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Longchamp, William of
(Encyclopedia) Longchamp, William ofLongchamp, William oflôngˈshămp, lôNshäNˈ [key], d. 1197, chancellor and justiciar of England, bishop of Ely. After service with Geoffrey, duke of Brittany, he…Lansdowne, William Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st marquess of
(Encyclopedia) Lansdowne, William Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st marquess of: see Shelburne, William Petty Fitzmaurice, 2d earl of.Somerset, William Seymour, 2d duke of
(Encyclopedia) Somerset, William Seymour, 2d duke of: see Hertford, William Seymour, 1st marquess and 2d earl of.William of Wykeham
(Encyclopedia) William of Wykeham or William of WickhamWilliam of Wykehamboth: wĭˈkəm [key], 1324–1404, English prelate and lord chancellor. He is thought to have been the son of a serf. Entering the…parody
(Encyclopedia) parody, mocking imitation in verse or prose of a literary work. The following poem by Robert Southey was parodied by Lewis Carroll: “You are old, Father William,” the young man cried…William II, emperor of Germany and king of Prussia
(Encyclopedia) William II, 1859–1941, emperor of Germany and king of Prussia (1888–1918), son and successor of Frederick III and grandson of William I of Germany and of Queen Victoria of England.…Percy Bysshe Shelley: To - ("Oh! There are spirits of the air")
by Percy Bysshe Shelley A Summer Evening Churchyard To Wordsworth To - Dakrtsi Dioiso Potmon 'Apotmon. Oh! there are spirits of[1] the air, And genii of the evening breeze, And gentle…Hereward the Wake
(Encyclopedia) Hereward the WakeHereward the Wakehĕrˈĭwərd [key], fl. 1070, Anglo-Saxon rebel against William I. A thane, he apparently held land in Lincolnshire. In 1070 he sacked Peterborough with…William, prince of Wied
(Encyclopedia) William, prince of Wied, 1876–1945, mpret [ruler] of Albania (1914), third son of William, prince of Wied, nephew of Elizabeth of Romania. A German army officer, he was selected by the…Gaddis, William
(Encyclopedia) Gaddis, William, 1922–98, American novelist, b. New York City. An erudite master of satire and black comedy, he was both praised and criticized for his avant-garde techniques—…Trending
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