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Bohun, Humphrey VII de, 3d earl of Hereford and 2d earl of Essex

(Encyclopedia)Bohun, Humphrey VII de, 3d earl of Hereford and 2d earl of Essex, d. 1298, English nobleman. He was constable of England and with Roger Bigod, earl of Norfolk, led the baronial opposition to Edward I ...

Richard, Maurice

(Encyclopedia)Richard, Maurice (Joseph Henri Maurice Richard) zhōzĕfˈ äNrēˈ môrēsˈ rēˈshärˌ [key], 1921–2000, Canadian hockey player, b. Montreal. Richard, nicknamed “the Rocket” by his admirers,...

Cromwell, Richard

(Encyclopedia)Cromwell, Richard, 1626–1712, lord protector of England; third son of Oliver Cromwell. He was the eldest surviving son at the death of his father (Sept. 3, 1658), who had nominated him as his succes...

Lancaster, Edmund Crouchback, earl of

(Encyclopedia)Lancaster, Edmund Crouchback, earl of: see Lancaster, house of. ...

York, Edward, duke of

(Encyclopedia)York, Edward, duke of, 1373?–1415, English nobleman; elder son of Edmund of Langley, duke of York. In 1390, Edward was made earl of Rutland, and in 1394 he was created earl of Cork while with his co...

Nottingham, Thomas Mowbray, earl of

(Encyclopedia)Nottingham, Thomas Mowbray, earl of: see Norfolk, Thomas Mowbray, 1st duke of. ...

Stockton, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia)Stockton, 1st earl of: see Macmillan, (Maurice) Harold. ...

Home, 14th earl of

(Encyclopedia)Home, 14th earl of: see Douglas-Home, Alexander Frederick, Baron Home of the Hirsel. ...

Hooker, Richard

(Encyclopedia)Hooker, Richard, 1554?–1600, English theologian and clergyman of the Church of England. He studied and lectured at Oxford and preached at Drayton-Beauchamp, Buckinghamshire; at the Temple Church, Lo...

St. Vincent, John Jervis, earl of

(Encyclopedia)St. Vincent, John Jervis, earl of: see Jervis, John, earl of St. Vincent. ...