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Henry II, king of England
(Encyclopedia) Henry II, 1133–89, king of England (1154–89), son of Matilda, queen of England, and Geoffrey IV, count of Anjou. He was the founder of the Angevin, or Plantagenet, line in England and…Ralph Waldo Emerson: October
October October woods wherein The boy's dream comes to pass, And Nature squanders on the boy her pomp, And crowns him with a more than royal crown, And unimagined splendor waits his steps.…I’ll Have Another
I'll Have Another is the chestnut horse who won both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes in 2012, setting him up for a run at the Triple Crown. I'll Have Another was bred in Kentucky and born…Risen Star 1998 Deaths
Risen StarAge: race horse that won the last two races of the 1988 Triple Crown; sired by crown-winner Secretariat, Risen Star won the Louisiana Derby in 1988, before finishing third in the…King Fahd
King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud led the oil-rich kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 1982 to 2005. His father, King Abdud Aziz Al Saud, founded Saudi Arabia in 1932. Fahd was the eldest of Abdul Aziz's…Big Brown
Big Brown is the racehorse who won the first two legs of racing's Triple Crown in 2008. He won the Kentucky Derby by 4 3/4 lengths on 3 May 2008. His performance there was so powerful that he was a…Christina Rossetti: Within the Veil
Within the Veil1865She holds a lily in her hand, Where long ranks of Angels stand, A silver lily for her wand.All her hair falls sweeping down; Her hair that is a golden brown, A crown…Aesop's Fables: Mercury and the Sculptor
by Aesop The Wild Boar and the FoxThe Fawn and His MotherMercury and the Sculptor Mercury was very anxious to know in what estimation he was held by mankind; so he disguised himself as a…Harness Racing
1996–97 Major Stakes Races1996-97 Money LeadersHambletonian Society/Breeders Crown Standardbred PollThoroughbred Racing1996-97 SeasonSteeplechase RacingBrewer's: Stigmata
Impressions on certain persons of marks corresponding to some or all of the wounds received by our Saviour in His trial and crucifixion. The following claim to have been so stigmatised: (1…Trending
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