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White Horse, Vale of the
(Encyclopedia)White Horse, Vale of the, district (1991 pop. 109,200), Oxfordshire, S central England. The vale is the valley of the Ock River. Abingdon is the administrative seat. Surgical instruments and automobil...Unknown Soldier, Tomb of the
(Encyclopedia)Unknown Soldier, Tomb of the, form of memorial to a nation's war dead, adopted by many countries after World War I. The Tomb of the Unknowns, a memorial to the American dead of World Wars I and II, th...Bertha of the Big Foot
(Encyclopedia)Bertha of the Big Foot: see Bertrada. ...Charles III, emperor of the West, king of the East Franks, and king of the West Franks
(Encyclopedia)Charles III or Charles the Fat, 839–88, emperor of the West (881–87), king of the East Franks (882–87), and king of the West Franks (884–87); son of Louis the German, at whose death he inherit...Carloman, d. 754, mayor of the palace in the kingdom of Austrasia, brother of Pepin the Short
(Encyclopedia)Carloman, d. 754, mayor of the palace in the kingdom of Austrasia after the death (741) of his father, Charles Martel. Ruling with his brother, Pepin the Short, he carried on successful wars against t...Mohegan
(Encyclopedia)Mohegan mōhēˈgən [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). Also called the Mohican,...Middlesex, former county, England
(Encyclopedia)Middlesex, former county adjoining London, SE England. In 1965 the county was principally reorganized into the Greater London boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Enfield, Haringey, Harrow, Hillingdon, ...Staines
(Encyclopedia)Staines, city (1991 pop. 12,886), Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River. On the edge of Greater London, Staines is residential. There is some industry, such as the manufacture of diesel engines. Spe...Strand
(Encyclopedia)Strand, street in London, England, roughly parallel with the Thames River, running from the Temple to Trafalgar Square. It is a street of law courts, hotels, theaters, and office buildings and is the ...Charles II, emperor of the West and king of the West Franks
(Encyclopedia)Charles II or Charles the Bald, 823–77, emperor of the West (875–77) and king of the West Franks (843–77); son of Emperor Louis I by a second marriage. The efforts of Louis to create a kingdom f...Browse by Subject
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