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Anne Bethel Spencer (born Bannister; February 6, 1882 – July 27, 1975) was an American poet, teacher, civil rights activist, librarian, and gardener.She was a prominent figure of the Harlem Renaissance, also known as the New Negro Movement, despite living in Virginia for most of her life, far from the center of the movement in New York.
Mary was probably born at Blickling Hall, the family seat in Norfolk, and grew up at Hever Castle, Kent. [5] She was the daughter of a wealthy diplomat and courtier, Thomas Boleyn, later Earl of Wiltshire, by his marriage to Elizabeth Howard, the eldest daughter of Thomas Howard, then Earl of Surrey and future 2nd Duke of Norfolk, and his first wife Elizabeth Tilney. [4]
This is an alphabetical list of female novelists who were active in England and Wales, and the Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland before approximately 1800. "Beauty in search of knowledge".
Anne Boleyn (/ ˈ b ʊ l ɪ n, b ʊ ˈ l ɪ n /; [7] [8] [9] c. 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the second wife of King Henry VIII.The circumstances of her marriage and execution, by beheading for treason, made her a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that marked the start of the English Reformation.
Mary Adelaide, several people; Mary of Anjou, several people; Mary Boleyn (c. 1499–1543), English sister of Queen Anne Boleyn; Mary Brandon, several people; Mary Bruce (c. 1282–1323), younger sister of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots; Mary Bruce, Countess of Elgin (1778–1855), Scottish first wife of diplomat Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin
Historiography: Ancient, Medieval and Modern, 3rd edition, 2007, ISBN 0-226-07278-9; Elton, G. R. Modern Historians on British History 1485–1945: A Critical Bibliography 1945–1969 (1969), annotated guide to 1000 history books on every major topic, plus book reviews and major scholarly articles. online
The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne is an unfinished oil painting by High Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci, dated to c. 1501–1519. [n 1] It depicts Saint Anne, her daughter the Virgin Mary and the infant Jesus. [1] Christ is shown grappling with a sacrificial lamb symbolizing his Passion as the Virgin tries to restrain him.
Anne Killigrew's mother, Judith Killigrew, was a lady-in-waiting to Charles II's queen Catherine of Braganza. The younger Anne Killigrew is listed as one of six Maids of Honour to Mary of Modena, Duchess of York, as of 1683. [2] Anne had two older sisters, Mary and Elizabeth, both of whom married outside of court circles.