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(Encyclopedia) BáthoryBáthorybäˈtôrē [key], Pol. Batory, Hungarian noble family. Stephen Báthory, 1477–1534, a loyal adherent of John I of Hungary (John Zápolya), was made (1529) voivode [governor]…Olympia, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Olympia, city (1990 pop. 33,840), state capital, and seat of Thurston co., W Wash., at the southern tip of Puget Sound, on Budd Inlet; inc. 1859. A port of entry, it ships lumber…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: R
Selected Biographies A to Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+…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…William Shakespeare: Richard III, Dramatis Personae
Dramatis PersonaeKing Edward The FourthSons to the King.Edward, Prince of Wales, afterwards King Edward V.Richard, Duke of York Brothers to the King.George, Duke of ClarenceRichard, Duke of…Albert the Bear
(Encyclopedia) Albert the Bear, c.1100–1170, first margrave of Brandenburg (1150–70). He was a loyal vassal of Holy Roman Emperor Lothair II, who, as duke of Saxony, helped him take (1123) Lower…Grand Alliance, War of the
(Encyclopedia) Grand Alliance, War of the, 1688–97, war between France and a coalition of European powers, known as the League of Augsburg (and, after 1689, as the Grand Alliance). Louis XIV of…Hanover, house of
(Encyclopedia) Hanover, house of, ruling dynasty of Hanover (see Hanover, province), which was descended from the Guelphs and which in 1714 acceded to the British throne in the person of George I.…William Shakespeare: Richard III, Act IV
Act IVScene IBefore the TowerEnter, on one side, Queen Elizabeth, Duchess OF York, and Dorset; on the other, Anne, Duchess of Gloucester, leading Lady Margaret Plantagenet, Clarence's young…Russian and Soviet Rulers since 1462 (table)
(Encyclopedia) Russian and Soviet Rulers since 1462(including dates of rule) House of Rurik Ivan III (the Great), 1462–1505 Vasily III, 1505–33 Ivan IV (the Terrible), 1533–84 Feodor I, 1584…Trending
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