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James IV, king of Scotland

(Encyclopedia) James IV, 1473–1513, king of Scotland (1488–1513), son and successor of James III. He was an able and popular king, and his reign was one of stability and progress for Scotland. After…

Morgenthau, Henry

(Encyclopedia) Morgenthau, HenryMorgenthau, Henrymôrˈgənthô [key], 1856–1946, American banker, diplomat, and philanthropist, b. Germany; father of Henry Morgenthau, Jr. He emigrated to the United…

Ferdinand I, king of Portugal

(Encyclopedia) Ferdinand I, 1345–83, king of Portugal (1367–83), son and successor of Peter I. His ambitions and his private life plunged the realm into disaster, although during his reign…

Bedford, John of Lancaster, duke of

(Encyclopedia) Bedford, John of Lancaster, duke of, 1389–1435, English nobleman; third son of Henry IV of England and brother of Henry V. At the death (1422) of his brother and succession of his 9-…

Landseer, Sir Edwin Henry

(Encyclopedia) Landseer, Sir Edwin HenryLandseer, Sir Edwin Henrylănˈsēr [key], 1802–73, English animal painter. The best known of all animal painters, he is especially remembered for his sentimental…

Malcolm IV

(Encyclopedia) Malcolm IV, 1141–65, king of Scotland (1153–65), grandson and successor of David I. On his accession the young king was at once faced with a rebellion of the western Gaels, supported…

Abell, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Abell or Abel, ThomasAbell or Abel, Thomasboth: āˈbəl [key], d. 1540, English priest, chaplain to Katharine of Aragón. In 1528 he served as Katharine's secret envoy to her nephew, Holy…

Garnett, Henry

(Encyclopedia) Garnett or Garnet, HenryGarnett or Garnet, Henrygärˈnət [key], 1555?–1606, English Jesuit. He was converted to Roman Catholicism and in 1575 became a Jesuit. After some years on the…