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Second Shepherds' Play
(Encyclopedia) Second Shepherds' Play, an English miracle play by the Wakefield Master (fl. 1425–50). The play portrays the adoration of Jesus by the shepherds. It is noteworthy for its introduction…Lawrence of Brindisi, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Lawrence of Brindisi, SaintLawrence of Brindisi, Saintbrēnˈdēzē [key], 1559–1619, Italian Capuchin priest, Doctor of the Church, b. Brindisi, kingdom of Naples, as Cesare De Rossi. He…Wakefield Master
(Encyclopedia) Wakefield Master: see Second Shepherds' Play.George Washington Birthplace National Monument
(Encyclopedia) George Washington Birthplace National Monument: see Wakefield.Wiseman, Nicholas Patrick Stephen
(Encyclopedia) Wiseman, Nicholas Patrick Stephen, 1802–65, English prelate, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, b. Seville, Spain, of Irish-English parentage. In 1836 he founded (with Daniel O'…Cadman, Charles Wakefield
(Encyclopedia) Cadman, Charles Wakefield, 1881–1946, American composer, b. Johnstown, Pa. Although he is known to the public principally for two songs—From the Land of the Sky-blue Water, based on…Castleford
(Encyclopedia) Castleford Castleford kăsˈəlfərd [key], town, Wakefield metropolitan district, central England, at the…Challoner, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Challoner, RichardChalloner, Richardchălˈənər [key], 1691–1781, English Roman Catholic prelate. Brought up a Protestant, he became a Roman Catholic in his teens and was ordained in…Brewer's: Burchell
(Mr.). A baronet who passes himself off as a poor man, his real name and title being Sir William Thornhill. His favourite cant word is “Fudge.” (Goldsmith. Vicar of Wakefield.) Source:…Brewer's: Skeggs
Miss Carolina Wilhelmina Amelia Skeggs. A pretender to gentility who boasts of her aristocratic connections, but is atrociously vulgar, and complains of being “all of a muck of sweat.” (…Trending
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