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LILLEBONNE , a See also:town of See also:France in the See also:department of See also:Seine-Inferieure, 32 M. N. of the Seine and 24 M. E. of See also:Havre by the Western railway. Pop. (1906) 5370. It lies in the valley of the See also:Bolbec at the See also:foot of wooded hills. The 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 of Notre-See also:Dame, partly See also:modern, preserves a See also:Gothic portal of the 16th See also:century and a graceful See also:tower of the same See also:period. The- See also:park contains a See also:fine cylindrical See also:donjon and other remains of a See also:castle founded by See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William the Conqueror and rebuilt in the 13th century. The See also:principal See also:industries are See also:cotton-See also:spinning and the manufacture of See also:calico and candles.
Lillebonne under the See also:Romans, Juliobona, was the See also:capital of the Caletes, or inhabitants of the Pays de Caux, in the See also:- TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
- TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
- TIME, STANDARD
time of See also:Caesar, by whom it was destroyed. It was afterwards rebuilt by See also:Augustus, and before it was again ruined by the See also:barbarian invasions it had become an important centre whence See also:Roman roads branched out in all directions. The remains of See also:ancient See also:baths and of a See also:theatre capable of holding 3000 persons have been brought to See also:light. Many Roman and Gallic See also:relics, notably a See also:bronze statue of a woman and two fine mosaics, have been found and transported to the museum at See also:Rouen. In the See also:middle ages the fortifications of the town were constructed out of materials supplied by the theatre. The town recovered some of its old importance under William the Conqueror.
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