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Mortimer's Cross
(Encyclopedia)Mortimer's Cross, battlefield, Herefordshire, W England, near Leominster. It was the scene of a battle (Feb. 2, 1461) in the Wars of the Roses (see Roses, Wars of the), which ended with a decisive vic...Richard III
(Encyclopedia)Richard III, 1452–85, king of England (1483–85), younger brother of Edward IV. Created duke of Gloucester at Edward's coronation (1461), he served his brother faithfully during Edward's lifetime...Charles Edward Stuart
(Encyclopedia)Charles Edward Stuart: see Stuart, Charles Edward. ...Balliol, Edward de
(Encyclopedia)Balliol, Edward de: see Baliol, Edward de. ...Śmigły-Rydz, Edward
(Encyclopedia)Śmigły-Rydz, Edward: see Rydz-Śmigły, Edward. ...Rivers, Richard Woodville, 1st Earl
(Encyclopedia)Rivers, Richard Woodville, 1st Earl, d. 1469, English nobleman. He was knighted (1426) by Henry VI and acquired wealth and power by marrying (c.1436) Jacquetta of Luxemburg, widow of John of Lancaster...James Francis Edward Stuart
(Encyclopedia)James Francis Edward Stuart: see Stuart, James Francis Edward. ...Montagu, Edward
(Encyclopedia)Montagu, Edward: see Sandwich, Edward Montagu, 1st earl of. ...Hyde, Edward
(Encyclopedia)Hyde, Edward: see Clarendon, Edward Hyde, 1st earl of. ...Thomson, Charles Edward Poulett
(Encyclopedia)Thomson, Charles Edward Poulett: see Sydenham, Charles Edward Poulett Thomson, Baron. ...Browse by Subject
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