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Gloucester, Humphrey, duke of
(Encyclopedia) Gloucester, Humphrey, duke of, 1391–1447, English nobleman; youngest son of Henry IV and Mary de Bohun. He was well educated and had a great interest in humanist scholarship. After the…Geoffrey IV
(Encyclopedia) Geoffrey IV, known as Geoffrey PlantagenetGeoffrey IV,plătăjˈənət [key] [O.Fr.,=sprig of broom; he usually wore a sprig in his helmet], 1113–51, count of Anjou (1129–51); son of Fulk,…Sully, Maximilien de Béthune, duc de
(Encyclopedia) Sully, Maximilien de Béthune, duc deSully, Maximilien de Béthune, duc demäksēmēlyăNˈ də bātünˈ dük də [key]Sully, Maximilien de Béthune, duc de sülēˈ [key], 1560–1641, French statesman…Brewer's: Bull
One of the twelve signs of the Zodiac (April 20 to May 21). The time for ploughing, which in Egypt was performed by oxen or bulls. At last from Aries rolls the bounteous sun, And the…Lancaster, house of
(Encyclopedia) Lancaster, house ofLancaster, house oflăngˈkəstər [key], royal family of England. The line was founded by the second son of Henry III, Edmund Crouchback, 1245–96, who was created earl…The Divine Comedy: Paradiso
Purgatorio Six Sonnets on Dante's Divine...ParadisoContentsParadiso: Canto IParadiso: Canto IIParadiso: Canto IIIParadiso: Canto IVParadiso: Canto VParadiso: Canto VIParadiso: Canto…Brewer's: Bloody Bill
The 31 Henry VIII., c. 14, which denounced death, by hanging or burning, on all who denied the doctrine of transubstantiation. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Bluff Harry
or Hal. Henry VIII., so called from his bluff and burly manners (1491, 1509-1547.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BlunderboreBluff A B C D E F G H I…Brewer's: Mother Shipton
lived in the reign of Henry VIII., and was famous for her prophecies, in which she foretold the death of Wolsey, Lord Percy, etc., and many wonderful events of future times. All her “…Brewer's: Field of the Cloth of Gold
The plain, near Guisnes, where Henry VIII. had his interview with Francois I. in 1520; so called from the splendour and magnificence displayed there on the occasion. Source: Dictionary of…Trending
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