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Fisher, John
(Encyclopedia)Fisher, John (Saint John Fisher), c.1469–1535, English prelate, cardinal, bishop of Rochester (1504–34). Known for his scholarship at Cambridge, he was chosen confessor to Margaret Beaufort, mothe...Lancaster, Henry, earl of
(Encyclopedia)Lancaster, Henry, earl of: see Lancaster, house of. ...Lee, Light-Horse Harry
(Encyclopedia)Lee, Light-Horse Harry: see Lee, Henry. ...Lee, Rooney
(Encyclopedia)Lee, Rooney: see Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh. ...Fawcett, Dame Millicent Garrett
(Encyclopedia)Fawcett, Dame Millicent Garrett: see under Fawcett, Henry. ...Ford, Edsel Bryant
(Encyclopedia)Ford, Edsel Bryant: see under Ford, Henry. ...Henry Street Settlement
(Encyclopedia)Henry Street Settlement: see Wald, Lillian D. ...fugitive slave laws
(Encyclopedia)fugitive slave laws, in U.S. history, the federal acts of 1793 and 1850 providing for the return between states of escaped black slaves. Similar laws existing in both North and South in colonial days ...Huntington Library and Art Gallery
(Encyclopedia)Huntington Library and Art Gallery: see Huntington, Henry Edwards. ...York, Cardinal
(Encyclopedia)York, Cardinal: see Stuart, Henry Benedict Maria Clement. ...Browse by Subject
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