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(Encyclopedia)Fort Henry: see Kingston, Ont., Canada. ...Northampton, Henry Howard, earl of
(Encyclopedia)Northampton, Henry Howard, earl of nôrthămpˈtən [key], 1540–1614, English courtier; son of the poet, Henry Howard, earl of Surrey; member of the powerful Howard family. His public career under E...Murray, Sir James Augustus Henry
(Encyclopedia)Murray, Sir James Augustus Henry, 1837–1915, English lexicographer. In 1879 he assumed the editorship of the New English Dictionary (the Oxford English Dictionary), which was his life's work (see di...Maine, Sir Henry James Sumner
(Encyclopedia)Maine, Sir Henry James Sumner, 1822–88, English jurist and historian, educated at Cambridge. A pioneer in the historical and comparative study of institutions, he viewed the history of laws as the m...Liddell Hart, Sir Basil Henry
(Encyclopedia)Liddell Hart, Sir Basil Henry lÄˈdÉ™l härt [key], 1895–1970, English author and military strategist, b. Paris. His education at Cambridge was interrupted by World War I, in which he served (1914â...Carson, Edward Henry Carson, Baron
(Encyclopedia)Carson, Edward Henry Carson, Baron, 1854–1935, Irish politician. After a successful legal career in Dublin, he was elected to the British Parliament (1892) and called to the English bar (1893). He s...Stuart, Henry Benedict Maria Clement
(Encyclopedia)Stuart or Stewart, Henry Benedict Maria Clement, known as Cardinal York, 1725–1807, claimant to the British throne, b. Rome. Second son of James Francis Edward Stuart (the Old Pretender), he was the...Suffolk, Henry Grey, duke of
(Encyclopedia)Suffolk, Henry Grey, duke of, d. 1554, English nobleman. He became 3d marquess of Dorset on his father's death (1530), and in 1534 he married Frances, daughter of Charles Brandon, duke of Suffolk, and...Surrey, Henry Howard, earl of
(Encyclopedia)Surrey, Henry Howard, earl of, 1517?–1547, English poet; son of Thomas Howard, 3d duke of Norfolk. His irascibility and continuous vaunting of his descent from Edward I resulted in his imprisonment ...Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, Viscount
(Encyclopedia)Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, Viscount: see St. John, Henry, Viscount Bolingbroke. ...Browse by Subject
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