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  • 1BAILLIE, ROBERT —    1) a Scotch Presbyterian divine, born in Glasgow; resisted Laud s attempt to thrust Episcopacy on the Scotch nation, and became a zealous advocate of the national cause, which he was delegated to represent twice over in London; he was a… …

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  • 2Swinton and Simprim —    SWINTON and SIMPRIM, a parish, in the county of Berwick, 5 miles (N.) from Coldstream; containing 1095 inhabitants. This parish comprehends the old parishes of Swinton and Simprim, which were united in 1761. The name of the latter is of very… …

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  • 3John Peel (politician) — William John Peel (16 June, 1912 ndash; 8 May, 2004), known after he was knighted in 1973 as Sir John Peel, was a British Conservative Party politician, and Member of Parliament for Leicester South East from 1957 to 1974.He attended Wellington… …

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  • 5John Pentland Mahaffy — The Rev. Sir John Pentland Mahaffy GBE CVO (26 February 1839 ndash; 30 April 1919) was an Irish classicist and polymathic scholar. Education and interestsHe was born near Vevey in Switzerland on 12 July 1839, receiving his early education… …

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  • 6Salem, Massachusetts —   City   Salem Maritime National Historic Site …

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  • 7Military history of the United Kingdom during World War II — Periods and eras in English history Anglo Saxon period (927–1066) Norman period …

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  • 8Samuel Wilberforce — Infobox bishopbiog name =Samuel Wilberforce religion =Church of England See =Winchester Title = Bishop of Winchester Period = 1870 ndash;1873 Predecessor = Charles Richard Sumner Successor =Edward Harold Browne ordination =1828 bishops = Bishop… …

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  • 9Robert South — (September 4, 1634 July 8, 1716), was an English churchman. He was the son of Robert South, a London merchant, and Elizabeth Berry.He was born at Hackney, Middlesex, and was educated at Westminster School and at Christ Church, Oxford. Before… …

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  • 10Hydrotherapy — Hydrotherapy, formerly called hydropathy involves the use of water for soothing pains and treating diseases.Its use has been recorded in ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman civilizations. Egyptian royalty bathed with essential oils and flowers,… …

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