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of the Arthurian poems, she carried ofif and brought up Lancelot of the Lake.
[w, this letter does not belong to the French alphabet, it occurs only in foreign words.]
Walsingham (Francis), English diplomate (Ambassador to France) and statesman; one of Queen Elizabeth's most influential advisers (i 530-1 590).
Warwick (Richard de Beauchamp, Count of), English soldier of the Hundred Years' War, and director of Jeanne Dare's trial (died in 1439); Count of — , the Kingmaker, brother of Richard of York, whom he urged to lay claim to the throne; Warwick defeated the party of Lancaster (that is, Henry VI) in several battles (War of the Roses), and had his nephew proclaimed king as Edward IV; later he re-established Henry VI on the throne, and caused himself to be appointed governor of thé kingdom; he was finally defeated by Edward IV, and killed in battle (147 1).
Washington (George), General-in-chief of the American troops at the time of the Revolution; first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797 (1732-1799).
Waterloo, Belgian village ten
miles south of Brussels; the battle of Waterloo occurred June 18, 1815, resulting in the defeat of Napoleon by the combined English and Prussian troops; pont de — , Waterloo Bridge (over the Thames in London).
Westminster, an abbey and a palace in London; the abbey was built under Henry III (thirteenth century), and contains the graves of many celebrated men; the palace is a Gothic edifice along the Thames, built in 1840 on the site of the former palace, it is used for the meetings of Parliament.
Winchester, better known as the Cardinal Beaufort; he presided over the court which condemned Jeanne Dare; died in 1447.
Wyer (correct spelling is Weiher, but written in various ways), celebrated Belgian physician, pupil of Agrippa; he was the first to oppose punishment for sorcery (15 15-1588).
X, used in the phrase l'an — , the tenth year of the French Republic (dating from September 21, 1792, when the Republic was declared).
Xaintrailles (Jean Poton de), a Gascon captain, friend of La Hire and Jeanne Dare; he died in 1461.
VOCABULARY
SU
y, adv. and conj. pr. there, to (at or in) it, to (at or in) them, to him, etc., here.
ydolastre, old writing for idolâtre.
yeux, see œil.
York, branch of the royal family of the Plantagenets, descending from the fifth son of Edward III; this family disputed the English throne with the family of Lancaster in the war of the Two Roses; it was supplanted by the Tudors; Edward IV, Edward V and Richard III were members of this family, also Richard, Duke of York, who opposed Henry VI; see also Lancaster.
York-Town, Yorktown, village in Eastern Virginia, where Washington and Rochambeau took Lord Cornwallis prisoner in
Ypres, Belgian industrial town, near the French department of Nord.
zèle, m. zeal.
zélé, -e, adj. zealous.
zero, m. zero, cipher.
zone, /. zone, belt.
Zwentebold (or Zwentibold), a Moravian prince; he dethroned and delivered his uncle to Louis the German, then strengthened the throne, which he had usurped; he died in 894.
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