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See also:BATALHA (i.e. See also:battle) , a See also:town of See also:Portugal, in the See also:district of See also:Leiria, formerly included in the See also:province of See also:Estremadura; 8 M. S. of Leiria. Pop. (1900) 3858. Batalha, which occupies the site of the See also:medieval Canoeira, is chiefly interesting for its See also:great Dominican monastery of See also:Santa Maria da See also:Victoria (" St See also:Mary of the Victory "), also known as Batalha. Both town and monastery owe their names to the battle fought on the See also:plain between Canoeira and Aljubarrota, 9 m. S.W., in which See also:John I. of Portugal defeated John I. of See also:Castile in 1385 and secured the See also:independence of his See also:kingdom. The monastery is built of See also:golden-See also:- BROWN
- BROWN, CHARLES BROCKDEN (1771-181o)
- BROWN, FORD MADOX (1821-1893)
- BROWN, FRANCIS (1849- )
- BROWN, GEORGE (1818-188o)
- BROWN, HENRY KIRKE (1814-1886)
- BROWN, JACOB (1775–1828)
- BROWN, JOHN (1715–1766)
- BROWN, JOHN (1722-1787)
- BROWN, JOHN (1735–1788)
- BROWN, JOHN (1784–1858)
- BROWN, JOHN (1800-1859)
- BROWN, JOHN (1810—1882)
- BROWN, JOHN GEORGE (1831— )
- BROWN, ROBERT (1773-1858)
- BROWN, SAMUEL MORISON (1817—1856)
- BROWN, SIR GEORGE (1790-1865)
- BROWN, SIR JOHN (1816-1896)
- BROWN, SIR WILLIAM, BART
- BROWN, THOMAS (1663-1704)
- BROWN, THOMAS (1778-1820)
- BROWN, THOMAS EDWARD (1830-1897)
- BROWN, WILLIAM LAURENCE (1755–1830)
brown See also:lime-See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
stone, resembling See also:marble, and richly sculptured. In See also:size and beauty it excels all the other buildings of Portugal in which See also:Gothic and Moorish See also:architecture are combined. Its ground-See also:plan may be roughly described as a parallelogram, measuring about 500 ft. from See also:north to See also:south, and 445 from See also:east to See also:west; with the circular annexe of the royal See also:mausoleum on the east, and the Founder's See also:chapel at the south-western corner. In the centre is the royal See also:cloister, which is flanked by the See also:refectory, now a museum, on the west; and by the See also:chapter-See also:house, on the east. Two smaller cloisters, named respectively after See also:Alphonse V. and John III., See also:form the See also:northern See also:division of the parallelogram; its See also:southern division is the Gothic See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church.
The Founder's chapel contains the See also:tomb of John I. (d. 1433) and Philippa of See also:Lancaster (d. 5416), his See also:queen, with the tomb of See also:Prince See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry the Navigator (d. -1460). Like the royal mausoleum, where
several later monarchs are buried, it is remarkable for the intricacy and exquisite finish of its carved stonework. The monastery was probably founded in 1388. Plans and masons were procured from See also:England by Queen Philippa, and the See also:work was entrusted to A. Domingues, a native architect, and See also:Huet or Houguet, an Irishman. Only the royal cloister, church and Founder's chapel were included in the See also:original See also:design; and all three show signs of See also:English See also:influence. Various additions were made up to 1551, beginning with the royal mausoleum and ending with the cloister of John III. Considerable damage was inflicted by the See also:earthquake of 1755; and in 1810 the monastery was sacked by the See also:French.
It was secularized in 1834 and declared a See also:national See also:monument in 184o. Thenceforward it was gradually restored.
End of Article: BATALHA (i.e. battle)
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