the mercenaries gave no quarter

  • 1quarter — I n. mercy 1) to give, show quarter (the mercenaries gave no quarter) 2) to ask for; receive quarter one fourth 3) (in telling time) (a) quarter of (AE), to (the hour) (it was a quarter to five) 4) (a) quarter after (AE), past (the hour) (it is a …

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  • 2The Byzantine Empire —     The Byzantine Empire     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Byzantine Empire     The ancient Roman Empire having been divided into two parts, an Eastern and a Western, the Eastern remained subject to successors of Constantine, whose capital was at …

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  • 3The Rough Wooing — was a term coined by Sir Walter Scott and H. E. Marshall to describe the Anglo Scottish war pursued intermittently from 1544 to 1551. It followed from the failure of the Scots to honour the terms of the 1543 Treaty of Greenwich, by which the… …

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  • 4Jerusalem during the Crusader period — The Crusader period in the history of Jerusalem began with the conquest of the city by the Crusader army in 1099, during the First Crusade, as it is now known, Jerusalem became the capital of the kingdom for the crusading Christians, these events …

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  • 5Mercenaries (BattleTech) — Contents 1 Employment 2 Companies 3 Locations 4 Famous …

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  • 6Financial history of the Dutch Republic — describes the history of the interrelated development of financial institutions in the Dutch Republic. The rapid economic development of the country after the Dutch Revolt in the years 1585 1620, described in Economic History of the Netherlands… …

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  • 7Military history of the Netherlands — History of the Netherlands This article is part of a series Early History …

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  • 8Citizenship in the United States — United States citizenship confers the right to acquire a U.S. passport.[1] Citizenship in the United States is a status given to individuals that entails specific rights, duties, privileges, and benefits between the United States and the… …

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  • 9Jerusalem during the Second Temple Period — The Temple Mount …

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  • 10Wars of the Roses — The Wars of the Roses (1455–1485) were a series of dynastic civil wars fought in England between supporters of the Houses of Lancaster and York. Although armed clashes had occurred previously between supporters of Lancastrian King Henry VI and… …

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