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Elmer, John

(Encyclopedia)Elmer, John: see Aylmer, John. ...

John Bull

(Encyclopedia)John Bull: see Arbuthnot, John.

Wray, John

(Encyclopedia)Wray, John: see Ray, John.

Aylmer, John

(Encyclopedia)Aylmer, John ālˈmər [key], 1521–94, bishop of London. His name is also spelled Ælmer or Elmer. He was briefly chaplain to the duke of Suffolk and tutor to his daughter, Lady Jane Grey. In 1553 h...

Northumberland, Henry Percy, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia)Northumberland, Henry Percy, 1st earl of, 1342–1408, English nobleman. He fought in France in the Hundred Years War, became warden of the Scottish Marches, and was a supporter of John Wyclif. Create...

Damascene, John

(Encyclopedia)Damascene, John: see John of Damascus, Saint. ...

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