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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…Beggars of the Sea
(Encyclopedia) Beggars of the Sea: see Gueux.Yeomen of the Guard
(Encyclopedia) Yeomen of the Guard, bodyguard, now ceremonial in function, of the sovereign of England. When the guard was originated by Henry VII in 1485, its members had numerous duties as…Congo, Democratic Republic of the
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the, formerly Zaïre Congo, Democratic Republic of the, zīˈēr, zäērˈ…Brewer's: Dietrich
(2 syl.), of Berne or Verona, a name given by the German minnesängers (minstrels) to Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths. One of the liegemen of King Etzel. In the terrible broil…South, the
(Encyclopedia) South, the, region of the United States embracing the southeastern and south-central parts of the country. Traditionally, all states S of the Mason-Dixon Line and the Ohio River (…Ferdinand IV, king of Naples
(Encyclopedia) Ferdinand IV, king of Naples: see Ferdinand I, king of the Two Sicilies.Americas, antiquity and prehistory of the
(Encyclopedia) Americas, antiquity and prehistory of the, study of the origins of the aboriginal peoples of the Americas. Archaeologists believe humans had entered and occupied much of the Americas…Trending
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