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(Encyclopedia) Howard, English noble family. Landowners in Norfolk from the 13th cent., the Howards obtained the duchy of Norfolk through the marriage of Sir Robert Howard to Margaret Mowbray,…Elam
(Encyclopedia) ElamElamēˈləm [key], ancient country of Asia, N of the Persian Gulf and E of the Tigris, now in W Iran. A civilization seems to have been established there very early, probably in the…False Decretals
(Encyclopedia) False DecretalsFalse Decretalsdĭkrēˈtəlz [key], collection of documents, partly spurious, treating of canon law. It was composed between 847 and 852 probably in France, either at Reims…Bordeaux
(Encyclopedia) Bordeaux Bordeaux bôrdōˈ [key], city, capital of Gironde dept., SW France, on the Garonne River…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: October 25, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark October 24, 1805October 26, 1805October 25, 1805 October 25th Friday 1805 A Cold morning, we deturmined to attempt the Chanel after brackfast I…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: January 14, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark January 13, 1806January 15, 1806January 14, 1806 Wednesday January 14th 1806. This morning the Sergt. of the Guard reported the absence of one of…Coleridge: France: an Ode, Notes
Kubla KhanDejection: an OdeFrance: an Ode When Coleridge republished this poem in the Post in 1802 he prefixed to it the following Argument First Stanza. An invocation to those objects…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, November 4, 1805
Day 986 Day 988 Clark, November 4, 1805 November 4th Monday 1805 A cloudy cool morning wind from the West we Set out at 1/2 past 8 oClock, one man Shannon Set out early to walk on the…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, June 4, 1805
Day 697 Day 699 Lewis, June 4, 1805 Tuesday June 4th 1805 This morning early Capt. C. departed, and at the same time I passed the wright hand fork opposite to our camp below a small Island…The Major Faiths (concise table)
JudaismChristianityIslamHinduismBuddhismFounderThe Hebrew leader Abraham founded Judaism around 2000 B.C. Moses gave the Jews the Torah around 1250 B.C. Jesus Christ, who was crucified…Trending
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