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Young Pretender

(Encyclopedia)Young Pretender: see Stuart, Charles Edward. ...

Burghley, William Cecil, 1st Baron

(Encyclopedia)Burghley or Burleigh, William Cecil, 1st Baron both: bûrˈlē [key], 1520–98, English statesman. He first rose to prominence during the protectorate of Edward Seymour, duke of Somerset, and he serv...

Old Pretender

(Encyclopedia)Old Pretender: see Stuart, James Francis Edward. ...

Black Prince

(Encyclopedia)Black Prince: see Edward the Black Prince. ...

Robert, Léopold

(Encyclopedia)Robert, Léopold lāôpôldˈ rōbĕrˈ [key], 1794–1835, French genre painter, b. Switzerland; pupil of J. L. David. He excelled in depicting Italian folk life in a classical style. His two best-kn...
 

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