(Encyclopedia) Louis the Younger, c.830–882, German king, ruler (876–82) over Saxony, Franconia, and Thuringia, son of Louis the German. He shared the succession to his father's lands with his…
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OBSERVING that he was about to die, an Old Man called his two Sons to his bedside and expounded the situation.
"My children," said he, "you have not shown me many…
The Patriot and the Banker The Disinterested Arbiter The Mourning Brothers OBSERVING that he was about to die, an Old Man called his two Sons to his bedside and expounded the…
(Encyclopedia) Carloman, d. 754, mayor of the palace in the kingdom of Austrasia after the death (741) of his father, Charles Martel. Ruling with his brother, Pepin the Short, he carried on…
Maria SchellAge: 79 Austrian actress who appeared in dozens of European films before arriving in Hollywood in the 1950s. Her films include The Brothers Karamazov and The Hanging Tree. Died:…
The Reception Candide and Cac... What Happened to Our Two Trav... How Candide Killed the Brother of His Dear Cunegund Never while I live shall I lose the remembrance of that…
(Encyclopedia) James, Saint, d. c.a.d. 43, in the Bible, one of the Twelve Apostles, called St. James the Greater. He was the son of Zebedee and the brother of St. John; these brothers were the…
Snowdrop It was the middle of winter, when the broad flakes of snow were falling around, that the queen of a country many thousand miles off sat working at her window. The frame of the window…
“in the Old English law, were persons who by mutual oath covenanted to share each other's fortune.” (Burrill.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Sworn at…
(The) Castor and Pollux, who were born at Amyclæ. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Amyclaean SilenceAmundeville A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P…
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