(Encyclopedia) Margaret of AnjouMargaret of Anjouănˈj&oomacr;, Fr. äNzh&oomacr;ˈ [key], 1430?–1482, queen consort of King Henry VI of England, daughter of René of Anjou. Her marriage, which…
(Encyclopedia) Maitland, William (Maitland of Lethington), 1528?–1573, Scottish statesman. In 1559 he deserted the regent Mary of Guise and joined the revolt of the Protestant nobles. When Mary Queen…
(Encyclopedia) Tarlton, Richard, d. 1588, Elizabethan actor and clown. One of the Queen's Men, he gained fame for his improvised jests, jigs, and doggerel. A collection of anecdotes, Tarlton's Jests…
(Encyclopedia) MenteithMenteithmĕntēthˈ [key], lake, up to 1.5 mi (2.4 km) across, Stirling, central Scotland, near the town of Stirling. Mary Queen of Scots, as a child of five, was hidden at…
(Encyclopedia) Pinkie, battlefield, E of Edinburgh, Scotland. There the English under Edward Seymour, duke of Somerset, defeated a larger Scottish force on Sept. 10, 1547. Somerset's invasion of…
(Encyclopedia) FotheringhayFotheringhayfŏᵺˈərĭng-gā [key], village, Northamptonshire, central England, on the Nene River. Fotheringhay Castle (12th cent.), now in ruins, was the birthplace of Richard…
(Encyclopedia) Rohan, Louis René Édouard, prince deRohan, Louis René Édouard, prince delwē rənāˈ ādwärˈ prăNs də [key]Rohan, Louis René Édouard, prince de rôäNˈ [key], 1734–1803, French churchman and…
(Encyclopedia) Frigg or Frigga, Norse mother goddess and the wife of Odin (Woden). One of the most important goddesses of Germanic religion, she was queen of the heavens, a deity of love and the…
