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Grey, Lady Jane

(Encyclopedia) Grey, Lady Jane, 1537–54, queen of England for nine days. She was the daughter of Henry Grey, marquess of Dorset (later duke of Suffolk), and Frances Brandon, daughter of Henry VIII's…

palladium, chemical element

(Encyclopedia) palladium [Gr. Pallas, goddess of wisdom], metallic chemical element; symbol Pd; at. no. 46; at. wt. 106.42; m.p. 1,554℃; b.p. 2,970℃; sp. gr. 12.02 at 20℃; valence +2, +3, or +4.…

Mary of Guise

(Encyclopedia) Mary of GuiseMary of Guisegēz [key], 1515–60, queen consort of James V of Scotland and regent for her daughter, Mary Queen of Scots. The daughter of Claude de Lorraine, duc de Guise,…

Civilian Labor Force

Below is a list of statistics on the United States civilian labor force, including the number of men and women in the workforce, the number of farms in the U.S., average…

Elizabeth (Film)

Director:Shekhar KapurWriter:Michael HirstGramercy; R; 124 minutesRelease:11/98Cast:Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston, Joseph Fiennes, Richard Attenborough, John Gielgud,…

Lady Jane Grey

Lady Jane Grey is a famous footnote in British royal history, a queen for just nine days in the tumultuous Tudor era that had begun with King Henry VIII. Jane Grey was a great-granddaughter of King…