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Coverdale, Miles

(Encyclopedia) Coverdale, Miles, 1488–1569, b. Yorkshire. English translator of the Bible, educated at Cambridge. Coverdale was ordained (1514) and entered the house of Augustinian friars at…

Hemings, Sally

(Encyclopedia) Hemings, Sally, 1773–1835, African-American slave owned by Thomas Jefferson, b. Charles City co., Va.; her original name was probably Sarah. Her father was John Wayles, Jefferson's…

Canada Act

(Encyclopedia) Canada Act, also called the Constitutional Act of 1982, which made Canada a fully sovereign state. The British Parliament approved it on Mar. 25, 1982, and Queen Elizabeth II…

York, house of

(Encyclopedia) York, house of, royal house of England, deriving its name from the creation of Edmund of Langley, fifth son of Edward III, as duke of York in 1385. The claims to the throne of Edmund's…

Royal Biographies: The Queen Mother

The Queen Mother by David Johnson   Related Links Royal Family Tree Queen Mum Turns 100! Queen Elizabeth II Prince Philip Quiz: Modern Royals Quiz: Royals…

Princess Charlotte of Cornwall and Cambridge

Name at birth: Charlotte Elizabeth DianaPrincess Charlotte of Cornwall and Cambridge is the second child of Prince William, who is the heir to the British throne, and his wife the Duchess of Cornwall…

Walter Freshwater POOL, Congress, NC (1850-1883)

POOL Walter Freshwater , a Representative from North Carolina; born at ``Elm Grove,'' near Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, N.C., October 10, 1850; attended the public school conducted by his…