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1ENGLAND — The British Isles were unknown to the Jews until a late date, and the settlement of the Jews in medieval England was among the latest in Europe. It is possible that a small nucleus was to be found there under the Romans and that in the Saxon… …
2Snap-dragon (game) — Snap dragon (also known as Flap dragon, Snapdragon, or Flapdragon) was a parlour game popular from about the 16th to 19th centuries. It was played during the winter, particularly on Christmas Eve. Brandy was heated and placed in a wide shallow… …
3Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
4History of Dublin — See Also The Kings of Dublin .The City of Dublin can trace its origin back more than 1000 years, and for much of this time it has been Ireland s principal city and the cultural, educational and industrial centre of the country.Founding and early… …
5Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick — (died February 21, 1589), was the son of John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, and a brother of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester.Ambrose Dudley was born about 1528/1529 his mother being Jane (née Guildford). As a youth Ambrose was imprisoned… …
6Norbury, Derbyshire — for other places called Norbury see Norbury (disambiguation) Coordinates: 52°58′41″N 1°49′05″W / 52.978°N 1.818°W / 52.978; 1 …
7Sin — • A moral evil Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sin Sin † Catholic Encyclopedia ► …
8Joseph Chamberlain — The Right Honourable Joseph Chamberlain The Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain Leader of the Opposition …
9Charles F. Hockett — Charles Francis Hockett Born January 17, 1916(1916 01 17) Columbus, Ohio, United States Died November 3, 2000( …
10Thomas Dempster — (August 23, 1579 [But this date is disputed. Thomas said that he was one of 29 children and belonged to a set of triplets, which seems an impossibility and for which there is no other evidence. A modern Dempster, James, reasons, on a website… …
