Search
Search results
Displaying 171 - 180
London Company
(Encyclopedia) London Company, corporation composed of stockholders residing in and about London, which, together with the Plymouth Company (see Virginia Company), was granted (1606) a charter by…Edward VI
(Encyclopedia) Edward VI, 1537–53, king of England (1547–53), son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour. Edward succeeded his father to the throne at the age of nine. Henry had made arrangements for a…Newport, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia) Newport. 1 City (1990 pop. 18,871), seat of Campbell co., N Ky., on the Ohio River opposite Cincinnati and on the east bank of the Licking River opposite Covington; laid out 1791, inc…William Shakespeare: Henry VI (Pt 3), Act II, Scene V
Scene VAnother part of the fieldAlarum. Enter King Henry VI aloneKing Henry VIThis battle fares like to the morning's war, When dying clouds contend with growing light, What time the shepherd…William Shakespeare: Henry VI (Pt 3), Act IV, Scene VII
Scene VIIBefore YorkFlourish. Enter King Edward IV, Gloucester, Hastings, and SoldiersKing Edward IVNow, brother Richard, Lord Hastings, and the rest, Yet thus far fortune maketh us amends,…Brewer's: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: W
E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Wabun Wabung Annung Wade Wade's Boat Wadham College Wadman Wag Beards Wages…Brewer's: King-maker
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick; so called because, when he sided with Henry VI., Henry was king; but when he sided with Edward IV., Henry was deposed and Edward was king. He was killed…Brewer's: Ignatius Loyola
found er of the order of Jesuits, is depicted in art sometimes with the sacred monogram I.H.S. on his breast, and sometimes contemplating it, surrounded by glory in the skies, in allusion…Brewer's: Phelis
called the Fair. The wife of Sir Guy, Earl of Warwick. (See Guy.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894PhenomenonPhebe A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O…Brewer's: Bugbear
A scarecrow. Bug is the Welsh bwg, a hobgoblin, called in Russia buka. Spenser says, “A ghastly bug doth greatly them affear” (book ii. canto 3); and Hamlet has “bugs and goblins” (v. 2…Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
