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Medieval Latin literature

(Encyclopedia) Medieval Latin literature, literary works written in the Latin language during the Middle Ages. Many literary genres were already being taken over by writing in the vernacular,…

Henry I, king of England

(Encyclopedia) Henry I, 1068–1135, king of England (1100–1135), youngest son of William I. He was called Henry Beauclerc because he could write. He quarreled with his elder brothers, William II of…

Heathfield, 1st Baron

(Encyclopedia) Heathfield, 1st Baron: see Eliott, George Augustus, 1st Baron Heathfield of Gibraltar.

Feuerbach, Ludwig Andreas

(Encyclopedia) Feuerbach, Ludwig AndreasFeuerbach, Ludwig Andreasl&oomacr;tˈvĭkh ändrāˈäs [key]Feuerbach, Ludwig Andreas foiˈərbäkh [key], 1804–72, German philosopher, educated at Heidelberg and…

Selected Jurists

Henri La Fontaine See also U.S. Supreme Court Justices People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Supreme Court Facts Milestone Cases in Supreme Court History…

mysticism

(Encyclopedia) mysticismmysticismmĭsˈtĭsĭzəm [key] [Gr.,=the practice of those who are initiated into the mysteries], the practice of putting oneself into, and remaining in, direct relation with God…

William II, king of England

(Encyclopedia) William II or William RufusWilliam IIr&oomacr;ˈfus [key], d. 1100, king of England (1087–1100), son and successor of William I. He was called William Rufus or William the Red…

scholasticism

(Encyclopedia) scholasticismscholasticismskōlăsˈtĭsĭzəm [key], philosophy and theology of Western Christendom in the Middle Ages. Virtually all medieval philosophers of any significance were…

Avon, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia) Avon, 1st earl of: see Eden, Anthony, 1st earl of Avon.