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Cavalier, Jean
(Encyclopedia) Cavalier, JeanCavalier, JeanzhäN kävälyāˈ [key], 1681?–1740, French Protestant soldier, a leader of the Camisards. From his home in the Cévennes region of France, he fled to Geneva (…cavalier
(Encyclopedia) cavaliercavalierkăvˌəlĭrˈ [key], in general, an armed horseman. In the English civil war the supporters of Charles I were called Cavaliers in contradistinction to the Roundheads, the…Cavalier poets
(Encyclopedia) Cavalier poets, a group of English poets associated with Charles I and his exiled son. Most of their work was done between c.1637 and 1660. Their poetry embodied the life and culture…cavalier King Charles spaniel
(Encyclopedia) cavalier King Charles spaniel, breed of small dog developed in the early 20th cent. from the English toy spaniel. It stands about 12 in. (30 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 13…Camisards
(Encyclopedia) CamisardsCamisardskămˈĭsärdz, Fr. kämēsärˈ [key], Protestant peasants of the Cévennes region of France who in 1702 rebelled against the persecutions that followed the revocation (1685…Carew, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Carew, Thomas, 1595?–1639?, English author, one of the Cavalier poets. Educated at Merton College, Oxford, he had a short diplomatic career on the Continent, then returned to England…Brewer's: Cavalier
(3 syl.). A horseman; whence a knight, a gentleman. (Latin, caballus, a horse.) The Cavalier. Eon de Beaumont, the French soldier; Chevalier d'Eon. (1728-1810.) Charles Breydel, the…Brewer's: Cavaliers
Adherents of Charles I. Those of the opposing Parliament party were called Roundheads (q.v.). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Cavall'Cavalier Servant A B…Lovelace, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Lovelace, Richard, 1618–1657?, one of the English Cavalier poets. He was the son of a Kentish knight and was educated at Oxford. In 1642 he was briefly imprisoned for having presented…Brewer's: Mad Cavalier
(The). Prince Rupert, noted for his rash courage and impatience of control. (1619-1682.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Mad ParliamentMad as a March Hare A…Trending
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