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oath of allegiance
oath of allegiance. Following the Remonstrance controversy of the 1660s there were various attempts over the century that followed to agree a formula whereby Catholics could attest their loyalty to the monarch. Such a formula, it was argued by Protestant supporters, would make it possible to... Read more |
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Spratly Islands
Spratly Islands group of about 100 low islands and coral reefs in the central South China Sea, intersecting busy shipping lanes. The whole group is claimed by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam, and parts are claimed by Malaysia and the Philippines. Various islands, valued primarily for the petroleum and... Read more |
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Python (mythology)
Python in Greek mythology, a huge serpent. In some myths the infant Apollo slew Python at the oracle of Gaea in Delphi; in others Apollo killed the serpent in order to claim the oracle for himself. The Pythian games celebrated the victory of Apollo over Python.... Read more |
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Treaty of Washington
Washington, Treaty of (1871) Agreement settling a number of disputes involving the USA, Britain, and Canada. The most serious was the question of the Alabama claims, which was submitted to international arbitration. US-Canadian disputes over fisheries and the border were also resolved.... Read more |
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Hollow Earth
H OLLOWE ARTH Edmund Halley (1656–1742) is best known for having calculated the orbit of a comet that passes by Earth every 76 years. The comet known as Halley's made its first appearance under that name in 1682. During the next decade, Halley turned his... Read more |
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Communion
Communion Title of a bestselling book by Whitley Strieber, author of such fantasy/horror stories as The Wolfen (1978) and The Hunger (1981). In Communion (1987) Strieber describes what are claimed to be his real personal experiences of abduction and painful examination by strange creatures. These... Read more |
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Fashoda Incident
Fashoda Incident , 1898, diplomatic dispute between France and Great Britain. Toward the end of the 19th cent., while Britain was seeking to establish a continuous strip of territory from Cape Town to Cairo, France desired to establish an overland route from the Red Sea to the Atlantic Ocean. To... Read more |
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Alexander III (Scotland)
Alexander III 1241-86, king of Scotland (1249-86), son and successor of Alexander II . He married a daughter of Henry III of England and quarreled with Henry, and later Henry's son Edward I , over the old English claims to overlordship in Scotland. The great achievement of Alexander was his... Read more |
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Police union is blocking our moves to stamp out racism; FURY OF TGWU BOSS.(News)
...Editor THE row over race in politics...for removing racism from the ranks...Federation hit back by dismissing the claims as "laughable...Townend, MP for Yorkshire East, by withdrawing...row with a claim, in ... |
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Get yer roots done, Big Yin; IF YOU'RE NOT A SCOT, WHY WEAR TARTAN?(News)
...renowned the world over as a typical Scot...from a kilt, now claims he's an 'internationalist...unnecessary". Critics claim Connolly's LA life...fault, this new racism in Scotland, this...joke before - like Yorkshire versus ... |
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Tory peer threatens move to Labour in race row; TAYLOR'S ANGRY WARNING.(News)
...furious new row over race last night...act against racism in his party...for removing racism from the ranks...Federation hit back by dismissing the claims as "laughable...Townend, MP for Yorkshire East, by ... |
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Divorce is the easy option.. marriage is about growing together.(News)
...dogged by a claim that he once...but you bounce back. "I've seen...said that over the years...to let these claims worry us...because I'd hit the bottle...suffering from a back injury for which...obsession. I look ... |
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We must stand up against the insidious culture of silence
...British newspapers over the last few days...we live and its claims to be a multicultural...control and power over their victims...Keighley in West Yorkshire, took up the...potentially volatile back then, one can...have failed. ... |
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BLAKE STIRS UP NEW RACE ROW.
...Bolton Wanderers back into the Premiership...in charge, hit out at fans of two Yorkshire clubs hoping...The claims have sparked...Chelsea in another racism row, has blasted...like that go over his head but...either. I went ... |