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Hundred Years War

(Encyclopedia) Hundred Years War, 1337–1453, conflict between England and France. The Hundred Years War inflicted untold misery on France. Farmlands were laid waste, the population was decimated by…

White, Leslie Alvin

(Encyclopedia) White, Leslie Alvin, 1900–1975, American anthropologist, b. Salida, Colo., grad. Columbia, 1923, Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1927. He taught at the Univ. of Buffalo and was curator of…

DK History: South American Independence

WHO WAS KNOWN AS THE LIBERATOR? WHO ENDED PORTUGUESE RULE IN BRAZIL? WHEN DID ARGENTINA BECOME INDEPENDENT? WHAT WERE SOUTH AMERICA’S NEW ECONOMIES? FIND OUT MOREThe American empires founded by…

Charles IV, Holy Roman emperor

(Encyclopedia) Charles IV, 1316–78, Holy Roman emperor (1355–78), German king (1347–78), and king of Bohemia (1346–78). The son of John of Luxemburg, Charles was educated at the French court and…

Borgia, Cesare

(Encyclopedia) Borgia, Cesare or CaesarBorgia, Cesare or Caesarchāˈzärā [key]Borgia, Cesare or Caesar bōrˈjä [key], 1476–1507, Italian soldier and politician, younger son of Pope Alexander VI and an…

Warwick, Richard Neville, earl of

(Encyclopedia) Warwick, Richard Neville, earl ofWarwick, Richard Neville, earl ofnĕvˈəl [key]Warwick, Richard Neville, earl of, wŏrˈĭk [key], 1428–71, English nobleman, called the Kingmaker. Through…

Antiochus IV

(Encyclopedia) Antiochus IV (Antiochus Epiphanes)Antiochus IVāntīˈəkəs [key]Antiochus IVēpĭfˈənēz [key], d. 163 b.c., king of Syria (175 b.c.–163 b.c.), son of Antiochus III and successor of his…