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Sir John Oldcastle
Sir John Oldcastle 1378?-1417, English leader of Lollardry . He married the heiress of Lord Cobham in 1408 and was known as "the good Lord Cobham." Under the rule of Henry IV he performed valuable military service, especially in Wales, where he became a friend of the prince of Wales (later... Read more |
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Carausius
Carausius , d. 293, Gallo-Roman military commander. He was stationed in Gaul, but Emperor Maximian suspected him of conspiring with the Germans and condemned him to death. Carausius fled to Britain and established his rule there, defying attempts to conquer him. Diocletian and Maximian finally... Read more |
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Donatism
Donatism , schismatic movement among Christians of N Africa (fl. 4th cent.), led by Donatus, bishop of Casae Nigrae (fl. 313), and the theologian Donatus the Great or Donatus Magnus (d. 355). The schism arose when certain Christians protested the election of the bishop of Carthage, charging that his... Read more |
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Augusto Pinochet Ugarte
Augusto Pinochet Ugarte , 1915-2006, president and dictator of Chile (1973-90). An army general who served as chief of staff (1972-73) and commander of the army (1973), he led the coup that overthrew socialist president Salvador Allende (Sept., 1973). As head of a four-man military junta, he... Read more |
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Atlas (mythology)
Atlas In Greek mythology, one of the Titans, brother of Prometheus. Having fought against Zeus, he was condemned to hold up the heavens.... Read more |
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Jean Baptiste Henri Lacordaire
Jean Baptiste Henri Lacordaire , 1802-61, French Roman Catholic preacher and liberal. Ordained in 1827, he came under the influence of Lamennais and collaborated with him on Avenir, a journal advocating ultramontanism , complete freedom of the church from the state, and a wide program of... Read more |
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Flying Dutchman
The Flying Dutchman Sailors in Holland long believed that a Dutch skipper named van Straaten was condemned as a penalty for his sins to sail for year after year through the seas around the Cape of Storms (an early name for the Cape of Good Hope). Crews returning to the Zudyer Zee (the northern... Read more |
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League of Armed Neutrality
LEAGUE OF ARMED NEUTRALITY Already annoyed by American privateer interference with Anglo-Russian maritime trade in the 1770s, Catherine the Great was even more frustrated by British countermeasures that intercepted and confiscated neutral shipping suspected of aiding the rebellious American... Read more |
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Condemnation
121. Condemnation bell, book, and candle symbols of Catholic excommunication rite. [Christianity: Brewer Note-Book, 85] Bridge of Sighs passage from Doge’s court to execution chamber in Renaissance Venice. [Ital. Hist.: Brewer Note-Book, 121] Eurydice doomed to eternal death when... Read more |
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Zambia condemns military coup in Mauritania
...Zambia condemns military coup in Mauritania...the Mauritanian military's move to overthrow...governance in Africa. He said the coup must be rejected...prescribes the condemnation and rejection...immediate and ... |