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Boleyn, Anne
(Encyclopedia) Boleyn, AnneBoleyn, Anneb&oobreve;lˈĭn, b&oobreve;lĭnˈ [key], 1507?–1536, second queen consort of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I. She was the daughter of Sir Thomas…Camden, William
(Encyclopedia) Camden, WilliamCamden, Williamkămˈdən [key], 1551–1623, English scholar, chief historian and antiquary of Elizabethan times. His two chief works are Britannia (1586) and Annales rerum…lightship
(Encyclopedia) lightship, moored vessel bearing lights and other signal devices to guide ships and warn of hazards to navigation. Lightships are generally stationed at points where a lighthouse…Williams, Betty
(Encyclopedia) Williams, Betty, 1943–2020, Northern Irish peace activist, b. Belfast as Elizabeth Smyth. In Aug., 1976, Williams, a receptionist, witnessed the death of three children when a car…National Museum of the American Indian
(Encyclopedia) National Museum of the American Indian, institution devoted to the collection, preservation, and presentation of the culture of the indigenous populations of the Western Hemisphere, a…Somerset, Edmund Beaufort, 2d duke of
(Encyclopedia) Somerset, Edmund Beaufort, 2d duke of, d. 1455, English statesman and general. He fought in France in the Hundred Years War, receiving his first command in 1431, recapturing Harfleur…D'Ewes, Sir Simonds
(Encyclopedia) D'Ewes, Sir SimondsD'Ewes, Sir Simondsdy&oomacr;z [key], 1602–50, English antiquarian, b. Coxden. He collected many old manuscripts and made transcriptions of others with the…Aylmer, John
(Encyclopedia) Aylmer, JohnAylmer, Johnālˈmər [key], 1521–94, bishop of London. His name is also spelled Ælmer or Elmer. He was briefly chaplain to the duke of Suffolk and tutor to his daughter, Lady…Charles III, king of Spain, and of Naples and Sicily
(Encyclopedia) Charles III, 1716–88, king of Spain (1759–88) and of Naples and Sicily (1735–59), son of Philip V and Elizabeth Farnese. Recognized as duke of Parma and Piacenza in 1731, he…Seneca Falls: The Birthplace of Women's Rights
Seneca Falls: The Birthplace of Women's Rights Some people consider the single most important place in U.S. women's history to be Seneca Falls, New York, where on July 19, 1848, the first…Trending
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