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Clément, Jacques

(Encyclopedia) Clément, JacquesClément, Jacqueszhäk klāmäNˈ [key], 1567–89, French Dominican monk, assassin of Henry III of France. An adherent of the League, he thought Henry a danger to the Church…

Bohun, Henry de, 1st earl of Hereford

(Encyclopedia) Bohun, Henry de, 1st earl of HerefordBohun, Henry de, 1st earl of Herefordb&oomacr;n, hĕˈrəfərd [key], 1176–1220, English nobleman. Although King John granted him the marcher…

Shrapnel, Henry

(Encyclopedia) Shrapnel, HenryShrapnel, Henryshrăpˈnəl [key], 1761–1842, British general, inventor of the shrapnel shell. The shell, consisting of a steel case filled with bullets and an explosive…

Basilikon Doron

(Encyclopedia) Basilikon DoronBasilikon Doronbəsĭˈlĭkən 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…

Roger of Hoveden

(Encyclopedia) Roger of HovedenRoger of Hovedenhŏvˈdən, hŭvˈ– [key], d. 1201; English chronicler. His chronicle, covering the years from 732 to 1201, is an original source only for the years through…

Geoffrey

(Encyclopedia) GeoffreyGeoffreyjĕfˈrē [key], 1158–86, duke of Brittany (1171–86); fourth son of Henry II of England. Betrothed (1166) to Constance, heiress of Brittany, he was recognized as heir to…

Agincourt

(Encyclopedia) AgincourtAgincourtäzhăNk&oomacr;rˈ [key], modern Fr. Azincourt, village, Pas-de-Calais dept., N France. There, during the Hundred Years War, Henry V of England with some 6,000 men…

Warwick, Richard de Beauchamp, earl of

(Encyclopedia) Warwick, Richard de Beauchamp, earl of, 1382–1439, English nobleman; son of Thomas de Beauchamp, earl of Warwick. He fought for Henry IV against Owen Glendower in Wales and the Percys…

Tudor, Owen

(Encyclopedia) Tudor, Owen, d. 1461, founder of the Tudor dynasty. He belonged to an ancient Welsh family. He was a squire at the court of Henry V, and, probably in 1429, he married Henry's widow,…

Stafford, Edward, 3d duke of Buckingham

(Encyclopedia) Stafford, Edward, 3d duke of Buckingham, 1478–1521, English nobleman; son of Henry Stafford, 2d duke of Buckingham. The attainder (1483) of his father was reversed on the accession (…