Seventh Crusade. He opposed and refused to take part in the Eighth Crusade. His... Read more |
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