Columbus, his journeys and legacy, and other explorers and explorations
Biographies of Famous Explorers
Roald Amundsen
Vasco Núnez de Balboa
Ibn Batuta
Richard…
The Count de Trapani was the ninth child of Mary Isabel and Ferdinand II. of the two Sicilies. He married the Archduchess Mary, daughter of Leopold II., Grand Duke of Tuscany. N.B. Francis…
The NCAA Division I players cited most frequently by the Associated Press, US Basketball Writers Assn., the Women's Basketball Coaches Assn. and the Women's Basketball News Service. Holdover from…
King Bomba. A nickname given to Ferdinand II., King of Naples, in consequence of his cruel bombardment of Messina in 1848, in which the slaughter and destruction of property was most…
The divine right of kings. The notion that kings reign by divine right, quite independent of the people's will. This notion arose from the Old Testament Scriptures, where kings are called…
(The). Aristides, the Athenian (died B.C. 468). Baharam, styled Shah Endeb(the Just King), fifth of the Sassanidae (q.v.) (276-296). Casimir II., King of Poland (1117, 1177-1194).…
The Grey League [lia grischa]. 15th century. So called from the grey homespun dress adopted by the leaguers. The Holy League. Several leagues are so denominated. The three following are…
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