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King, Henry
(Encyclopedia) King, Henry, 1592–1669, English poet. He became bishop of Chichester in 1642. Elegies constitute nearly half his work, his most notable being “The Exequy,” written on the death of his…King, Larry
(Encyclopedia) King, Larry, 1933-2021, American journalist, radio, and television personality, b. Lawrence Harvey Zeiger, Brooklyn, N.Y. After…King, Rufus
(Encyclopedia) King, Rufus, 1755–1827, American political leader, b. Scarboro, Maine (then a district of Massachusetts). He served briefly in the American Revolution and practiced law in…King, Stephen
(Encyclopedia) King, Stephen, 1947–, American writer, b. Portland, Maine. Influenced by the 19th-century Gothic tradition, especially the works of Poe, King's fiction reveals the macabre and horrific…King Arthur
(Encyclopedia) King Arthur: see Arthurian legend.king crab
(Encyclopedia) king crab: see crab; horseshoe crab.king crow
(Encyclopedia) king crow: see drongo.king devil
(Encyclopedia) king devil: see hawkweed.King Horn
(Encyclopedia) King Horn, probably the earliest English-language romance, written c.1250 and containing about 1,500 lines. It is by an anonymous author and is based on an earlier work in French.…King Ranch
(Encyclopedia) King Ranch, c.1,000,000 acres (404,700 hectares), S Tex., SW of Corpus Christi with headquarters at Kingsville, Tex.; one of the largest ranches in the world. It has several divisions…Trending
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