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(Encyclopedia) KenilworthKenilworthkĕnˈəlwûrthˌ [key], town (1991 pop. 16,782), Warwickshire, central England. A market town and bedroom community, it is famous for the ruins of Kenilworth Castle,…Henry III, king of France
(Encyclopedia) Henry III, 1551–89, king of France (1574–89); son of King Henry II and Catherine de' Medici. He succeeded his brother, Charles IX. As a leader of the royal army in the Wars of Religion…William Shakespeare: Richard III, Act II, Scene IV
Scene IVLondon. The palaceEnter the Archbishop of York, young York, Queen Elizabeth, and the Duchess of YorkArchbishop of YorkLast night, I hear, they lay at Northampton; At Stony-Stratford…Howard
(Encyclopedia) Howard, English noble family. Landowners in Norfolk from the 13th cent., the Howards obtained the duchy of Norfolk through the marriage of Sir Robert Howard to Margaret Mowbray,…King Charles III of England
Top of Page Source: AP Images/Dan KitwoodThe Queen is dead, long live the King. This phrase has been used for centuries to signify the unbroken continuation of the British Monarchy. The death of…Beauharnais, Hortense de
(Encyclopedia) Beauharnais, Hortense deBeauharnais, Hortense deôrtäNsˈ [key]Beauharnais, Hortense de də bōärnāˈ [key], 1783–1837, queen of Holland (1806–10), daughter of Alexandre and Josephine de…Gilbert, Sir Humphrey
(Encyclopedia) Gilbert, Sir Humphrey, 1537?–1583, English soldier, navigator, and explorer; half-brother of Sir Walter Raleigh. Knighted (1570) for his service in the campaigns in Ireland, he later (…Christina Rossetti: Mother Country
Mother CountryMarch 1868.Oh what is that country And where can it be, Not mine own country, But dearer far to me? Yet mine own country, If I one day may see Its spices and cedars, Its…Hera
(Encyclopedia) HeraHerahĭrˈə, hērˈə [key], in Greek religion and mythology, queen of the Olympian gods, daughter of Kronos and Rhea. She was the wife and sister of Zeus and the mother of Ares and…Lang Lang
(Encyclopedia) Lang Lang, 1982–, Chinese virtuoso pianist. A child prodigy, he studied at the Central Music Conservatory, Beijing, and the Curtis Institute, Philadelphia. Noted for the romantic,…Trending
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