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Jagiello

(Encyclopedia) JagielloJagielloyägyĕˈlō [key] or JagelloJagelloyägĕˈlō [key], dynasty that ruled Poland and Lithuania from 1386 to 1572, Hungary from 1440 to 1444 and again from 1490 to 1526, and…

16th-century Spice Girl

Cate Blanchett's Virgin QueenMost of all, Weir balks at the film's blatant girl-power edge. Indeed, she reveals that Elizabeth played on —not rebelled against— her era's belief that…

Ford, John, American film director

(Encyclopedia) Ford, John, 1895–1973, American film director, b. Cape Elizabeth, Maine, as John Martin Feeney. Ford began directing in 1917 after an apprenticeship with his brother Francis. Over the…

William Shakespeare: Merchant of Venice, Act II

Act IIScene IBelmont. A room in Portia's houseFlourish of cornets. Enter the Prince of Morocco and his train; Portia, Nerissa, and others attendingMoroccoMislike me not for my complexion, The…

William Shakespeare: Hamlet, Act I, Scene II

Scene IIA room of state in the castleEnter King Claudius, Queen Gertrude, Hamlet, Polonius, Laertes, Voltimand, Cornelius, Lords, and AttendantsKing ClaudiusThough yet of Hamlet our dear…

Diamond Necklace, Affair of the

(Encyclopedia) Diamond Necklace, Affair of the, scandal that took place at the court of King Louis XVI of France just before the French Revolution. An adventuress who called herself the comtesse de…

Saxe-Coburg

(Encyclopedia) Saxe-CoburgSaxe-Coburgsăks-kōbərg [key], Ger. Sachsen-Coburg, former duchy, central Germany. A possession of the Ernestine branch of the house of Wettin, it was given by Ernest the…

Horne, Richard Henry

(Encyclopedia) Horne, Richard Henry, or Richard Hengist Horne, 1802–84, English author. His chief work was the allegorical poem Orion (1843). A New Spirit of the Age (1844), written with Elizabeth…