(Encyclopedia) Hoyte, Desmond (Hugh Desmond Hoyte), 1929–2002, Guyanese political leader. A member of the People's National Congress, Hoyte was first elected to the National Assembly in 1968 and held…
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(Encyclopedia) Llywelyn or Llewelyn ap IorwerthLlywelyn or Llewelyn ap Iorwerthhləwĕlˈĭn äp [key]Llywelyn or Llewelyn ap Iorwerthyôrˈwĕrth [key]Llywelyn or Llewelyn ap Iorwerth, l&oomacr;ĕlˈĭn…
(Encyclopedia) Ormonde, Thomas Butler, 10th earl of, 1532–1614, Irish nobleman. Brought up at the English court, he was the first of his family to embrace Protestantism. He succeeded to the earldom…
(Encyclopedia) Keegan, Sir John Desmond Patrick, 1934–2012, British military historian, b. London. The foremost British military historian of his era, he attended Oxford and after graduation went to…
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(Encyclopedia) Desmond, Gerald Fitzgerald, 15th earl ofDesmond, Gerald Fitzgerald, 15th earl ofdĕzˈmənd [key], d. 1583, Irish nobleman. He spent his life fighting Thomas Butler, 10th earl of Ormonde…
