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William Shakespeare: Henry IV (Pt 1), Act II

Act IIScene IRochester. An inn yardEnter a Carrier with a lantern in his handFirst CarrierHeigh-ho! an it be not four by the day, I'll be hanged: Charles' wain is over the new chimney, and…

King, Ernest Joseph

(Encyclopedia) King, Ernest Joseph, 1878–1956, American admiral, commander in chief of the U.S. fleet (1941–45), b. Lorain, Ohio. A graduate of Annapolis, he distinguished himself in many branches of…

Robert I, French king

(Encyclopedia) Robert I, c.865–923, French king (922–23), son of Count Robert the Strong and younger brother of King Eudes. He inherited from Eudes the territory between the Seine and the Loire…

Offa

(Encyclopedia) OffaOffaŏfˈə [key], d. 796, king of Mercia (757–96). He succeeded Æthelbald to the throne, but it was some years before he attained the power of his predecessor. Gradually he asserted…

Dagobert I

(Encyclopedia) Dagobert IDagobert Idăgˈōbûrt [key], c.612–c.639, Frankish king, son and successor of King Clotaire II. His father was forced to appoint Dagobert king of the East Frankish kingdom of…

Penda

(Encyclopedia) Penda, d. 654, king of Mercia (c.632–654). A noble of the Mercian royal house, he fought (629) the king of Wessex for lands along the Severn River. He then allied himself with…

Zápolya, Stephen

(Encyclopedia) Zápolya, StephenZápolya, Stephenzäˈpôlyŏ [key], d. 1499, palatine (regent) of Hungary (1492–99), of a noble Hungarian family. An able general of King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, he…

Tiglathpileser III

(Encyclopedia) Tiglathpileser III, d. 728 b.c., king of ancient Assyria. He seems to have usurped the throne in 745 b.c. He bore the alternative name of Pul, by which he was known in biblical history…

Baasha

(Encyclopedia) BaashaBaashabāˈāshə [key], king of Israel (c.900–877 b.c.). He made himself king by the murder of King Nadab and the royal family. His reign as king of the schismatic northern kingdom…

Diane de France

(Encyclopedia) Diane de FranceDiane de Francedyän də fräNs [key], 1538–1619, duchess of Angoulême; illegitimate daughter of King Henry II of France. She was legitimized in 1547. She was married to…