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Beaufort, Margaret, countess of Richmond and Derby
(Encyclopedia) Beaufort, Margaret, countess of Richmond and DerbyBeaufort, Margaret, countess of Richmond and Derbybōˈfərt, därˈbē [key], 1443–1509, English noblewoman, mother of Henry VII. She was…U.S. Customary System of weights and measures
(Encyclopedia) U.S. Customary System of weights and measures: see English units of measurement.Tyrconnel, Richard Talbot, duke and earl of
(Encyclopedia) Tyrconnel, Richard Talbot, duke and earl ofTyrconnel, Richard Talbot, duke and earl oftôlˈbət, tərkŏnˈəl [key], 1630–91, Irish Jacobite. He escaped from Ireland after Oliver Cromwell's…Victoria, queen of Great Britain and Ireland
(Encyclopedia) Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria)Victoriaălˌĭgzăndrēˈnə [key], 1819–1901, queen of Great Britain and Ireland (1837–1901) and empress of India (1876–1901). She was the daughter of Edward…William and Mary in Virginia, College of
(Encyclopedia) William and Mary in Virginia, College of, mainly at Williamsburg; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1693, opened 1694 by Episcopalians under James Blair. It became a university…Peter I, king of Aragón and Navarre
(Encyclopedia) Peter I, d. 1104, king of Aragón and Navarre (1094–1104), son and successor of Sancho I. He continued the fight against the Moors, taking (1096) Huesca and recapturing (1100) Barbastro…South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
(Encyclopedia) South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, at Rapid City; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1885, opened 1887 as Dakota School of Mines, renamed 1943. Of note are an…Stephen, Saint, duke and king of Hungary
(Encyclopedia) Stephen, Saint, or Stephen I, 975–1038, duke (997–1001) and first king (1001–38) of Hungary, called the Apostle of Hungary. The Hungarian state may be said to date from his reign.…Rulers of England and Great Britain (table)
(Encyclopedia) Rulers of England and Great Britain(including dates of reign) Saxons and Danes Egbert, 802–39 Æthelwulf, son of Egbert, 839–58 Æthelbald, son of Æthelwulf, 858–60 Æthelbert,…Russell, Francis, dukes and earls of Bedford
(Encyclopedia) Russell, Francis, dukes and earls of Bedford: see Russell, family.Trending
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