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Stratford-on-Avon
Stratford-on-Avon town (1991 pop. 20,941) and district, Warwickshire, central England, on the Avon River. A market town with light industries, Stratford owes its fame to its associations with William Shakespeare . A gabled building on Henley St., believed to be the poet's birthplace, is open to... Read more |
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John de Stratford
John de Stratford d. 1348, English ecclesiastic, archbishop of Canterbury, 1333-48. A doctor of civil and canon law, he was a legal adviser to the court of Edward II and several times an emissary to France and the Vatican. He played a passive role in the overthrow (1327) of Edward, and although... Read more |
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Stratford Canning Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe
Stratford Canning Stratford de Redcliffe, Viscount 1786-1880, British diplomat. He entered (1807) the foreign office under the aegis of his cousin, George Canning. Sent (1808) to Turkey, he negotiated the Treaty of Bucharest (1812) between Turkey and Russia. He served in Switzerland (1814-18), at... Read more |
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Stratford
Stratford, Canada, New Zealand, UK, USA 1. Canada (Ontario): founded as Little Thomas in 1832 and renamed in 1835 after Stratford‐upon‐Avon, the birthplace in England of William Shakespeare (1564–1616), poet and dramatist.2. New Zealand (North Island): founded as... Read more |
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Shelton
Shelton city (1990 pop. 35,418), Fairfield co., SW Conn., on the Housatonic River opposite Derby; settled 1697, set off from Stratford 1789, inc. as a city 1915. Metal products, furniture, and electronic equipment are among the city's manufactures.... Read more |
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Royal Shakespeare Company
Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), a British repertory theater. The company, established in 1960, was based on the earlier Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-on-Avon. It is a national theater supported by government funds. The RSC, under a 2002 reorganization, is based in Stratford, where it... Read more |
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Robert Edward Lee
Robert Edward Lee 1807-70, general in chief of the Confederate armies in the American Civil War, b. Jan. 19, 1807, at Stratford , Westmoreland co., Va.; son of Henry ( "Light-Horse Harry" ) Lee. Pre-Civil War Career After graduating second in his class from West Point in 1829, Lee was... Read more |
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Eileen Atkins
Atkins, Eileen 1934–PERSONALBorn June 106, 1934, in London, England; daughter of Arthur Thomas (a gas meter reader) and Annie Ellen (a seamstress and barmaid; maiden name, Elkins) Atkins; married Julian Glover (an actor), 1957 (divorced, 1966); married Bill Shepherd (a television producer), February... Read more |
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Antony Sher
Sher, Antony 1949–(Anthony Sher, Sir Antony Sher) PERSONALBorn June 14, 1949, in Cape Town, South Africa; immigrated to England, 1968, naturalized citizen, 1979; son of Emmanuel (in business) and Margery Sher; companion of Gregory Doran (a director). Education: Attended Webber-Douglas Academy of... Read more |
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