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Merry Mount

(Encyclopedia)Merry Mount: see Morton, Thomas.

Charles I, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland

(Encyclopedia)Charles I, 1600–1649, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1625–49), second son of James I and Anne of Denmark. There were no decisive victories in the civil war until Charles was defeated at...

Sandby, Paul

(Encyclopedia)Sandby, Paul săndˈbē [key], 1725–1809, English watercolorist and draftsman. He was employed to survey the Highlands of Scotland after the 1745 rebellion. During his years in Scotland (1746–51) ...

Ward, Mrs. Humphry

(Encyclopedia)Ward, Mrs. Humphry, 1851–1920, English novelist, whose maiden name was Mary Augusta Arnold; granddaughter of Thomas Arnold. She was born in Tasmania but was brought to England and grew up in Oxford;...

Warton, Joseph

(Encyclopedia)Warton, Joseph, 1722–1800, English critic and poet, brother of Thomas Warton. Educated at Winchester and Oxford, he took holy orders in 1744 and served several cures. He spent an unsuccessful tenure...

neo-Thomism

(Encyclopedia)neo-Thomism: see Thomas Aquinas, Saint. ...

Q, English author

(Encyclopedia)Q: see Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur Thomas. ...

Jefferson Memorial

(Encyclopedia)Jefferson Memorial: see Thomas Jefferson Memorial. ...

Slick, Sam

(Encyclopedia)Slick, Sam: see Haliburton, Thomas Chandler. ...

Boldrewood, Rolf

(Encyclopedia)Boldrewood, Rolf: see Browne, Thomas Alexander. ...