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121Baconian System of Philosophy — The Baconian System of Philosophy † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Baconian System of Philosophy This system takes its name from its founder, Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Albans, statesman and philosopher, born 22 January,… …
122David Trimble — redirects here. For the US politician, see David Trimble (congressman). The Right Honourable The Lord Trimble PC …
123Destruction of country houses in 20th-century Britain — Trentham Hall demolished in 1912. The Italianate Trentham was so lavish that the Shah of Persia in 1873 remarked to the future King Edward VII, of their host too grand for a subject, you ll have to have his head off when you come to the throne.… …
124Duke Constantine Petrovich of Oldenburg — Duke Constantine Petrovich Duke Constantine Petrovich of Oldenburg Spouse Agrippina Djaparidze, Countess von Zarnekau Issue Aleksandra Konstantinovna, Princess Yurievsky Countess …
125March 1910 — January February March April May June July August September October November December Mar. 19, 1910: U.S. House of Representatives curtails Speaker s powers …
126Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel — Marie Louise of Hesse Kassel Princess consort of Orange A portrait of Marie Louise, c. 1710. Painted by Louis Volders. Spouse John William Friso, Prince of Orange Issue Amalia, Hereditary Princess of Baden Durlach …
127Armies, Recruiting of — Because fifteenth century England had no standing armies,WARS OF THE ROSES military forces had to be raised anew each time a campaign was undertaken. Surviving records, although fragmentary, indicate that these armies mainly comprised… …
128Stafford, Humphrey, Earl of Devon — (1439–1469) A loyal Yorkist, Humphrey Stafford was one of the men EDWARD IV raised to local political prominence in the 1460s, in an effort to build support for the Yorkist regime and to defend against Lancastrian insurgency. A member of a… …
