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chronicle plays

(Encyclopedia) chronicle plays, dramas based upon 16th-century chronicles in English, particularly those of Edward Hall and Raphael Holinshed. These plays became very popular late in the reign of Elizabeth I, when, ...

Stanley, Edward Henry

(Encyclopedia) Stanley, Edward Henry: see Derby, Edward Henry Stanley, 15th earl of. ...

Vere, Edward de

(Encyclopedia) Vere, Edward de: see Oxford, Edward de Vere, 17th earl of. ...

Grey, Sir Edward

(Encyclopedia) Grey, Sir Edward: see Grey of Fallodon, Edward Grey, 1st Viscount. ...

Mansfield, Edward

(Encyclopedia) Mansfield, Edward, d. 1667, West Indian buccaneer. Possibly born in Curaçao of Dutch parentage, he is also called Edward Mansveld. He was engaged (1665) by the British governor of Jamaica, Sir Thomas...

Alleyn, Edward

(Encyclopedia) Alleyn, Edward ălˈĭn [key], 1566–1626, English actor. He was the foremost member of the Admiral's Men, joining the group c.1587, and was the only rival of Richard Burbage. An exceptionally large ...

Steichen, Edward

(Encyclopedia) Steichen, Edward stīˈkən [key], 1879–1973, American photographer, b. Luxembourg, reared in Hancock, Mich. Steichen is credited with the transformation of photography into an art form. At 16, whil...

Fortescue, Sir John

(Encyclopedia) Fortescue, Sir John fôrˈtĭskyo͞o [key], c.1394–1476, English jurist. A supporter of the Lancastrian king Henry VI, he was chief justice of the Court of King's Bench from 1442 until 1461, when He...
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