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Tyrone, Hugh O'Neill, 2d earl of
(Encyclopedia)Tyrone, Hugh O'Neill, 2d earl of, 1540?–1616, Irish chieftain. He was the son of Matthew O'Neill, the illegitimate son of the 1st earl. Hugh succeeded his murdered older brother, Brian, as Baron Dun...Egerton, Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Egerton, Thomas: see Ellesmere, Thomas Egerton, Baron. ...Corvo, Baron
(Encyclopedia)Corvo, Baron: see Rolfe, Frederick William. ...Star-Spangled Banner, The
(Encyclopedia)Star-Spangled Banner, The, American national anthem, beginning, “O say can you see by the dawn's early light.” The words were written by Francis Scott Key, a young Washington attorney who during t...Collingwood, Cuthbert Collingwood, Baron
(Encyclopedia)Collingwood, Cuthbert Collingwood, Baron: see Trafalgar, battle of. ...Dacre of Glanton, Baron
(Encyclopedia)Dacre of Glanton, Baron: see Trevor-Roper, Hugh Redwald. ...Carington, Peter
(Encyclopedia)Carington, Peter: see Carrington, Peter Carington, 6th Baron. ...Brackley, Thomas Egerton, Viscount
(Encyclopedia)Brackley, Thomas Egerton, Viscount: see Ellesmere, Thomas Egerton, Baron. ...Fortuny, Mariano
(Encyclopedia)Fortuny, Mariano märēäˈnō fōrto͞oˈnē [key], 1838–74, Spanish genre painter, etcher, and watercolorist. Sent to Morocco in 1859 to paint war scenes, he made many brilliant sketches of North ...Few, William
(Encyclopedia)Few, William, 1748–1828, political leader in the American Revolution, b. near Baltimore. He was raised in North Carolina and was involved in the Regulator movement there. He later moved to Georgia. ...Browse by Subject
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