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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.…Espartero, Baldomero, duque de la Victoria, conde de Luchana
(Encyclopedia) Espartero, Baldomero, duque de la Victoria, conde de LuchanaEspartero, Baldomero, duque de la Victoria, conde de Luchanabäldōmāˈrō āspärtāˈrō d&oomacr;ˈkā dā lä vēktōˈrēä kōnˈdā dā…Prince of Wales Island, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Prince of Wales Island, c.12,800 sq mi (33,150 sq km), Nunavut Territory, Canada, between Victoria and Somerset islands. The low tundra-covered island has an irregular coastline and is…Owen Stanley Range
(Encyclopedia) Owen Stanley Range, mountain chain, c.300 mi (480 km) long, SE Papua New Guinea, on New Guinea island. It rises to Mt. Victoria (13,363 ft/4,073 m). The region, drained by several…Derby ware
(Encyclopedia) Derby wareDerby waredärˈbē [key], English china produced at Derby since about 1750, when William Duesbury opened a pottery there. The china was close in style to contemporary Chelsea…Port Angeles
(Encyclopedia) Port AngelesPort Angelesănˈjələs [key], city (1990 pop. 17,710), seat of Clallam co., NW Wash., on Juan de Fuca Strait opposite Victoria, British Columbia; inc. 1890. A port of entry…Esher, Reginald Baliol Brett, 2d Viscount
(Encyclopedia) Esher, Reginald Baliol Brett, 2d ViscountEsher, Reginald Baliol Brett, 2d Viscountbālˈyəl, ēˈshər [key], 1852–1930, English historian and government official. After sitting in…Yarra
(Encyclopedia) Yarra, river, 115 mi (185 km) long, rising in the Great Dividing Range, S Victoria, Australia, and flowing generally westward through Melbourne to Port Phillip Bay. It is important to…Entertainment News from March 1999
1George Clooney, who recently doffed his scrubs having said so long to ER, has reportedly signed on with filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen in their next film, Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? The…De Wint, Peter
(Encyclopedia) De Wint, Peter, 1784–1849, English landscape painter. He was a leading watercolorist. Most of De Wint's landscapes are distinctly English in subject and treatment, Lincolnshire scenes…Trending
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