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11conspiracy — con•spir•a•cy [[t]kənˈspɪr ə si[/t]] n. pl. cies 1) the act of conspiring 2) a plan or agreement formulated, esp. in secret, by two or more persons to commit an unlawful, harmful, or treacherous act 3) a group of persons for a secret, unlawful,… …
12French Revolution — The French Revolution (1789–1799) was a period of political and social upheaval in the history of France, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudal privileges for the aristocracy and Catholic… …
13History of Rome — The History of the city of Rome spans 2,800 years of the existence of a city that grew from a small Italian village in the 9th century BC into the center of a vast civilization that dominated the Mediterranean region for centuries. Its political… …
14Lyonesse Trilogy — The Lyonesse Trilogy is a group of three fantasy novels by Jack Vance, set in the European Dark Ages, in the mythical Elder Isles west of France and southwest of Britain, a generation or two before the birth of King Arthur. An Atlantis theme… …
15French Revolution from the summer of 1790 to the establishment of the Legislative Assembly — The Civil Constitution of the Clergy divided the French people. Good Catholics were strongly opposed to it. Some nobles were so worried about the way things were going that they left France. They urged the royal family to join them.The French… …
16Oedipus (Dryden) — For other uses, see Oedipus (disambiguation). Title page of Oedipus: A Tragedy (1679). The heroic drama Oedipus: A Tragedy, is an adaption of Sophocles Oedipus the King, written by John Dryden and Nathaniel Lee. After being licensed in 1678 and… …
17Byzantinism — This article is about the philosophical and political term. For architecture, see Byzantine architecture. Byzantinism or Byzantism is a term used in political science and philosophy to denote the political system and culture of the Byzantine… …
18Barnaby Rudge — Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of Eighty Barnaby Rudge Couverture de Master Humphrey s Clock, 1840, illustration de Geor …
19Themistocles — (Greek: polytonic|Θεμιστοκλῆς; c. 524 ndash;459 BC [Hornblower and Spawforth (1998) s.v. Themistocles. Secondary sources vary on the dates of birth and death. Other dates often given are 525/523 460 BC.] ) was an Athenian soldier and statesman.… …
20Anne of Austria — For the queen consort of Sigismund III of Poland, see Anna of Austria (1573 1598) : For the queen consort of Philip II of Spain, see Anna of Austria (1549 1580): For other women named Anne of Austria, see Anna of Austria (disambiguation)Infobox… …
