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Power-loom riots

Rioting by hand loom weavers in 1826 in Lancashire, England, protesting against the introduction of the much more efficient power looms.

Powerdrive

Three-wheeled microcar produced from 1955 until 1957.

Powis Almshouses

Almshouses in Chepstow paid for by a bequest from Thomas Powis in 1716, intended to house six poor men and six poor women.

Powrie

Redirected to Dunter.

Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

Group of English artists formed in 1848 to counter what they saw as the corrupting influence of the late-Renaissance painter Raphael.

Predictions of Isaac Bickerstaff

Pseudonym used by the satirist Jonathan Swift in a hoax predicting the "infallible" death of John Partridge, a well-known 18th-century astrologer and almanac maker, on 29 March 1708.

Preparing for a Fancy Dress Ball

Oil on canvas painting by the English artist William Etty, first exhibited in 1853.

Presbytery

Part of the chancel in a Christian church housing the altar, or a residence for Roman Catholic priests.

Priest hole

Secret hiding places in the homes of prominent Catholics to hide priests from persecution.

Priestess of Delphi (painting)

Oil painting by John Collier (1850–1934), depicting a priestess at the Oracle of Delphi.