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  • 51Lytham Hall — In c. 1200, the manor of Lytham, the Lidun of the Domesday Book, passed to the see of Durham, which housed a Prior, a few monks and their servants in their small priory. At the dissolution of Durham in 1540, the house and lands were taken by the… …

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  • 52Moona — is a West African female rapper. Known for her amazing flow, sharp and poetic lyrics as well as for her active involvement with the youth, Moona is an active member of AURA in which she represents her native Benin. Besides, Moona is the only… …

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  • 53CHAMFORT —    a French wit and littérateur, born in Auvergne; took to the Revolution, but offended the leaders, and being threatened with arrest committed suicide, cutting and slashing with frantic, uncertain hand, gaining, not without difficulty, the… …

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  • 54Republic, Fifth —    The Fifth Republic has been the government of France since October 1958. Coming to power in the wake of the events of May 1958, General charles de gaulle put through, despite opposition from a faction of the Left, the constitution of the new… …

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  • 55Charles III of Spain — Not to be confused with Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, who briefly ruled parts of Spain during the War of the Spanish Succession as Charles III. Charles III King of Spain Reign 1 …

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  • 56Nicholas Purcell of Loughmoe — Not to be confused with Nick Purcell. Nicholas Purcell, 13th Baron of Loughmoe (1651 – 4 March 1722) was the son of James Purcell of Loughmoe and the maternal nephew of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde. A member of the King s Privy Council,… …

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  • 57United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

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  • 58Union of Christendom — • Includes the Catholic Church together with the many other religious communions which have either directly or indirectly, separated from it Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Union of Christendom     Union of Christend …

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  • 59Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …

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  • 60ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction       the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… …

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