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Boston Tea-party
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The insurgent American colonists who, disguised as Indians, boarded, on Dec. 16, 1773, three English ships laden with tea, and hurled several hundred chests of it into Boston harbour, "making it ...
Bosworth
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A town in Leicestershire, near which Richard III. lost both crown and life in 1485, an event which terminated the Wars of the Roses and led to the accession of the Tudor dynasty to the throne of ...
Botany Bay
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An inlet in New South Wales, 5 m. S. of Sydney; discovered by Captain Cook in 1770; so called, by Sir Joseph Banks, from the variety and beauty of its flora; was once an English convict settlement.
Borromean Islands
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Four islands in Lago Maggiore, of which three were converted into gardens by Count Borromeo in 1671, on one of which stands a palace of the Borromeos, enriched with fine paintings and other works of ...
Borthwick Castle
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A ruined peel tower, 13 m. SE. of Edinburgh, where Queen Mary and Bothwell spent four days together in June 1567.
Bosnia
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A province in NW. of the Balkan Peninsula, under Austria-Hungary; the inhabitants of Servian nationality.
Borrowdale
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A valley in the Lake District, W. Cumberland, celebrated for its beautiful scenery.
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