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VERNEUIL , a See also:town of See also:north-western See also:France, in the See also:department of See also:Eure, 34 M. S.S.W. of See also:Evreux by See also:rail. Pop. (1906) 3529. Verneuil, situated on the See also:left See also:bank of the Avre, has a number of old houses and churches. Of the latter the most important is 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 La Madeleine (rlth to 17th See also:century), the See also:facade of which is flanked by an imposing square See also:tower of the first See also:half of the 16th century, similar in origin and See also:appearance to the Tour de Beurre of See also:Rouen See also:cathedral. The church contains old stained See also:glass, an ironwork See also:pulpit and other See also:works of See also:art. The church of Notre See also:Dame (12th and 16th centuries) possesses 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 carvings of the Romanesque See also:period and See also:good stained glass. The Tour Grise is a See also:fine cylindrical keep built in 1120 by 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 I., who fortified Verneuil as a stronghold for the See also:Norman frontier. The town See also:rose to •considerable importance, and is said to have numbered as many as 25,000 inhabitants.
In 1424 the See also:French were severely defeated by See also:John, See also:duke of See also:Bedford, under the walls of Verneuil, which was then surrendered to the See also:English; this victory confirmed the supremacy of the English over the See also:country north of the See also:Loire. The town was recaptured in 1449. It carries on ironfounding, See also:dyeing and the manufacture of machinery.
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