(Encyclopedia) Vlad IV, 1431?–1476, prince of Walachia (1448, 1456–62, 1476), known as Vlad the Impaler. He was the son of Prince Vlad Dracul (Vlad the Devil) and is therefore also called Dracula or…
Scene IVLondon. The Temple-gardenEnter the Earls of Somerset, Suffolk, and Warwick; Richard Plantagenet, Vernon, and another LawyerRichard PlantagenetGreat lords and gentlemen, what means…
(Encyclopedia) Adrian IV, d. 1159, pope (1154–59), an Englishman (the only English pope), b. Nicholas Breakspear at Langley, near St. Albans. He was successor of Anastasius IV. At an early age he…
Scene IVFrance. The King's palaceFlourish. Enter the French King, the Dauphin, the Dukes of Berri and Bretagne, the Constable, and othersKing of FranceThus comes the English with full power…
Act IVScene IA house in RomeAntony, Octavius, and Lepidus, seated at a tableAntonyThese many, then, shall die; their names are prick'd.OctaviusYour brother too must die; consent you, Lepidus?…
Scene IVAnother part of the forestEnter Demetrius and Chiron with Lavinia, ravished; her hands cut off, and her tongue cut outDemetriusSo, now go tell, an if thy tongue can speak,
Who 'twas…
(Encyclopedia) Henry IV, 1367–1413, king of England (1399–1413), eldest son of John of Gaunt and grandson of Edward III; called Henry of Bolingbroke. He founded the Lancastrian dynasty.
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Scene IVLangley. The Duke of York's gardenEnter the Queen and two LadiesQueenWhat sport shall we devise here in this garden,
To drive away the heavy thought of care?LadyMadam, we'll play at…
(Encyclopedia) Alfonso IV, 1291–1357, king of Portugal (1325–57), son and successor of Diniz. Disgruntled by the favoritism his father showed toward Alfonso's illegitimate half-brothers, Alfonso rose…
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