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(Encyclopedia) Whitehall, street in Westminster borough, London, England. Because of the many British government offices on the street, Whitehall has become a synonym for the government. The name…
(Encyclopedia) Henry VII, 1457–1509, king of England (1485–1509) and founder of the Tudor dynasty.
Henry was an astute political leader. He established the Tudor tradition of strong rule tempered…
dates from the commencement of the eleventh century. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Revival of Painting and SculptureRevise A B C D E F G H I J K…
The most remarkable are the following:- The pharos, church, and trenches in Dover. Chilham Castle, Richborough, and Reculver forts. Silchester (Berkshire), Dorchester, Nisconium (Salop),…
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(Encyclopedia) Henry II, 1133–89, king of England (1154–89), son of Matilda, queen of England, and Geoffrey IV, count of Anjou. He was the founder of the Angevin, or Plantagenet, line in England and…
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metropolitan district, central England, on the Hebble, a small tributary of
the Calder River. Halifax is…
(Encyclopedia) Peterborough, city and unitary authority (1991 pop. 155,050), E central England, on the Nene River. Designated as a new town in 1968, Peterborough is an engineering and rail hub and a…
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