The portrait of Helena Forman or Fourment, his second wife, married at the age of 16, introduced in several of his historical paintings; but the woman in Rubens and His Wife, in the Munich…
The champion of Isabella of Portugal, who refused to do homage to France. The brave champion vanquished the French chevalier, and thus vindicated the liberty of his country. Source:…
(1 syl.). A debauched woman. The citizens of Paris bestowed the name on Isabella of Bavaria. “We have here ... a man ... who to his second wife espoused La grande Gourre.” —Rabelais:…
(Saxon, Snotingaham, place of caves). So called from the caverns in the soft sandstone rock. Montecute took King Edward III. through these subterranean passages to the hill castle, where…
The Duomo inFlorenceLinda J. BarnesJoan of Arc (1412–1431)1407Casa di San Giorgio, one of the first public banks, founded in Genoa.1415Henry V defeats French at Agincourt. Jan Hus, Bohemian…
(Shakespeare). The story is taken from a tale in G. Whetstone'sHeptameron, entitled Promos and Cassandra (1578). Promos is called by Shakespeare, “Lord Angelo;” and Cassandra is “Isabella…
(in Orlando Furioso). A Biscayan, to whom Zerbino commits Isabella. He proves a traitor and tries to ravish her, but, being interrupted by a pirate crew, flies for safety to Alphonzo's…
His signature was- S. i.e., Servidor S. A. S. Sus Altezas Sacras X. M. Y. Jesus Maria Isabel Xto. FERENS Christo-pher El Almirante El Almirante. In English, “Servant- of their Sacred…
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