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Cambridge Encyclopedia
Cambridge Encyclopedia Vol. 64
Robert Pitcairn
Robert Powell
Robert Raikes - Sunday School
Robert Rainy
Robert Rauschenberg - Biography
Robert Recorde
Robert Redfield
Robert Remak
Robert Rice Reynolds
Robert Ridgway
Robert Ripley - Biography, Trivia, Chronology
Robert Schuman - Biography, Miscellaneous
Robert Smalls
Robert Smith
Robert Smith Surtees
Robert Smithson
Robert Smythson
Robert South
Robert Southey - Life, Major works, Wikipedia Links, Trivia
Robert Southwell - Early life in England, Arrest and imprisonment, Trial and execution, Legacy
Robert Stephenson - Overview, In fiction
Robert Stirling - Biography
Robert Stuart
Robert Swain Peabody
Robert Swinhoe
Robert Underwood Johnson
Robert Venturi
Robert W(oodrow) Wilson
Robert Wilson
Robert Young
Roberto (Crispulo) Goizueta - Life, Career at The Coca-Cola Company, Philanthropy, The Goizueta Business School at Emory University
Roberto Benigni - Biography, Other media, Additional Reading, Filmography (director)
Roberto Calasso - Bibliography
Roberto Farinacci - Prominence, In World War II
Roberto Gerhard - Life, Works, Stylistic Evolution, Selected List of Works, Sources
Roberto Rossellini - Life and work, Other filmography
robin
Robin Cook - Background and personal life, Parliamentary career, In government, Death and funeral, Controversy over death, Bibliography
Robin Cousins - Navigation
Robin Goodfellow
Robin Hood - Ballads and tales, Connections to existing locations, Ballads, Popular culture
Robin Knox-Johnston - Life, Publications
Robin Williams - Filmography, Discography, Television guest appearances
Robley (Dunglison) Evans
Rocco Buttiglione - Previous political experience, Nominee for the European Commission, Turin Administrative Election, Financial investigations, Publications
Rochdale - Etymology, Twin towns, Architecture, Transport, The co-operative movement, Notable residents, Sport, Arts
Roche limit
Rochester (UK) - Cities and towns, Organizations
Rochester (USA) - Cities and towns, Organizations
rochet - Roman Usage, Anglican Use
rock - Music, People, Places, Food, Computers, Other
Rock Hudson - Biography, Filmography, Awards, Sources
Rock Island
rock music - Origins, British rock, Development of a counterculture (1963-1974), 1970s rock genres
Rockefeller Center - History, Radio City Music Hall, The GE Building (RCA Building), Art, Flags
rocket - Overview, History, Net thrust, Accidents
Rockland
Rockwell Kent - Biography, Works
Rocky Marciano - Biography, Legacy
Rococo - Historical development, Rococo in different artistic modes, Rococo "worldliness" and the Roman Catholic Church
Rod Serling - Awards and Honors, Legacy
Roddy Doyle - Bibliography
rodent - Size and range of order, Classification
rodeo - Criticism of rodeos, Notable rodeos worldwide, Rodeo Associations, Links to external animal welfare sites
Roderick (Milton) Chisholm
Roderick MacKinnon
Rodney Robert Porter
Rodolphe Kreutzer
roe deer - Physical appearance, Habitat and diet, Behaviour and life cycle, Reproduction
Roelof Frederik Botha - Diplomat and Lawyer, Politician, Namibian Independence, National unity
Roermond - Population centres, The city of Roermond, History, Anthem, Shopping area, Green belt, Monuments, Notable natives
Rogation Days
Roger (Charles Louis) Guillemin
Roger (David) Casement - Casement in Africa, The Putumayo, Irish revolutionary, Capture, The Black Diaries and Casement's sexuality
Roger (Eliot) Fry - Early life and relationships, Career
Roger (Eugene) Maris - Early life, Major league career, Awards, honors, and life after baseball, Trivia
Roger (Huntingdon) Sessions - Books
Roger (Nash) Baldwin - Biography
Roger (Randall Dougan) Revelle - Career
Roger (Thomas) Staubach - College career, Naval career and Vietnam service, NFL career, Retirement
Roger (Ward) Babson
Roger Adams - Early life and education (1889-1916)
Roger Angell - Essays and books, Sources, Links
Roger Ascham
Roger Atkinson Pryor - Early life and career, Civil War, Postbellum activities
Roger Bacon - Early life, Life and works, In fiction, Quotes
Roger Corman - Career, Filmography, Bibliography
Roger Cotes
Roger Edward Collingwood Altounyan
Roger Federer - Grand Slam singles finals, Tennis Masters Cup singles finals, Masters Series singles finals, Titles (52)
Roger Fenton
Roger Hargreaves
Roger Hilton
Roger Martin du Gard
Roger McGough - Life and work, Books
Roger Milla - Career
Roger Milliken
Roger of Wendover
Roger Peyrefitte
Roger Quilter - Selected works
Roger Sherman - Early life, Legal, political career, Family
Roger Sherman Baldwin
Roger Tory Peterson
Roger Vadim - Biography, Marriages, Filmography:
Roger Vitrac
Roger W(olcott) Sperry
Roger Williams
Rogers Hornsby - Quotes
Roh Tae-Woo
Roland - The Roland of history, Creating a legend
Roland (G - Life, Works and ideas, Influence, Key terms, Bibliography, Works on Roland Barthes
Roland Bainton - Works, Notes and references
Roland Freisler - Trivia
Roland Hayes - 1942 Arrest
Roland Petit
role - Role in functionalist and consensus theory, Role in interactionist or social action theory
Rolf Boldrewood
Rolf Harris - Music and art, The Opening Ceremony of the 1982 Commonwealth Games, "Stairway to Heaven"
Rolf Hochhuth
rolfing - Development, Theory and practice, Parallels
roller
roller skating - Inline skating, Competitive Skating, Group Skating, Cross Country Skating, Skating federations
Rollie Fingers - Trivia
Rollo
Rollo (Reese) May - Biography, Accomplishments, Quotes by Rollo May, Bibliography
ROM
Rom
Romain Gary - Biography, Selected bibliography, Filmography, Reference
Romain Rolland - Bibliography
Romaine Brooks - Life and career, Influences, Legacy and modern criticism
Roman (Osipovich) Jakobson
Roman architecture - See also:
Roman art - Early influences, General Style, ==Painting, Sculpture
Roman Curia - History
Roman Law - Development of Roman law in antiquity, Important concepts of Roman law, Afterlife of Roman law
Roman numerals - Symbols, IIII or IV?, Modern non-English speaking usage, Alternate forms, Table of Roman numerals
Roman question - Background, Law of Papal Guarantees, Lateran treaties, In literature
Roman Republic - Location, The structure of republican Rome, Culture of republican Rome, Legends, History, Figures of the Republic
romance
Romance languages
romances - Track listing
Romanesque architecture - Regional varieties
Romania - Name, History, Government and politics, Administrative divisions, Geography, Economy, Demographics, Culture, Gallery, International rankings
romanization
Romanization
Romano Prodi
Romanticism (art) - Characteristics, Music, Visual art and literature, Nationalism
Romanticism (literature) - Characteristics, Music, Visual art and literature, Nationalism
Romanticism (music) - Characteristics, Music, Visual art and literature, Nationalism
Rome - History and demographics, Geography and climate, Government and politics, Economy, City layout and sites of interest
Rome (USA) - History and demographics, Geography and climate, Government and politics, Economy, City layout and sites of interest
Romulus and Remus - Life before Rome, The founding of Rome, War with the Sabines
Ron Chernow - Life and career
Ronald (Arbuthnott) Knox - Life, Radio hoax, Bible Version, Autobiography, Novels, Reference
Ronald (George Wreyford) Norrish
Ronald (Harry) Coase - "The Nature of the Firm", "The Problem of Social Cost", The Ronald Coase Institute
Ronald (Myles) Dworkin - Biographical sketch, Theory of equality, Participant in Public Debate, Bibliography
Ronald (William Fordham) Searle
Ronald (Wilson) Reagan - Early life, Marriages, Early political career, Governor of California
Ronald Colman - Academy Awards and Nominations, Filmography
Ronald Stevenson
Ronaldinho - Club career, National team, Honours
Ronaldo (Luiz Nazario de Lima)
Ronda
rondeau
rondel
rondo
Ronnie Barker - Beginnings, Success, Personal life
Ronnie Corbett - Early Life and Career, Rise to Fame, The Two Ronnies, Recent Life
Ronnie O'Sullivan - Performance timeline
Ronnie Scott - Life and career, Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, Discography
rood screen - Notable British examples, Symbolic significance, Destruction and restoration
rook
root (botany) - Root structure, Root growth, Types of roots, Rooting depths, Economic importance
root (linguistics)
root nodule
rope - History, Styles of rope construction, Handling rope, Punitive uses, Line
Roque de los Muchachos Observatory
rorqual
Rory (Keith Ogilvy) Bremner
Rosa (Lee McCauley) Parks - Early years
Rosa Lee Nemir - History, Models, Auto racing, Technology
Rosa Luxemburg - Life, Dialectic of Spontaneity and Organization, Criticism of the October Revolution, The Role of the Party
Rosa Ponselle - Vaudeville, Met debut and early operatic career, Appearances abroad and later operatic career, Retirement, The voice
Rosalba Carriera - Biography
Rosalind (Elsie) Franklin - Background, Education and Career, Illness and death, Controversies after death, Posthumous recognition
Rosalyn S(ussman) Yalow - Reference
Rosalyn Tureck
Rosalynn Carter - Early life, Marriage and family, First Lady of Georgia, Campaigning, First Lady of the United States
Rosario - History, Institutions, Government, Geography and urban structure, Transportation, Communications, Culture, Sister cities, Sources
rosary - History, Rosary beads, The Mysteries, Days of recitation, Other forms of the Catholic rosary
Roscius - Reference
Roscoe Conkling - Relationship with Chester Arthur
Roscoe Pound - Early life, Law career, Criminal Justice in Cleveland, Quotes
Roscoe Turner - Background, Barnstorming, Air Racing, Post racing years, Awards, External Links
Roscommon
rose - Species, Diseases, Cultivation, Care, History, Perfume, Rose hips, Notable rose growers
Rose (Cecil) O'Neill
Rose Bampton
Rose Hawthorne (Mother Alphonse) Lathrop
Rose McClendon - Productions
Rose O'Neal Greenhow - Life prior to the Civil War, Espionage during the Civil War, Life after capture
rose of Jericho
rose of Sharon
Rose Pesotta
Rose Tremain - Selected bibliography
rose window - Further reading
Roseanne - Biography, Television Work, Filmography
Roseau - Overview, History, City life, Scenery, Notable people
rosella
rosemary
Rosemary Clooney - Biography, Best-known songs
Rosemary Harris - Selected filmography, Awards
Rosemary Radford Ruether
Rosenberg - Place names and locations, Family name, Rozenberg
Rosetta S Hall
Rosetta Stone - History, Modern-era discovery, Software projects, Further reading
rosewood
Rosh Hashanah - Date, Traditions and customs, In the Hebrew Bible, In rabbinic literature
Rosika Schwimmer
rosin - Uses, Production, Properties, Sources
Roskilde - The city of Roskilde, Schools in Roskilde, Transportation
Rosny
Ross Dependency - Postage stamps, Disputes, Flag
Ross Sea
Ross Winans - Railroad Work, Civil War politics, The Cigar Ship
Rostock - Transport, Sights
Rota
Rotherham - Town centre, shopping and entertainment, History, Culture, Sport, Politics, Twin towns, Famous people from Rotherham
rotifer - Structure and form, Reproduction
Rotorua - Tourism
rotten borough - Rotten boroughs, Pocket boroughs, End of the rotten boroughs, Modern usage, Rotten boroughs in fiction
Rotterdam - Harbour, History and recent developments, Demographics, Geography, Education, Museums, Culture, Architecture and skyline, Sports, Shopping
rottweiler - Temperament, Miscellaneous
Roubaix
Rouen - Administration, History, Sights, Miscellaneous
Rough Riders - Formation and early history, Assault on Santiago, Aftermath, Last Survivors, Organizational data
roulette - Board depiction (American Roulette), Bet odds table (American Roulette)
rounders - Overview, Common Rules, GAA Specific Rules, NRA Specific Rules
Rovaniemi - History, Rovaniemi today, Facts and Figures, External links and references
rove beetle - Ecology, Systematics
rowan - Etymology, and other names
Rowan (Sebastian) Atkinson - Early life, Selected television appearances, Filmography, Discography
Rowan Williams - Biography, Appointment as Archbishop, Theological Views, Social Involvements, Ecumenism, The Anglican Communion, Recent Events, Works
Rowland Hill
Roy (Broadbent) Fuller - Books
Roy (David) Eldridge - Reference
Roy (Maurice) Keane
Roy Bean - Early life, Marriage and children, Justice of the peace, Movies, Roller Coaster
Roy Best
Roy Castle
Roy Cazaly
Roy Chadwick
Roy Chapman Andrews - Early life and education, Career, Sources, Books
Roy Harris - Character, reputation and style characteristics, The Symphonies, Other notable works
Roy Lichtenstein - Early years, Further reading and viewing
Roy Orbison - Biography, Legacy, Discography
Roy Wilkins - Early career, Leading the NAACP
Royal (Earl) House - Reigning sovereign Houses, Deposed or extinct sovereign Houses
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) - History, Current leadership, Admissions
Royal Academy of Music - The Academy, People
Royal Air Force (RAF) - Mission, History, Structure of the RAF, RAF Personnel, Aircraft, RAF deployments, Symbols, flags and emblems
Royal Albert Hall - Introduction, History, Famous concerts
royal antelope
royal assent - United Kingdom, Commonwealth
Royal Astronomical Society - Meetings, Associated Groups, Presidents, Medals, Other activities
Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) - History, Ranks and uniform, Current strength, Future equipment
Royal Australian Navy (RAN) - Future
Royal College of Music - Museum of instruments, Other collections
Royal College of Surgeons of England - History, Fellows, Buildings, Hunterian and Wellcome Museums
Royal Commission
Royal Court Theatre - Bibliography
royal fern
Royal Geographical Society - Research Group, Awards and Grants
Royal Horticultural Society - RHS Gardens, RHS Flower Shows, Britain in Bloom, Medals and awards, RHS libraries, Publications
royal household - The Royal Household in England and Great Britain, The Royal Household in Scotland
Royal Institution - History, The Royal Institution today, The Faraday Museum
royal jelly - Cultivation, Uses, Other meanings of royal jelly
Royal Marines (RM) - Role, Command, Control and Organisation, Training, Traditions and insignia
Royal Military Academy
Royal Mint - History
Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) - The RNLI in action, Classes of lifeboats in service, Roll of honour
Royal Navy (RN) - Role, Command, Control and Organisation, Titles and naming, History, The Royal Navy today, Current Deployments
Edinburgh Royal Observatory
Royal Opera House - History, Opera at the Royal Opera House after 1945
royal prerogative - The Royal Prerogative in the United Kingdom, The Royal Prerogative in the Commonwealth Realms
Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) - Key productions, Artistic directors, Notable actors past and present
Royal Society (RS)
Royal Television Society (RTS) - History, Activities, Awards
Royal Victorian Order - History, Composition, Vestments and accoutrements, Chapel, Precedence and privileges
Royall Tyler - Sources
RR Lyrae variable
rubber - Explanation, Sources, Chemical makeup, History, Properties, Current sources of rubber, Uses
Rube Foster
Rube Goldberg - Early life, Main career, Late life, Rube Goldberg machines, References in culture
rubella - Symptoms, Risks, Rubella in popular culture
Rubik's Cube - History, Workings, Solutions, Rubik's Cube in mathematics and science
ruby
Ruby Dee - Filmography
rudbeckia
