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Breda, Declaration of
(Encyclopedia)Breda, Declaration of, 1660: see Restoration, in English history. ...Guizot, François
(Encyclopedia)Guizot, François fräNswäˈ gēzōˈ [key], 1787–1874, French statesman and historian. The son of a Protestant family of Nîmes, he was educated at Geneva. He began a legal career in Paris in 1805...Franklin, John Hope
(Encyclopedia)Franklin, John Hope, 1915–2009, the dean of 20th-century African-American historians, b. Rentiesville, Okla., grad. Fisk Univ. (A.B., 1935), Harvard (M.A., 1936; Ph.D., 1941). Franklin served on the...Declaration of Rights
(Encyclopedia)Declaration of Rights, in British history: see Bill of Rights. ...Priestley, Joseph
(Encyclopedia)Priestley, Joseph, 1733–1804, English theologian and scientist. He prepared for the Presbyterian ministry and served several churches in England as pastor but gradually rejected orthodox Calvinism a...Crabb, George
(Encyclopedia)Crabb, George, 1778–1851, English writer and philologist. He is known for his Dictionary of English Synonyms (1816) and his History of English Law (1829). ...museums of science
(Encyclopedia)museums of science, institutions or buildings where collections relevant to science and technology are preserved and displayed to promote education and research. While the preponderance of these museu...Shakespeare's Plays (table)
(Encyclopedia)Shakespeare's Plays(arranged by approximate date of composition) ...Langer, William Leonard
(Encyclopedia)Langer, William Leonard, 1896–1977, American historian, b. Boston. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1923 and began teaching there in 1927. Langer served in U.S. intelligence in World War II and...Keene, Donald Lawrence
(Encyclopedia)Keene, Donald Lawrence, 1922–2019, American scholar and translator, b. New York City, grad. Columbia (B.A. 1942, Ph.D. 1949). During World War II, he worked as a Navy interpreter and intelligence of...Browse by Subject
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