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Seti II

(Encyclopedia) Seti IISeti IIsēˈtī, sāˈtē [key], d. 1205 b.c., king of ancient Egypt, of the XIX dynasty. He was one of the kings who reigned briefly after Merneptah, and seems to have ruled for…

Württemberg

(Encyclopedia) WürttembergWürttembergvürˈtəmbĕrkˌ [key], former state, SW Germany. Württemberg was formerly also spelled Würtemberg and Wirtemberg. The former state bordered on Baden in the northwest…

Denmark: Kings and Queens

Harold Bluetooth, king of Denmark (935–c. 985)Sweyn, king of Denmark (986–1014)Harthacanute, king of Denmark (1035–42) and of the English (1040–42)Canute the Saint, king (1080–86) and patron…

William Shakespeare: King John, Act I

Act IScene IKing John's palaceEnter King John, Queen Elinor, Pembroke, Essex, Salisbury, and others, with ChatillonKing JohnNow, say, Chatillon, what would France with us?ChatillonThus, after…

William Shakespeare: King John, Act V

Act VScene IKing John's palaceEnter King John, Cardinal Pandulph, and AttendantsKing JohnThus have I yielded up into your hand The circle of my glory.Giving the crownCardinal PandulphTake…

William Shakespeare: King Lear, Act I

Act IScene IKing Lear's palaceEnter Kent, Gloucester, and EdmundKentI thought the king had more affected the Duke of Albany than Cornwall.GloucesterIt did always seem so to us: but now, in…

William Shakespeare: King Lear, Act V

Act VScene IThe British camp, near DoverEnter, with drum and colours, Edmund, Regan, Gentlemen, and Soldiers.EdmundKnow of the duke if his last purpose hold, Or whether since he is advised by…

Martina II

On the women's professional tennis tour, 1997 was the year Martina Hingis took her place among the game's elite. Hingis won 11 tournaments, including three of the four grand slam tournaments…