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Henry Bessemer

Henry Bessemer Born: 1813Birthplace: Hertfordshire, England Bessemer steel process—In 1855 Bessemer, an English industrialist, patented the “Bessemer converter,” an early blast furnace that…

Henry Armstrong

Henry ArmstrongBorn: Dec. 12, 1912Boxer held feather-, light- and welterweight titles simultaneously in 1938; pro record 152-21-8 with 100 KOs.Died: Oct. 22, 1988Roone ArledgeA - CLance…

Matilda, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Matilda, Saint: see Henry I (Henry the Fowler).

Isabella I

(Encyclopedia) Isabella I or Isabella the Catholic, 1451–1504, Spanish queen of Castile and León (1474–1504), daughter of John II of Castile. In 1469 she married Ferdinand of Aragón (later King…

Peter the Cruel

(Encyclopedia) Peter the Cruel, 1334–69, Spanish king of Castile and León (1350–69), son and successor of Alfonso XI. His desertion of his wife, Blanche of Bourbon, for María Padilla and his favors…

Percy, Sir Henry

(Encyclopedia) Percy, Sir Henry, 1366–1403, English nobleman, called Hotspur or Henry Hotspur; son of Henry Percy, 1st earl of Northumberland. In 1388 he participated in the famous battle of…

Henry V, Holy Roman emperor and German king

(Encyclopedia) Henry V, 1081–1125, Holy Roman emperor (1111–25) and German king (1105–25), son of Henry IV. Crowned joint king with his father in 1099, he put himself at the head of the party…

Catherine of Valois

(Encyclopedia) Catherine of ValoisCatherine of Valoisvălˈwä, Fr. välwäˈ [key], 1401–37, queen consort of Henry V of England, daughter of Charles VI of France. Married in 1420, she bore Henry the son…