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Shovell, Sir Clowdisley
(Encyclopedia)Shovell, Sir Clowdisley, or Sir Cloudesley Shovel kloudzˈlē shŭvˈəl [key], 1650–1707, English admiral. In the War of the Grand Alliance he burned enemy ships at the battle of La Hogue in 1692 a...Frederick VI, king of Denmark and Norway
(Encyclopedia)Frederick VI, 1768–1839, king of Denmark (1808–39) and Norway (1808–14), son and successor of Christian VII. After the court party had executed Struensee, expelled Frederick's mother, Caroline M...Fuller, John Frederick Charles
(Encyclopedia)Fuller, John Frederick Charles, 1878–1966, British soldier. In World War I, he recognized the importance of mechanized warfare and, as general staff officer of the tank corps, planned the stunning t...Lyndsay, Sir David
(Encyclopedia)Lyndsay, Sir David: see Lindsay, Sir David. ...Lyttelton, Sir Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Lyttelton, Sir Thomas: see Littleton, Sir Thomas. ...Throgmorton, Sir Nicholas
(Encyclopedia)Throgmorton, Sir Nicholas: see Throckmorton, Sir Nicholas. ...Sherley, Sir Anthony
(Encyclopedia)Sherley, Sir Anthony: see Shirley, Sir Anthony. ...Urchard, Sir Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Urchard, Sir Thomas: see Urquhart, Sir Thomas. ...Sydney, Sir Philip
(Encyclopedia)Sydney, Sir Philip: see Sidney, Sir Philip. ...Vandyke, Sir Anthony
(Encyclopedia)Vandyke, Sir Anthony: see Van Dyck, Sir Anthony. ...Browse by Subject
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