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(Encyclopedia) Protectorate, in English history, name given to the English government from 1653 to 1659. Following the English civil war and the execution of Charles I, England was declared (1649) a…
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(Encyclopedia) Buckingham, George Villiers, 2d duke of, 1628–87, English courtier; son of the 1st duke. Brought up with the royal family and educated at Cambridge, he was a strong royalist in the…
(Encyclopedia) Erie, Lake, 9,940 sq mi (25,745 sq km), 241 mi (388 km) long and from 30 to 57 mi (48–92 km) wide, bordered on the N by S Ont., Canada, on the E by W N.Y., on the S by NW Pa. and N…
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Old Noll. Oliver Cromwell was so called by the Royalists. Noll is a familiar contraction of Oliver —i.e. Ol,' with an initial liquid. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…
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