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Christian X
(Encyclopedia) Christian X, 1870–1947, king of Denmark (1912–47) and Iceland (1912–44), son and successor of Frederick VIII and brother of King Haakon VII of Norway. He granted (1915) a new…Otto IV, Holy Roman emperor
(Encyclopedia) Otto IV, 1175?–1218, Holy Roman emperor (1209–15) and German king, son of Henry the Lion, duke of Saxony. He was brought up at the court of his uncle King Richard I of England, who…Matthias Corvinus
(Encyclopedia) Matthias CorvinusMatthias Corvinuskôrvīˈnəs [key], 1443?–1490, king of Hungary (1458–90) and Bohemia (1478–90), second son of John Hunyadi. He was elected king of Hungary on the death…William Shakespeare: King John, Act V, Scene V
Scene VThe French campEnter Lewis and his trainLewisThe sun of heaven methought was loath to set, But stay'd and made the western welkin blush, When English measure backward their own ground…William Shakespeare: King Lear, Act I, Scene V
Scene VCourt before the sameEnter King Lear, Kent, and FoolKing LearGo you before to Gloucester with these letters. Acquaint my daughter no further with any thing you know than comes from her…William Shakespeare: King Lear, Act III, Scene V
Scene VGloucester's castleEnter Cornwall and EdmundCornwallI will have my revenge ere I depart his house.EdmundHow, my lord, I may be censured, that nature thus gives way to loyalty,…William Shakespeare: King Lear, Act IV, Scene V
Scene VGloucester's castleEnter Regan and OswaldReganBut are my brother's powers set forth?OswaldAy, madam.ReganHimself in person there?OswaldMadam, with much ado: Your sister is the better…Timeline: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Part II
Part II: Early Activism 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 Next: National Figure 1955 The 26-year-old King leads boycott of segregated Montgomery buses, gains national…Timeline: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Part III
Part III: National Figure 1963 1964 1965 Next: New Directions for Civil Rights 1963 King is arrested and jailed during anti-segregation protests in Birmingham; writes Letter…Timeline: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Part IV
Part IV: New Directions for Civil Rights Mid-1960s 1966 1967 1968 Next: The Legacy Mid-1960s King's growing opposition to the Vietnam War angers President Johnson, prompts…