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Brewer's: England's Darling
Hereward the Wake, in the time of William the Conqueror. The “Camp of Refuge” was established in the Isle of Ely, and the Earl of Morcar joined it in 1071. It was blockaded for three…Brewer's: Merrie England
may probably mean “illustrious,” from the old Teutonic mer. (Anglo-Saxon, &maera;, famous.) According to R. Ferguson, the word appears in the names Marry, Merry, Merick; the French…Brewer's: Little Englanders
Those who uphold the doctrine that English people should concern themselves with England only: they are opposed to colonisation and extension of the Empire. Source: Dictionary of Phrase…Brewer's: Young England
A set of young noblemen and aristocratic gentlemen who tried to revive the formality and court manners of the Chesterfield school. They wore white waistcoats, patronised the pet poor,…Brewer's: Champion of England
A person whose office it is to ride up Westminster Hall on a Coronation Day, and challenge any one who disputes the right of succession. The office was established by William the Conqueror…Brewer's: Chancellor of England
(The). The Lord Chancellor, or the Lord High Chancellor. The highest judicial functionary of the nation, who ranks above all peers, except princes of the blood and the Archbishop of…Brewer's: Arms of England
(The Royal). The three lions leopardised were the cognisance of William the Conqueror; the lion rampant in the second quarter is from the arms of Scotland; and the harp in the fourth…Brewer's: Palmerin of England
A romance of chivalry, in which Palmerin is the hero. There is another romance called Palmerin de Oliva. (See Southey's Palmerin.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…New England B&Bs
Check out these B&Bs in Maine, Massachusetts, and Vermont New England has something for every time of year. In autumn, there is no better place to go leaf peeping…Brewer's: Sporting Seasons in England
Those marked thus (ast) are fixed by Act or Parliament. Black Game, from August 20th to December 10th; but in Somerset and New Forest, from September 1st to December 10th. Blackcock.…Trending
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