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Adams, James Truslow
(Encyclopedia) Adams, James TruslowAdams, James Truslowtrŭˈslō [key], 1878–1949, American historian, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. The Founding of New England (1921), which brought him the Pulitzer Prize in…Baxter, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Baxter, Richard, 1615–91, English nonconformist clergyman. Ordained in 1638, he began his ministry at Kidderminster in 1641. He sided with Parliament when the civil war broke out and…Sweyn
(Encyclopedia) SweynSweynswān [key], c.960–1014, king of Denmark (986–1014), son of Harold Bluetooth. Although baptized, he reverted to paganism and rebelled against his father, who was killed in…Ireland, Church of
(Encyclopedia) Ireland, Church of, Anglican church of both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. As a separate body the church goes back to the Reformation when the Irish church was…Richmond and Lennox, Frances Teresa Stuart, duchess of
(Encyclopedia) Richmond and Lennox, Frances Teresa Stuart or Stewart, duchess of, 1647–1702, mistress of Charles II of England. The daughter of an exiled Scottish physician, she was educated in…Schulenburg, Ehrengard Melusina von der, duchess of Kendal
(Encyclopedia) Schulenburg, Ehrengard Melusina von der, duchess of KendalSchulenburg, Ehrengard Melusina von der, duchess of Kendalāˈrəngärt māl&oomacr;zēˈnä fən dĕr sh&oomacr;ˈlənb&…Parkes, Sir Henry
(Encyclopedia) Parkes, Sir Henry, 1815–96, Australian political leader, b. England. He emigrated to Australia in 1839 and later founded a newspaper, the Empire, to advocate responsible government and…Tewkesbury
(Encyclopedia) TewkesburyTewkesburyty&oomacr;ksˈbərē [key], town (1991 pop. 9,454), Gloucestershire, W central England, on the Avon River near its junction with the Severn. Once noted for mustard…Grahame, Kenneth
(Encyclopedia) Grahame, KennethGrahame, Kennethgrāˈəm [key], 1859–1931, English author. He was a secretary in the Bank of England from 1908 until 1918. His works, noted for their humor and charm,…Tweed , river, Scotland
(Encyclopedia) Tweed, river, 97 mi (156 km) long, rising in the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It flows E through S Scotland then NE, forming the Scotland-England border for 17 mi (27 km) before…Trending
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