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Elizabeth Farnese
(Encyclopedia) Elizabeth FarneseElizabeth Farnesefärnāˈsā [key], 1692–1766, queen of Spain, second consort of Philip V; niece of Antonio Farnese, duke of Parma. Soon after her marriage (1714),…Gloucester, Humphrey, duke of
(Encyclopedia) Gloucester, Humphrey, duke of, 1391–1447, English nobleman; youngest son of Henry IV and Mary de Bohun. He was well educated and had a great interest in humanist scholarship. After the…Charles VIII, king of France
(Encyclopedia) Charles VIII, 1470–98, king of France (1483–98), son and successor of Louis XI. He first reigned under the regency of his sister Anne de Beaujeu. After his marriage (1491) to Anne of…Tudor
(Encyclopedia) Tudor, royal family that ruled England from 1485 to 1603. Its founder was Owen Tudor, of a Welsh family of great antiquity, who was a squire at the court of Henry V and who married…William Shakespeare: Henry VI (Pt 3), Act I
Act IScene ILondon. The Parliament-houseAlarum. Enter York, Edward, Richard, Norfolk, Montague, Warwick, and SoldiersWarwickI wonder how the king escaped our hands.YorkWhile we pursued the…Frederick VI, king of Denmark and Norway
(Encyclopedia) Frederick VI, 1768–1839, king of Denmark (1808–39) and Norway (1808–14), son and successor of Christian VII. After the court party had executed Struensee, expelled Frederick's mother,…William Shakespeare: Henry VI (Pt 2), Act V
Act VScene IFields between Dartford and BlackheathEnter York, and his army of Irish, with drum and coloursYorkFrom Ireland thus comes York to claim his right, And pluck the crown from feeble…William Shakespeare: Henry VI (Pt 2), Act I
Act IScene ILondon. The palaceFlourish of trumpets: then hautboys. Enter King Henry VI, Gloucester, Salisbury, Warwick, and Cardinal, on the one side; Queen Margaret, Suffolk, York, Somerset…William Shakespeare: Henry VI (Pt 3), Act V
Act VScene ICoventryEnter Warwick, the Mayor of Coventry, two Messengers, and others upon the wallsWarwickWhere is the post that came from valiant Oxford? How far hence is thy lord, mine…Sakkara
(Encyclopedia) Sakkara or SaqqaraSakkarasäkäˈrä [key], necropolis (burial place) of ancient Memphis, Egypt, 3 mi (5 km) from the Nile and on the border of the Libyan desert. Djoser (Zoser) had his…Trending
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