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John Dickinson
John Dickinson 1732-1808, American patriot and statesman, b. Talbot co., Md. After studying law in Philadelphia and in London at the Middle Temple, he developed a highly successful practice in Philadelphia. In 1760 he became speaker of the assembly of the Lower Counties (Delaware), and in 1762 he... Read more |
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Battle of Englefield
Englefield, battle of, 871. No more than a skirmish, the battle at Englefield to the west of Reading in early 871 marks the opening of the bitter struggle between the West Saxons and the Danes. An exploratory raiding party led by two earls, one of whom, Sidroc by name, was killed, was defeated by ... Read more |
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Hadadezer
Hadadezer , in the Bible, king of Zobah, who led a Syrian coalition against David. The allies were eventually defeated and became tributaries. An alternate form is Hadarezer.... Read more |
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Turnus
Turnus , in Roman legend, king of the Rutulians. In the Aeneid he is a spirited warrior. When his betrothed, Lavinia, daughter of King Latinus, was given to the Trojan Aeneas by her father, Turnus led a combined force of Latins and Rutulians against the Trojans. After several bloody battles,... Read more |
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Alexander II (Scotland)
Alexander II 1198-1249, king of Scotland (1214-49), son and successor of William the Lion. He joined the English barons in their revolt against King John of England in 1215. Though he made his peace with John's successor, Henry III, in 1221, there was later friction that almost led to war. In 1237,... Read more |
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Arpad
Arpad , c.840-907?, chief of the Magyars. He led his people into Hungary c.895. The leaders of the Magyars and the first dynasty of Hungarian kings (St. Stephen I to Andrew III) were of the house of Arpad (see Hungary ).... Read more |
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Caractacus
Caractacus or Caradoc , fl. AD 50, British king; son of Cymbeline. After the Roman invasion of AD 43, he led British resistance until defeated in AD 50. He was captured and taken to Rome. Emperor Claudius, admiring his courage, spared his life.... Read more |
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William Dodd
William Dodd 1729-77, English author. At one time king's chaplain, he ran heavily into debt, forged a bond, and was sentenced to death. Dr. Johnson led a movement to obtain clemency, but Dodd was executed. His best-known work is The Beauties of Shakespeare (1752).... Read more |
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Battle of Fulford
Fulford, battle of, 1066. Eight months after Harold Godwineson's succession in January 1066, Harold Hardrada, king of Norway, launched a major attack, in conjunction with Tostig, Harold's brother, recently deposed as earl of Northumbria. They brought 300 ships, and sailed up the Ouse to Riccall,... Read more |
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Jeroboam I
Jeroboam I , in the Bible, first king of the northern kingdom of Israel. He was an Ephraimite and led a revolt against Solomon, inspired probably by the restlessness of N Palestine under southern rule. Jeroboam fled to Egypt when the plot failed but returned on the accession of Solomon's son, ... Read more |
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Worcester, diocese of
...crypt and chapter house, was largely refashioned in the 19th cent. with a Perpendicular cloister. It contained the shrine of Wulfstan (destroyed at the Reformation) and houses the tomb of King John. Revd Dr William M. Marshall |
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International Centre of Theatre Research
...Prometheus in a new language called Orghast invented by the poet Ted Hughes. It was staged on a mountain top in front of the tomb of King Artaxerxes, overlooking the ruins of Persepolis. In 1972 Brook took his company to Africa, where they toured through... |
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Worcester
...modestly through porcelain and glove manufactures. The cathedral is a fine 13th/14th-cent. building housing the tombs of King John and Prince Arthur; the city retains much of its historic fabric despite appalling central redevelopment in the... |
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Henderson the Rain King
...drought again and he wagers the king, Dahfu, there will be no rain...he is made Sungo, the rain king, he is also delivered into...he learns the fate of Wariri kings: when one weakens, he is killed...becomes a lion cub that the king's successor must catch ... |
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effigies
...with death — whether carved tomb sculptures or painted representations...alive. The earliest known tomb effigy is that of King Djoser (c.2686–13...station were lifted up onto tomb covers. Subsequently, the tombs themselves were raised... |
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Luxor
...Pyramids, Luxor's temples and tombs constitute Egypt's greatest...remains of many temples and tombs, dating back nearly 4000 years...of Amun. The Valley of the Kings, on the Nile's w bank, contains the tombs of many pharaohs. The 1922 discovery of ... |
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Guthlac, St
...against his military life and became a hermit at Crowland (or Croyland) in Lincolnshire. Æthelbald, king of Mercia, had a church built over his tomb, which later became the abbey of Crowland. Not long after his death was written the Latin Vita Sancti... |
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Bedford, John of Lancaster, duke of
...1435). The third son of King Henry IV, John was created...Some years after his death King Louis XI of France, on being counselled to deface his tomb, is said to have replied...proudest of us all; and as for the tomb, which, I assure you, is not... |
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Scrope, Richard
...earl were enticed to a rendezvous with Ralph Neville, earl of Westmorland, who arrested them. After the king's arrival, they were summarily executed. Scrope was buried in York minster, where his tomb attracted pilgrims. R. L. Storey |
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Tara
...of a neolithic passage tomb, a cursus or linear earthwork...the seat of the high kings of Ireland. A recurring...pantheon, becomes the king of Tara in the tale...universal principles of kings ruling justly, peacefully...the actions of heroic ... |
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mausoleum
mausoleum XVI. — L. mausōlēum — Gr. mausōleion the magnificent tomb of Mausōlus, king of Caria, erected 353 B.C. at Halicarnassus by his queen Artemisia and accounted one of the seven wonders of the world. |
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Valley of the Kings
Valley of the Kings A narrow gorge in western Thebes containing the tombs of at least 60 pharaohs of the 18th to 20th dynasties...hunting-ground for robbers in antiquity, and of those tombs discovered only that of TUTANKHAMUN had not been plundered... |
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Tutankhamun
...about his reign; his importance is largely that his tomb in the VALLEY OF THE KINGS escaped looting in antiquity. Hidden by rubble from the construction of a later tomb, it was found almost intact by the British archaeologist... |
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El Escorial
...the former village and a reference to the residue of the granite quarrying needed in 1563–84 to build the huge monastery‐palace erected as a tomb for his father by Philip II (1527–98), King of Spain (1556–98). |
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rest
...temporarily: both men were rested for the final game. ∎ (of a dead person or body) lie buried: the king's body rested in his tomb. ∎ (of a problem or subject) be left without further investigation, discussion, or treatment: the... |
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Hugh, St
...Grande Chartreuse when he was about 25; c.1180 King Henry II secured his services as prior of Witham...and showed a courageous independence of the king. He was revered for his holiness and his tomb became a place of pilgrimage. Feast day, 17... |
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Shwebo
...Golden Chief’ from shwe ‘golden’ and myo. This was a reference to King Alaungpaya (1714–60), King of Burma (1752–60), whose birthplace this was and whose tomb is here. It was the capital of the Alaungpaya dynasty in 1752–63. |
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Bodrum
...one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. Mausolus, King of Caria (377–353 bc), began the planning of a huge tomb for himself; its construction was undertaken by his widow, Artemisia, after his death... |
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Tutankhamen
...and making Thebes the capital city once again.His tomb, containing a wealth of rich and varied contents...poisoning following a mosquito bite in the Valley of the Kings; this gave rise to the belief that to open the tomb had been unlucky. |
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Becket, Thomas
...and military. His zeal in the king's interests, even when they...once Becket began to oppose the king. He campaigned for the canonization...archbishop who had defied kings. Whatever Becket's motives, Henry felt betrayed. King and archbishop were soon at ... |
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Mythic Entertainment Introduces 'Rise of the Tomb Kings'
...Entertainment Introduces 'Rise of the Tomb Kings'Type: NewsMythic Entertainment...Arts studio, announced 'Rise of the Tomb Kings,' a live event in the Call...Realm will have access to the new Tomb Kings themed dungeon zone, ... |
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Mythic Entertainment Launches Rise of the Tomb Kings Live Event for Warhammer...
...Inc studio, announced 'Rise of the Tomb Kings,' the final live event in the Call...exclusive first access to the new Tomb Kings themed dungeon zone, and the...the conclusion of the 'Rise of the Tomb Kings' live event. The ... |
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Mythic Entertainment Announces the Rise of the Tomb Kings Live Event for...
...studio, today announced 'Rise of the Tomb Kings,' the final live event in the Call...exclusive first access to the new Tomb Kings themed dungeon zone, and the...the conclusion of the 'Rise of the Tomb Kings' live event. The ... |
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NO-MUMMY TOMB COULD HAVE BEEN KING TUT'S MUM.(News)
...working on the neighboring tomb of Amenmeses, a late 19th...first uncovered since the famed tomb of King Tutankhamun in 1922. "For...archaeologists have been cleaning up tombs that were found earlier, so...of Memphis, who found the tomb and ... |
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Newest pharaonic tomb reveals flowers, not mummies, in Egypt's Valley of the...
...in Egypt's Valley of the Kings in 80 years doesn't have...first uncovered since the famed tomb of King Tutankhamun in 1922."For...archaeologists have been cleaning up tombs that were found earlier, so...Scientists cut a hole in the tomb's ... |
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EGYPT'S SUPREME COUNCIL OF ANTIQUITIES AND GETTY CONSERVATION INSTITUTE...
...and implement the plan. "King Tut has magic that we must...we CT scanned the mummy of King Tut in order to reveal the...return the glory of the boy king," said Dr. Zahi Hawass...Located in the Valley of the Kings within the World Heritage Site of Ancient ... |
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[ Lord Carnarvon, a discoverer of King Tutankhamun's tomb... ]
...Carnarvon, a discoverer of King Tutankhamun's tomb, may best be remembered...Egypt's Valley of the Kings between 1905 and 1922...that of the tomb of King Tutankhamun in 1922...after the discovery of King Tut's ... |
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King Tut's tomb set for 5-year renovation project.
...year project to restore the Tomb of Tutankhamun, the boy king...the country's most famous tomb is the latest collaboration...in the past restored other tombs nearby and designed airtight...Since the small, four-roomed tomb and its famous ... |
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The tomb of King Tut.
...the only intact Pharaoh's tomb ever found. Experts from the...new treasure uncovered. The tomb was one of history's greatest...preservation of intact Egyptian tombs. Everything had to be handled...Although the contents of the tomb were amazingly well ... |
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Fit for a king.(tomb of King Mausolus)
...was magnificent. Built for King Mausolus, it towered over his...Mausolus who had commissioned the tomb, but he died before the structure...Determined to make her husband's tomb one of the most beautiful in...clearly wanted her husband's tomb to symbolize the ... |
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