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William, count of Holland
(Encyclopedia) William, count of Holland, 1227?–1256, German king (1254–56), previously rival king (1247–54) to Conrad IV. William was chosen by Pope Innocent IV to succeed Henry Raspe (d. 1247) as…Malcolm IV
(Encyclopedia) Malcolm IV, 1141–65, king of Scotland (1153–65), grandson and successor of David I. On his accession the young king was at once faced with a rebellion of the western Gaels, supported…William Shakespeare: King Lear, Act IV, Scene IV
Scene IVThe same. A tentEnter, with drum and colours, Cordelia, Doctor, and SoldiersCordeliaAlack, 'tis he: why, he was met even now As mad as the vex'd sea; singing aloud; Crown'd with rank…The Tragedy of King Lear
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(Encyclopedia) Shore, Jane, or Elizabeth Shore, d. 1527?, mistress of Edward IV of England. The wife of William Shore, a goldsmith, she became c.1470 mistress to Edward IV and exerted a great…Frederick William IV
(Encyclopedia) Frederick William IV, 1795–1861, king of Prussia (1840–61), son and successor of Frederick William III. A romanticist and a mystic, he conceived vague schemes of reform based on a…William Shakespeare: King Lear, Act IV
Act IVScene IThe heathEnter EdgarEdgarYet better thus, and known to be contemn'd, Than still contemn'd and flatter'd. To be worst, The lowest and most dejected thing of fortune, Stands still…William Shakespeare: King John, Act IV
Act IVScene IA room in a castleEnter Hubert and ExecutionersHubertHeat me these irons hot; and look thou stand Within the arras: when I strike my foot Upon the bosom of the ground, rush forth…The Tragedy of King Richard the Second
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