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  • 51Disorderly Houses Act 1751 — The Disorderly Houses Act 1751[1] Parliament of Great Britain Long title An Act for the better preventing Thefts and Roberries, and for regulating Places of publick Entertainment, a …

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  • 52Sanctuary (novel) — Sanctuary is a novel by the American author William Faulkner. It is considered one of his more controversial, given its theme of rape. First published in 1931, it was Faulkner s commercial and critical breakthrough, establishing his literary… …

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  • 53Stephen Crane — For the U.S. Continental Congress delegate, see Stephen Crane (delegate). Formal portrait of Stephen Crane taken in Washington, D.C., about March 1896 Stephen Crane (November 1, 1871 – June 5, 1900) was an American novelist, short story writer,… …

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  • 54Gordon Riots — The Gordon Riots of 1780 were an anti Catholic protest against the Papists Act 1778. The Gordon Riots Charles Green The Popery Act 1698 had imposed a number of penalties and disabilities on Roman Catholics in England; the 1778 act eliminated some …

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  • 55brothel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bawdy house, house of ill repute. See impurity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. whorehouse, bordello, bawdyhouse, house of ill fame, house of ill repute, bagnio, house of prostitution, massage parlor,… …

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  • 56Peterloo Massacre — Coordinates: 53°28′41″N 2°14′49″W / 53.478°N 2.247°W / 53.478; 2.247 …

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  • 57crib — Synonyms and related words: Colonial bed, Hollywood bed, Nissen hut, Quonset hut, abiding place, abode, abstract, act like, address, affect, amplification, and, annex, appropriate, archives, armory, arsenal, assume, attic, bag, bagnio, bank,… …

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  • 58Days of May — A meeting of the Birmingham Political Union during May 1832, painted by Benjamin Haydon The Days of May was a period of social unrest and political tension in the United Kingdom that took place in May 1832, following the wrecking by Tories in the …

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  • 59brothel — noun A house of prostitution. Syn: academy, bawdy house, bordello, cathouse, crib, escort agency, house of ill fame, house of ill reputation, house of ill repute, knocking shop, leaping house …

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  • 60brothel — Synonyms and related words: Babylon, Gomorrah, Sodom, bagnio, bawdy house, bawdyhouse, bordello, cathouse, clip joint, crib, den, den of iniquity, den of thieves, den of vice, disorderly house, dive, dump, fancy house, fleshpots, gyp joint, harem …

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