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Larry King Biography
Larry King(Larry Zeiger)talk-show hostBorn: 11/19/1933Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Prime-time talk-show host whose show, Larry King Live (1985–present), often attracts the biggest names in…Kings of Israel and Judah
The Kingdoms of Israel The historical kingdom of Israel existed as a united kingdom for only a brief period of time. As related in the Old Testament and the Hebrew Bible, it lasted for just a few…B.B. King Biography
B.B. King(Riley B. King)legendary blues musicianBorn: 9/16/1925Birthplace: Indianola, Miss. One of the most influential guitarists of all time, King remains an icon and a model for Eric…Alan King Biography
Alan King(Irwin Alan Kniberg)actor, comedian, producerBorn: 12/26/1927Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York King honed his material working in the Catskills and entertaining New Yorkers with his…flagellants
(Encyclopedia) flagellantsflagellantsflăjˈələnts, fləjĕlˈənts [key], term applied to the groups of Christians who practiced public flagellation as a penance. The practice supposedly grew out of the…Grey, Lady Jane
(Encyclopedia) Grey, Lady Jane, 1537–54, queen of England for nine days. She was the daughter of Henry Grey, marquess of Dorset (later duke of Suffolk), and Frances Brandon, daughter of Henry VIII's…William Shakespeare: Henry VI (Pt 3), Act IV, Scene VIII
Scene VIIILondon. The palaceFlourish. Enter King Henry VI, Warwick, Montague, Clarence, Exeter, and OxfordWarwickWhat counsel, lords? Edward from Belgia, With hasty Germans and blunt…Avignon
(Encyclopedia) Avignon Avignon ävēnyôNˈ [key], city, capital of Vaucluse dept., SE France, on the Rhône River. It is a farm market with a wine trade and a great variety of…Formosus
(Encyclopedia) FormosusFormosusfôrmōˈsəs [key], c.816–896, pope (891–96), probably a Roman; successor of Stephen VI. Under Pope Nicholas I he had been bishop in Bulgaria, where he pursued a rigorous…William Shakespeare: Henry VI (Pt 1), Act II, Scene V
Scene VThe Tower of LondonEnter Mortimer, brought in a chair, and GaolersMortimerKind keepers of my weak decaying age, Let dying Mortimer here rest himself. Even like a man new haled from the…Trending
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