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William and Mary in Virginia, College of

(Encyclopedia) William and Mary in Virginia, College of, mainly at Williamsburg; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1693, opened 1694 by Episcopalians under James Blair. It became a university…

U.S. Customary System of weights and measures

(Encyclopedia) U.S. Customary System of weights and measures: see English units of measurement.

Rulers of England and Great Britain (table)

(Encyclopedia) Rulers of England and Great Britain(including dates of reign) Saxons and Danes Egbert, 802–39 Æthelwulf, son of Egbert, 839–58 Æthelbald, son of Æthelwulf, 858–60 Æthelbert,…

Russell, Francis, dukes and earls of Bedford

(Encyclopedia) Russell, Francis, dukes and earls of Bedford: see Russell, family.

Russell, John, dukes and earls of Bedford

(Encyclopedia) Russell, John, dukes and earls of Bedford: see Russell, family.

Tyrconnel, Richard Talbot, duke and earl of

(Encyclopedia) Tyrconnel, Richard Talbot, duke and earl ofTyrconnel, Richard Talbot, duke and earl oftôlˈbət, tərkŏnˈəl [key], 1630–91, Irish Jacobite. He escaped from Ireland after Oliver Cromwell's…

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

(Encyclopedia) South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, at Rapid City; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1885, opened 1887 as Dakota School of Mines, renamed 1943. Of note are an…

British Imperial System of weights and measures

(Encyclopedia) British Imperial System of weights and measures: see English units of measurement.

Peter I, king of Aragón and Navarre

(Encyclopedia) Peter I, d. 1104, king of Aragón and Navarre (1094–1104), son and successor of Sancho I. He continued the fight against the Moors, taking (1096) Huesca and recapturing (1100) Barbastro…

Richmond and Derby, Margaret Beaufort, countess of

(Encyclopedia) Richmond and Derby, Margaret Beaufort, countess of: see Beaufort, Margaret.