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(Encyclopedia) Henry, Fort, Tenn.: see Fort Henry. ...

(Encyclopedia) Addington, Henry: see Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount. ...

(Encyclopedia) Bulwer, William Henry Lytton Earle, Baron Dalling and Bulwer bo͝olˈwər; lĭtˈən [key], 1801–72, English diplomat and author; brother of the novelist Edward Bulwer-Lytton. He was known most of h...

(Encyclopedia) Howard, Henry: see Surrey, Henry Howard, earl of. ...

(Encyclopedia) Lawes, Henry lôz [key], 1596–1662, English composer. Both he and his brother William were prominent musician-composers, and Henry served the royal family in various capacities until the civil war. ...

(Encyclopedia) Gorges, Sir Ferdinando gôrˈjĭz [key], c.1566–1647, English colonizer, proprietor of Maine. He was knighted (1591) for his services to Henry IV of France in the French Wars of Religion and was sub...

(Encyclopedia) Wriothesley, Henry: see Southampton, Henry Wriothesley, 3d earl of. ...

(Encyclopedia) Stuart or Stewart, Henry: see Darnley, Henry Stuart, Lord. ...

(Encyclopedia) Bennet, Henry: see Arlington, Henry Bennet, 1st earl of. ...

(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. The new king was immed...