(Encyclopedia) Sandys, EdwinSandys, Edwinsăndz [key], 1516?–1588, English prelate, archbishop of York (1576–88). While a student at Cambridge he turned to Protestantism. On the death (1553) of Edward…
(Encyclopedia) Roses, Wars of the, traditional name given to the intermittent struggle (1455–85) for the throne of England between the noble houses of York (whose badge was a white rose) and…
(Encyclopedia) Walker, Kara Elizabeth,1969–, American artist, b. Stockton, Calif., grad. Atlanta College of Art (B.F.A., 1981), Rhode Island School of Design (M.F.A., 1994). Walker is best known for…
Elizabeth NeufferAge: 46 award-winning journalist who worked as a foreign correspondent for the Boston Globe. She died in a car accident in Iraq while covering the fallout from the war. Died…
Elizabeth YatesAge: 95 prolific author of children's books. Her book Amos Fortune, Free Man (1950), the story of an African prince who was sold into slavery in the U.S. and went on to become…
Elizabeth CoblentzAge: 66 syndicated columnist who handwrote her homespun prose from her Missouri home deep in Amish country. Her column, which appeared in 105 newspapers and primarily…
Elizabeth JanewayAge: 91 writer and critic who was an influential force in the women's movement. Her books about feminist issues include Man's World, Woman's Place: A Study of Social…
(Encyclopedia) Linden, city (1990 pop. 36,701), Union co., NE N.J., in the New York metropolitan area; inc. 1925. During the first half of the 20th cent., Linden changed from an agricultural district…
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