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  • 101Hugh Bruce Cunningham — a few decades before his birth. His father was The Revd Donald Cunningham, a ruthlessly strict dominie or minister (who was reputed to thrash any of his congregation who would not contribute one tenth of his earning to the kirk, or who had not… …

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  • 102Nicholas II — 1. (Gerard) died 1061, pope 1058 61. 2. 1868 1918, czar of Russia 1894 1917: executed 1918. * * * I Russian Nikolay Aleksandrovich born May 18, 1868, Tsarskoye Selo, near St. Petersburg, Russia died July 16/17, 1918, Yekaterinburg Tsar of Russia… …

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  • 103William I — 1. ( the Conqueror ) 1027 87, duke of Normandy 1035 87; king of England 1066 87 (son of Robert I, duke of Normandy). 2. Also, Willem I. (William I of Orange) ( the Silent ) 1533 84, Dutch leader, statesman, and revolutionary leader born in… …

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  • 104Greece, 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.… …

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  • 105pre-Columbian civilizations — Introduction       the aboriginal American Indian (Mesoamerican Indian) cultures that evolved in Meso America (part of Mexico and Central America) and the Andean region (western South America) prior to Spanish exploration and conquest in the 16th …

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  • 106Woodrow Wilson: War Message — ▪ Primary Source       Germany s resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare on February 1, 1917, led the United States to break diplomatic relations on February 3. President Wilson continued to hope for peace, but events seemed to make American …

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  • 107Crusades — • Expeditions undertaken, in fulfilment of a solemn vow, to deliver the Holy Places from Mohammedan tyranny. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Crusades     Crusades      …

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  • 108Lombardy — • A word derived from Longobardia and used during the Middle Ages to designate the country ruled over by the Longobards, which varied in extent with the varying fortunes of that race in Italy Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Lombardy… …

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  • 109England (Before the Reformation) —     England (Before the Reformation)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► England (Before the Reformation)     This term England is here restricted to one constituent, the largest and most populous, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.… …

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  • 110List of Inheritance Cycle characters — This is a list of characters in the Inheritance Cycle, a fantasy series by Christopher Paolini. Many of the names Paolini has used originate from Old Norse, German, Old English and Russian sources as well as the invented languages.[1] Contents 1… …

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