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Llewellyn, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Llewellyn, RichardLlewellyn, Richardl&oomacr;ĕlˈĭn [key], 1907–83, Welsh novelist. He is best known as the author of How Green Was My Valley (1939), a story of life in the S Wales…Jefferies, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Jefferies, RichardJefferies, Richardjĕfˈrēz [key], 1848–87, English author. A naturalist, he wrote several books about the English countryside. He first achieved recognition with the…Gough, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Gough, RichardGough, Richardgŏf [key], 1735–1809, English antiquary, authority on British topography. His valuable collection of books and manuscripts is in the Bodleian Library,…Westmacott, Sir Richard
(Encyclopedia) Westmacott, Sir RichardWestmacott, Sir Richardwĕstˈməkŏt [key], 1775–1856, English sculptor. He worked in the studio of his father, also a sculptor, and in Italy under Canova. His work…Little Richard
(Encyclopedia) Little Richard, 1935–2020, American musician and singer, b. Macon, Ga., as Richard Wayne Penniman. One of the first rock musicians in the 1950s, he recorded such tunes as “Tutti Frutti…Hooker, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Hooker, Richard, 1554?–1600, English theologian and clergyman of the Church of England. He studied and lectured at Oxford and preached at Drayton-Beauchamp, Buckinghamshire; at the…Joan of Kent
(Encyclopedia) Joan of Kent, 1328–85, English noblewoman; daughter of Edmund of Woodstock, earl of Kent, youngest son of Edward I. She early gained wide note for her beauty and charm, though the…Scrope, Richard Le
(Encyclopedia) Scrope, Richard LeScrope, Richard Lelə skr&oomacr;p [key], 1350?–1405, English archbishop. He probably studied law at both Oxford and Cambridge. Having taken priest's orders in…Geoffrey
(Encyclopedia) GeoffreyGeoffreyjĕfˈrē [key], 1158–86, duke of Brittany (1171–86); fourth son of Henry II of England. Betrothed (1166) to Constance, heiress of Brittany, he was recognized as heir to…Warwick, Richard de Beauchamp, earl of
(Encyclopedia) Warwick, Richard de Beauchamp, earl of, 1382–1439, English nobleman; son of Thomas de Beauchamp, earl of Warwick. He fought for Henry IV against Owen Glendower in Wales and the Percys…Trending
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