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Byron M. CUTCHEON, Congress, MI (1836-1908)

CUTCHEON Byron M. , a Representative from Michigan; born in Pembroke, Merrimack County, N.H., May 11, 1836; attended the common schools and Pembroke Academy; taught school in Pembroke for several…

Kilkenny, town, Republic of Ireland

(Encyclopedia) KilkennyKilkennykĭlkĕnˈē [key], Gaelic Cill Chainnigh, town (1991 pop. 8,515), seat of Co. Kilkenny, S Republic of Ireland, on the Nore River. The districts of Irishtown and…

Waterford, town, Republic of Ireland

(Encyclopedia) Waterford, town (1991 pop. 41,853), seat of Co. Waterford, S Republic of Ireland, on the Suir River near the head of Waterford Harbour. The port town is a center for the export of…

William Shakespeare: King John, Act V, Scene IV

Scene IVAnother part of the fieldEnter Salisbury, Pembroke, and BigotSalisburyI did not think the king so stored with friends.PembrokeUp once again; put spirit in the French: If they miscarry…

Ridley, Nicholas

(Encyclopedia) Ridley, Nicholas, c.1500–1555, English prelate, reformer, and Protestant martyr. In 1534, while a proctor of Cambridge, he signed the decree against the pope's supremacy in England. In…

William Shakespeare: King John, Act IV, Scene II

Scene IIKing John's palaceEnter King John, Pembroke, Salisbury, and other LordsKing JohnHere once again we sit, once again crown'd, And looked upon, I hope, with cheerful eyes.PembrokeThis '…

Roches, Peter des

(Encyclopedia) Roches, Peter desRoches, Peter desdā rōsh [key], d. 1238, English churchman and statesman, b. Poitou. A chamberlain under Richard I of England, then entered the service of King John,…

Richard, earl of Cornwall

(Encyclopedia) Richard, earl of Cornwall, 1209–72, second son of King John of England and brother of Henry III. In 1227, following an expedition to Gascony and Poitou, Richard forced Henry to grant…