The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 4Grolier, 1988 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... English word burh , meaning a walled town or fortified place . English Boroughs . Medieval English boroughs were governed by a moot ( court ) presided over by a reeve who represented the king . These in- corporated towns had special ...
... English word burh , meaning a walled town or fortified place . English Boroughs . Medieval English boroughs were governed by a moot ( court ) presided over by a reeve who represented the king . These in- corporated towns had special ...
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... English architect . He was born in London on April 25 , 1695 , and succeeded in 1704 to the titles of 3d Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork . After becoming interested in the neoclassic architecture of Palladio , he employed Colin ...
... English architect . He was born in London on April 25 , 1695 , and succeeded in 1704 to the titles of 3d Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork . After becoming interested in the neoclassic architecture of Palladio , he employed Colin ...
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... English bill , named for William English , the congressman who devised it . This measure provided that Kansas could be admitted as a slave state , but with a much reduced federal land grant ; it implied that if Kansas remained a ...
... English bill , named for William English , the congressman who devised it . This measure provided that Kansas could be admitted as a slave state , but with a much reduced federal land grant ; it implied that if Kansas remained a ...
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