Le Havre: …a harbour built there named Havre-de-Grâce (“Haven of Grace”). Enlarged and fortified under the Cardinal de Richelieu and Louis XIV in the 17th century, it was adapted to accommodate bigger vessels under Louis XVI in the late 18th century and was further improved under Napoleon III in the mid-19th century.…

Havre-Saint-Pierre, village, Côte-Nord (North Shore) region, eastern Quebec province, Canada. It lies along the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, north of Anticosti Island. Settled in 1857 as an Acadian fishing community, it was known as Saint-Pierre-de-la-Pointe-aux-Esquimaux until the

children’s literature: Norway: …collections have won state prizes; Finn Havrevold, whose toughminded boys’ teenage novel Han Var Min Ven became available in English translation as Undertow in 1968, and who also wrote successfully for girls; Leif Hamre, specializing in air force adventures; the prolific, widely translated Aimée Sommerfelt, whose works range from “puberty…

Oun Kham: …invading bands of Chinese (Ho, or Haw) freebooters and bandits, against whom Oun Kham’s weak forces were powerless. When he was unable to resist effectively an attack on Luang Prabang in 1885, his overlord, the king of Siam (Thailand), dispatched an army to defend the area, as well as…

Seamus Heaney: Work (1979), Station Island (1984), The Haw Lantern (1987), and Seeing Things (1991). The Spirit Level (1996) concerns the notion of centredness and balance in both the natural and the spiritual senses. His Opened Ground: Selected Poems, 1966–1996 was published in 1998. In Electric Light (2001) and District and Circle…

William Joyce was an English-language propaganda broadcaster from Nazi Germany during World War II whose nickname was derived from the sneering manner of his speech. Though his father was a naturalized U.S. citizen, Joyce lived most of his life in Ireland and England. He was active in Sir Oswald

Hawa Mahal, palace in the Indian city of Jaipur that was designed by Lal Chand Ustad for Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh, the grandson of the founder of Jaipur, and was completed in 1799. Regarded as one of the iconic symbols of the state of Rajasthan, it sits in the center of Rajasthan’s capital city.

Hawaii, volcanic island, Hawaii, U.S. It lies southeast of Maui island and constitutes Hawaii county. Known as the Big Island, it is the southeasternmost and largest of the Hawaiian Islands. Its area of some 4,030 square miles (10,438 square km) continues to grow as Kilauea, the world’s most active

jewel orchid: The Hawai’i jewel orchid (Anoectochilus sandvicensis), A. setaceus, A. sikkimensis, Dossinia marmorata, Ludisia discolor, and Macodes petola are found in Southeast Asia and the Pacific and feature spikes of small white flowers. These species have wide

Maxine Hong Kingston: …collection of 12 prose sketches, Hawai’i One Summer (1987), was published in a limited edition with original woodblock prints and calligraphy. Beginning in 1993 Kingston ran a series of writing and meditation workshops for veterans of various conflicts and their families. From these workshops came the material for Veterans of…

George Roy Hill: Film directing: …dramatic contrast to the epic Hawaii (1966), which was adapted from the sprawling novel by James Michener. More than three hours long when released, the film meanders but is held together by leads Julie Andrews and Richard Harris.

Hawaii, constituent state of the United States of America. Hawaii (Hawaiian: Hawai‘i) became the 50th U.S. state on August 21, 1959. Hawaii is a group of volcanic islands in the central Pacific Ocean. The islands lie 2,397 miles (3,857 km) from San Francisco, California, to the east and 5,293 miles

James Michener: Novels such as Hawaii (1959) and The Source (1965) typically open with the earliest history of an area—the geology, flora, and fauna—and ultimately encompass the people who settle and rule there. He sometimes spent years preparing a book, as he did in Spain for Iberia: Spanish Travels and…

Hawaii, volcanic island, Hawaii, U.S. It lies southeast of Maui island and constitutes Hawaii county. Known as the Big Island, it is the southeasternmost and largest of the Hawaiian Islands. Its area of some 4,030 square miles (10,438 square km) continues to grow as Kilauea, the world’s most active

volcano: Intraplate volcanism: …the southeast end of the Hawaiian chain are all less than one million years old. Two of these, Kilauea and Mauna Loa, are two of the most active volcanoes in the world. Northwestward along the Hawaiian chain each island is progressively older. The extinct volcano or volcanoes that formed the…

the Ventures: …theme for the television series Hawaii Five-O, came in 1969. In the 1970s the band became immensely popular in Japan. Despite numerous personnel changes, including the addition of Leon Taylor on drums after the death of his father, Mel, in 1996, the Ventures continued to produce records and perform in…

Hawaii, constituent state of the United States of America. Hawaii (Hawaiian: Hawai‘i) became the 50th U.S. state on August 21, 1959. Hawaii is a group of volcanic islands in the central Pacific Ocean. The islands lie 2,397 miles (3,857 km) from San Francisco, California, to the east and 5,293 miles

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, active volcanic area along the southeastern shore of the island of Hawaii, Hawaii state, U.S., located southwest of Hilo. Established in 1961 and formerly a part of Hawaii National Park (established 1916), it occupies an area of 505 square miles (1,308 square km) and

Maui wildfires of 2023, a series of wildfires that burned parts of the island of Maui in the U.S. state of Hawaii in August 2023. The fires, which began on August 8, struck hardest the historic resort town of Lahaina, on Maui’s western peninsula, reducing most of the town to ash and ruins. 102

Maui wildfires of 2023, a series of wildfires that burned parts of the island of Maui in the U.S. state of Hawaii in August 2023. The fires, which began on August 8, struck hardest the historic resort town of Lahaina, on Maui’s western peninsula, reducing most of the town to ash and ruins. 102

University of Hawaii, state university system of Hawaii, U.S., consisting of three universities and seven community colleges. Its main campus is the University of Hawaii at Manoa in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu. Originally known as the College of Hawaii, it opened in 1907 in temporary

In 1793 Captain George Vancouver from Great Britain presented the Union Jack to the conquering king Kamehameha I, who was then uniting the islands into a single state; the Union Jack flew unofficially as the flag of Hawaii until 1816. That year Western advisers to the king recommended the addition

University of Hawaii, state university system of Hawaii, U.S., consisting of three universities and seven community colleges. Its main campus is the University of Hawaii at Manoa in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu. Originally known as the College of Hawaii, it opened in 1907 in temporary

Hawaiian, any of the aboriginal people of Hawaii, descendants of Polynesians who migrated to Hawaii in two waves: the first from the Marquesas Islands, probably about ad 400; the second from Tahiti in the 9th or 10th century. Numbering about 300,000 at the time of Captain James Cook’s arrival at

aholehole: The Hawaiian aholehole (Kuhlia sandvicensis) is restricted to coastal waters throughout the Hawaiian Islands. Its maximum length is about 30 cm (12 inches). Some species in the family reach lengths of 45 cm (18 inches).

Hawaii: Population composition: …has come to be called Hawaiian Creole English. Commonly referred to as pidgin, Hawaiian Creole English is a dialect of English created by children in the multilingual environment of Hawaiian plantation camps. Hawaiian Creole English has been used increasingly in Hawaiian fiction, poetry, and drama.

crow: moneduloides) and the ‘alalā, or Hawaiian crow (C. hawaiiensis)—use stick-type foraging tools to obtain food from small holes and crevices. Also, at least one species, the carrion crow (C. corone) has the ability to distinguish between regular and irregular geometric shapes. Such sophisticated tool use is only practiced…

volcano: Six types of eruptions: The Hawaiian type is similar to the Icelandic variety. In this case, however, fluid lava flows from a volcano’s summit and radial fissures to form shield volcanoes, which are quite large and have gentle slopes.

nene, (Branta sandvicensis), endangered species of goose of the family Anatidae (order Anseriformes) and the official state bird of Hawaii. The nene is a relative of the Canada goose that evolved in the Hawaiian Islands into a nonmigratory, nonaquatic species with shortened wings and half-webbed

Oceanic music and dance: Hawaii: The Hawaiian, or steel, guitar is a metal-stringed adaptation of the European instrument that is played by stopping the strings with a metal bar.

China: The air masses: In China the tropical Pacific air mass is the chief source of summer rainfall. When it predominates, it may cover the eastern half of China and penetrate deep into the border areas of the Mongolian Plateau and onto the eastern edge of the Plateau of Tibet. In summer the…

Hawaiian honeycreeper, any member of a group of related birds, many of them nectar-eating, that evolved in the forests of the Hawaiian Islands and are found only there. Recent evidence from osteology, behaviour, plumage, breeding biology, and genetics has led to a consensus that the Hawaiian

Hawaii, constituent state of the United States of America. Hawaii (Hawaiian: Hawai‘i) became the 50th U.S. state on August 21, 1959. Hawaii is a group of volcanic islands in the central Pacific Ocean. The islands lie 2,397 miles (3,857 km) from San Francisco, California, to the east and 5,293 miles

biblical literature: Non-European versions: >Hawaiian and Low Malay in 1835. By 1854 the whole Bible had appeared in all but the last of these languages as well as in Rarotonga (1851).

monk seal: monachus) and the Hawaiian, or Laysan, monk seal (M. schauinslandi). The seals are threatened by human disturbance of their coastal habitats, disease, and continued hunting. By the 1990s there were only about 1,400 Hawaiian monk seals and 300 to 600 Mediterranean monk seals still alive.

biogeographic region: Hawaiian region: The Hawaiian region (Figure 2) consists of Hawaii and boasts a few endemic invertebrate families and one avian family, Drepanididae (Hawaiian honeycreepers).

Pacific Ocean: Principal ridges and basins: The Hawaiian Ridge extends westward from Hawaii to the 180° meridian.

spearfishing: Spearfishing tools and techniques: The simplest weapon is the Hawaiian sling, a wooden tube with an elastic loop at one end. The shaft, which is tipped by one of a variety of spearheads, is drawn through the tube and pulled back, stretching the loop. When released, the shaft is propelled forward. In the mid-1930s…

aseismic ridge: The Hawaiian-Emperor chain is the best displayed aseismic ridge. Earthquakes do occur there, but only at the end of the ridge where volcanism is current—in this case, on the island of Hawaii (commonly known as the Big Island) to the southeast end of the island chain.…

Māori: Traditional history and first contact: …in the 14th century from Hawaiki, a mythical land usually identified as Tahiti. This historical account provides the basis for traditional Māori social organization and is generally supported by archaeological discoveries, which have dated Māori arrival in New Zealand to about 1300 ce. Members of each tribe (iwi) recognized a…

Pakistan: Services: …of money exchanges known as hawala—and the total amount of money remitted from abroad is likely much higher than official statements.

Saudi Arabia: The Islamist opposition: …charismatic preachers, Salman al-Ouda and Safar al-Hawali. Their main grievance was that the regime failed to act according to what the opposition defined as proper Islamic norms in foreign and domestic affairs. Criticism of the government was not allowed in Saudi Arabia, but in September 1992 a group associated with…

fawātiḥ, letters of the alphabet appearing at the beginning of 29 of the sūrāhs (chapters) of the Muslim sacred scripture, the Qurʾān. The 14 letters thus designated occur singly and in various combinations of two to five. As the letters always stand separately (muqaṭṭaʿah), they do not form words

Badr Khānī Jāladat: …of the bilingual Kurdish–French review Ḥawār (“Summons”), which, together with his later illustrated publication Runahi (“Light”), promoted understanding among the diverse and often conflicting elements of the Kurdish nationalist movement and contributed to the growth of a Kurdish popular literature.

Bahrain: Domestic and foreign relations since independence: …Bahrain and Qatar over the Ḥawār Islands improved their already warming relations.

Sir Flinders Petrie: At the Pyramid of Hawara he searched through the tomb of Pharaoh Amenemhet III to discover how grave robbers could have found the tomb’s opening and made their way through the labyrinth surrounding the two sarcophagi that they emptied. He concluded that they must have been given…

Hawarden, town, historic and present county of Flintshire (Sir Fflint), northeastern Wales. It is situated just southwest of the River Dee and 7 miles (11 km) west of the city of Chester, England. Hawarden Castle (1752) was for 60 years the home of William Ewart Gladstone, the Victorian prime

Flintshire: The original Hawarden Castle, an important English stronghold in the Welsh Marches (border country) during the years following the Edwardian conquest, underwent numerous Welsh attacks. Flintshire was the site of a Cistercian abbey at Basingwerk (1131), near Holywell, and a Dominican priory at Rhuddlan (1258). In addition…

African literature: Ethiopian: Girmachew Tekle Hawaryat wrote the novel Araya (1948–49), about the journeying of the peasant Araya to Europe to be educated and his struggle to decide whether to remain there or return to Africa. One of Ethiopia’s most popular novels, it explores generational conflict as well…

Awash River, river in eastern Ethiopia. It rises on a steep northern escarpment of the Eastern (Great) Rift Valley and is fed by Lakes Shala, Abiyata, Langano, and Ziway. Cotton is grown in the fertile Awash River valley, and dams (notably the Koka Dam, 1960) supply hydroelectric power. Herds of

Zahi Hawass is an Egyptian archaeologist and public official, whose magnetic personality and forceful advocacy helped raise awareness of the excavation and preservation efforts he oversaw as head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA). He served as Egypt’s minister of antiquities in 2011.

Nayef Hawatmeh is a Jordanian-Palestinian leader who founded the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) and has been its secretary-general from 1969. Born in Jordan, Hawatmeh was born into a Melkite Catholic clan that spanned Transjordan (now Jordan), the British mandate of

Nayef Hawatmeh is a Jordanian-Palestinian leader who founded the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) and has been its secretary-general from 1969. Born in Jordan, Hawatmeh was born into a Melkite Catholic clan that spanned Transjordan (now Jordan), the British mandate of

Nayef Hawatmeh is a Jordanian-Palestinian leader who founded the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) and has been its secretary-general from 1969. Born in Jordan, Hawatmeh was born into a Melkite Catholic clan that spanned Transjordan (now Jordan), the British mandate of

Hawd Plateau, plateau sloping southeastward and spanning the northern Ethiopian-Somali border, southeast of the northern Somalian highlands. It covers an area of about 25,000 square miles (64,750 square km) and slopes from about 4,000 feet (1,220 metres) in the northwest to about 1,500 feet (450

Lake Hāwea, lake in west-central South Island, New Zealand. The lake lies at the heart of a resort area 182 miles (293 km) northwest of Dunedin by road. It occupies 54 square miles (141 square km) of a valley dammed by a terminal moraine (glacial debris). The lake, 1,142 feet (348 metres) above sea

Hāwera, town, southwestern North Island, New Zealand. The original settlement, situated on the east Waimate Plain 2 miles (3 km) from the coast of South Taranaki Bight of the Tasman Sea, grew around a blockhouse built in 1870 for protection from hostile Māori. The settlement became a borough in

Harriet Ann Boyd Hawes was an American archaeologist who gained renown for her discoveries of ancient remains in Crete. Harriet Boyd graduated from Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, in 1892; thereafter she taught ancient and modern languages for four years, first as a private tutor in

Southworth & Hawes: ) and Josiah Johnson Hawes (b. Feb. 20, 1808, East Sudbury [now Wayland], Mass., U.S.—d. Aug. 7, 1901, Crawford’s Notch, N.H.) were especially known for portraits that captured the character of the sitter.

Stephen Hawes was a poet and courtier who served King Henry VII of England and was a follower of the devotional poet John Lydgate. Hawes’s main work is a long allegorical poem, The Passetyme of Pleasure, the chief theme of which is the education and pilgrimage through life of the knight Graunde

Arabic literature: Modern Arabic poetry: Poets such as the Lebanese Khalīl Ḥawī and the Egyptian Ṣalāḥ ʿAbd al-Ṣabūr, both as well acquainted with the classical canon of Arabic poetry as they were with recent trends in the West, left behind them divans that, like that of al-Sayyāb, are already acknowledged as 20th-century classics of Arabic…

Hawick, small burgh (town), largest town in the Scottish Borders council area of southeastern Scotland, in the historic county of Roxburghshire. It lies at the confluence of the Rivers Slitrig and Teviot 15 miles (24 km) from the English border. Border skirmishes were frequent in Hawick’s history,

Somalia: Ethnic groups: …between Somalia and Kenya; the Hawiye, chiefly inhabiting the area on both sides of the middle Shabeelle and south-central Somalia; and the Isaaq, who live in the central and western parts of northern Somalia. In addition, there are the Dir, living in the northwestern corner of the country but also…

Percy Sinclair Pilcher: …Beetle (1895), Gull (1896), and Hawk (1896). During his short career as an active aeronautical experimenter, he met or corresponded with world leaders in the field, including, in addition to Lilienthal and Maxim, Octave Chanute and Lawrence Hargrave.

hawk, any of various small to medium-sized accipitriform birds, particularly those in the genus Accipiter, known as the bird hawks or true hawks, and including the goshawks and sparrowhawks. The term hawk is often applied to other birds in the family Accipitridae (such as the kites, buzzards, and

rocket and missile system: Semiactive: Hawk and Soviet SA-6 Gainful antiaircraft systems, for example, the missile homed in on radar emissions transmitted from the launch site and reflected off the target, measuring the Doppler shift in the reflected emissions to assist in computing the intercept trajectory. (SA-6 Gainful is a…

eagle: The hawk eagles (genera Spizastur, Spizaetus, Lophaetus, and Hieraaetus, subfamily Accipitrinae) are lightly built eagles that have fully feathered legs and large beaks and feet. They hunt all kinds of small animals. Members of the Spizaetus species—e.g., the ornate hawk eagle (S. ornatus) of tropical America—have…

Ted Hughes: Marriage to Sylvia Plath, first poetry collections, and Plath’s death: …his first volume of verse, The Hawk in the Rain, was published. Other works soon followed, including the highly praised Lupercal (1960) and Selected Poems (1962, with Thom Gunn, a poet whose work is frequently associated with Hughes’s as marking a new turn in English verse). Poet and critic Robert…

hawk moth, (family Sphingidae), any of a group of sleek-looking moths (order Lepidoptera) that are named for their hovering, swift flight patterns. These moths have stout bullet-shaped bodies with long, narrow forewings and shorter hindwings. Wingspans range from 5 to 20 cm (2 to 8 inches). Many

hawk owl, any of numerous birds of prey of the family Strigidae (order Strigiformes). The northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula) is approximately 40 cm (about 16 inches) long. Its tail is long, and its wings are short and pointed like those of a hawk. The facial disk of the northern hawk owl does not

hawk’s-eye, variety of the semiprecious quartz tiger’s-eye

Tony Hawk is an American professional skateboarder who—through his technical innovations, successful equipment and apparel companies, and tireless promotional work—helped the sport of skateboarding enter the mainstream at the end of the 20th century. (Read Tony Hawk’s Britannica’s entry on

Connie Hawkins was an American basketball player who is widely regarded as one of the sport’s greatest talents of the 20th century but who had limited impact on the professional leagues. Hawkins was wrongly banned by the National Basketball Association (NBA) and spent his best years wandering in

Tony Hawk is an American professional skateboarder who—through his technical innovations, successful equipment and apparel companies, and tireless promotional work—helped the sport of skateboarding enter the mainstream at the end of the 20th century. (Read Tony Hawk’s Britannica’s entry on

Tony Hawk: …on skateboarding, and his autobiography, Hawk: Occupation: Skateboarder (written with Sean Mortimer), was published in 2000. He later was the subject of the documentary Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off (2022).

Arabian religion: South Arabia: …the Babylonian god Nabu, while Ḥawkam derives from the root meaning “to be wise.” They probably represent twin aspects (as Evening and Morning Star?) of Babylonian Nabu-Mercury, the god of fate and science and the spokesman of the gods. In Ḥaḍramawt, Ḥawl was probably a moon god; his name apparently…

Olympic: …Olympic collided with the HMS Hawke near the Isle of Wight, southern England. It was later determined that suction from the Olympic had pulled the Hawke into the ocean liner. Both ships suffered major damage, and the Olympic did not return to service until November 1911.

Hawke Bay, bay of the southwestern South Pacific Ocean, eastern North Island, New Zealand. It has a generally oval shape, 50 miles (80 km) by 35 miles (55 km), and is bounded by Mahia Peninsula (northeast) and Cape Kidnappers (southwest). Its waters never exceed 600 feet (180 metres) in depth. The

Hawke’s Bay, regional council, eastern North Island, New Zealand. It consists mostly of the hill country fronting Hawke Bay to the east, stretches from the Mahia Peninsula in the northeast to the vicinity of Cape Turnagain in the southeast, and is noted for its rolling sheep lands. The area extends

Hastings: A disastrous earthquake struck the borough in 1931, but Hastings was rebuilt, grew, and was constituted a city in 1956.

Robert Hawke was an Australian labour leader, Labor Party politician, and prime minister of Australia from 1983 to 1991. After graduating from the University of Western Australia with a degree in law, Hawke spent three years at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. He was briefly an

Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke was a British admiral whose naval victory in 1759 put an end to French plans to invade Great Britain during the Seven Years’ War (1756–63). Hawke joined the navy in February 1720 and was promoted to rear admiral for his distinguished service against the French in the

Ethan Hawke is an American actor, director, and novelist best known for his portrayals of cerebral sensitive men. His best-known movies include Dead Poets Society (1989), Reality Bites (1994), Before Sunrise (1995), Training Day (2001), and Blue Moon (2025). Hawke, who was raised in New Jersey,

Robert Hawke was an Australian labour leader, Labor Party politician, and prime minister of Australia from 1983 to 1991. After graduating from the University of Western Australia with a degree in law, Hawke spent three years at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. He was briefly an

Robert Hawke was an Australian labour leader, Labor Party politician, and prime minister of Australia from 1983 to 1991. After graduating from the University of Western Australia with a degree in law, Hawke spent three years at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. He was briefly an

Harrier, single-engine, “jump-jet” fighter-bomber designed to fly from combat areas and aircraft carriers and to support ground forces. It was made by Hawker Siddeley Aviation and first flew on Aug. 31, 1966, after a long period of development. (Hawker Siddeley became part of British Aerospace in

Hurricane, British single-seat fighter aircraft manufactured by Hawker Aircraft, Ltd., in the 1930s and ’40s. The Hurricane was numerically the most important British fighter during the critical early stages of World War II, sharing victory laurels with the Supermarine Spitfire in the Battle of

history of flight: General aviation: …De Havilland (later, Hawker Siddeley) Dove arrived in 1945 as a low-wing design with retractable gear and a capacity for 11 passengers. It remained in production through the 1960s, with 554 Doves built, including 200 for military operators. The second aircraft was the Britten-Norman Islander, with headquarters located on the…

BAE Systems: …mergers that resulted in the Hawker Siddeley Group. As with BAC, the forerunners of Hawker Siddeley were manufacturers with long histories—among them Armstrong Whitworth (dating to 1921), A.V. Roe and Company, or Avro (1910), Folland Aircraft Ltd. (1935, as British Marine Aircraft Ltd.), Gloster Aircraft Company (1915, as Aircraft Manufacturing…

Harrier, single-engine, “jump-jet” fighter-bomber designed to fly from combat areas and aircraft carriers and to support ground forces. It was made by Hawker Siddeley Aviation and first flew on Aug. 31, 1966, after a long period of development. (Hawker Siddeley became part of British Aerospace in

Typhoon, British fighter and ground-attack aircraft used in the latter half of World War II. Conceived as a replacement for the Hawker Hurricane, the Typhoon was a low-wing monoplane designed to a January 1938 specification. Powered by a liquid-cooled, 24-cylinder, 2,200-horsepower Napier Sabre

the Cars: Orr, guitarist Elliot Easton, keyboardist Greg Hawkes, and drummer David Robinson. The band’s steady stream of albums from 1978 to 1987 cemented them as one of the major pillars of the new wave rock movement from the late 1970s through the late 1980s.

John Hawkes was an American author whose novels achieve a dreamlike (often nightmarish) intensity through the suspension of traditional narrative constraints. He considered a story’s structure his main concern; in one interview he stated that plot, character, and theme are “the true enemies of the

John Hawkes was an American author whose novels achieve a dreamlike (often nightmarish) intensity through the suspension of traditional narrative constraints. He considered a story’s structure his main concern; in one interview he stated that plot, character, and theme are “the true enemies of the

Charles Jenkinson, 1st earl of Liverpool was a politician who held numerous offices in the British government under King George III and was the object of widespread suspicion as well as deference because of his reputed clandestine influence at court. It was believed that he in some way controlled

Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd earl of Liverpool was a British prime minister from June 8, 1812, to Feb. 17, 1827, who, despite his long tenure of office, was overshadowed by the greater political imaginativeness of his colleagues, George Canning and Viscount Castlereagh (afterward 2nd Marquess of

Hawkesbury River, river rising in the Great Dividing Range north of Lake George, New South Wales, Australia, and flowing 293 miles (472 km) north and east to the Tasman Sea at Broken Bay. It drains an area of about 8,390 square miles (21,730 square km). Known as the Wollondilly in its rugged upper

John Hawkesworth was an English writer, Samuel Johnson’s successor as compiler of parliamentary debates for the Gentleman’s Magazine. Hawkesworth collaborated with Johnson (whose prose style he closely imitated) in founding a periodical, The Adventurer. He wrote poems and articles for both these

Hawkeye, American comic book superhero created for Marvel Comics by writer Stan Lee and artist Don Heck. The costumed archer first appeared in Tales of Suspense no. 57 (September 1964). The man who would become known as Hawkeye was born Clint Barton. Orphaned at an early age, he joined the circus

Hailee Steinfeld: Breakout in True Grit and subsequent roles: …Marvel Cinematic Universe Disney+ series Hawkeye (2021), which also featured Jeremy Renner and Florence Pugh.