nobility+and+gentry

  • 41Samogitian nobility — The term Samogitian nobility refers to the noble class living in the region of Samogitia, in Lithuania. Historically, the local Polish Lithuanian gentry was formed of people of various ethnic backgrounds, including Lithuanian, Polish, Tartar,… …

    Wikipedia

  • 42Pride and Prejudice — This article is about the novel. For other uses, see Pride and Prejudice (disambiguation). Pride and Prejudice   …

    Wikipedia

  • 43Separation of church and state in the United States — The phrase separation of church and state (sometimes wall of separation between church and state ), attributed to Thomas Jefferson and others, and since quoted by the Supreme Court of the United States, expresses an understanding of the intent… …

    Wikipedia

  • 44Fathers and Sons — For other uses, see Father and Son (disambiguation). The title page of the second edition (Leipzig, Germany, 1880) Fathers and Sons …

    Wikipedia

  • 45United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …

    Universalium

  • 46Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …

    Universalium

  • 47Family name — Last name redirects here. For the song, see Last Name. Family name Frankenstein, an example of compound German family names which were typical for Jews (New Jewish Cemetery, Prague) A family name (in Western contexts often referred to as a last… …

    Wikipedia

  • 48Drapier's Letters — Title page of the 1735 Works. The author is in the Dean s chair receiving the …

    Wikipedia

  • 49Covenanters — • The name given to the subscribers (practically the whole Scottish nation) of the two Covenants, the National Covenant of 1638 and the Solemn League and Covenant of 1643 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Covenanters     Covena …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 50Edinburgh —    EDINBURGH, a city, the seat of a university, and the metropolis of the kingdom of Scotland, situated in longitude 3° 10 30 (W.), and latitude 55° 57 29 (N.), about a mile (S. by W.) from Leith, 40 miles (S.S.W.) from Dundee, 42 (E. by N.) from …

    A Topographical dictionary of Scotland