(Encyclopedia) CandaceCandacekănˈdəsē, kăndāˈsē [key], title for queens in ancient Cush (Kush). The Latinized form of kandake, it was mistakenly treated in some sources as a name. One of them made…
(Encyclopedia) Bacon, Sir Nicholas, 1509–79, English jurist. Called to the bar in 1533, he was made attorney of the court of wards and liveries in 1546 and, although a staunch Protestant, held this…
(Encyclopedia) Alfonso V, 1432–81, king of Portugal (1438–81), son of Duarte and Queen Leonor. During his minority there was a struggle for the regency between the queen mother and Alfonso's uncle,…
(Encyclopedia) Murray or Moray, James Stuart, 1st earl ofMurray or Moray, James Stuart, 1st earl ofboth: mûrˈē [key], 1531?–1570, Scottish nobleman. An illegitimate son of James V by a daughter of…
(Encyclopedia) Marie de' MediciMarie de' Medicimĕdˈĭchē [key], 1573–1642, queen of France, second wife of King Henry IV and daughter of Francesco de' Medici, grand duke of Tuscany. She was married to…
(Encyclopedia) Woodville, Elizabeth, 1437–92, queen consort of Edward IV of England. She was the daughter of Richard Woodville (later the 1st Earl Rivers). Her first husband, Sir John Grey, was…
(Encyclopedia) Stuart or Stewart, John, 4th earl of AthollStuart or Stewart, John, 4th earl of Athollăthˈəl [key], d. 1579, Scottish nobleman. He succeeded his father to the earldom in 1542. A…
(Encyclopedia) Southampton, Henry Wriothesley, 3d earl ofSouthampton, Henry Wriothesley, 3d earl ofrŏtˈslē [key], 1573–1624, English nobleman and patron of letters. He succeeded to his title in 1581…
The knights of medieval times were warriors. Any man who trained to fight could become a knight.Page At age 7 a boy would leave his home to live with a knight and learn to use hand weapons.Squire…
(Rosalie Anderson MacDowell)actress/modelBorn: 4/21/1958Birthplace: Gaffney, South Carolina Film actress and former Calvin Klein model, MacDowell got her start in films as Jane in Greystoke:The…
