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Norfolk, Thomas Howard, 4th duke of

(Encyclopedia) Norfolk, Thomas Howard, 4th duke of, 1536–72, English nobleman, son of Henry Howard, earl of Surrey. He succeeded his grandfather, the 3d duke, in 1554. He was favored by Queen…

Browning, Elizabeth Barrett

(Encyclopedia) Browning, Elizabeth Barrett, 1806–61, English poet, b. Durham. A delicate and precocious child, she spent a great part of her early life in a state of semi-invalidism. She read…

Stanton, Elizabeth Cady

(Encyclopedia) Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 1815–1902, American reformer, a leader of the woman-suffrage movement, b. Johnstown, N.Y. She was educated at the Troy Female Seminary (now Emma Willard School…

Elizabeth 2002 Deaths

Elizabeth(Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon)Age: 101 Queen Mother who was perhaps the most popular member of England's royal family. She became queen of England in 1936, when her husband…

Elizabeth Arden Biography

Elizabeth Arden(Florence Nightingale Graham)beautician, business executive Born: 1878Birthplace: Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada She opened her first beauty salon in New York in 1907, forming the…

Elizabeth Edwards Biography

wife of John EdwardsBorn: 7/3/1949Birthplace: Jacksonville, Fla.Died: 12/7/2010 (Chapel Hill, N.C. ) Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of former senator and presidential…

Elizabeth Post Biography

writer and etiquette expertBorn: 5/7/1920Died: 3/19/2010Best Known as: granddaughter-in-law of etiquette expert Emily Post Born Elizabeth Lindley, Elizabeth Post…

Robert and Elizabeth Browning

A secret courtship between two legendary poets by David Johnson Elizabeth Barrett Browning and her husband, Robert Browning, led lives suited for leading Romantic poets. Their story…

Brewer's: Elizabeth of Hungary

(St.). Patron saint of queens, being herself a queen. (1207-1231.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894ElizabethanElizabeth A B C D E F G H I J K L M…

Brewer's: Charlotte Elizabeth

Mrs. Tonna (1792-1846). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894CharmCharleys A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…