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William Shakespeare: Richard III, Act II

Act IIScene ILondon. The palaceFlourish. Enter King Edward IV sick, Queen Elizabeth, Dorset, Rivers, Hastings, Buckingham, Grey, and othersKing Edward IVWhy, so: now have I done a good day's…

Constantine I, king of Greece

(Encyclopedia) Constantine I, 1868–1923, king of the Hellenes, eldest son of George I, whom he succeeded in 1913. Married to Sophia, sister of the German emperor William II, he opposed the pro-Allied…

William Shakespeare: Macbeth, Act II, Scene II

Scene IIThe sameEnter Lady MacbethLady MacbethThat which hath made them drunk hath made me bold; What hath quench'd them hath given me fire. Hark! Peace! It was the owl that shriek'd, The…

William Shakespeare: Othello, Act II, Scene II

Scene IIA streetEnter a Herald with a proclamation; People followingHeraldIt is Othello's pleasure, our noble and valiant general, that, upon certain tidings now arrived, importing the mere…

William Shakespeare: Cymbeline, Act II, Scene II

Scene IIImogen's bedchamber in Cymbeline's palace: a trunk in one corner of itImogen in bed, reading; a Lady attendingImogenWho's there? my woman Helen?LadyPlease you, madamImogenWhat hour is…

Uladislaus II

(Encyclopedia) Uladislaus IIUladislaus II&oomacr;ˌläˈdĭslous [key], Hung. Ulászló II, c.1456–1516, king of Hungary (1490–1516) and, as Ladislaus II, king of Bohemia (1471–1516); son of Casimir IV…

Edward the Confessor

(Encyclopedia) Edward the Confessor, d. 1066, king of the English (1042–66), son of Æthelred the Unready and his Norman wife, Emma. After the Danish conquest (1013–16) of England, Edward grew up at…

William II, emperor of Germany and king of Prussia

(Encyclopedia) William II, 1859–1941, emperor of Germany and king of Prussia (1888–1918), son and successor of Frederick III and grandson of William I of Germany and of Queen Victoria of England.…

William Shakespeare: Henry V, Act II

Act IIPrologueEnter ChorusChorusNow all the youth of England are on fire, And silken dalliance in the wardrobe lies: Now thrive the armourers, and honour's thought Reigns solely in the breast…