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Charlestown, former city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Charlestown, former city, now part of Boston, Middlesex co., E Mass., on Boston Harbor, between the Mystic and the Charles rivers; settled 1629, included in Boston 1874. The oldest…

Wang Ching-wei

(Encyclopedia) Wang Ching-weiWang Ching-weiwäng jĭng-wā [key], 1883–1944, Chinese revolutionary and political leader. A supporter of Sun Yat-sen, Wang was sentenced (1910) to life imprisonment for…

Frankenwald

(Encyclopedia) FrankenwaldFrankenwaldfrängˈkənvält [key], Eng. Franconian Forest, wooded plateau, in central Germany, between the Fichtelgebirge and the Thuringian Forest. Döbraberg is the highest (2…

Catherine of Valois

(Encyclopedia) Catherine of ValoisCatherine of Valoisvălˈwä, Fr. välwäˈ [key], 1401–37, queen consort of Henry V of England, daughter of Charles VI of France. Married in 1420, she bore Henry the son…

Jinsha

(Encyclopedia) JinshaJinshajĭnˈshäˈ [key], formerly ShashiShashishäˈshûˈ [key] or ShasiShasishäˈsēˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 683,000), S Hubei prov., China, on the Chang River. It is an important…

Generic People

A generic person is the name for a type of person, not a real one. These names are often used to describe different kinds of people.Famous CouplesJane and John Doe The Does have been around since…

Hampton Court Conference

(Encyclopedia) Hampton Court Conference and Hampton Court Palace: see under Hampton, England; James I.

Vane, Sir Henry, 1589–1655, English courtier

(Encyclopedia) Vane, Sir Henry, 1589–1655, English courtier; father of the Puritan leader Sir Henry Vane, the younger. He gained the favor of James I, was knighted in 1611, and acquired wealth by the…

Jiujiang

(Encyclopedia) JiujiangJiujiangjy&oomacr;-jyäng [key] or Kiukiang, city (1994 est. pop. 322,300), N Jiangxi prov., China, on the Chang River, near Poyang Lake. A major river port, it is connected…

Peng Dehuai

(Encyclopedia) Peng Dehuai or P'eng Teh-huaiP'eng Teh-huaiboth: pŭngˈ dŭˈhwīˈ [key], 1898–1974, Communist Chinese general and political leader. He held various command positions in the Red Army, and…