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Worcester, Edward Somerset, 6th earl and 2d marquess of
(Encyclopedia)Worcester, Edward Somerset, 6th earl and 2d marquess of wo͝osˈtər [key], 1601?–1667, English soldier and inventor. Known as Lord Herbert after 1628, he received the title earl of Glamorgan in 164...Westminster, Statutes of
(Encyclopedia)Westminster, Statutes of, in medieval English history, legislative promulgations made by Edward I in Parliament at Westminster. Westminster I (1275) practically constitutes a code of law; it covers a ...Stanley, James
(Encyclopedia)Stanley, James: see Derby, James Stanley, 7th earl of. ...Kingis Quair, The
(Encyclopedia)Kingis Quair, The: see James I, king of Scotland. ...Dalrymple, James
(Encyclopedia)Dalrymple, James: see Stair, James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount. ...Fitzgerald, James
(Encyclopedia)Fitzgerald, James: see Kildare, James Fitzgerald, 20th earl of. ...Douglas, James, 2d duke of Queensbury
(Encyclopedia)Douglas, James, 1662–1711: see Queensberry, James Douglas, 2d duke of. ...James II, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland
(Encyclopedia)James II, 1633–1701, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1685–88); second son of Charles I, brother and successor of Charles II. James made an effort to restore himself by landing in Irel...Douglas, James, 4th duke of Hamilton
(Encyclopedia)Douglas, James, 1658–1712: see Hamilton, James Douglas, 4th duke of. ...Brudenell, James Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Brudenell, James Thomas: see Cardigan, James Thomas Brudenell, 7th earl of. ...Browse by Subject
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