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Tudor

(Encyclopedia) Tudor, royal family that ruled England from 1485 to 1603. Its founder was Owen Tudor, of a Welsh family of great antiquity, who was a squire at the court of Henry V and who married…

Mary of England

(Encyclopedia) Mary of England (Mary Tudor), 1496–1533, queen consort of Louis XII of France, daughter of Henry VII of England and sister of Henry VIII. She was betrothed in 1507 to the future Holy…

Alfonso VIII, Spanish king of Castile

(Encyclopedia) Alfonso VIII (Alfonso the Noble), 1155–1214, Spanish king of Castile (1158–1214), son and successor of Sancho III. Chaos prevailed during his minority, but he quickly restored order…

Pelham, Henry

(Encyclopedia) Pelham, HenryPelham, Henrypĕlˈəm [key], 1696–1754, British statesman; brother of Thomas Pelham-Holles, duke of Newcastle. He entered Parliament in 1717 and served Sir Robert Walpole as…

Conrad II, ruler of the Holy Roman Empire

(Encyclopedia) Conrad II, c.990–1039, Holy Roman emperor (1027–39) and German king (1024–39), first of the Salian dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire. With the end of the Saxon line on the death of…

Henry III, king of England

(Encyclopedia) Henry III, 1207–72, king of England (1216–72), son and successor of King John. Henry III has suffered at the hands of many historians, in part, because of the hostility of…

1985 Academy Awards

The 1985 Academy Awards were presented March 24, 1986 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.Best PictureThe Color Purple, Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and…

2012 Academy Awards

The 2012 Academy Awards were presented on February 24, 2013, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below; the Oscar winners are in bold. Best Picture Amour…

chronicle plays

(Encyclopedia) chronicle plays, dramas based upon 16th-century chronicles in English, particularly those of Edward Hall and Raphael Holinshed. These plays became very popular late in the reign of…