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Shrewsbury, Elizabeth Talbot, countess of
(Encyclopedia) Shrewsbury, Elizabeth Talbot, countess ofShrewsbury, Elizabeth Talbot, countess ofshrōzˈbərē, shr&oomacr;zˈ– [key], 1520–1608, English noblewoman, known as Bess of Hardwick. At the…Walsingham, Sir Francis
(Encyclopedia) Walsingham, Sir FrancisWalsingham, Sir Franciswôlˈsĭng-əm [key], 1532?–1590, English statesman. A zealous Protestant, he went abroad during the reign of Queen Mary I but returned on…William Shakespeare: Richard III, Dramatis Personae
Dramatis PersonaeKing Edward The FourthSons to the King.Edward, Prince of Wales, afterwards King Edward V.Richard, Duke of York Brothers to the King.George, Duke of ClarenceRichard, Duke of…Fisher, John
(Encyclopedia) Fisher, John (Saint John Fisher), c.1469–1535, English prelate, cardinal, bishop of Rochester (1504–34). Known for his scholarship at Cambridge, he was chosen confessor to Margaret…Brewer's: Nag's Head Consecration
On the passing of the first Act of Uniformity in Queen Elizabeth's reign, fourteen bishops vacated their sees, and all the other sees, except Llandaff, were at the time vacant. The…Curry, Michael Bruce
(Encyclopedia) Curry, Michael Bruce, 1953–, American Episcopal bishop, b. Chicago, grad. Hobart College, 1975, Yale Divinity School, 1978. Ordained in 1978, he served as rector of churches in Winston…Norfolk, Thomas Howard, 4th duke of
(Encyclopedia) Norfolk, Thomas Howard, 4th duke of, 1536–72, English nobleman, son of Henry Howard, earl of Surrey. He succeeded his grandfather, the 3d duke, in 1554. He was favored by Queen…bluestocking
(Encyclopedia) bluestocking, derisive term originally applied to certain 18th-century women with pronounced literary interests. During the 1750s, Elizabeth Vesey held evening parties, at which the…Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
(Encyclopedia) Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 1815–1902, American reformer, a leader of the woman-suffrage movement, b. Johnstown, N.Y. She was educated at the Troy Female Seminary (now Emma Willard School…Browning, Elizabeth Barrett
(Encyclopedia) Browning, Elizabeth Barrett, 1806–61, English poet, b. Durham. A delicate and precocious child, she spent a great part of her early life in a state of semi-invalidism. She read…Trending
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