Harms
Harms, Ca&us, A Distinguished German Divine, Was B. May 25, 1778, At Fahrstedt, Iu South Ditmarsch. In 1797 He Went To The Gymnasium At Meldorf,-and. In 1790 To The University Of Kiel. The Rationaligni Of The Time, In Had Been-to Some Extent Educated, Failed To Give Him Satisfaction; And Schleiermacher's ...
Harp
Harp, A Musical Stringed Instrument, Much Esteemed By The Ancients. In Egypt, The Figure Of The Harp Is Found Delineated From The Earliest Ages In Many Different Forms. Some Of Them Very Simple, And Others With Great Taste And Ornament; Some Played On While Standing, Others While Kneeling. The Celtic ...
Harpocrates
Harpocrates, The Name Given By Greek Writers To The Younger Horns. The Hiero Glyphical Inscriptions Calling Him Hat' Pa Alma, " Horns The Child," The Son Of Isis. According To The Legend, He Was A Younger Son Of Osiris And Isis, Who. Bavmg Placed An Amulet Round Her Neck. Gave ...
Harpy
Harpy, A Fabulous Creature In Greek Mythology, Considered As A Minister Of The Vengeance Of The Gods. Various Accounts Are Given Of The The Numbers, And Parentage Of The Harpies. Homer Mentions But One, Hesiod Enumerates Two—a6110 And Okypete. Daughters Of Thaumas By The Oceanid Electra, Fair-haired And Winged Maidens, ...
Harris
Harris, Tuomas Lake, A Spiritualist And Social Reformer, Was B. At Fenny Strat Ford, Eng., May 15,1823. In 1827 His Parents Brought Him With Them To The United States And Settled At Utica, N. Y. He Was Yet Very Young When His Mother Died, And His Father Failed In Business, ...
Harrisburg
Harrisburg (ante), The Capital Of Pennsylvania, In Dauphin Co. On The Susquehanna River, And The Cumberland Valley, The Northern Central, The Pennsylvania, And The Philadelphia And Reading Railroads; 106 M. By Rail W. Of Philadelphia; Pop. '70, 23.104; In '80, 30,412. The Susquehanna Is Here Over A Mile Wide, And ...
Harry Blind
Harry. Blind, A Scottish Minstrel Of The 15th Century. Scarcely Anything Is Known Of His Life Beyond What Is Told By Dr. John Major (or Blair) In His History Of Scotland, Published In 1521. " When I Was A Child," Lie Says, " Henry, A Man Blind From His Birth, ...
Hartford
Hartford (ante) Is On The New York, New Haven And Hartford Railroad; Pop. '80, 42,553. This "queen City Of New England" Is Beautifully Situated On Small Hills At The Junction Of The Park River With The Connecticut. The Township Extends About M. N. And S., And 31 E. And W., ...
Hartford Convention
Hartford Convention, In The Political History Of The United States, Was An Assemblage Of Delegates From The New England States, At Hartford, Conn., Dee. 15, 1814. This Convention Was 'proposed By The Massachusetts .legislature, Which Appointed Delegates From That State. The Government Of The United States, Under Time Presidency Of ...
Hartford Convention_2
Hartford Convention (ante). To The. Brief Statement, Under This Head May Be Added .from The Journal Of The Assembly (not Published Until 1833) Some Further Facts, Premising, However, That Much Of The Odium Thrown Upon The Convention Was Undeserved, And Mainly The Offspring Of Partisan Malignity. The Controlling Idea Of ...
Hartmann
Hartmann, Liourrz, 1821-72; A German Poet, B. Bohemia, Of Jewish Parents. He Studied At Prague And Vienna, And, After A Tour In Italy, Switzerland And South Germany, Became A Teacher In Vienna. He Left Austria, To Publish Without Danger A Volume Of Poems Entitled Keleh And Sehwert, In Which He ...
Harugabi
Harugabi, An Order In The United States, Composed Chiefly Of Germans Started In 1847, Anti Supposed To Number Over 20,000 Members. Its Aims Are Social And Benevo Lent, And Particularly The Preservation Of The German Language. There Are A General Or National Lodge, State Lodges, And About 240 Subordinate Lodges. ...
Harvard College
Harvard College, The Oldest College In The United States, Often Termed A Univer Sity, Was Founded At Cambridge, Mass., 3 In. From Boston, In 1636, Only Six Years After The Settlement Of The Colony, £800 Having Been Appropriated In Three Sums For The Support Of "a Schoale Or Colledge." In ...
Harvard College
Harvard College (ante), Or More Properly Haitv.ayth University, By Which Title The Institution Has Been Known For Many Years Past, Comprehends The Following Departments: The College Proper, The Lawrence Scientific School, The Divinity School, The Law School, The Medical School, The Dental School, The Botanic Garden Andlutbarium, The Bussey Institution ...
Harvest Moon
Harvest Moon. In Our Latitudes, At The Time Of Full Moon Nearest The Autumnal Equinox, It Happens That The Moon Rises For Several Days Nearly At Sunset, And About The Same Time By The Clock, Instead Of Rising, As It Usually Does, 52' Later On One Day Than On The ...
Hasdrubal
Hasdrubal, More Correctly Asdrubal (one Helped By Baal), A Name Of Frequent Occurrence In Carthaginian History, There Being Nearly Twenty More Or Less Celebrated Individuals So Called. One Of The Best Known Is That Son-in-law Of Hamilcar (see Il.klu Ncait Binca), Who Accompanied His Father-in-law To Spain (236 B. C.), ...
Hashish
Hashish' Is The Oriental Name Of The Plant (or Rather Of The Tops And Tender Parts Of The Plant) Which Is Scientifically Known As Cannabis Indica, And Which We Term Indian, Hemp. The Medicinal Value Of The Preparations Of Indian Hemp Is Described In Another Article. See Hnmr, Indian. It ...
Hastings
Hastings, A Parliamentary And Municipal Borough, Market-town, And Famous Water Ing-place Of England, In The Co. Of Sussex, Is Picturesquely Situated On The Shore, And Sur. Rounded On All Sides Except The S., Which Is Open To The Sea, By High Cliffs. It Is Distant About M. E. Of Chichester, ...
Hastings
Hastings, \vanren, Gov.gen. Of India, B. Dec. 6, 1732, Was Descended From An Ancient Family Long Settled At Daylcsford, In Worcestershire. He Was Early Left An Orphan; But When Only Seven Years Old, He Resolved To Recover The Manor And Estate, Which Had Passed Out Of The Possession Of His ...
Hat Manufacture
Hat Manufacture (see Hat, Ante). Until Recent Times Hats Were Made By The Process Of Felting, And As Tradition Ascribed The Discovery Of That Very Ancient Operation To St. Clement, He Was Assumed As The Patron Saint Of The Craft, And The Annual Festival Of The Trade Continues To Be ...
Hatto
Hatto, The Name Of Two Archbishops Of The See Of Mainz, Who Have A Somewhat Conspicuous Place In The History Of Germany. The First Of These Was Chosen Archbishop Of Mainz In 891, And Died In 913.—the Second Archbishop Of That Name Was A Monk Of The Monastery Of Fulda, ...
Haute Vienne
Haute-vienne. See Vienne, Haute, Ante. Haut-rhin. See Ruin, Haut, Ante. Haiiy, Ren1 Just, A Celebrated French Mineralogist, Was B. At St. Just, In Picardy, Feb. 28, 1743, Studied For The Church. And Took Priest's Orders. His Attention Was Turned At A Comparatively Early Period Of His Life To Botany, But ...
Havana
Havana, Or, In English, The Harbor, By Far The Most Important City In The West Indies, Is The Capital Of Cuba (q.v.). It Stands On The N. Shore Of The Island, Iu Lat. 23' 8' N., And Long. 82° 23' West. Pop. '71, 169,184, According To Official Return, But Really ...
Havelock
Havelock, Major-general Sir Henry, K.c.11., Was B. April 5, 1795, At Bishop-wear Mouth, In Durham, Where His Father Was A Merchant And Ship-builder. He Entered The Army A Month Or Two After The Battle Of Waterloo, Went To India In 1823, And Honorably Distinguished Himself In The Afghan And Sikh ...
Hawick
Ha'wick, A Burgh Of Barony, And A Considerable Manufacturing T. In The S. Of Scotland, Iu The Co. Of Roxburgh, Is Situated At The Confluence Of The Teviot And The Slitrig, 10 M. S.w. Of Jedburgh, And 53 M. S.e. Of Edinburgh By Railway. Some Of The Churches And Bank-offices ...
Hawk Moth
Hawk-moth, A Name Sometimes Used To Comprise All The Lepidopterous Insects Of The Section Erepuscularia, The Linnrean ,frenus Sphinx. They Have A Spine Or Stiff Bristle On The Anterior Edge Of Each Of The Hind-wings, And These Being Received In Correspond Ing Hooks On The Miller-side Of The Forewings, Attach ...
Hawks
Hawks, Francis Lister, An., Ll.d., American Clergyman And Author, Was B. At Newbern, N. C., June 10, 1798; Educated At The University Of North Carolina; Admitted To The Bar In 1817; In 1819, Elected To The State Legislature; But Being Drawn To The Church, He Was Ordained, Iu 1827, A ...
Hawthorn
Hawthorn, Cratagus Oxyaca2zthcz (see Cuatieous), A Shrub Or Small Tree, A Native Of Europe, Siberia, And The N. Of Africa, Common In Britain, And Much Planted Both For Hedges And For Ornament. It Varies In Height From 6 Or 8 To 20 Or 25 Feet. It Has Roundish Obovate 3 ...
Haxo
Haxo, Francois Benoit; Baron, 1774-1838; B. France; Gen. Of Engineers. He Was Concerned In A Number Of Sieges, And Constructed Many Important Fortifications. The " Haxo Casemate" Is A Work Built Inside The Parapet, Arched, And Covered With Earth, Opening In The Rear To The Terreplain. The Guns Are Protected ...
Hay Cold Hay Fever
Hay Fever, Hay Cold, Or Har Asnittn, An Affection Characterized By A Subacute Inflammation Of The Mucous Membrane Of The Nasal Passages, The Eyes, And The Bron Chial Tubes, With Moresulless Febrile Disturbance, Headaches, And Occasionally Asthmatic Paroxysms. The Indicate That The Emanations From Hay Were The Sole Cause, But ...
Haydn
Haydn, Josent, A German Composer, Was B. At The Village Of Rohrau, On The Con Fines Of Hungary And Austria, Mar. 31, 1732. He Was The Son Of A Poor Wheelwright; And Manifesting Great Musical Talent, Lie Was Received, At The Age Of Eight, Into The Choir Of The Cathedral ...
Hayti
Hayti, Otherwise Known As Htsr,t'smola. Or St. Domingo, Is, After Cuba, The Largest Of The West Indian Islands, Now Divided Into The Independent States Of Hayti, And The Dominican Republic (q.v.). It Is Nearly Equidistant Front Porto Rico On The E., And From Cuba And Jamaica On The W., With ...
Hazard
Hazard, A Gamno Atatee Without Tables, Which.= Be Played Byauy Number Of Per Sons. One Persdn; Callenhe Caster (his Opponent Now Bets With Loth Being Called The Setter), Takes The Box And Dice, And Makes A Throw (called A Main), Which Must Be Above 4, And Not Exceeding 9; And ...
Hazel
Hazel, Corylus, A Genus Of Trees And Shrubs Of The Natural Order Cupviiferm, Of Which The Fruit Is A Nut In A Leafy And Laciniated Cup, The Enlarged Involuere Of The Female Flower. The Male Flowers Are In Cylindrical Catkins; The Female Flowers Appear As Mere Clusters Of Colored Styles ...
Hazlitt
Hazlitt, Will.lim, A Distinguished English Essayist And Miscellaneous Writer, The Son Of A Unitarian Clergyman, Was B. At Maidstone, Hi Kent, On April 10, 1778. His Father Went To America With His Family When Hazlitt Was About Five Years Of Age, But Returned In Two Years, And Became Paster Of ...
Head
Head, Sir Francis333s .nd, Bait, An Author, And Ex-governor Of Upper Canada, Was B. At Hermitage, Near Rochester, In 179,1 He Entered The Corps Of Royal Engineers, And Had Attained The Rank Of Caw. When, In 1825, He Accepted An Engagement From A Private Company To Work Some Gold And ...
Headache
Headache, A Pain Referred To The Front, Side, Or Back Of The Head, Varying, In Inten Sity And Other Characters According To Its Cause And Pathological Relations. The Most Common Varieties Of Headache Are Those Which Are Dependent On, Or Connected With, Derangements Of The Digestion, And Frequently Occur After ...
Health
Health (from The Same Root As Heal, Hale, Whole), The State Of The Body Or Mind Opposed To Disease (q. V.) And Characterized By The Integrity Or Soundness (lat. Sanux) Of All The Parts And Functions Which Constitute A Living Being. In The More Restricted And Ordinary Sense, Health Is ...
Hearsay Evidence
Hearsay Evidence Is The Name Given By Lawyers To Evidence Given In A Court Of Justice At Second-hand, Where The Witness States Not What He Himself Saw Or Heard, But What Somebody Else Said. This Evidence Is, As A General Rule, Inadmissible, Because The Axiom Is, That The Best Evidence ...
Heat
Heat, The Unknown Cause Of The Sensation Ofwarmth, And Of A Multitude Of Common Phenomena In Nature And Art. In Considering This Subject Scientifically, It Is Necessary, At The Outset, To Discard The Ideas Conveyed By The Popular Use Of Such Words As Heat And Cold. A Number Of Bodies, ...
Heath
Heath, Erica, A Genus Of Small Shrubs Of The Natural Order Erice (q.v.), Distinguished By A Calyx Of Four Leaves, A Bell-shaped Or Ovate—often Ventricose—corolla, And A 4-celled, 4-valved Capsule, With Dissepiments From The Middle Of The Valves. The Leaves Arc Small, Linear, And Evergreen. The Genus, As Thus Defined, ...
Heaven
Heaven, In Popular Physical Science, Means The Expanse Which Surrounds The Earth, And Which To A Spectator On The Earth's Surface Appears As A Vast Arch Or Vault, In Which Are Seen The Sun, Moon, And Stars. The Earliest Idea Entertained Of This Expanse Was Of A Solid Vault Or ...
Hebrides
Hebrides, The Name Applied' In A General Sense To All The Islands On The W. Coast Of Scotland. They Have Been Variously Classified; But The Most Natural Division Seems To Be Into The Outer And Inner Hebrides. To The Outer Belong Lewis, With Harris, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist, Barra, ...
Hedge
Hedge (sax. Liege, Ger, Hag, Fr. Hale ; In Ger., Begot Is To Fence, Protect, Cherish), A Fence Formed Generally Of Growing Shrubs. Hedges Are Very Much Used In Some Parts Of The World, Whilst Others, Equally Cultivated, Are Destitute Of Them. Thus, Whilst They Are Very Common In Many ...
Hedgehog
Hedgehog, Erinaceus, A Genus Of Insectivorous Quadrupeds, The Type Of The Family Erinaceida. The Muzzle Is Rather Elongated, The Neck Short, The Limbs Short., The Feet Five-toed, The Claws Strong, The Tail Short, The Body Covered On The Upper Parts With Sharp Spines And With Hair Below, And Capable Of ...
Hedjrah
Hedjrah (hegirah), Or, More Fully, Hedjrat Al-nabi, Arab. Emigration (not Flight, As Commonly Translated) Of Mohammed (q.v.). The Tribe Of The Koreish Having Resolved To Slay The New Prophet, Their Kinsman, He Secretly Left Mecca On Sept. 13, 622 A.d., And Repaired To Medina, Where, Partly From A Feeling Of ...
Heeren
Heeren, Aiinoldhisrmannludivicis An Eminent German Scholar, Was B. Oct. 25, 1760, At Arbergen, Near Bremen, Where His Father Was At That Time Pastor, And Received His Education At The Cathedral School Of Bremen, And At The University Of Gottingen. He First Made Himself Known To The Literary World By Two ...
Heiberg
Heiberg, Jouann Ludvig, 1791-1860; A Danish Critic And Poet, Son Of Peter Andrea Heiberg, The Political Writer, And Of The Famous Novelist Afterwards The Baroness Gyllembourg-ehrensvard. Johann Was Educated At The University Of Copenhagen. In 1812 He Visited Sweden And Made Some Stay In Stockholm. In 1813 His First Publication ...
Heidelberg
Hei'delberg, An Ancient City Of Germany, In The Grand Duchy Of Baden, Is Situated On The Left Bank Of The River Neckar, In One Of The Most Beautiful Districts In The Country, On A Narrow- Strip Of Ground Between The River On The N., And The Northern Extremity Of The ...
Heinrich Heine
Heine, Heinrich, A Modern German Poet And Wit, Was B. At Dusseldorf, Of Jewish Parents; The Date Of His Birth Is Dec. 12, 1799, (not, As Often Asserted, Jan. 1, 1800). In 1819 He Proceeded To The University Of Bonn For The Purpose Of Studying Law; But He Devoted Himself ...
Heirs Portioners
Heirs-portioners, In Scotch Law, Mean Either Two Or More Females, Being, Sisters, Or Sisters And The Children, Male And Female, Of Deceased Sisters, Who Are Entitled To Suc Ceed To Heritable Estate. Thus, If A Dies Leaving Three Daughters, All Three Succeed Equally If Alive; Or If Some Had Already ...
Helena
Helena, The Name Of Several Female Saints Of The Catholic Church, The Most Cele Brated Of Whom Is The Empress Helena, Wife Of Coastantius Chlorus, And Mother Of Con Stantine The Great. The Place Of Her Birth Is A Subject Of Controversy: According To One Account, She Was Born In ...
Heliand
Heliand, A Saxon Poem Of The 9th Century. The Portion Yet Preserved Sets Forth The Life Of Christ As Told By The Four Evangelists, Whose Various Narratives The Author Seeks To Harmonize. Itis Thought To Have Been Composed By A Saxon Writer Of Unknown Name At The Request Of The ...
Helienist
Helienist (gr. Hellegistes), The Name Given To Those Among The Jews, And After Wards In The Christian Church Of Judea, Who, Either By Birth Or By Residence, And By The Adoption Of The Greek Language, Manners And Usages, Were Regarded As Greeks, In Opposition To The Hebrews Properly So Called, ...
Heliography
Heliography (sun Telegraphy), A Name Given To A Method Of Communicating Between Distant Stations By Reflections Of The Sun Upon A Mirror Or System Of Mirrors. One Great Advantage Of This Method Over The Ordinary Signal System Is That The Appa Ratus Is More Portable, But It Can Be Successfully ...
Heliotypography
Heliotypog'raphy (otherwise Photoheliography; From Gr. Hellos, The Sun.) Mr. De La Rue, In The Observatory At Kew, Has Produced, On Sheets Of Paper, Pictures In Which The Solar Spots Are Represented Without The Aid Of Drawing Or Engraving Of Any Kind. In One Form Of Operation (noticed In The Proceedings ...
Helix
Helix, In Architecture, A Spiral Form, As When A Flight Of Steps Winds Round A Cylindrical Space Or Center Post. The Name Is Also Given To The Little Volutes Under The Flowers Of The Corinthian Capital. Hell (lieb. Sheol, Gr. Hades, Sax. Hell, Ger. Hale), Originally A Cavern Or Deep ...
Hell Gate
Hell Gate (ante) Improvements. Hell Gate May Be More Particularly Described As That Part Of The East River Between Long Island And Manhattan Island, Also Between Long Island And Ward's Island, And Between Ward's Island And Manhattan Island. (lit Tle Hell Gate Is An Unimportant Small Passage Between Ward's Island ...
Hellebore
Hellebore, A Name Applied To Two Very Different Genera Of Plants. The Genus To Which It More Properly Belongs, And To Which It Has Belonged, Since Very Ancient Times, Helle,borus, Is Of The Natural Order Ranunettlacea, And Is Characterized By A Calyx Of 5 Persistent Sepals, Often Resembling Petals; A ...
Helmet
Helmet, In Heraldry. From The Early Simple Form Known As The Norman, The Hel Met, At A Later Period, Came To Vary In Shape According To The Degree Of The Person Who Wore It, And Helmets Were Set Over Coats Of Arms To Bear The Crest, And Indicate By Their ...
Helots
Helots. The Population Of Ancient Sparta Was Divided Into Four Classes, The Lowest Of Which Was Formed Of Serfs Or Slaves, Called Helots (probably Meaning Captives, From Gr. Heletn, To Capture). These Helots Are Generally Supposed To Have Formed The Origi Nal Population Of The Country, And To Have Been ...
Helps
Helps, Sir Annum, K.c.b., An English Essayist And Historian, Was B. About 1817; And Was Entered At Trinity College, Cambridge, Where Lie Took The Degree Of A.b. In 1835. On Leaving The University He Obtained A Post In The Civil Service, And On His Resignation, He Retired To Bishop's Waltham, ...
Helsingfors
Hel'singfors, A Fortified Seaport Of Russia, Capital Of The Government Of Finland, And After Cronstadt, The Most Important Naval Station On The Baltic, Is Beautifully Situ Ated On A Peninsula, Surrounded By Islands And Rocky Cliffs, In The Gulf Of 191 M. W. From St. Petersburg By Sea. A Series ...
Helvetii
Helve`tii, A Celtic People Inhabiting, According To Caesar, The Region Between The Mountains Of Jura On The W., The Rhone On The S., And The Rhine On The E. And N., The Region Corresponding Pretty Closely With Modern Switzerland. They Had 12 Towns And 400 Villages. The Great And Fatal ...
Hematozoa
Hematozo'a (gr. Hcema, Blood, And Won, A Living Creature) Is The Term Applied By Helminthologists To The Entozoa Existing In The Blood. They Occur In Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Fishes, And Many Invertebrate Animals. Some Of Them Belong To The Nemato Idea, Others To The Trematoidea, And Others To The Protozoa. ...
Hemlock
Hemlock, Conium, A Genus Of Plants Of The Natural Order Umbelliferce, Having Com Pound Umbels Of Small White Flowers, Small General And Partial Involucres, The Limb Of The Calyx Merely Rudimentary, And A Compressed Ovate Fruit With Five Prominent Wavy Ridges And No Rittce. The Best Known And Only Important ...
Hemp
Hemp, Can'nabis, A Genus Of Plants Of The Natural Order Eannabinaceo (q.v.), Having The Male And Female Flowers On Different Plants; The Male Flowers With 5-partite Calyx And 5 Statnens; The Female Flowers With A Spathe-like Calyx Of One Leaf, Rolled Round The Ovary And Partially Split Along One Side, ...
Hempstead
Hempstead, A Township And Village In Queens Co., N. Y.; Pop. '70, Of The Town Ship. 13,999; Of The Village, 2,316. The Originally Extended A. And S. Across Long Island, From The Sound To The Ocean. But Was Afterwards Divided About Midway. And The Name Hempstead Now Belongs To The ...
Henbane
Henbane, Hyoseyamus, A Genus Of Plants Of The Natural Order Solanacece, Having A Five-toothed Calyx, An Irregular Funnel-shaped Corolla, And A Capsule Opening By A Lid, And Inclosed In The Hardened Calyx. The Species Arc Mostly Annual And Biennial Herbaceous Plants, And Natives Of The Countries Near The Mediterranean Sea. ...
Henley
Henley, Jonx, 1692-1750; An English Cleigyman Known As "orator Henley," Noted For His Eccentricities; While At College In Cambridge, Feb., 1712, He Under The Pseudonym Of Peter De Quir Addressed A Letter To The Spectator Displaying No Small Wit And Humor. After Graduating He Became Assistant And Then Head-master Of ...
Henri Gregoire
Gregoire, Henri, The Most Remarkable Among The So-called "constitutional" Bishops Of France, Was Born Of Poor Parents At Vebo, Near Luneville, Dec. 4, 1750, Having Received His Education From The Jesuits At Nancy, He Entered Into Orders, And For Some Time Held A Professorship At The Jesuit College Of Point-a-mousson. ...
Henry Grinnell
Grinnell, Henry, 1799-1874, Brother Of Moses H., And A Partner In The Great Commercial House Of Grinnell, Minturn &.co., New York. Having Amassed A Consider Able Fortune By His Skill And Success As A Merchant, Mr. Grinnell Devoted The Latter Part Of His Life To The Extension Of Geographical Knowledge, ...
Henry Hallam
Hallam, Henry, Philosophic Historian And Critic, Son Of The Dean Of Bristol, Was B. At Windsor In 1777, And Educated At Eton And Christchurch, Oxford, Where He Took His Degree Of M. A. He Was First Known By His Writings In Periodicals, Especially By Con Tributing To The Edinburgh Review ...
Henry Hudson
Hudson, Henry, A Distinguished Navigator. His Early History Is Unknown. He Undertook His First Voyage For The Discovery Of A N.e. Passage In 1607, In A Small Vessel With Ten Sailors, But Failed In This Attempt. In His Second Voyage, In 1608, He Reached Nova Zembla. He Undertook A Third ...
Henry I
Henry I., King Of England, The Youngest Son Of William The Conqueror, Was B. In 1068. When His Brother, William 1i., Was Found Dead In The New Forest, Where They Had Both Been Hunting, On Aug. 2, 1100. With A Broken Arrow In His Breast, Prince Henry At Once Seized ...
Henry Ii
Henry Ii. Of England Was The Grandson Of Henry I. By His Daughter Matilda, And Her Second Husband Geoffrey Plantagenet, And Was H. In 1133. His Mother, Assisted By Her Illegitimate Brother, The Earl Of Gloucester, In The Early Part Of Stephen's Reign, And Towards Its Close By Henry Himself, ...
Henry Ii_2
Henry Ii., King Of France, Was B. In 1518; Married Catharine De' Medici In 1533; Succeeded Ids Father, Francis I., In 1547. The Money Which His Father Left Was Rapidly Squandered Among Favorites And Mistresses. A Revolt In Guienne, Where The People Had Risen Against The Gabeleurs, Or Collectors Of ...
Henry Iii
Henry Iii. Of England, Grandson Of Henry Ii., And Eldest Son Of King John, Was B. Oct. 1, 1206, And Succeeded To The Throne On His Father's Death At The Age Of Ten. He Inherited His Father's Weakness, And He Managed Everything Ill Both At. Home And Abroad. A War ...
Henry Iii_2
Henry Iii., The Third Son Of Henry Ii. And Catharine De' Medici, Was B. In 1551, And Succeeded His Brother Charles Ix. In 1574. On The Death Of The Constable Mont Morency, He Received The Chief Commaml Of The =my, And His First Campaign. Fought In His 16th Year, Was ...
Henry Iii_3
Henry Iii., Emperor Of Germany, Of The Salo-franconian Line, And The Son Of The Emperor Conrad Ii., Was B. In 1017, Elected King Of The Germans In 1026, Duke Of Bavaria In 1027, Duke Of Swabia And Burgundy In 1037, Succeeded His Father As Emperor In 1039, And Died In ...
Henry Iv
Henry Iv., King Of France And Navarre, Surnamed "the Great," And "tire Good," Was Born In Beam In 1553. Henry Was The Third Son Of Antoine De Bourbon And Jeanne D'albret, Daughter And Heiress Of Henry, King Of Navarre And Bearn. Ills Father's Death Placed Him Under The Sole Control ...
Henry Iv_2
Henry Iv., Emperor Of Germany, The Son And Successor Of The Former, Was B. In 1050, Elected King Of The Germans In 1054, During The Lifetime Of His Father, Crowned Emperor 1084, And Died 1100. As He Was Only 5 Years Old At The Death Of His Father, The Regency ...
Henry V
Henry V., Who Succeeded His Father Henry Iv., Was B. At Monmouth (whence His Surname), In 1388. In His Youth He Bad Acquired Great Military Distinction In Operations Against Glendower, And After His Military Work Was Put An End To, Through His Lather's Jealousy And Distrust Of Him, He Became ...
Henry Vi
Henry Vi., The Only Child Of Henry V. And Catherine Of France, Was B. At Windsor, Dec. 0, 1421. As He Was Not Quite Nine Months Old When His Father Died, His Uncle John, Duke Of Bedford, Was Appointed To Govern France, And Another Uncle, Hum Phrey, Duke Of Gloucester, ...
Henry Vii
Henry Vii,, The Conqueror And Successor Of Richard Iii., Was B. At Pembroke Castle, The Seat Of His Father, The Earl Of Pembroke, On Jan. 21, 1456. His Father, Edmund Tudor, Was The Son Of Owen Tudor, And Of His Wife, Queen Catherine, The Widow Of Henry V. His Mother ...
Henry Viii
Henry Viii., King Of England, Second Son Of Henry Vii. And Elizabeth Of York, Was B. In 1491. On The Death Of His Elder Brother Arthur In 1502, He Became Heir Apparent To The Throne. In His 12th Year, He Was Betrothed To His Brother's Widow, Catharine Of Aragon, Sister ...