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Rye House Plot
(Encyclopedia)Rye House Plot, 1683, conspiracy to assassinate Charles II of England and his brother James, duke of York (later James II), as they passed by Rumbold's Rye House in Hertfordshire on the road from Newm...Catherine of Braganza
(Encyclopedia)Catherine of Braganza brəgănˈzə [key], 1638–1705, queen consort of Charles II of England, daughter of John IV of Portugal. She was married to Charles in 1662. As part of her dowry England secure...Uccialli, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia)Uccialli, Treaty of: see Menelik II. ...Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini
(Encyclopedia)Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini: see Pius II. ...Catherine the Great
(Encyclopedia)Catherine the Great: see Catherine II. ...Poniatowski, Stanislaus Augustus
(Encyclopedia)Poniatowski, Stanislaus Augustus: see Stanislaus II. ...Reichstadt, Napoleon, duke of
(Encyclopedia)Reichstadt, Napoleon, duke of: see Napoleon II. ...Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Simeon
(Encyclopedia)Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Simeon: see Simeon II. ...Piccolomini, Enea Silvio de'
(Encyclopedia)Piccolomini, Enea Silvio de': see Pius II. ...Clarendon Code
(Encyclopedia)Clarendon Code, 1661–65, group of English statutes passed after the Restoration of Charles II to strengthen the position of the Church of England. The Corporation Act (1661) required all officers of...Browse by Subject
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