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Royal Biographies: Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones
Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones by David Johnson Related Links Royal Family TreeThe Queen MotherPrincess MargaretViscount Linley Born in 1964, Lady Sarah Frances Elizabeth is the second…Cyrus the Younger
(Encyclopedia) Cyrus the Younger, d. 401 b.c., Persian prince, younger son of Darius II and Parysatis. He was his mother's favorite, and she managed to get several satrapies in Asia Minor for him…South Portland
(Encyclopedia) South Portland, port city (1990 pop. 23,163), Cumberland co., SW Maine, on the Fore River and Casco Bay, part of the Portland metropolitan area; separated from Falmouth (now Portland)…Brewer's: Sun
Hebrew, Elohim (God); Greek, helios (the sun); Breton, heol; Latin, sol; German, sonne; Anglo-Saxon, sunne. As a deity, called Adonis by the Phoenicians, and Apollo by the Greeks and…Isabella II
(Encyclopedia) Isabella II, 1830–1904, queen of Spain (1833–68), daughter of Ferdinand VII and of Maria Christina. Her uncle, Don Carlos, contested her succession under the Salic law, and thus the…Parry, Sir William Edward
(Encyclopedia) Parry, Sir William EdwardParry, Sir William Edwardpăˈrē [key], 1790–1855, British arctic explorer and rear admiral. He entered the navy at 13 and made his first voyage to the Arctic…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Queen Mab Book 3
by Percy Bysshe Shelley 2 4 3 'Fairy!' the Spirit said, And on the Queen of Spells Fixed her aethereal eyes, 'I thank thee. Thou hast given A boon which I will not resign, and taught A lesson…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Queen Mab Book 6
by Percy Bysshe Shelley 5 7 6 All touch, all eye, all ear, The Spirit felt the Fairy's burning speech. O'er the thin texture of its frame, The varying periods painted changing glows, As on a…Hawkins, Sir John
(Encyclopedia) Hawkins or Hawkyns, Sir John, 1532–95, English admiral. In 1562–63 and in 1564–65 he led extremely profitable expeditions that captured slaves on the W African coast, shipped them…Campion, Saint Edmund
(Encyclopedia) Campion, Saint EdmundCampion, Saint Edmundkămˈpēən [key], c.1540–1581, English Jesuit martyr, educated at St. Paul's School and St. John's College, Oxford. As a fellow at Oxford he…Trending
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