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Gowrie, Carse of

(Encyclopedia) Gowrie, Carse ofGowrie, Carse ofkärs, kĕrs, gouˈrē [key], alluvial lowland, c.15 mi (24 km) long, Perth and Kinross, central Scotland, along the northern shore of the Firth of Tay,…

Graham of Claverhouse

(Encyclopedia) Graham of Claverhouse: see Dundee, John Graham of Claverhouse, 1st Viscount.

Glasgow, University of

(Encyclopedia) Glasgow, University of, at Glasgow, Scotland; founded 1451. Its charter provided for studies in theology, canon and civil law, arts, and “any other lawful faculty.” Today it has…

Godfrey of Bouillon

(Encyclopedia) Godfrey of BouillonGodfrey of Bouillonb&oomacr;yôNˈ [key], c.1058–1100, Crusader, duke of Lower Lorraine. He fought for Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV against Pope Gregory VII and…

Godfrey of Viterbo

(Encyclopedia) Godfrey of ViterboGodfrey of Viterbovētĕrˈbō [key], 12th cent., German or Italian priest. He was long attached to the courts of Holy Roman emperors Conrad III, Frederick I, and Henry…

Gibraltar, Strait of

(Encyclopedia) Gibraltar, Strait ofGibraltar, Strait ofjĭbrôlˈtər [key], Lat. Fretum Herculeum or Fretum Gaditanum, passage, c.36 mi (58 km) long, connecting the Atlantic and the Mediterranean,…

Group of Eight

(Encyclopedia) Group of Eight: see under Group of Seven.

Group of Seven

(Encyclopedia) Group of Seven (G7), international organization officially established in 1985 to facilitate economic and commercial cooperation among the world's largest industrial nations, including…