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Henty, George Alfred
(Encyclopedia) Henty, George Alfred, 1832–1902, English author. Initially a war correspondent, he later wrote boys' adventure tales that were very popular. Henty's books all focused on an ideal of…Cowper, William Cowper, 1st Earl
(Encyclopedia) Cowper, William Cowper, 1st Earl, 1664?–1723, English jurist. He became lord keeper of the great seal in 1705 and in 1706 took a leading part in negotiating the union of England with…Shrewsbury, Charles Talbot, duke of
(Encyclopedia) Shrewsbury, Charles Talbot, duke ofShrewsbury, Charles Talbot, duke ofshrōzˈbərē, shr&oomacr;zˈ– [key], 1660–1718, English statesman. Brought up a Roman Catholic, he embraced…Sussex, Thomas Radcliffe, 3d earl of
(Encyclopedia) Sussex, Thomas Radcliffe, 3d earl of, 1526?–1583, English nobleman. Styled Viscount Fitzwalter after his father became (1542) the 2d earl of Sussex, he served in the army in France and…Radcliffe-Brown, Alfred Reginald
(Encyclopedia) Radcliffe-Brown, Alfred Reginald, 1881–1955, British anthropologist. He did fieldwork in the Andaman Islands and in Australia. Radcliffe-Brown fostered the development of social…Brewer's: Doorm
An earl called “the Bull,” who tried to make Enid his handmaid; but, when she would neither eat, drink, nor array herself in bravery at his bidding, “he smote her on the cheek;” whereupon…Brewer's: Lotus-eaters
or Lotophagi, in Homeric legend, are a people who ate of the lotus-tree, the effect of which was to make them forget their friends and homes, and to lose all desire of returning to their…Brewer's: Modred
in the romance of The Round Table, is represented as the treacherous knight. He revolted from his Uncle Arthur, whose wife he seduced, was mortally wounded in the battle of Camlan, in…Rhondda, David Alfred Thomas, 1st Viscount
(Encyclopedia) Rhondda, David Alfred Thomas, 1st ViscountRhondda, David Alfred Thomas, 1st Viscountrŏnˈdə [key], 1856–1918, British industrialist and public official. He entered his father's coal…Carlisle, Frederick Howard, 5th earl of
(Encyclopedia) Carlisle, Frederick Howard, 5th earl of, 1748–1825, British statesman. A member of the distinguished Howard family, he went to the American colonies on an unsuccessful peace mission (…Trending
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