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States of the Church
(Encyclopedia) States of the Church: see Papal States.Steelyard, Merchants of the
(Encyclopedia) Steelyard, Merchants of the, German hanse, or merchants guild, residing at the Steelyard on the Thames near the present Ironbridge Wharf at London, England. The merchants of the…Battle of the Bulge
(Encyclopedia) Battle of the Bulge, popular name in World War II for the German counterattack in the Ardennes, Dec., 1944–Jan., 1945. More than a million men fought in what is also known as the…Battle of the Spurs
(Encyclopedia) Battle of the Spurs. 1 Fought in 1302 near Courtrai, Belgium, between the rebellious Flemish towns, led by Bruges, and an army sent by Philip IV of France, who had annexed Flanders in…Spurs, Battle of the
(Encyclopedia) Spurs, Battle of the: see Battle of the Spurs.ship of the line
(Encyclopedia) ship of the line, large, square-rigged warship, carrying from 70 to 140 guns on two or more completely armed gun decks. In the great naval wars of the 17th, 18th, and early 19th cent…Pyrenees, Peace of the
(Encyclopedia) Pyrenees, Peace of the, 1659, treaty ending the warfare between France and Spain that, continuing after the Peace of Westphalia, which ended the Thirty Years War, had been complicated…queen of the meadow
(Encyclopedia) queen of the meadow or queen of the prairie: see spiraea.Rhine, Confederation of the
(Encyclopedia) Rhine, Confederation of the: see Confederation of the Rhine.Schism of the West
(Encyclopedia) Schism of the West: see Schism, Great.Trending
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