(Encyclopedia) Pride, Thomas, d. 1658, English parliamentary soldier in the English civil war. In Dec., 1648, acting on the orders of the army council, he carried out Pride's Purge, expelling from…
(Encyclopedia) Sancho IISancho IIsänˈchō [key], d.1072, Spanish king of Castile (1065–72), son and successor of Ferdinand I. He conquered (1072) León from his brother Alfonso VI, but his sister…
(Encyclopedia) Norris, John, 1657–1711, English clergyman and philosopher. As the most prominent follower of Malebranche he wrote, in exposition of that philosopher's system, An Essay towards the…
(Encyclopedia) Berenice, fl. 6 b.c., Jewish princess; daughter of Costobarus and Salome, sister of Herod the Great (see under Herod). She was married to her cousin Aristobulus and bore him a son,…
(Encyclopedia) Supilo, FranoSupilo, Franofräˈnō s&oomacr;pēˈlō [key], 1870–1917, Croatian journalist and politician. A member of the Hungarian parliament, Supilo led Croatian opposition to Magyar…
(Encyclopedia) Spencer, Sir Stanley, 1891–1959, English painter. In his landscapes and his often highly erotic portraits and religious-allegorical scenes, Spencer's paintings express a highly…
(Encyclopedia) Stirling, William Alexander, earl of, 1567?–1640, Scottish poet. He was tutor of Prince Henry of Scotland and went to England on the accession of James I. The holder of various…
(Encyclopedia) Byng, Julian Hedworth George, 1st Viscount Byng of VimyByng, Julian Hedworth George, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimyvĭmˈē, vēmēˈ [key], 1862–1935, British general. He served in India and…
(Encyclopedia) AhasuerusAhasuerusāhăsˌy&oomacr;ēˈrəs [key], Hebrew form of the name Xerxes, as used in the Bible. The Ahasuerus in the Book of Esther is probably Xerxes I. That in the Book of…
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