(Encyclopedia) Raymond VI, 1156–1222, count of Toulouse (c.1194–1222). His tolerant attitude toward the Albigenses resulted in his repeated excommunication, although he temporarily made peace with…
(Encyclopedia) Frederick V, 1723–66, king of Denmark and Norway (1746–66), son and successor of Christian VI. Frederick's reign was one of commercial expansion and prosperity. Loans, subsidies, and…
(Encyclopedia) Urban VI, 1318?–1389, pope (1378–89), whose election was the immediate cause of the Great Schism; a Neapolitan named Bartolomeo Prignano; successor of Gregory XI. He was made…
(Encyclopedia) Pius VI, 1717–99, pope (1775–99), an Italian named G. Angelo Braschi, b. Cesena; successor of Clement XIV. He was created cardinal in 1774. Early in his reign he was faced with the…
Act IScene ILondon. The Parliament-houseAlarum. Enter York, Edward, Richard, Norfolk, Montague, Warwick, and SoldiersWarwickI wonder how the king escaped our hands.YorkWhile we pursued the…
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Scene VIAnother part of the fieldA loud alarum. Enter Clifford, woundedCliffordHere burns my candle out; ay, here it dies,
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O Lancaster, I fear…
(Encyclopedia) Elizabeth, 1900–2002, queen consort of George VI of Great Britain, mother of Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret, b. London. She was Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon until her marriage (1923…
Act VScene ILondon. The palaceSennet. Enter King Henry VI, Gloucester, and ExeterKing Henry VIHave you perused the letters from the pope,
The emperor and the Earl of Armagnac?GloucesterI have…
(Encyclopedia) Louis VII (Louis the Young), c.1120–1180, king of France (1137–80), son and successor of King Louis VI. Before his accession he married Eleanor of Aquitaine. A controversy with Pope…
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