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Douglas, William, 1st earl of Douglas and Mar
(Encyclopedia) Douglas, William, 1st earl of Douglas and Mar, 1327?–1384, Scottish nobleman; nephew of Sir James de Douglas, lord of Douglas. About 1348 he returned to Scotland from France and…Hertford, William Seymour, 1st marquess and 2d earl of
(Encyclopedia) Hertford, William Seymour, 1st marquess and 2d earl ofHertford, William Seymour, 1st marquess and 2d earl ofhärˈfərd, härtˈ– [key], 1588–1660, English nobleman; great-grandson of…Bridget, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Bridget, Saint, 453?–523?, Irish holy woman. She is often called St. Brigid, St. Bride, or St. Bridget of Kildare. Little is known of her, but she did found a great monastery at…Dufferin and Ava, Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st marquess of
(Encyclopedia) Dufferin and Ava, Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st marquess ofDufferin and Ava, Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st marquess ofdŭfˈərĭn, äˈvə, āˈvə [key],…Alexander Hamilton
Great American statesman In the years after the Revolutionary war, Hamilton practiced law. He often defended pro-British Loyalists. Not only did he feel it was time to put the…Hamilton, Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, Alexander, 1755–1804, American statesman, b. Nevis, in the West Indies. By 1780 Hamilton had outlined a plan of government with a strong central authority to replace the…Columbia University
(Encyclopedia) Columbia University, mainly in New York City; founded 1754 as King's College by grant of King George II; first college in New York City, fifth oldest in the United States; one of the…Saint Andrews, University of
(Encyclopedia) Saint Andrews, University of, at St. Andrews, Scotland; founded 1410. It is the oldest university in Scotland. It has faculties of arts, science, and divinity. St. Salvator's College…Cornwall, city, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Cornwall, industrial city, SE Ont., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River. It manufactures cotton and rayon textiles, paper, chemicals,…Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, island nation (2015 est. pop. 109,000), 150 sq mi (388 sq km), West Indies, in the Windward Islands. It comprises the island of Saint Vincent (…Trending
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