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William Shakespeare: Henry VI (Pt 2), Act III, Scene II
Scene IIBury St. Edmund's. A room of stateEnter certain Murderers, hastilyFirst MurdererRun to my Lord of Suffolk; let him know We have dispatch'd the duke, as he commanded.Second MurdererO…William Shakespeare: Henry VI (Pt 3), Act V, Scene III
Scene IIIAnother part of the fieldFlourish. Enter King Edward IV in triumph; with Gloucester, Clarence, and the restKing Edward IVThus far our fortune keeps an upward course, And we are…William Shakespeare: Henry VI (Pt 2), Act IV, Scene X
Scene XKent. Iden's gardenEnter CadeCadeFie on ambition! fie on myself, that have a sword, and yet am ready to famish! These five days have I hid me in these woods and durst not peep out, for…Holy Roman Empire: Emperors
Charlemagne (Charles I), emperor of the West (800–814), Carolingian king of the Franks (768–814)Charles II, emperor of the West (875–77) and king of the West Franks (843–77)Otto I, Holy…William Shakespeare: Henry VI (Pt 3), Act V, Scene II
Scene IIA field of battle near BarnetAlarum and excursions. Enter King Edward IV, bringing forth Warwick woundedKing Edward IVSo, lie thou there: die thou, and die our fear; For Warwick was a…Cheke, Sir John
(Encyclopedia) Cheke, Sir JohnCheke, Sir Johnchēk [key], 1514–57, English scholar. As professor of Greek at Cambridge he taught Roger Ascham and later was tutor to Edward VI. A Protestant, he was…Chaeronea
(Encyclopedia) ChaeroneaChaeroneakĕrənēˈə [key], ancient town of Boeotia, Greece, in the Cephissus (now Kifisós) River valley and NW of Thebes. There the Athenians and Thebans were defeated (338 b.c…Tolentino
(Encyclopedia) TolentinoTolentinotōlāntēˈnō [key], town (1991 pop. 18,346), in the Marche, central Italy, on the Chienti River. In 1797, Pope Pius VI signed at Tolentino a humiliating treaty with…Tonga
(Encyclopedia) TongaTongatŏngˈgə [key], officially Kingdom of Tonga, island kingdom (2015 est. pop. 106,000), 270 sq mi (699 sq km), South Pacific, c.2000 mi (3,220 km) NE of Sydney, Australia. Tonga…Henry VIII, king of England
(Encyclopedia) Henry VIII, 1491–1547, king of England (1509–47), second son and successor of Henry VII. Henry was a supreme egotist. He advanced personal desires under the guise of public policy…