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George V, king of Great Britain and Ireland
(Encyclopedia)George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert), 1865–1936, king of Great Britain and Ireland (1910–36), second son and successor of Edward VII. At the age of 12 he commenced a naval career, but this en...George, Fort
(Encyclopedia)George, Fort: see Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. ...Leigh-Mallory, George Herbert
(Encyclopedia)Leigh-Mallory, George Herbert: see Mallory, George Herbert Leigh. ...Digby, George
(Encyclopedia)Digby, George: see Bristol, George Digby, 2d earl of. ...Baltimore, George Calvert, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia)Baltimore, George Calvert, 1st Baron: see Calvert, George. ...Etah
(Encyclopedia)Etah ēˈtə [key], abandoned village, NW Greenland, on Smith Sound, opposite Ellesmere Island. The Eskimo tribe discovered there by John Ross in 1818 is known as the Polar Eskimo and was studied by R...Cortland
(Encyclopedia)Cortland kôrtˈlənd [key], city (2020 pop. 18,696), seat of Cortland co., central N.Y.; set...Monk, George
(Encyclopedia)Monk, George: see Monck, George, 1st duke of Albemarle. ...Savile, George
(Encyclopedia)Savile, George: see Halifax, George Savile, 1st marquess of. ...Fort George
(Encyclopedia)Fort George, river, c.480 mi (770 km) long, rising in Lake Nichicun, E Que., Canada. It flows W into James Bay at Fort George, a Hudson's Bay Company trading post. ...Browse by Subject
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