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Brewer's: Robert le Diable
The son of Bertha and Bertramo. The former was daughter of Robert, Duke of Normandy, and the latter was a fiend in the guise of a knight. The opera shows the struggle in Robert between the…Brewer's: Tout le Monde
Everyone who is anyone. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Tower of HungerTout est Perdu Hormis L'Honneur A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R…Brewer's: Morgan le Fay
(See below.) W. Morris, in his Earthly Paradise (August), makes Morgan the bride of Ogier the Dane, after his earthly career was ended. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Tanaquil Le Clercq Biography
Tanaquil Le ClercqballerinaBorn: 10/2/1929Birthplace: Paris French-born, willowy ballerina who frequently and gracefully performed the works of Jerome Robbins and George Balanchine, to whom…Jean-Marie Le Pen
Jean-Marie Le Pen is the founder and leader of the French political party known as the National Front, a coalition of nationalist groups formed in 1972. A staunch and sometimes outrageous defender…Brewer's: Beguins
A sisterhood instituted in the twelfth century, founded by Lambert Bégue or Lambert le Bègue. The members of the male society were called Beghards (q.v. ). The Béguins were at liberty to…Morris K. Udall 1998 Deaths
Morris K. UdallAge: 76 former Arizona congressman and candidate for the 1976 Democratic presidential nomination whose liberal voice was a presence in the House of Representatives for 30 years…Oran K. Henderson 1998 Deaths
Oran K. HendersonAge: 77 highest-ranking officer to be tried as a consequence of the killings of Vietnamese civilians in the My Lai massacre. Died: June 2, 1998.Viljo Akseli HeinoG -…Howard K. Smith 2002 Deaths
Howard K. SmithAge: 87 opinionated broadcast journalist who covered WWII, the Nuremberg trials, the cold war, and the civil rights protests of the 1960s. In 1960 he moderated the first…J. K. Rowling, 2000 News
34, writer, thrilled fans around the world with the July release of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the fourth volume in her best-selling series about a boy wizard. Even before its…Trending
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