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Schulenburg, Ehrengard Melusina von der, duchess of Kendal
(Encyclopedia) Schulenburg, Ehrengard Melusina von der, duchess of KendalSchulenburg, Ehrengard Melusina von der, duchess of Kendalāˈrəngärt māl&oomacr;zēˈnä fən dĕr sh&oomacr;ˈlənb&…Halévy, Élie
(Encyclopedia) Halévy, ÉlieHalévy, Élieālēˈ älāvēˈ [key], 1870–1937, French historian, an authority on 19th-century England; son of Ludovic Halévy. In The Growth of Philosophic Radicalism (3 vol.,…lost tribes
(Encyclopedia) lost tribes, 10 Israelite tribes that, according to the Bible, were transported to Assyria by Tiglathpileser III or Shalmaneser after the conquest of Israel in 722 b.c. Numerous…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…Milton, John
(Encyclopedia) Milton, John, 1608–74, English poet, b. London, one of the greatest poets of the English language. Milton's theology, although in the Protestant tradition, is extremely…Mary I, 1516–58, queen of England
(Encyclopedia) Mary I (Mary Tudor), 1516–58, queen of England (1553–58), daughter of Henry VIII and Katharine of Aragón. During the spread of Protestantism in the reign of her half-brother, Edward…Brewer's: Little Englanders
Those who uphold the doctrine that English people should concern themselves with England only: they are opposed to colonisation and extension of the Empire. Source: Dictionary of Phrase…Brewer's: Closh
(Mynherr). A Dutch Jack-tar. Closh is corrupt form of Claus, a contraction of Nicholas, a name as common with the Dutch as Jack is with the English people. Source: Dictionary of Phrase…Brewer's: Benevolence
A “forced” gratuity, under the excuse of a loan, exacted by some of the Plantagenet kings. First enforced in 1473, it was declared illegal by the Bill of Rights in 1689. “Royal…Brewer's: Come Home
Return to your house; to touch one's feelings or interest. “No poetry was ever more human than Chaucer's; none ever came more generally ... home to its readers.” —Green: Short History of…Trending
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