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Lawes, Henry
(Encyclopedia)Lawes, Henry lôz [key], 1596–1662, English composer. Both he and his brother William were prominent musician-composers, and Henry served the royal family in various capacities until the civil war. ...Milford Haven
(Encyclopedia)Milford Haven, Welsh Aberdaugleddau, town (1981 pop. 13,883), Pembrokeshire, SW Wales. It is a seaport on the northern side of the estuary called Milford Haven. The bay forms a natural harbor that can...Cateau-Cambrésis, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia)Cateau-Cambrésis, Treaty of kätōˈ-käNbrāzēˈ [key], 1559, concluded at Le Cateau, France, by representatives of Henry II of France, Philip II of Spain, and Elizabeth I of England. It put an end...Howard, Henry
(Encyclopedia)Howard, Henry: see Surrey, Henry Howard, earl of. ...Stuart, Henry
(Encyclopedia)Stuart or Stewart, Henry: see Darnley, Henry Stuart, Lord. ...Kunigunde, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Kunigunde, Saint: see Henry II, Holy Roman emperor. ...Ford, Henry, 2d
(Encyclopedia)Ford, Henry, 2d: see under Ford, Henry. ...Hart, Basil Henry Liddell
(Encyclopedia)Hart, Basil Henry Liddell: see Liddell Hart, Basil Henry. ...Wriothesley, Henry
(Encyclopedia)Wriothesley, Henry: see Southampton, Henry Wriothesley, 3d earl of. ...Guelphs
(Encyclopedia)Guelphs gwĕlfs [key], European dynasty tracing its descent from the Swabian count Guelph or Welf (9th cent.), whose daughter Judith married the Frankish emperor Louis I. Guelph III (d. 1055) was made...Browse by Subject
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