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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Faversham , town (1991 pop. 15,914), Kent, SE England, a port on a tributary of the Swale River. It is situated in a region where fruit and hops are grown. Timber, oil, fodder, apples, and cherries are shipped to London. Faversham has shipyards and light industries including brickmaking, food processing, oyster fishing, and brewing. Of notable interest are the many Roman and Saxon remains. Faversham was an early member of the federation of the Cinque Ports . King Stephen, who founded the Cluniac abbey (now in ruins), was buried there in the 12th cent. with his queen, Matilda. In 1781 a powder... Read more

Becky Sharp
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ... Jr. ( George Osborne ); May Beatty ( Briggs ); William Stack ( Pitt Crawley ); George Hassell ( Sir Pitt Crawley ); William Faversham ( Duke of Wellington ); Charles Richman ( General Tufts ); Doris Lloyd ( Duchess of Richmond ); Colin Tapley ( William Dobbin ... Read more

Bartholomaeus Anglicus
Encyclopedia of World Biography ... Bartholomaeus went on to the University of Paris, where he taught theology. In 1224 or 1225, with fellow theology professor Haymo of Faversham, he joined the newly organized Franciscan order in Paris. Bartholomaeus continued to teach theology until 1231 when he was ... Read more

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	TITLE DEED HOW THE BOOK GOT ITS NAME 'Arden of faversham' possibly by william Shakespeare The Sunday Telegraph London; 7/8/2007; GARY DEXTER; 128 words ; Arden of Faversham is a literary mystery. It got its title as a result of a real-life murder, that of Thomas Arden (of Faversham in Kent) by his wife Alice, on 15 February, 1551. The story was first written up by Holinshed, then published as an ... Read more
	Alice Arden's freedom and the suspended moment of 'Arden of Faversham.'(Tudor and Stuart Drama) Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900; 3/22/1996; Schutzman, Julie R.; 9887 words ; ... page of the 1592 edition of Arden of Faversham tells us that the ensuing action will portray the Trve Tragedie of Master Arden of Faversham Who was most wickedlye murdered, by the ... and is punished for her crime, Arden of Faversham dramatizes the ways in which Alice Arden ... Read more
	World is safe with Aeneas Faversham Evening News - Scotland; 3/7/2008; Liam Rudden Arts and; 489 words ; FIRST there was Aeneas Faversham, then, Aeneas Faversham Returns and now, Aeneas Faversham Forever. The world of the noted Victorian explorer and dandy, Aeneas Faversham, is a weird and wonderful place, and one that brought Victorian comedy troupe ... Read more
	Arden of Faversham.(Theater Review) Shakespeare Bulletin; 9/22/2004; Bly, Mary; 1200 words ; Arden of Faversham Presented by the Metropolitan Playhouse ... and True Tragedie of Master Arden of Faversham has suffered a similar fate. Presumably ... done, I have dutifully taught Arden of Faversham as a member of that slightly dreary ... Read more
	Review: Aeneas Faversham The Scotsman; 8/22/2006; Roger Cox; 308 words ; COMEDY, AENEAS FAVERSHAM, SMIRNOFF UNDERBELLY (VENUE 61) **** THEY were a funny lot, the Victorians - a fact not lost on the writers of this sketch show ... Read more
	SWAP SHOP FAVERSHAM, KENT Evening Standard - London; 3/28/2000; 324 words ; STYLISH contemporary living and peaceful surroundings don't usually go together, but the Ship Hotel conversion in Faversham's ancient market place is an exception. Two apartments remain in this 16th century building: a studio spanning 1,321sq ft ... Read more
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	Up the creek for a history lesson. The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 3/26/2006; 1007 words ; ... SIMON MIDGLEY Locals like to regard Faversham as one of Kent's hidden treasures. This ... history at every turn. In medieval times, Faversham was a port and industrial town with prosperous ... horticultural produce was shipped to London via Faversham Creek, linked to the Swale Estuary. The ... Read more
	Up the creek for a history lesson Mail on Sunday; 3/26/2006; SIMON MIDGLEY; 978 words ; Locals like to regard Faversham as one of Kent's hidden treasures ... at every turn. In medieval times, Faversham was a port and industrial town with ... produce was shipped to London via Faversham Creek, linked to the Swale Estuary ... Read more
	Pennies From Heaven The Scotsman; 3/4/2008; ROGER COX; 925 words ; ... I went to see a Fringe show, Aeneas Faversham. Devised and performed by four Edinburgh ... the Dreadfuls, entitled The Brothers Faversham. In a departure from the troupe's usual ... telling the life story of a different Faversham brother - the offspring of a formidable ... Read more

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