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Campanella, Tommaso
(Encyclopedia) Campanella, TommasoCampanella, Tommasotōm–mäˈzō kämpänĕlˈlä [key], 1568–1639, Italian Renaissance philosopher and writer. He entered the Dominican order at the age of 15, and although…Pale
(Encyclopedia) Pale. 1 In Irish and English history, that district of indefinite and varying limits around Dublin, in which English law prevailed. The term was first used in the 14th cent. to…Mantel, Dame Hilary
(Encyclopedia) Mantel, Dame Hilary, 1952–, English novelist, b. Hilary Mary Thompson. After working as a social worker, she moved to Botswana with her geologist husband and later to Jiddah, Saudi…Clement V, pope
(Encyclopedia) Clement V, 1264–1314, pope (1305–14), a Frenchman named Bertrand de Got; successor of Benedict XI. He was made archbishop of Bordeaux by Boniface VIII, who trusted him; surprisingly,…Pole, Reginald
(Encyclopedia) Pole, Reginald, 1500–1558, English churchman, archbishop of Canterbury (1556–58), cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was a cousin of the Tudors, being the son of Sir Richard…Westminster Abbey
(Encyclopedia) Westminster Abbey, originally the abbey church of a Benedictine monastery (closed in 1539) in London. One of England's most important Gothic structures, it is also a national shrine.…William Shakespeare: Henry VI (Pt 2), Act IV, Scene VIII
Scene VIIISouthwarkAlarum and retreat. Enter Cade and all his rabblementCadeUp Fish Street! down Saint Magnus' Corner! Kill and knock down! throw them into Thames!Sound a parleyWhat noise is…William Shakespeare: Henry VI (Pt 3), Act IV, Scene VIII
Scene VIIILondon. The palaceFlourish. Enter King Henry VI, Warwick, Montague, Clarence, Exeter, and OxfordWarwickWhat counsel, lords? Edward from Belgia, With hasty Germans and blunt…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…Ascham, Roger
(Encyclopedia) Ascham, RogerAscham, Rogerăsˈkəm [key], 1515–68, English humanist and scholar, b. Yorkshire. Ascham was a major intellectual figure of the early Tudor period. His Toxophilus (1545), an…Trending
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