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Elizabeth, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Elizabeth, city (2020 pop. 137,298), seat of Union co., NE N.J., on Newark Bay; inc. 1855. It is a shipping and transportation hub, with…

Elizabeth Dole

Breaking down gender barriers by Beth Rowen This article was posted on August 17, 1999. Elizabeth Dole has been appointed by three presidents to high-level executive positions. Dole finished…

The Queen Elizabeth

The pinnacle of ocean liner luxury by John Gettings When the near 84,000-ton Queen Elizabeth was launched in 1938, it was the largest passenger ship ever built. But before it became…

Elizabeth (Film)

Director:Shekhar KapurWriter:Michael HirstGramercy; R; 124 minutesRelease:11/98Cast:Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston, Joseph Fiennes, Richard Attenborough, John Gielgud,…

Brewer's: Elizabeth

had pet names for all her favourite courtiers; q.e.: The mother of Sir John Norris she called “My own Crow.” Burghley was her “Spirit.” Mountjoy she termed her “Kitchenmaid in Ireland…

Elizabeth Ashley

Elizabeth Ashley(Elizabeth Cole)actressBorn: 8/30/1939Birthplace: Ocala, Florida A leading Broadway actress of the 1960s, she won a Tony Award for her performance in Take Her, She's Mine (…

Woodville, Elizabeth

(Encyclopedia) Woodville, Elizabeth, 1437–92, queen consort of Edward IV of England. She was the daughter of Richard Woodville (later the 1st Earl Rivers). Her first husband, Sir John Grey, was…