Bride of the Sea.
Venice was so called, in allusion to the annual ceremony of the Marriage of the Adriatic.
Brig-bot.
In Anglo-Saxon times, a tax levied on freemen for the repair of bridges.
Brigham, Treaty of.
A treaty between England and Scotland signed in 1290, by which a marriage was arranged between the Maid of Norway, heiress to the Scottish throne, and the son of Edward I. It was agreed that the two kingdoms, though under one crown, should remain separate, each under its own laws. England was not to call on Scotland for military aid, and no appeal was to lie from the Scotch to the English courts. The death of the Maid of Norway, however, rendered the stipulations of this treaty null and void.
Bright Clauses.
The clauses in the Irish Land Act of 1870, dealing with the sale of land to tenants are so called, John Bright having for many years advocated State aid in the creation of a peasant proprietary in Ireland.
Brilliant Madman.
Charles XII of Sweden is so called.