Bible Encyclopedias

Alexander II.
of scotland, successor of william the lion, his father, a just and wise ruler, aided the english barons against john, and married joan, the sister of henry iii.; d . 1249.

Al`torf
an old town in the canton uri, at the s. end of the lake of lucerne; associated with the story of william tell; a place of transit trade.

Ayr
The county town of Ayrshire, at the mouth of a river of the same name, a clean, ancient town, its charter, granted by William the Lion, dating from 1200;

Baffin Bay
a strait stretching northward between n. america and greenland, open four months in summer to whale and seal fishing; discovered in 1615 by william baffin.

Barfleur
a seaport 15 m. e. of cherbourg, where william the conqueror set out with his fleet to invade england.

Battle
a market-town in sussex, near hastings, so called from the battle of senlac, in which william the conqueror defeated harold in 1066.

Belted Will
name given to lord william howard, warden in the 16th and 17th centuries of the western marches of england.

Bismarck-Schönhausen, Eduard Leopold, Prince von
Born at Schönhausen; woke up into civil life by the events of 1848; took a bold stand against revolutionary ideas and measures; conceived the idea

Blair, Robert
author of "the grave," a thoughtful and cultured man, born in edinburgh; minister of athelstaneford, where he was succeeded by home, the author of "douglas." his poem has the merit of having been illustrated by william blake (1699-1743).

Blind Harry
a wandering scottish minstrel of the 15th century; composed in verse "the life of that noble champion of scotland, sir william wallace."

Boyne
a river in ireland, which flows through meath into the irish sea; gives name to the battle in which william iii. defeated the forces of james ii. on 30th july 1690.

Bray
a berkshire village, famous for simon aleyn, its vicar from 1540 to 1588, who, to retain his living, never scrupled to change his principles; he lived in the reigns of charles ii., james ii., william iii., queen anne, and george i.

Buchanan, Claudius
born at cambuslang, near glasgow, chaplain in barrackpur under the east india company, vice-provost of the college at fort william, calcutta; one of the first to awaken an interest in india as a missionary field; wrote "christian researches in asia" (1756-1815).

Burdett-Coutts, the Right Honourable Angela Georgina, Baroness
Daughter of Sir Francis, inherited the wealth of Thomas Coutts, her grandfather, which she has devoted to all manner of philanthropic as well as patriotic

Burne-Jones, Sir Edward
Artist, born at Birmingham, of Welsh descent; came early under the influence of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, and all along produced works imbued with

Caen
a fine old norman town, capital of calvados, about 80 m. se. of cherbourg; lace the chief manufacture; the burial-place of william the conqueror, and the native place of charlotte corday; it is a well-built town, and has fine old public buildings, a large library, and a noble collection of pictures.

Cameronians
A Presbyterian body in Scotland who derived their name from Richard Cameron, contended like him for the faith to which the nation by covenant had bound

Carlisle
county town of cumberland, on the eden; a great railway centre; with an old castle of historical interest, and a cathedral founded by william rufus and dedicated to henry i.

Cervantes-Saavedra, Miguel de
The author of "Don Quixote," born at Alcalá de Henares; was distinguished in arms before he became distinguished in letters; fought in the battle