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(Encyclopedia) Brétigny, Treaty of brātēnyēˈ [key], 1360, concluded by England and France at Brétigny, a village near Chartres, France. It marked a low point in French fortunes in the Hundred Years War. After ...

(Encyclopedia) Comyn, John, d. 1306, Scottish nobleman. He was called the Red Comyn, to distinguish him from his father, the Black Comyn. Aiding his uncle, John de Baliol, in the struggle against Edward I, he was fo...

(Encyclopedia) Strand, Mark, 1934–2014, American poet, b. Prince Edward Island, Canada, grad. Antioch College (B.A., 1957), Yale (B.F.A., 1959), Iowa Writers' Workshop (M.A., 1962). Meditative and death-haunted, h...

(Encyclopedia) David II (David Bruce), 1324–71, king of Scotland (1329–71), son and successor of Robert I. David's guardians were not strong enough to prevent the invasion (1332) of Scotland by Edward de Baliol,...

(Encyclopedia) Young Pretender: see Stuart, Charles Edward. ...

(Encyclopedia) Meredith, Owen: see Bulwer-Lytton, Edward Robert. ...

(Encyclopedia) Old Pretender: see Stuart, James Francis Edward. ...

(Encyclopedia) Black Prince: see Edward the Black Prince. ...

(Encyclopedia) Bonnie Prince Charlie: see Stuart, Charles Edward. ...

(Encyclopedia) Kienholz, Nancy Reddin: see under Kienholz, Edward. ...