Tag: Biography
Hereward the Wake Hereward the Wake (fl. 1070). English chieftain and hero. A Lincolnshire landowner, he led the Anglo-Saxon rebellion against William the Conqueror (1070-71). Although William captured Hereward’s …
Katharine Hepburn Katharine Hepburn (1907— ). US actress. A graduate of Bryn Mawr college, she made her stage debut in 1928 and her first film in 1932. She costarred …
Prince Henry the Navigator Prince Henry the Navigator (1394-1460). Portuguese prince. Although he made no voyages himself, he directed and promoted exploration and colonization of hitherto un-explored lands, including …
Henry VIII Henry VIII (1491-1547). King of England. He succeeded his father Henry VII in 1509 and the same year married Catherine of Aragon, the widow of his elder …
Henry VII Henry VII (1457-1509). King of England. The sole surviving claimant to the English throne from the house of Lancaster, he fled to Brittany for safety in 1471. …
Henry V Henry V (1387-1422). King of England. He succeeded his father, Henry IV of England, in 1413. He went to France to claim the French throne and secured …
Henry IV Henry IV, known as Henry of Navarre (1553-1610). King of France. He was educated as a Calvinist and after 1569 was recognized as the leader of the …
Henry II Henry II (1133-89). King of England. The grandson of Henry I, he inherited considerable lands in France and enlarged these through his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine …
