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Oldcastle, Sir John
(Encyclopedia)Oldcastle, Sir John, 1378?–1417, English leader of Lollardry. He married the heiress of Lord Cobham in 1408 and was known as “the good Lord Cobham.” Under the rule of Henry IV he performed valua...Dyer, John
(Encyclopedia)Dyer, John, 1700?–1758, English nature poet, b. Wales. He is best known for the topographical poem Grongar Hill (1726). ...Abersychan
(Encyclopedia)Abersychan, Wales: see Pontypool. ...Eryri
(Encyclopedia)Eryri, Wales: see Snowdon.Brecknock
(Encyclopedia)Brecknock: see Brecon, Wales.Brecknockshire
(Encyclopedia)Brecknockshire: see Breconshire, Wales. ...Aberavon
(Encyclopedia)Aberavon, Wales: see Port Talbot. ...Menevia
(Encyclopedia)Menevia, Wales: see Saint David's. ...Plinlimon
(Encyclopedia)Plinlimon: see Plynlimon, mountain, Wales. ...Churchill, town, Canada
(Encyclopedia)Churchill, town, NE Manitoba, Canada, a remote port on Hudson Bay at the mouth of the Churchill River. The northern terminus of the Hudson Bay Railway, ...Browse by Subject
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