(Encyclopedia) figure of speech, intentional departure from straight-forward, literal use of language for the purpose of clarity, emphasis, or freshness of expression. See separate articles on…
(Encyclopedia) Finland, Gulf of, eastern arm of the Baltic Sea, c.285 mi (460 km) long and from c.10 to c.75 mi (15–120 km) wide, between Finland and Russia and Estonia. The shallow gulf receives the…
(Encyclopedia) Amalric of BenaAmalric of Benaəmălˈrĭk, ăˈməlrĭk, [key]Amalric of Benabēˈnə [key], d. 1207?, French professor of philosophy. He taught heretical precepts concerning God, a pantheistic…
(Encyclopedia) Exchequer, Court ofExchequer, Court ofĕkschĕkˈər, ĕksˈchĕkˌər [key], in English history, governmental agency. It originated after the Norman Conquest as a financial committee of the…
(Encyclopedia) Fehrbellin, battle ofFehrbellin, battle offĕˌbĕlēnˈ [key], 1675. Allied with France in the third Dutch War, King Charles XI of Sweden invaded Brandenburg but was defeated near the town…
(Encyclopedia) Amboise, conspiracy of, 1560, plot of the Huguenots (French Protestants) and the house of Bourbon to usurp the power of the Guise family, which virtually ruled France during the reign…
