Only show
results for:

Topics related to "Tradesmen who made an entrance William Caxton was one and so, briefly, was"

Caxton Caxton
Caxton ♂ Transferred use of the surname, in origin a local name from a place in Cambridgeshire. The place name derives from the genitive case of the Old Norse byname Kakkr (apparently a derivative of kokkr ‘lump’) + Old English tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.... Read more
William Caxton William Caxton
William Caxton c.1421-91, English printer, the first to print books in English. He served apprenticeship as a mercer and from 1463 to 1469 was at Bruges as governor of the Merchants Adventurers in the Low Countries, serving as a diplomat for the English king. He learned printing in Cologne in... Read more
Charles Talbot duke of Shrewsbury Charles Talbot duke of Shrewsbury
Charles Talbot Shrewsbury, duke of , 1660-1718, English statesman. Brought up a Roman Catholic, he embraced Protestantism in 1679. A powerful Whig, he was one of the seven nobles who signed the invitation to William of Orange (later William III ) to take the throne in 1688. After the Glorious... Read more
Frederick William I Frederick William I
Frederick William I 1688-1740, king of Prussia (1713-40), son and successor of Frederick I. He continued the administrative reforms and the process of centralization begun by Frederick William, the Great Elector, creating a strong, absolutist state. He practiced rigid economy, and at his death... Read more
Wynkyn de Worde Wynkyn de Worde
Wynkyn de Worde , d. 1535, English printer, whose original name was Jan van Wynkyn. He was born at Wörth in Alsace and probably accompanied William Caxton to England in 1476. He assisted in the work of Caxton at Westminster and after Caxton's death took over his business. His independent work... Read more
Charles Hale Hoyt Charles Hale Hoyt
Hoyt, Charles H[ale] (1860–1900), playwright. The only child of a railway mail clerk who also served one term as a state legislator, Hoyt was born in Concord, New Hampshire. He briefly attended Boston Latin School, tried studying law, and served on a Western cattle ranch before accepting work... Read more
Reynard the Fox Reynard the Fox
Reynard the Fox , celebrated hero of the medieval beast epics, works predominantly in verse which became increasingly popular after c.1150. They are found chiefly in Latin, French, Low German, Dutch, High German, and English. The type probably originated in a German-speaking section of what is now... Read more
Margaret Beaufort countess of Richmond and Derby Margaret Beaufort countess of Richmond and Derby
Margaret Beaufort, countess of Richmond and Derby , 1443-1509, English noblewoman, mother of Henry VII . She was the daughter and heiress of John, 1st duke of Somerset, and great-granddaughter of John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster. She was married three times: to Edmund Tudor, earl of Richmond, who... Read more
William Bligh William Bligh
William Bligh , 1754-1817, British admiral. He is chiefly remembered for the mutiny (1789) on his ship, the Bounty , but he had a long and notable career. He was sailing master on Capt. James Cook's last voyage (1776-79). Later he was a commander in the French wars, then (1805-8) governor of New... Read more
Klaipeda Klaipeda
Klaipeda , formerly Memel , city (1993 pop. 206,400), W Lithuania, on the Baltic Sea, at the entrance to the Courland Lagoon. An ice-free seaport and an industrial center, it has shipyards and industries producing textiles, fertilizers, and wood products. It is the home of a large fishing fleet.... Read more

Sorry, no results were found on Encyclopedia.com

No reference documents or articles match the search term Tradesmen who made an entrance William Caxton was one and so, briefly, was


Suggestions:

  • Check the spelling of your search term
  • Try using fewer keywords
  • Try using more general keywords