(Encyclopedia) Rudolf I or Rudolf of HapsburgRudolf Ir&oomacr;ˈdŏlf [key], 1218–91, German king (1273–91), first king of the Hapsburg dynasty. Rudolf's election as king ended the interregnum (…
(Encyclopedia) Medieval Latin literature, literary works written in the Latin language during the Middle Ages.
Many literary genres were already being taken over by writing in the vernacular,…
The Julian calendar is phased out
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(2 syl.). An explosive shell, weighing from two to six pounds, to be thrown by the hand. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Grenadier'Gregory Knights A B C D…
A provincial idiom in speech or writing; so called from Patavium (Padua), the birthplace of Livy. (See Patois.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…
Slave, villain. A term of reproach used by the Greeks of Constantinople. You young Turk, a playful reprimand to a young mischievous child. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…
The bird with a red wattle. A native of America, at one time supposed to have come from Turkey. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Turkish SpyTurk Gregory A B…
Words attributed to Gregory (the Great) in 573 when some British children reduced to slavery were shown him at Rome. Gregory was at the time about thirty-five years of age, and was both…
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