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Stanley, Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Stanley, Thomas: see Derby, Thomas Stanley, 1st earl of. ...Avon, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia)Avon, 1st earl of: see Eden, Anthony, 1st earl of Avon. ...Stockton, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia)Stockton, 1st earl of: see Macmillan, (Maurice) Harold. ...Nottingham, Thomas Mowbray, earl of
(Encyclopedia)Nottingham, Thomas Mowbray, earl of: see Norfolk, Thomas Mowbray, 1st duke of. ...Leeds, Thomas Osborne, 1st duke of
(Encyclopedia)Leeds, Thomas Osborne, 1st duke of: see Danby, Thomas Osborne, earl of. ...Ossory, Thomas Butler, earl of
(Encyclopedia)Ossory, Thomas Butler, earl of ŏsˈərē [key], 1634–80, Irish nobleman; son of James Butler, 12th earl and 1st duke of Ormonde. Created earl of Ossory in 1662, he was made (1665) lieutenant genera...Dorset sheep
(Encyclopedia)Dorset sheep, medium-sized breed developed in England; the only major breed in which both rams and ewes are horned. It has been introduced into many areas of the United States, although it has failed ...Danby, Thomas Osborne, earl of
(Encyclopedia)Danby, Thomas Osborne, earl of, 1631–1712, English statesman. Under the patronage of the 2d duke of Buckingham, he was appointed treasurer of the navy (1668), a privy councilor (1672), and lord trea...Cromwell, Thomas, earl of Essex
(Encyclopedia)Cromwell, Thomas, earl of Essex, 1485?–1540, English statesman. While a young man he lived abroad as a soldier, accountant, and merchant, and on his return (c.1512) to England he engaged in the wool...Arundel, Thomas Howard, earl of
(Encyclopedia)Arundel, Thomas Howard, earl of, 1585–1646, first great English art collector and patron of arts. Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, he married a goddaughter of Queen Elizabeth and was always c...Browse by Subject
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