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Northampton, Henry Howard, earl of
(Encyclopedia) Northampton, Henry Howard, earl ofNorthampton, Henry Howard, earl ofnôrthămpˈtən [key], 1540–1614, English courtier; son of the poet, Henry Howard, earl of Surrey; member of the…Napier, Robert Cornelis, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala
(Encyclopedia) Napier, Robert Cornelis, 1st Baron Napier of MagdalaNapier, Robert Cornelis, 1st Baron Napier of Magdalanāˈpēr, nəpērˈ [key], 1810–90, British general. In the engineering service in…Gunpowder Plot
(Encyclopedia) Gunpowder Plot, conspiracy to blow up the English Parliament and King James I on Nov. 5, 1605, the day set for the king to open Parliament. It was intended to be the beginning of a…Luna, Pedro de
(Encyclopedia) Luna, Pedro deLuna, Pedro depāˈᵺrō [key]Luna, Pedro de dā l&oomacr;ˈnä [key], 1328?–1423?, Aragonese churchman, antipope (1394–1417) with the name Benedict XIII. He was a doctor of…land art
(Encyclopedia) land art or earthworks, art form developed in the late 1960s and early 70s by Robert Smithson, Robert Morris, Michael Heizer, and others, in which the artist employs the elements of…Browning, Elizabeth Barrett
(Encyclopedia) Browning, Elizabeth Barrett, 1806–61, English poet, b. Durham. A delicate and precocious child, she spent a great part of her early life in a state of semi-invalidism. She read…Wagner, Robert Ferdinand
(Encyclopedia) Wagner, Robert FerdinandWagner, Robert Ferdinandwăgˈnər [key], 1877–1953, American legislator, b. Germany. He arrived with his family in the United States in 1885 and grew up in poor…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Elegy On The Death Of Robert Ruisseaux[1]
by Robert Burns Song-Rantin', Rovin' RobinEpistle To John Goldie, In KilmarnockElegy On The Death Of Robert Ruisseaux[1] Now Robin lies in his last lair, He'll gabble rhyme, nor…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Epitaph For Robert Aiken, Esq.
by Robert Burns A Bard's EpitaphEpitaph For Gavin Hamilton, Esq.Epitaph For Robert Aiken, Esq. Know thou, O stranger to the fame Of this much lov'd, much honoured name! (…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Robert Bruce's March To Bannockburn
by Robert Burns Dainty DavieBehold The Hour, The Boat ArriveRobert Bruce's March To Bannockburn Scots, wha hae wi' Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led, Welcome to…Trending
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