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81Russian history, 1721–1796 — The era of Russian palace revolutionsPeter changed the rules of succession to the throne after he executed his own son, Aleksey, who had opposed his father s reforms and served as a rallying figure for antireform groups. A new law provided that… …
82Squidgygate — refers to the pre 1990 telephone conversations between Diana, Princess of Wales and a close friend, James Gilbey, and to the controversy surrounding how those conversations were recorded. During the calls, Gilbey affectionately called Diana by… …
83Ghadar Conspiracy — The Ghadar Conspiracy was a conspiracy for a pan Indian mutiny in the British Indian Army in February 1915 formulated by Indian revolutionaries. It was the most prominent plan amongst a number of plots of the much larger Indo German Conspiracy,… …
84Nero — /near oh/, n. 1. (Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) ( Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus )A.D. 37 68, emperor of Rome 54 68, known for his cruelty and depravity. 2. a male given name. * * * I in full Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus (or Drusus)… …
85HEROD I — (73?–4 B.C.E.), king of Judea from 37 B.C.E. until his death. Herod was the second son of the idumean antipater and cypros . Nothing is known of his youth, but it is clear that he began the struggle for power early in life. In 47 B.C.E. he was… …
86Tudor dynasty — Royal house surname = Tudor estate = England coat of arms = country = Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Ireland, Kingdom of France parent house = Lancaster and York titles = Duke of Richmond, Honour of Richmond founder = Henry Tudor and Elizabeth… …
87Leave It to Beaver — Season one title screen Also known as Beaver Genre Sitcom Created by …
88Derogatory use of "Byzantine" — The term Byzantine was first applied to the eastern Roman Empire by historians in the 16th century, decades after the Fall of Constantinople to the forces of Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire on 29 May, 1453. The term is used to describe any work,… …
89cabal — caballer, n. /keuh bal /, n., v., caballed, caballing. n. 1. a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority. 2. the plots and schemes of such a group; intrigue. 3. a clique, as in artistic, literary, or… …
90Gabriel Garcia Moreno — Gabriel García Moreno † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Gabriel García Moreno Ecuadorean patriot and statesman; b. at Guayaquil, 24 December, 1821; assassinated at Quito, 6 August, 1875. His father, Gabriel García Gomez, a native of… …
