Historical Dictionary of the Elizabethan World: Britain, Ireland, Europe, America.Wagner, John Wagner, (John Peter) “Honus” (1874–1955) baseball player; born in Carnegie, Pa. During his 21-year career as an infielder (1897–1917), mostly with the Pittsburgh Pirates, he was widely considered the greatest all-around player to have ever played the A. Historical Dictionary of the Elizabethan World: Britain, Ireland, Europe, America. Phoenix: Oryx oryx (ôr`ĭks), name for several small, horselike antelopes, genus Oryx, found in deserts and arid scrublands of Africa and Arabia. They feed on grasses and scrub and can go without water for long periods. Press, 1999. xxxix + 392 pp. illus, appends, bibl, index. $59.95. ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m : 1-57356-200-9. "Written primarily for students and other nonspecialists who have interest -- but little background -- in this period of history," the dictionary contains 497 entries of people, events, ideas, arid terms significant to the Elizabethan period of British history. All are cross-referenced to related entries and include recommendations for additional reading. Also included are a guide to selected topics, a chronology of events from 1485 to 1603, maps, bibliography, and index. Appendices ap·pen·di·ces n. A plural of appendix. supply genealogies, lists of Elizabethan Archbishops of Canterbury <onlyinclude> This is a list of the Archbishops of Canterbury. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the head of the established Church of England and, symbolically, of the worldwide Anglican Communion.</onlyinclude> From the time of St. and York, Roman Catholic Popes, and sixteenth-century European monarchs, plus selected bibliographies of historical fiction and motion pictures with Tudor and Elizabethan characters and settings, and sound recordings of Tudor and Elizabethan music. |
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