(Encyclopedia) Glorious Revolution, in English history, the events of 1688–89 that resulted in the deposition of James II and the accession of William III and Mary II to the English throne. It is…
(Encyclopedia) An Lu-shanAn Lu-shanän l&oomacr;-shän [key], d.757, Chinese general of the T'ang dynasty. Of mixed Sogdian and Turkish birth, he was appointed regional commander on the…
(Encyclopedia) Garnier, Marie Joseph FrançoisGarnier, Marie Joseph Françoismärēˈ zhôzĕfˈ fräNswäˈ [key]Garnier, Marie Joseph François gärnyāˈ [key], 1839–73, French explorer and naval officer,…
(Encyclopedia) Eustace IIEustace IIy&oomacr;ˈstĭs [key], d. 1093, count of Boulogne. He was the brother-in-law of Edward the Confessor of England. Visiting England in 1051, he and his followers…
(Encyclopedia) Gloucester, Humphrey, duke of, 1391–1447, English nobleman; youngest son of Henry IV and Mary de Bohun. He was well educated and had a great interest in humanist scholarship. After the…
(Encyclopedia) Chu Ta or Zhu DaChu Taboth: j&oomacr; dä [key], c.1626–c.1705, Chinese painter and calligrapher, also known as Pa-ta-shan-jen or Bada Shanren. Said to have been a descendant of the…
(Encyclopedia) Beaufort, HenryBeaufort, Henrybōˈfərt [key], 1377?–1447, English prelate and statesman. The son of John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster, and his mistress (later wife) Catherine Swynford,…
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(Encyclopedia) Hereward the WakeHereward the Wakehĕrˈĭwərd [key], fl. 1070, Anglo-Saxon rebel against William I. A thane, he apparently held land in Lincolnshire. In 1070 he sacked Peterborough with…
(Encyclopedia) Edmund, Saint (Edmund Rich), 1170?–1240, English churchman, archbishop of Canterbury, b. Abingdon. He taught at Oxford. A forceful preacher, he successfully preached (1227) the crusade…
