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Abdul Rahman, Tunku

(Encyclopedia) Abdul Rahman, Tunku,Abdul Rahman, Tunku,t&oobreve;nˈk&oomacr; äbˈd&oobreve;l räˈmän [key], 1903–90, Malaysian political leader. A prince (tunku), he was the fifth son of…

Rákóczy

(Encyclopedia) RákóczyRákóczyräˈkôtsĭ [key], noble Hungarian family that played an important role in the history of Transylvania and Hungary in the 17th and 18th cent. Sigismund Rákóczy, 1544–1608,…

Biographies: 2015 People in the News

2015 People in the News See also 2014 People in the News 2013 People in the News 2012 People in the News 2011 People in the News 2010 People in the News 2009 People in…

Putney

(Encyclopedia) PutneyPutneypŭtˈnē [key], ward of Wandsworth borough, London, England. It is the starting point of the Oxford-Cambridge boat races. Thomas Cromwell and Edward Gibbon were born in…

July 2013 Current Events: World News

U.S. News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in world news for the month of July 2013. Morsi Deposed by Military After One Year in Office (July 1): The…

Gascoigne, George

(Encyclopedia) Gascoigne, GeorgeGascoigne, Georgegăskoinˈ [key], c.1539–1577, English author, a pioneer in various fields of English literature. A reckless, dissipated youth, he left Cambridge…

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…

Hepplewhite, George

(Encyclopedia) Hepplewhite, GeorgeHepplewhite, Georgehĕpˈəlhwīt [key], d. 1786, English cabinetmaker and furniture designer. His style is characterized by light, curvilinear forms, painted or inlaid…

Elizabeth, queen of Bohemia

(Encyclopedia) Elizabeth, 1596–1662, queen of Bohemia, daughter of James I of England. Her beauty attracted most of the royal suitors of Europe (she was nicknamed the “Queen of Hearts”), but she was…

Cumberland, William Augustus, duke of

(Encyclopedia) Cumberland, William Augustus, duke of, 1721–65, British general; third son of George II. Entering the army shortly before the outbreak (1740) of the War of the Austrian Succession, he…