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Douglas, Archibald, 4th earl of Douglas

(Encyclopedia) Douglas, Archibald, 4th earl of Douglas, 1369–1424, Scottish nobleman, called Tyneman [loser]; 2d son of Archibald Douglas, 3d earl of Douglas. In 1390 he married Margaret Stuart,…

Mendoza, Pedro González de

(Encyclopedia) Mendoza, Pedro González deMendoza, Pedro González depāˈᵺrō gōnthäˈlĕth dā [key]Mendoza, Pedro González de māndōˈthä [key], 1428–95, Spanish cardinal and archbishop of Toledo. He was…

William Shakespeare: Henry V, Act IV, Scene III

Scene IIIThe English campEnter Gloucester, Bedford, Exeter, Erpingham, with all his host: Salisbury and WestmorelandGloucesterWhere is the king?BedfordThe king himself is rode to view their…

William Shakespeare: Henry V, Act IV, Scene IV

Scene IVThe field of battleAlarum. Excursions. Enter Pistol, French Soldier, and BoyPistolYield, cur!French SoldierJe pense que vous etes gentilhomme de bonne qualite.PistolQualtitie calmie…

Lesdiguières, François de Bonne, duc de

(Encyclopedia) Lesdiguières, François de Bonne, duc deLesdiguières, François de Bonne, duc defräNswäˈ də bôn dük də lādēgyĕrˈ [key], 1543–1626, marshal and constable of France. He fought on the…

Woodville, Elizabeth

(Encyclopedia) Woodville, Elizabeth, 1437–92, queen consort of Edward IV of England. She was the daughter of Richard Woodville (later the 1st Earl Rivers). Her first husband, Sir John Grey, was…

William Shakespeare: Henry IV (Pt 1), Act IV

Act IVScene IThe rebel camp near ShrewsburyEnter Hotspur, Worcester, and DouglasHotspurWell said, my noble Scot: if speaking truth In this fine age were not thought flattery, Such attribution…

Navarre

(Encyclopedia) NavarreNavarrenəvärˈ, Span. NavarraNavarrenäväˈrä, autonomous community and province (2011 pop. 640,129), 4,012 sq mi (10,391 sq km), N Spain, bordering on France, between the W…

Adrian IV, pope

(Encyclopedia) Adrian IV, d. 1159, pope (1154–59), an Englishman (the only English pope), b. Nicholas Breakspear at Langley, near St. Albans. He was successor of Anastasius IV. At an early age he…