Lancaster
Lancaster names 6 different subjects across the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. Each is set out below.
Lancaster the name of a royal English house
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
the name of a royal English house, which flourished in two lines. The first commences with ED- MUND, son of Henry III. and Eleonora of Provence, and brother of Edward I., employed by the latter as ambassador to Philip of France, and afterward as commander in the expedition for the recovery of Guienne. Born in London, 1245; died in Bayonne, in 1296. THOMAS, his son and successor in the earldom, cousingerman to Edward II., headed the confederacy of barons against Piers Gaveston, and finally shared the responsibility of his death with Hereford and Arundel. He was at length taken in arms against the sovereign, and beheaded at Pomfret, in 1322. HENRY (previously Earl of Leicester), brother and heir of Thomas, joined the conspiracy of Isabella and Mortimer against Edward II., and received the king into his custody at Kenilworth. He was subsequently appointed guardian and protector of the person of his son, Edward III. He died in 1345. HENRY, his son (previously Earl of Derby), after vainly endeavoring to make peace with John, King of France, under the mediation of the Pope at Avignon, was sent with an army into Normandy, and took part in the victory of Poitiers, and the subsequent French wars. About this time his title was changed to Duke of Lancaster. He died in 1362. The next Duke of Lancaster commences a new lineage, that of the princes opposed to the house of York. The first in the line was JOHN OF GAUNT, or GHENT, third son of Edward III.; born in 1339. He was married successively to the daughter of Henry, the last th duke, and to the daughter of Peter, King of Castile. His name is one of the most celebrated in English history, and in the chivalry of the Middle Ages. He died in 1399. HENRY OF HEREFORD, the successor of John of Gaunt in the dukedom, was son to him by his first wife. He claimed the crown by descent, by the mother's side, from Edmund the first earl, who was popularly supposed to be posed to bo the elder brother of Edward I. He became king by deposing Richard II., 1399. hard II., 1899. He reigned as Henry IV. till his death in ins death in 1422, and was succeeded by his son, HENRY V. The son of the latter also inherited the crown as HENRY VI., and in his reign the feuds of York and Lancaster broke out, which ended in the union of the two houses in the person of HENRY VII.
Lancaster a city and county-seat of Lancaster co.
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
a city and county-seat of Lancaster co., Pa., on the Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia and Reading, and other railroads; 68 miles W. of Philadelphia. It is the manufacturing trade center for the county; is an important tobacco market; and is engaged in tobacco growing, cigar-making, cattleraising, and the manufacture of cotton goods, iron and steel goods, shoes, and combs. It is the seat of Franklin and Marshall College; contains the Lancaster, St. Joseph's, and the County Hospitals, Children's Home, Mechanics' and Y. M. C. A. libraries, and Conestoga Park, and has gas and electric light plants, electric street railroads, National and State banks and about 50 churches. Lancaster was settled in 1729; was State capital in 1799-1812; and chartered a city in 1818. Congress sat in Lancaster for a few days in 1777. Pop. (1910) 47,227; (1920) 53,150.
Lancaster a city and county-seat of Fairfield co.
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
a city and county-seat of Fairfield co., O.; on the Hocking river and canal, and the Hocking Valley, Pennsylvania Company, and other railroads; 32 miles S. E. of Columbus. It is the farming trade center for the county; and is engaged in the manufacture of agricultural implements, foundry products, flour, shoes, wood-pulp machinery and glass. It is the seat of the State Industrial School for Boys; contains a fine court house, high school; National bank, and many churches, and has electric light and street railroad plants; a good water supply; daily, weekly, and monthly periodicals. Pop. (1910) 13,- 093; (1920) 14,706.
Lancaster capital of Lancashire
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
capital of Lancashire, England, on the River Lore and a branch of the Midland railway, 230 miles N. W. by N. from London. It lies on an eminence overlooking Morecombe Bay to the W. and the buildings include the castle and church of St. Mary, several handsome modern churches, Storey Institute, museum and library, Palestine Hall, Ripley Hospital, Ashton Memorial and new town hall. The manufactures include cotton, silk, pottery and leather goods. The town goes back to Saxon times and times its first charter was granted in 1193. in 1198. Pop. about 43,000.
Lancaster lank'as-ter, a name prominent in English history
Aiton's Encyclopedia (1910)
lank'as-ter, a name prominent in English history. The county of Lancaster of Lancashire lies on the north-western coast of England, between Chester and Westmoreland. The city of Lancaster is its capital, Liverpool the metropolis and chief seaport, and Manchester the chief manufacturing town. The House of Lancaster is descended from Old John of Gaunt. It gave three kings to England, Henry IV, V, and VI. In the Wars of the Roses, the House of Lancaster wore the red rose. Among her other titles Queen Victoria was Duchess and Countess of Lancaster. See Liverpool
Lancaster DUCHY OF, a territorial hereditament of the British sovereign
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
DUCHY OF, a territorial hereditament of the British sovereign, and to all intents his private apprivate ap panage. It is in Lancashire, mostly, and one of the titles of the King of Great Britain and Ireland is Duke of Lancaster.
What Has Changed in the Last Century
The dynastic history Collier's set out in 1921 stands unaltered, and the Duchy of Lancaster still exists as the sovereign's private estate — Charles III holds the title Duke of Lancaster, and the Duchy's revenues, now tens of millions of pounds a year, still go to the Privy Purse. The three towns have moved on. Lancaster in England, called "capital of Lancashire" here, long ago ceded county administration to Preston; it gained Lancaster University in 1964 and is now a city of roughly 50,000. Lancaster, Pennsylvania (about 58,000 today) is no longer the great tobacco and cigar centre described but a market and tourist town at the edge of Amish country, while Lancaster, Ohio has roughly tripled to some 40,000, its glassmaking continued by Anchor Hocking; the State Industrial School for Boys is gone. Note also that the English town stands on the River Lune, misprinted "Lore" in the 1921 text.
Written for this edition, 2026.