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Robert Guiscard

(Encyclopedia)Robert Guiscard gēskärˈ [key], c.1015–1085, Norman conqueror of S Italy, a son of Tancred de Hauteville (see Normans). Robert joined (c.1046) his brothers in S Italy and fought with them to expel...

Croker, John Wilson

(Encyclopedia)Croker, John Wilson krōˈkər [key], 1780–1857, British Tory politician and author, b. Ireland. He was a member of Parliament from 1807 to 1832 and secretary of the admiralty from 1810 to 1830. The...

Lynch, Charles

(Encyclopedia)Lynch, Charles, 1736–96, American Revolutionary soldier, b. near the site of Lynchburg, Va. A member (1767–76) of the Virginia house of burgesses, he took a prominent part in the preparations for ...

Shelby

(Encyclopedia)Shelby, city (1990 pop. 14,669), seat of Cleveland co., W N.C., in a fertile piedmont farming (cotton, grain, soybeans, livestock) area; inc. 1843. There is dairy processing, and plastic and metal pro...

Kemble, Adelaide

(Encyclopedia)Kemble, Adelaide: see under Kemble, Roger. ...

Kemble, Charles

(Encyclopedia)Kemble, Charles: see under Kemble, Roger. ...

Kemble, Elizabeth

(Encyclopedia)Kemble, Elizabeth: see under Kemble, Roger. ...

Kemble, Fanny

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Wood, Sarah

(Encyclopedia)Wood, Sarah: see under Kemble, Roger. ...

Kemble, George Stephen

(Encyclopedia)Kemble, George Stephen: see under Kemble, Roger. ...