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Vergil, Polydore
(Encyclopedia) Vergil or Virgil, Polydore, 1470?-1555?, historian and humanist, b. Urbino, Italy. He studied at Bologna and Padua, served as secretary to the duke of Urbino, was chamberlain to Pope…Armagnacs and Burgundians
(Encyclopedia) Armagnacs and Burgundians, opposing factions that fought to control France in the early 15th cent. The rivalry for power between Louis d'Orléans, brother of the recurrently insane King…Russell
(Encyclopedia) Russell, English noble family. It first appeared prominently in the reign of Henry VIII when John Russell, 1st earl of Bedford, 1486?–1555, rose to military and diplomatic importance.…William Shakespeare: Henry VI (Pt 2), Act I
Act IScene ILondon. The palaceFlourish of trumpets: then hautboys. Enter King Henry VI, Gloucester, Salisbury, Warwick, and Cardinal, on the one side; Queen Margaret, Suffolk, York, Somerset…William Shakespeare: Henry VI (Pt 1), Dramatis Personae
Dramatis PersonaeKing Henry the SixthDuke of Gloucester, uncle to the King, and Protector. Duke of Bedford, uncle to the King, and Regent of France. Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter, great-…The First Part of Henry the Fourth
ContentsDramatis PersonaeAct IScene IScene IIScene IIIAct IIScene IScene IIScene IIIScene IVAct IIIScene IScene IIScene IIIAct IVScene IScene IIScene IIIScene IVAct VScene IScene IIScene IIIScene…The Second Part of Henry the Fourth
ContentsDramatis PersonaeInductionAct IScene IScene IIScene IIIAct IIScene IScene IIScene IIIScene IVAct IIIScene IScene IIAct IVScene IScene IIScene IIIScene IVScene VAct VScene IScene IIScene…Henry V
Henry V was the great warrior king of medieval England whose brief reign included his conquest of most of Normandy (northern France). Henry was a skilled military strategist who died before…The Harry Potter Haiku Archive, Part VI
Wizardry poetry from our readers! On to the Haiku Archive, Parts I, II, III, IV, V, VII, and other kinds of Harry poems! All About Harry Haikus Emerald green eyes?…Gardiner, Stephen
(Encyclopedia) Gardiner, Stephen, 1493?–1555, English prelate. He was educated at Cambridge. He became secretary to Thomas (later Cardinal) Wolsey and later secured the favor of Henry VIII by a…Trending
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