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William Shakespeare: Richard III, Act II, Scene II
Scene IIThe palaceEnter the Duchess of York, with the two children of ClarenceBoyTell me, good grandam, is our father dead?Duchess of YorkNo, boy.BoyWhy do you wring your hands, and beat your…Nash, Beau
(Encyclopedia) Nash, Beau (Richard Nash), 1674–1761, Englishman of fashion. As master of ceremonies at Bath he was the recognized leader of society. He maintained his luxurious mode of living by…King Henry VI
The reign of King Henry VI was marked by losses to France and a battle over the English throne known as the War of the Roses. Henry was the son of England's King Henry V and Catherine de Valois,…Trench, Richard Chenevix
(Encyclopedia) Trench, Richard Chenevix, 1807–86, Irish clergyman and author, b. Dublin. He was dean of Westminster, 1856–63, and Protestant archbishop of Dublin, 1863–84. His many theological…Galsworthy, John
(Encyclopedia) Galsworthy, JohnGalsworthy, Johngôlzˈwûrᵺē, gălzˈ– [key], 1867–1933, English novelist and dramatist. Winner of the 1932 Nobel Prize in Literature, he is best remembered for his series…Wallace, Edgar
(Encyclopedia) Wallace, Edgar (Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace), 1875–1932, English novelist and playwright, b. Greenwich. He was the author of more than 150 detective and adventure novels, of which as…Starr, Ringo
(Encyclopedia) Starr, Ringo (b. Richard Starkey): see Beatles, The.Volcker, Paul Adolph
(Encyclopedia) Volcker, Paul Adolph, 1927–2019, American economist, government official, and banker, b. Cape May, N.J. After working as an under secretary in the Treasury Department (1969–74) and as…Churchill, Winston, American novelist
(Encyclopedia) Churchill, Winston, 1871–1947, American novelist, b. St. Louis, grad. Annapolis, 1894. He wrote several popular historical novels including Richard Carvel (1899), The Crisis (1901),…Fenian movement
(Encyclopedia) Fenian movementFenian movementfēˈnēən [key] or Fenians, secret revolutionary society organized c.1858 in Ireland and the United States to achieve Irish independence from England by…Trending
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