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Part VI. Letters from the Federal Farmer

AbstractA systematic criticism of the proposed Constitution and full elaboration of anti-federalist though was provided in a series of articles published in New York in the Poughkeepsie…

Monts, Pierre du Gua, sieur de

(Encyclopedia) Monts, Pierre du Gua, sieur deMonts, Pierre du Gua, sieur depyĕr dü gwä syör də môN [key], c.1560–c.1630, French colonizer in North America. A wealthy Huguenot and a favorite of Henry…

Navarre

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

Marañón, Gregorio

(Encyclopedia) Marañón, GregorioMarañón, Gregoriogrāgōˈrēō märänyōnˈ [key], 1887–1960, Spanish essayist, b. Madrid. A physician and professor of endocrinology, he used his scientific knowledge and…

Du Bartas, Guillaume de Salluste

(Encyclopedia) Du Bartas, Guillaume de SallusteDu Bartas, Guillaume de Sallustegēyōmˈ də sälüstˈ dü bärtäsˈ [key], 1544–90, French poet. A Huguenot soldier under Henry IV, Du Bartas is known chiefly…

League

(Encyclopedia) League or Holy League, in French history, organization of Roman Catholics, aimed at the suppression of Protestantism and Protestant political influence in France. It was foreshadowed…

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

Act VScene IKing Henry IV's camp near ShrewsburyEnter King Henry, Prince Henry, Lord John of Lancaster, Earl of Westmoreland, Sir Walter Blunt, and FalstaffKing Henry IVHow bloodily the sun…

York, Edward, duke of

(Encyclopedia) York, Edward, duke of, 1373?–1415, English nobleman; elder son of Edmund of Langley, duke of York. In 1390, Edward was made earl of Rutland, and in 1394 he was created earl of Cork…