11) Polo, Marco. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Polo, Marco, (marŽko poŽlo) (KEY) , 1254?-1324?, Venetian traveler in China. His father, Niccolo Polo, and his uncle, Maffeo Polo, had made (1253-60) a trading expedition...
12) David II, king of Scotland. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...David II, king of Scotland, (David Bruce), 1324-71, king of Scotland (1329-71), son and successor of Robert I. David's guardians were not strong enough to prevent...
13) William of Wykeham. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...William of Wykeham, or William of Wickham (both: wiŽkm) (KEY) , 1324-1404, English prelate and lord chancellor. He is thought to have been the son of a serf. Entering...
14) James II, king of Majorca. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...James II, king of Majorca, 1315-49, king of Majorca (1324-49), count of Roussillon and Cerdagne, lord of Montpellier; grandson of James I, nephew and successor of...
15) Pembroke, Aymer de Valence, earl of. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth
Edition. 2001
...Pembroke, Aymer de Valence, earl of, (pemŽbrook) (KEY) , d. 1324, English nobleman; nephew of Aymer of Valence, bishop of Winchester. He succeeded his father, William,...
16) William of Occam. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...scholastic philosopher. A Franciscan, Occam studied and taught at Oxford from c.1310 until 1324, when he was summoned to the papal court at Avignon to answer charges...
17) Furies (The Three). Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898
...best paintings of these divinities are those by Il Giottino (Thomas di Stefano) of Florence (1324-1356), Giulio Romano (1492-1546), Pietro da Cort na (1596-1669),...
18) Ems, town, Germany. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...town (1994 pop. 10,130), Rhineland-Palatinate, W Germany, on the Lahn River. Chartered in 1324 as an important lead and silver mining center, it has been one of Europe's...
19) Isabella. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...for the royal favorites, the Despensers (see Despenser, Hugh le), who were responsible (1324) for the confiscation of her estates. In 1325 she was sent to France...
20) Mansa Musa. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Timbuktu became a center of Muslim culture and scholarship. His pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324-25 brought Mali fame throughout the world; the emperor traveled with an...
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