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  • 61Council of Constance —     Council of Constance     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Council of Constance     A (partly) ecumenical council held at Constance, now in the Grand Duchy of Baden, from 5 Nov., 1414, to 22 April, 1418. Its forty five general sessions were devoted… …

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  • 62Henry II (King of England) —     Henry II     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Henry II     King of England, born 1133; died 6 July, 1189; was in his earlier life commonly known as Henry Fitz Empress from the fact that his mother Matilda, daughter of Henry I, was first married to… …

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  • 63Christianity in the 11th century — Medallion of Christ from Constantinople, circa. 1100. Main article: History of medieval Christianity See also: Christianity in the 10th century and Christianity in the 12th century In 1054, following the death of the Patriarch of Rome Leo IX …

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  • 64Churchill, Hitler and the Unnecessary War —   …

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  • 65Reconstruction Era of the United States — In the history of the United States, the term Reconstruction Era has two senses: the first covers the entire nation in the period 1865–1877 following the Civil War; the second one, used in this article, covers the transformation of the Southern… …

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  • 66Memoirs: 1939–1993 — Memoirs: 1939 1993   …

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  • 67Versailles Treaty —    German opinion of the settlement that ended World War I was clear from the outset. The Saar* basin... Poland,* Silesia, Oppeln . . . 123 milliards to pay and for all that we are supposed to say Thank you very much, an embittered German… …

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  • 68leather spinster — (LETH.ur spin.stur; TH as in the) n. A heterosexual or asexual woman who is happily unmarried and has no desire to seek a mate. Example Citations: In October 1997, English, a 32 year old former rental agent and financing consultant, began… …

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  • 69bitter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. stinging, cutting; spiteful; rigorous; acrid, unpalatable. See malevolence, resentment, pungency, cold. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Acrid] Syn. astringent, acid, tart, sharp; see sour 1 . 2.… …

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  • 70jaundiced — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. envious, hostile, embittered, cynical; see envious 2 , jealous , prejudiced , unfriendly 1 , 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. prejudiced, biased, partial, narrow minded, warped, embittered, jealous, envious, hostile …

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