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Brewer's: Wroth Money

or Wroth Silver. Money paid to the lord in lieu of castle guard for military service; a tribute paid for killing accidentally some person of note; a…

Verrazzano, Giovanni da

(Encyclopedia) Verrazzano, Giovanni daVerrazzano, Giovanni dajōvänˈnē dä vĕrˌrätsäˈnō; vĕrˌəzäˈnō [key], c.1480–1527?, Italian navigator and explorer, in the service of France, possibly the first…

Buell, Abel

(Encyclopedia) Buell, AbelBuell, Abelby&oomacr;ˈəl [key], 1742–1822, American silversmith, engraver, and type founder, b. Killingworth, Conn. He engraved a number of maps, including maps of the…

Mary

Mary is the mother of Jesus of Nazareth in Christian and Islamic scriptures. Catholicism and some other Christian traditions honor her as a special saint, the "blessed virgin," who hears and acts…

Mary Wollstonecraft

Biography of the 18th-century English feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, an 18th-century English feminist, believed that equal education among men and women would ensure the equal…

The Queen Mary

The only surviving major pre-war transatlantic ocean liner in existence by Mike Morrison The Queen Mary is the only surviving major pre-war transatlantic ocean liner still in…

Boland, Mary

actressBirthplace: PhiladelphiaBorn: 1880Died: 1965

Frann, Mary

actressBirthplace: St. LouisBorn: 1943Died: 1998

Hart, Mary

(Mary Johanna Harum)hostBirthplace: Sioux Falls, S.D.Born: 11/8/50