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1freebooting — 1. noun Piracy or plundering 2. adjective Engaged in piracy or plunder …
2Iran — /i ran , i rahn , uy ran /, n. a republic in SW Asia. 67,540,002; ab. 635,000 sq. mi. (1,644,650 sq. km). Cap.: Teheran. Formerly (until 1935), Persia. * * * Iran Introduction Iran Background: Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic… …
3Greece, history of — ▪ Byzantine to modern Introduction history of the area from the Byzantine (Byzantine Empire) period, beginning about AD 300, to the present. For earlier periods, see Aegean civilizations; ancient Greek civilization; and Hellenistic Age.… …
4Stede Bonnet — Infobox Pirate name=Stede Bonnet lived=c. 1688–December 10, 1718 caption=Engraving of Stede Bonnet from A General History of the Pyrates nickname=The Gentleman Pirate type=Pirate placeofbirth=Bridgetown, Barbados placeofdeath=Charleston, South… …
5Switzerland — /swit seuhr leuhnd/, n. a republic in central Europe. 7,248,984; 15,944 sq. mi. (41,294 sq. km). Cap.: Bern. French, Suisse. German, Schweiz. Italian, Svizzera. Latin, Helvetia. * * * Switzerland Introduction Switzerland Background: Switzerland s …
6Germany — • History divided by time periods, beginning with before 1556 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Germany Germany † …
7Prussia — • The Kingdom of Prussia covers 134,616 square miles and includes about 64.8 per cent of the area of the German Empire. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Prussia Prussia …
8Piracy in the Caribbean — The great era of piracy in the Caribbean began in the 1560s and died out in the 1720s as the nation states of Western Europe with colonies in the Americas began to exert more state control over the waterways of the New World. The period during… …
9Thoros II, Prince of Armenia — Thoros II or Toros II ( hy. Թորոս Բ, same as Theodore ; died 1169) was prince of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, ruling from 1140 to 1169] . He was the son of Leon I by his unknown second wife, possibly Armenian.He, his younger brother Roupen,… …
10Lodge, Thomas — ▪ English writer born c. 1557, London?, Eng. died 1625, London English poet, dramatist, and prose writer whose innovative versatility typified the Elizabethan (Elizabethan literature) age. He is best remembered for the prose romance… …
