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Chandra Wilson Chandra Wilson
Chandra Wilson1969– Actor Chandra Wilson's star has risen with the acclaim of the ABC series Grey's Anatomy in which she plays Dr. Miranda Bailey, the supervisor of a team of doctors-in-training whose formidable manner prompts the nervous underlings to refer to her as "the Nazi." A veteran of the... Read more
Grosmont Grosmont
Grosmont (Gwent). Though no more than a pretty village today, Grosmont, just west of the Monnow, was an important part of the Anglo-Norman defences against Welsh incursions, protecting Hereford and the lush valley of the Severn. Glamorgan fell early to the Norman advance into north Wales, and... Read more
John Michael Rysbrack John Michael Rysbrack
Rysbrack, John Michael (1694–1770). Flemish-born sculptor, who settled in England about 1720 and was soon making portrait busts for most of the leading men of his day, often using a classical style new to Britain, as in his statue of Sir Robert Walpole as a Roman senator, in Houghton Hall... Read more
Charles de Wailly Charles de Wailly
Wailly, Charles de (1730–98). French architect and painter, one of the most distinguished and influential of the Louis Seize and Revolutionary periods. He studied under J. -F. Blondel, Le Geay, and Servandoni, and at the French Academy in Rome (1754–6), where he fell under the spell... Read more
Avars Avars
Avars , mounted nomad people who in the 4th and 5th cent. dominated the steppes of central Asia. Dislodged by stronger tribes, the Avars pushed west, increasing their formidable army by incorporating conquered peoples into it. Reaching their greatest power in the late 6th cent., they plundered all... Read more
maquis maquis
maquis is the Corsican name for the local brushwood which resistance fighters on the island of Corsica used for cover. It was also the name given to groups of young Frenchmen who, from the autumn of 1942 onwards, took to the forests and mountains to avoid compulsory labour service in Germany which... Read more
Battle of Sluys Battle of Sluys
Sluys, battle of, 1340. At Halidon Hill in 1333 the Scots discovered that Edward III was rather more formidable than his father. In 1337 Edward went to war with Philip VI of France who built up a vast armada at Sluys on the Flemish coast for an invasion of England. Edward attacked it on 24 June... Read more
Donna Brazile Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile1959— Political strategist, commentator, educator In the fall of 1999 Vice President Al Gore named veteran Democratic Party organizer Donna Brazile as his campaign manager for the 2000 presidential campaign. She became the first African-American woman to achieve such a prestigious—and... Read more
Farai Chideya Farai Chideya
Chideya, Farai1969— Journalist, writer, political commentator Farai Chideya made a name for herself as an articulate, engaged multimedia journalist and author from the hip-hop generation. From her college internship at Newsweek she steadily proved that she was a formidable voice for change. "I'm... Read more
Battle of Fornham St Genevieve Battle of Fornham St Genevieve
Fornham St Genevieve, battle of, 1173. Henry the Young King, eldest son of Henry II, rebelled in 1173, complaining of his inheritance. The support of Louis VII of France and William the Lion of Scotland made the revolt formidable. Henry II beat off an attack on Normandy, leaving Richard de... Read more

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