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Graham, James
(Encyclopedia)Graham, James: see Montrose, James Graham, 5th earl and 1st marquess of. ...Drummond, James Eric
(Encyclopedia)Drummond, James Eric: see Perth, James Eric Drummond, 16th earl of. ...Butler, James
(Encyclopedia)Butler, James: see Ormonde, James Butler, 12th earl and 1st duke of. ...Basilikon Doron
(Encyclopedia)Basilikon Doron bəsĭˈlĭkən dôˈrən [key] [Gr.,=royal gift], book written by James VI of Scotland (subsequently James I of England) as a guide for the conduct of his son Henry when he became kin...James IV, king of Scotland
(Encyclopedia)James IV, 1473–1513, king of Scotland (1488–1513), son and successor of James III. He was an able and popular king, and his reign was one of stability and progress for Scotland. After suppressing ...Priestley, Joseph
(Encyclopedia)Priestley, Joseph, 1733–1804, English theologian and scientist. He prepared for the Presbyterian ministry and served several churches in England as pastor but gradually rejected orthodox Calvinism a...Mill, John Stuart
(Encyclopedia)Mill, John Stuart, 1806–73, British philosopher and economist. A precocious child, he was educated privately by his father, James Mill. In 1823, abandoning the study of law, he became a clerk in the...Bruce, James, 8th earl of Elgin
(Encyclopedia)Bruce, James, 8th earl of Elgin: see Elgin, James Bruce, 8th earl of. ...Stuart, James, 1st earl of Murray
(Encyclopedia)Stuart or Stewart, James, 1st earl of Murray: see Murray, James Stuart, 1st earl of. ...Stuart, James Francis Edward
(Encyclopedia)Stuart or Stewart, James Francis Edward, 1688–1766, claimant to the British throne, son of James II and Mary of Modena; called the Old Pretender. His birth, falsely rumored by Whigs at the time to b...Browse by Subject
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