(Encyclopedia) Bath, city (2021 pop. 88,859), Bath
and North East Somerset, SW England, in the Avon River valley. Britain's
leading winter resort, Bath…
(Encyclopedia) Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-…
(Encyclopedia) WindsorWindsorwĭnˈzər [key], town (1991 pop. 31,544), Windsor and Maidenhead, S central England, on the Thames River. There is some light industry and printing. The town is a popular…
(Encyclopedia) York, city and unitary authority (2011 pop. 198,051), N England, at the confluence of the Ouse and Foss rivers. It is located at the historical junction of the three ridings of…
(Encyclopedia) Northampton, city (1991 pop. 154,172) and district, Northamptonshire, central England, on the Nene River. The city of Northampton is the county seat. Shoemaking has long been the chief…
The Duke of Wellington (1769–1852). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Achilles of GermanyAchilles the English A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q…
John Gay. (1688–1732.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Aesop of FranceAesop of Arabia A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X…
A set of young noblemen and aristocratic gentlemen who tried to revive the formality and court manners of the Chesterfield school. They wore white waistcoats, patronised the pet poor,…
may probably mean “illustrious,” from the old Teutonic mer. (Anglo-Saxon, &maera;, famous.) According to R. Ferguson, the word appears in the names Marry, Merry, Merick; the French…
A romance of chivalry, in which Palmerin is the hero. There is another romance called Palmerin de Oliva. (See Southey's Palmerin.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…
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