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71The Book of the Burkes — The Book of the Burkes, illuminated Gaelic manuscript, late 16th century.A lavishly illuminated 16th century volume of seventy five folios, twenty two of which remain blank. It was made for Sir Seaán mac Oliver Burke, the McWilliam of Mayo. Sir… …
72Constantine I — Constantinian /kon steuhn tin ee euhn/, adj. /kon steuhn teen , tuyn / 1. (Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus) ( the Great ) A.D. 288? 337, Roman emperor 324 337: named Constantinople as the new capital; legally sanctioned Christian worship.… …
73Norway — /nawr way/, n. Norwegian, Norge. a kingdom in N Europe, in the W part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. 4,404,456; 124,555 sq. mi. (322,597 sq. km). Cap.: Oslo. * * * Norway Introduction Norway Background: Despite its neutrality, Norway was not able …
74Grant, Ulysses S. — orig. Hiram Ulysses Grant born April 27, 1822, Point Pleasant, Ohio, U.S. died July 23, 1885, Mount McGregor, N.Y. U.S. general and 18th president of the U.S. (1869–77). He served in the Mexican War (1846–48) under Zachary Taylor. After two years …
75Monroe, James — born April 28, 1758, Westmoreland county, Va. died July 4, 1831, New York, N.Y., U.S. Fifth president of the U.S. (1817–25). After serving in the American Revolution, he studied law under Thomas Jefferson, then governor of Virginia. From 1783 to… …
76ancient 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… …
77motion picture, history of the — Introduction history of the medium from the 19th century to the present. Early years, 1830–1910 Origins The illusion of motion pictures is based on the optical phenomena known as persistence of vision and the phi phenomenon. The first …
78Western architecture — Introduction history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present. The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …
79St. Brigid of Ireland — St. Brigid of Ireland † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Brigid of Ireland (Incorrectly known as BRIDGET). Born in 451 or 452 of princely ancestors at Faughart, near Dundalk, County Louth; d. 1 February, 525, at Kildare. Refusing many… …
80Christianity in the 16th century — Main articles: Protestant Reformation and Counter Reformation See also: Christianity in the 15th century and Christianity in the 17th century Contents 1 Age of Discovery (1492–1769) 2 Protestant Reformation (1521–1579) …
