Search results for "King" - New World Encyclopedia
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- of the Hundred Years' War initiated by King Edward III of England. The ... are reputed to have been met by the young king himself, and to have presented ...8 KB (1,321 words) - 07:09, 23 November 2022
- and demagogue, Huey Long—All the King's Men (1946)—Warren ... published his most famous work, All the King's Men, while a professor ...8 KB (1,091 words) - 02:13, 16 December 2022
- mektige) (994/995 – November 12, 1035) was king of England, Denmark, and Norway and governor or overlord of Schleswig and Pomerania. Canute is generally ...11 KB (1,794 words) - 19:28, 25 November 2023
- to rule directly from the will of God. The king is thus not subject to the ... that God had bestowed earthly power to the king, just has He had given spiritual ...11 KB (1,829 words) - 15:08, 26 August 2020
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (officially Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., and sometimes referred to as MLK Day) is an American federal holiday ...17 KB (2,502 words) - 08:36, 10 March 2023
- African state of modern Nigeria. The first Oba or king, was Eweka I who died in 1246. The Benin Empire was one of the oldest and most highly developed ...935 bytes (157 words) - 19:40, 21 February 2022
- concerns the murder of the god Osiris, a primeval king of Egypt, and its consequences. Osiris' murderer, his brother Set, usurps his throne. Meanwhile ...981 bytes (150 words) - 16:46, 30 September 2022
- of Kraków, known for opposing the cruelty of King Bolesław II the Bold, who reacted by causing Stanislaus' death. Born in the village of ...11 KB (1,749 words) - 13:40, 5 September 2022
- was for a constitutional monarchy but in 1793 the King was removed and executed, so the Legislative Assembly was dissolved and a new body, the Convention ...992 bytes (155 words) - 04:32, 15 December 2022
- #:Stephen King's first novel is about a girl named Carrie dealing with supernatural powers. # Not of the usual; not natural; altered by forces ...1 KB (173 words) - 19:16, 31 March 2024
- Nathan was a tenth century B.C.E. Israelite prophet who lived in the time of King David. His actions are described in the Books of Samuel, Kings ...11 KB (1,891 words) - 01:30, 11 November 2022
- text=Napoleon I Bonaparte, Emperor of the French, King of Italy (August 15, 1769 – May 5, 1821) was a general of the French Revolution who ...998 bytes (154 words) - 18:28, 18 February 2023
- image_desc=Top left: W. E. B. Du Bois; Top center: Martin Luther King, Jr.; Top right: Edward Brooke; Bottom left: Malcolm X; Bottom center: ...1 KB (155 words) - 16:58, 13 November 2021
- Gate, imposing and impressive by the time King Sejong rebuilt it in the 1470s ... remained closed and was reserved for the king's escape to Pukhan Sansong ...7 KB (1,106 words) - 01:11, 11 November 2022
- Mongkut (Rama IV of Siam) (October 18, 1804 – October 1, 1868), was king of Siam (Thailand) from 1851 to 1868. Historians have widely regarded ...12 KB (1,824 words) - 19:57, 9 November 2022
- III, was mayor of the palace of Austrasia and the King of the Franks, from 751 to 768, and is best known for being the father of Charlemagne, or "Charles ...9 KB (1,417 words) - 00:10, 24 November 2022
- the perfect gentleman and his family, the king, and his court. ... the main gate Donwhamun during the reign of King Taejong of Joseon. King Sejo ...8 KB (1,063 words) - 01:18, 4 December 2023
- the imposition of a new tax to finance the King's wars in France, which ... and the thirteenth year of the reign of King Edward II. His father was ...10 KB (1,583 words) - 23:15, 3 May 2023
- 16, 1960) was an iconic American actor, voted King of Hollywood by an adoring public throughout the 1930s and 1940s—Hollywood's Golden Age ...1,011 bytes (166 words) - 21:19, 28 May 2022
- le Fol) (December 3, 1368 – October 21, 1422) was King of France (1380–1422) and a member of the Valois Dynasty. The Hundred Years’ War continued ...11 KB (1,689 words) - 00:35, 5 December 2023
