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EDWARD THE ELDER

d. 924, king of Wessex (899–924), son and successor of Alfred. He fought with his father against the Danes. At Alfred's death (899) Edward's succession was disputed by his cousin Æthelwold, who allied himself with the Danes of Northumbria and East Anglia. The death of Æthelwold in battle (902) put an end to that war, but later fighting with the Danes recommenced. Aided by his sister Æthelflœd, Lady of the Mercians, Edward undertook a series of advances against the Danes, systematically building fortresses to cover his positions. At the same time he repelled Viking attacks on the shore of England. After Æthelflœd's death (918) he asserted his full authority over Mercia and thus became ruler of all England S of the Humber River. He was also accepted as overlord by several Welsh rulers and by English Northumbria, and he is supposed to have received the submission of Constantine II of Scotland. The right of the overlordship of Scotland, based on Edward's position, was asserted by later English kings. Edward was succeeded by his son Athelstan. Two other sons, Edmund and Eldred, also ascended the throne.

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Three Books of Polydore Vergil's English History, Comprising the Reigns of Henry VI., Edward IV., and Richard III. from an Early Translation, Preserved among the Mss. of the Old Royal Library in the British Museum
Book by Henry Ellis, Polydore Vergil; John Bowyer Nichols and Son, 1844
Subjects:	Great Britain--History--Lancaster And York, 1399-1485
...Richard, 200 Edgecote, battle of, 128 Edward IVth proclaimed king, 109 ----- his...oath which he ment to break, 138 , 139 Edward IVth arrives at Nottingham, 140...description of his person, ibid . Edward son of Henry VI. born, 90...

The Life and Letters of Edward Everett Hale - Vol. 1
Book by Edward E. Hale Jr.; Little, Brown, and Company, 1917
Subjects:	Hale, Edward Everett--1822-1909, Hale, Edward Everett--1822-1909--Correspondence
...went to Boston, and his son Edward went to the Borough of Rocks...place from their fathers." Edward Everett Hale, born April 3...fourth child of the family. His elder brother, Nathan, his elder...Sarah, and himself made up the elder half of the children, followed...earlier years, however, the older four considered themselves...

Fighting for the Confederacy: The Personal Recollections of General Edward Porter Alexander
Book by Gary W. Gallagher, Edward Porter Alexander; University of North Carolina Press, 1989
Subjects:	Alexander, Edward Porter--1835-1910, Confederate States Of America--History, Military, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal Narratives, Confederate
...19 ; on EPAs Utah expedition, 130 ; old friend of as Meades engineer, 444 ; skeptical...Charleston, S.C.; Lee, Gen. Robert Edward Dyson, James, 5 , 556 n. 7 Early...Eighth Congressional District Georgia , 5 Elder, James Adams: Battle of the Crater , 456 , 461 , 604 n. 43 Elder Swamp, 101 Eliason, Dr. Talcott, 65...

Index to the Story of My Days: Some Memoirs of Edward Gordon Craig, 1872-1907
Book by Edward Gordon Craig; Viking Press, 1957
Subjects:	Craig, Edward Gordon--1872-1966
...well -- and worked hard. He was always running down good work he could not understand -- was not in the least youthful; his elder brother, Leonard, who toured with me in Tosca, was the younger of the two. Jimmy Pryde and Fox joined me here for a day...

Buckskin Joe: Being the Unique and Vivid Memoirs of Edward Jonathan Hoyt, Hunter-Trapper, Scout, Soldier, Showman, Frontiersman, and Friend of the Indians, 1840-1918
Book by Edward Jonathan Hoyt, Glenn Shirley; University of Nebraska Press, 1988
Subjects:	Circus--United States, Frontier And Pioneer Life--West (U.S.), Hoyt, Edward Jonathan--1840-1918, Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Biography, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal Narratives, West (U.S.)--History--1860-1890
...Strain, John, 92 Sturgis, William, 94 Sullivan, Martin, 143 - 144 Sutter, Ollie, 121 Swarts, C. L., 113 Swarts, Elder, 103 Tabor, Horace A. W. "Haw," The Silver King , 128 Taylor, Colonel, 41 , 46 Taylor, General Richard, 77 Taylor...

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Thomas Inge and Edward J. Piacentino, Eds., the Humor of the Old South
Journal article by Louisa P. Bashmakova; American Studies International, Vol. 42, 2004
Subjects:	Books--Book reviews, The Humor of the Old South (Book)--Book reviews
Thomas Inge and Edward J. Piacentino, Eds., the Humor of the Old South. by Louisa P. Bashmakova Thomas Inge and Edward J. Piacentino, eds., The Humor of the Old South (Lexington: University of Kentucky, 2001), 336 pp., $29.95...

The Confessions of Edward Isham: a Poor White Life of the Old South
Journal article by James H. Tuten; South Carolina Historical Magazine, Vol. 101, 2000
The Confessions of Edward Isham: a Poor White Life of the Old South by James H. Tuten The Confessions of Edward Isham: A Poor White Life of the Old South...the autobiography of a murderer named Edward Isham and by providing six essays that...

Managed Care and Older People: Musings of a Managed Care Executive
Journal article by R. Edward Bergmark; Generations, Vol. 22, 1998
Subjects:	Executives, Managed care, Older people
Managed Care and Older People: Musings of a Managed Care Executive by R. Edward Bergmark This paper is a personal...of trends in healthcare for older people, and how a major for...providing quality care for older people. WHY I GOT INTO MANAGED...

Collaborative Treatment Planning for Older Patients in Primary Care
Journal article by Martin Levine, Elizabeth A. Phelan, Benjamin H. K Balderson, Edward H. Wagner; Generations, Vol. 30, 2006
Subjects:	Aging, Chronic illnesses, Clinical trials, Dementia, Older people, Palliative care, Patients, Primary care, Quality of life, Risk factors
...Collaborative Treatment Planning for Older Patients in Primary Care by...Benjamin H. K Balderson , Edward H. Wagner With its emphasis...function and quality of life for older adults and have been found to...A SAMPLE case An 82-year-old man with a history of hypertension...collaborative treatment plans for older adults with multiple chronic...

Oedipus, Suez, and Hungary: T.S. Eliot's Tradition and the Elder Statesman
Journal article by Michael Simpson; Comparative Drama, Vol. 44, 2010
Subjects:	Classical theater--Criticism and interpretation, Dramatists--Criticism and interpretation, Dramatists--Works, Eliot, T.S.--Criticism and interpretation, Eliot, T.S.--Works, Oedipus at Colonus (Play)--Criticism and interpretation, Playwrights--Criticism and interpretation, Playwrights--Works, The Elder Statesman (Play)--Criticism and interpretation, The Family Reunion (Play)--Criticism and interpretation
...Eliots favored generic template, The Elder Statesman was singularly unfortunate in...mixed success of Eliots drama. (4) The elder statesmen meet the angry young men...1950s, the plot could hardly be more old-fashioned. Europe may have torn itself...imposing as Oedipus at Colonus within The Elder Statesman is Oedipus Tyrannus. It is...car many years before, he ran over an old man in the road. The latter is enough...

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Revisiting Orientalism: Edward Said's Controversial Book Is Now Thirty Years Old. A New Exhibition of Orientalist Paintings at Tate Britain Provides a Timely Opportunity to Revisit Its Argument
Magazine article by Kamran Rastegar; History Today, Vol. 58, June 2008
Subjects:	Art, Asian--Criticism and interpretation, Art, Asian--Exhibitions, Asian art--Criticism and interpretation, Asian art--Exhibitions, Orientalism (Nonfiction work)--Criticism and interpretation, Painting (Art)--Criticism and interpretation, Painting (Art)--Exhibitions, Painting--Criticism and interpretation, Painting--Exhibitions, Said, Edward W.--Criticism and interpretation, Said, Edward W.--Works
Revisiting Orientalism: Edward Saids Controversial Book Is Now Thirty Years Old. A New Exhibition of Orientalist...scholar and public intellectual Edward W. Said (1935-2003...Iran discussing the works of Edward Said? To paraphrase the title...

The Last Jewish Intellectual: Raised in Jerusalem and Cairo but Educated in the US, Edward Said Was a Maverick Both Culturally and Politically, Yet He Was Also a Great Humanist of the Old School. Terry Eagleton on "An Imagination Quickened by the Diverse and Unpredictable"
Magazine article by Terry Eagleton; New Statesman, Vol. 133, March 29, 2004
Subjects:	Books--Book reviews, Power, Politics and Culture: Interviews with Edward W Said (Book)--Book reviews
...Cairo but Educated in the US, Edward Said Was a Maverick Both Culturally...Also a Great Humanist of the Old School. Terry Eagleton on...and Culture: interviews with Edward W Said Edited and with an introduction...29 interviews with the late Edward Said, it is hard to believe...

Cork's Tainted Future: The Centuries-Old Marriage of Cork and Wine Is in Dire Straits, as Producers Turn to Other Forms of Bottle Closure in Order to Reduce the Prevalence of Spoilt Wines. While This Is Good News for Drinkers, as Edward Parker Discovers, It Could Spell Disaster for Both Traditional Farmers and the Environment
Magazine article by Edward Parker; Geographical, Vol. 76, May 2004
Subjects:	Cork (Materials)--Usage, Cork oak--Environmental aspects, Cork oak--International aspects, Cork--Usage, Wine and wine making--Equipment and supplies, Wine making--Equipment and supplies
Corks Tainted Future: The Centuries-Old Marriage of Cork and Wine Is in Dire Straits...While This Is Good News for Drinkers, as Edward Parker Discovers, It Could Spell Disaster...Traditional Farmers and the Environment. by Edward Parker Cork is a remarkable product. Its...

Gimme Shelter: Having Survived for More Than 5,000 Years, Malta's World Heritage-Listed Temples-Among the World's Oldest Buildings-Are under Threat. the Authorities, Fearing a Catastrophic Collapse, Have Opted for a Radical Solution That Involves Protecting Three of the Sites with Enormous 'Tents'. but, as Olivia Edward Discovers, Not Everyone Approves of Their Intervention
Magazine article by Olivia Edward; Geographical, Vol. 81, February 2009
Subjects:	Historic buildings--Protection and preservation, Malta--Buildings and facilities, Temples--Protection and preservation
...Temples-Among the Worlds Oldest Buildings-Are under Threat...Enormous Tents. but, as Olivia Edward Discovers, Not Everyone Approves...Their Intervention. by Olivia Edward ILLUSTRATION OMITTED LOOK...matter if it were just any old piece of rock, but were examining...Hagar Qim temple, one of the oldest buildings on the planet and...

The Chilterns: Olivia Edward Heads to the Undulating Chalk Hills and Characteristic Brick Cottages of an AONB Whose Centuries-Old Traditions Are at Odds with Its Proximity to the Metropolis of London
Magazine article; Geographical, Vol. 81, December 2009
Subjects:	Chiltern Hills--Description and travel, Natural areas--Description and travel, Nature reserves--Description and travel
The Chilterns: Olivia Edward Heads to the Undulating Chalk Hills and Characteristic Brick Cottages of an AONB Whose Centuries-Old Traditions Are at Odds with Its Proximity to the Metropolis of London. Driving through the Chilterns--past pony...

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The Elder Statesman as Grumpy as Ever; Sir Edward Heath May Be Impossible to Impress, but He Is Udeniably Impressive, Says Chris Gray
Newspaper article by Chris Gray; The Birmingham Post (England), March 9, 2000
Subjects:	Heath, Edward
The Elder Statesman as Grumpy as Ever; Sir Edward Heath May Be Impossible to...he has seen it all. And Sir Edward Heath looks like a man who...Nothing compared to my day. Sir Edward, who recently celebrated 50...where its due. At 83-years-old Sir Edward, it was pointed...

Seven Old Flames Who Make Edward Viii; Femail on the Romantic Past of Sophie Rhys-Jones, the Woman Many Hope Will Soon Become the Perfect Royal Daughter-in-Law
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), February 16, 1996
Subjects:	Albee, Edward, Sophie, Countess of Wessex
Seven Old Flames Who Make Edward Viii...was 19, the darkly handsome elder brother of her schoolfriend...enthusiastically with Prince Edward. Blackmans family had a house...Keane, descended from an old Anglo-Irish landed family...probably her longest pre-Edward relationship. She was 23 and...Barkley, King was another older man by about ten years. He...

Filmmaker: New Movie, Same Old Humility: Low-Key, Irish-American Charm of Edward Burns
Newspaper article by Gary Arnold; The Washington Times, August 25, 1996
Subjects:	Burns, Edward
Filmmaker: New movie, same old humility: Low-key, Irish-American charm of Edward Burns by Gary Arnold Edward Burns, who achieved a modest but cheering success a year ago as the writer, director and leading man of the sleeper "The Brothers...

Fox Thrills in His Brief Encounters; out to Grass ... Edward Fox, Left, as Old Fogey Sir Fennimore Truscott and Nicholas Woodeson as His Neighbour Tom in John Mortimer's Colourful Edwin
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), November 25, 2007
Subjects:	Theater--Theater reviews
...Encounters; out to Grass ... Edward Fox, Left, as Old Fogey Sir Fennimore Truscott and...Morgenhall (the irresistible Edward Fox, who,naturally, says a...in his life and hangs around the Old Bailey on the off-chance ofgetting...

A YOUNG PERSON'S GUIDE TO THE OPERA; Not Only Has Edward Gardner, ENO's 34-Year-Old Music Director, Scored Another Hit with Peter Grimes This Week -- He's Leading a Cultural Revolution at the Coliseum
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), May 13, 2009
Subjects:	Peter Grimes (Opera)
...GUIDE TO THE OPERA; Not Only Has Edward Gardner, ENOs 34-Year-Old Music Director, Scored Another...dynamic young music director Edward Gardner told me, rushing in...does fear is a return to the old accusations of opera as elitist...

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Edward the Elder
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
EDWARD THE ELDER d. 924, king of Wessex (899 924...sister AEthelfloed, Lady of the Mercians, Edward undertook a series of advances against...was asserted by later English kings. Edward was succeeded by his son Athelstan. Two...

Old Pretender
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
OLD PRETENDER see Stuart, James Francis Edward . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

York, Edward, Duke Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
YORK, EDWARD, DUKE OF 1373? 1415, English nobleman; elder son of Edmund of Langley, duke of York. In 1390, Edward was made earl of Rutland, and in 1394 he was created earl of Cork while with his cousin Richard II in Ireland. He acted for...

Edward V
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
EDWARD V 1470 83?, king of England (1483), elder son of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville. His fathers death (1483...of their exact fate has never been found. One of the oldest and most prevalent theories that they were smothered...

Herbert of Cherbury, Edward Herbert, 1st Baron
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
HERBERT OF CHERBURY, EDWARD HERBERT, 1ST BARON 1583 1648, English philosopher, poet, and diplomat; elder brother of George Herbert, the metaphysical poet. He was ambassador to France (1619 24) and was created Baron Herbert of Cherbury...

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