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1blackmail — n. 1. Tribute (paid for immunity from robbery), brigand tax. 2. Hush money, bribe to keep silence. 3. Extortion by threats …
2Louis Mandrin — Louis Mandrin, born february 11 1725 at Saint Étienne de Saint Geoirs, died on may 26 1755 at Valence was a famous French « brigand » from Dauphiné of the eighteenth century. Biography Son of François Antoine Mandrin, a merchant at Saint Étienne… …
3Oliver Reed — Born 13 February 1938(1938 02 13) Wimbledon, London, England Died 2 May 1999(1999 05 02) …
4Voluntaryism — is a philosophy that opposes anything that it sees as unjustifiably invasive and coercive. Voluntaryism regards government as coercive, and calls for its abolishment, but, unlike a number of other anarchist philosophies, it supports strong… …
5History of the Ming Dynasty — The History of the Ming Dynasty (zh cp|c=明朝|p=Míng Cháo) covers a period including its rule as the dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol led Yuan Dynasty. At its height, the Ming Dynasty had a population of 160… …
6Ghino di Tacco — Ghinotto di Tacco, called Ghino, was an outlaw in thirteenth century Italy. He was born in the latter half of the thirteenth century in La Fratta, which is now part of Sinalunga in the Province of Siena. Born the son of a Ghibelline nobleman… …
7Harriman — Recorded as Harry, Harrie, Harrhy, and the occupational Harriman and Harryman, this is an English medieval surname, but arguably of French and ultimately German origin. It derives from the given name Henri, from the pre 6th century Germanic… …
8Harryman — Recorded as Harry, Harrie, Harrhy, and the occupational Harriman and Harryman, this is an English medieval surname, but arguably of French and ultimately German origin. It derives from the given name Henri, from the pre 6th century Germanic… …
9Prince Marko — Marko Марко King of the Serbian Land (only de jure) King Marko on a fresco above the south entrance to the church of Marko s Monastery near Skopje. He was a ktetor of this monastery …
10Arbanasi — ( bg. Арбанаси, also transliterated as Arbanassi) is a village in Veliko Tarnovo municipality, Veliko Tarnovo Province of central northern Bulgaria, set on a high plateau between the larger towns of Veliko Tarnovo (four kilometres away) and Gorna …
