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Warwickshire

(Encyclopedia) WarwickshireWarwickshirewŏˈrĭkshĭr [key], county (1991 pop. 477,000), 975 sq mi (2,525 sq km), central England. The county seat is Warwick. Warwickshire is divided into five…

Arden, Forest of

(Encyclopedia) Arden, Forest of, well-wooded area, formerly very extensive, in Warwickshire, central England. It is the setting for Shakespeare's As You Like It.

Dugdale, Sir William

(Encyclopedia) Dugdale, Sir William, 1605–86, English antiquarian. His chief works are Antiquities of Warwickshire (1656), The Baronage of England (1675–76), and the greater part of Monasticon…

Royal Leamington Spa

(Encyclopedia) Royal Leamington SpaRoyal Leamington Spalĕmˈĭngtən [key], town (1991 pop. 42,953), Warwickshire, central England, on the Leam River, a tributary of the Avon. The town, with its mineral…

bin Laden, Osama

(Encyclopedia) bin Laden, Osama or Usamabin Laden, Osama or Usamaōsäˈmə bĭn lädˈən, ŭsäˈmə [key], 1957?–2011, Saudi-born leader of Al Qaeda, a terrorist organization devoted to uniting all Muslims…

Osama bin Laden

Osama bin Laden became the American government's most wanted criminal after he inspired the attacks on America that took place on September 11, 2001. He eluded capture until he was shot and killed by…

Edgehill

(Encyclopedia) Edgehill or Edge Hill, ridge on the border of Warwickshire and Oxfordshire, central England, NW of Banbury. A tower built in 1760 marks the scene of the first great battle of the…

Bedworth

(Encyclopedia) Bedworth Bedworth bĕdˈwərth [key], town, Warwickshire, central England. Located in a former…