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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Take quizzes, read a review of the movie, and learn how this book shattered publishing records More Stuff Harry Potter PlaylistsHarry Potter Banned?Harry Potter Movies!Harry Potter…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Prince Athanase

by Percy Bysshe Shelley The Revolt of IslamRosalind and HelenPrince Athanase (The idea Shelley had formed of Prince Athanase was a good deal modelled on "Alastor". In the first sketch of…

Volstead, Andrew Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Volstead, Andrew JosephVolstead, Andrew Josephvŏlˈstĕd [key], 1860–1947, American legislator, b. Goodhue co., Minn. A lawyer, he held several local offices in Minnesota before serving…

Albert II, prince of Monaco

(Encyclopedia) Albert II, 1958–, prince of Monaco (2005–), grad. Amherst College (B.A., 1981). A member of the long-ruling Grimaldi family, he is the son of Prince Rainier III, upon whose death he…

Prince Albert National Park

(Encyclopedia) Prince Albert National Park, 1,496 sq mi (3,875 sq km), central Sask., Canada, NW of Prince Albert, in a forested area; est. 1927. The numerous streams and lakes afford excellent…

Saionji, Kimmochi, Prince

(Encyclopedia) Saionji, Kimmochi, PrinceSaionji, Kimmochi, Princekēmōˈchē sīōnˈjē [key], 1850–1940, Japanese statesman. He took part in the Meiji restoration, then spent 10 years in France, absorbing…

McLaughlin, Andrew Cunningham

(Encyclopedia) McLaughlin, Andrew CunninghamMcLaughlin, Andrew Cunninghamməgläkˈlĭn [key], 1861–1947, American educator and historian, b. Beardstown, Ill., grad. Univ. of Michigan (B.A., 1882; LL.B…

Princess Diana

A privileged youth, a tragic death by David Johnson   Biographies of the Royal Family Royal Family Tree The Queen Mother Queen Elizabeth Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh…

Fort Henry, in United States history

(Encyclopedia) Fort Henry, Confederate fortification on the Tennessee River, S of the Ky.-Tenn. line; site of the first major Union victory of the Civil War (Feb. 6, 1862). The fort was attacked and…

Kent, George Edward Alexander Edmund, duke of

(Encyclopedia) Kent, George Edward Alexander Edmund, duke of, 1902–42, fourth son of George V of Great Britain. He traveled extensively as “salesman of the empire.” A member of the Royal Air Force…