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Clonmel

(Encyclopedia) Clonmel Clonmel klŏnmĕlˈ [key], town, administrative center of South Riding, Co. Tipperary, S…

Margaret II

(Encyclopedia) Margaret II (Margrethe), 1940–, queen of Denmark (1972–). The oldest daughter of King Frederick IX and Queen Ingrid (the daughter of King Gustavus VI of Sweden), Princess Margrethe's…

Fox sisters

(Encyclopedia) Fox sisters, family of American spiritualists including Margaret, 1836–93, Leah, 1814–90, and Catherine, 1841–92. In 1848, Margaret and Catherine claimed to hear mysterious rappings in…

Cross, Wilbur Lucius

(Encyclopedia) Cross, Wilbur Lucius, 1862–1948, American educator and public official, b. Mansfield, Conn., grad. Yale (B.A., 1885; Ph.D., 1889). He was instructor (1894–97), assistant professor (…

Canadian literature, English

(Encyclopedia) Canadian literature, English, literary works produced in Canada and written in the English language. The essayist Northrop Frye is noted for his systematic classification of…

Cameron, Julia Margaret

(Encyclopedia) Cameron, Julia MargaretCameron, Julia Margaretkămˈərən [key], 1815–79, English pioneer photographer, b. Calcutta (now Kolkata). Born and married into the high ranks of the British…

Kalmar Union

(Encyclopedia) Kalmar Union, combination of the three crowns of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, effected at Kalmar, Sweden, by Queen Margaret I in 1397. Because the kingship was elective in all three…

Margaret Tafoya 2001 Deaths

Margaret TafoyaAge: 96 Pueblo Indian who gained international fame for her stunning black and red pottery. She never used a potter's wheel or other innovations. Tafoya was named folk artist…

Margaret Sutton 2001 Deaths

Margaret SuttonAge: 98 writer who wrote the Judy Bolton series of mystery novels.Died: Lock Haven, Pa., June 21, 2001Rev. Leon SullivanR - ZTad Szulc

Royal Biographies: Princess Margaret

Princess Margaret by David Johnson Related Links Royal Family TreeThe Queen MotherViscount LinleyLady Sarah Armstrong-Jones Once considered the most unhappy royal, Queen Elizabeth'…