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P, or p, is the sixteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is pee (pronounced / ˈ p iː / ), plural pees .
Chart showing descent and progeny of Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox. Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (8 October 1515 – 7 March 1578), born Lady Margaret Douglas, was the daughter of the Scottish queen dowager Margaret Tudor and her second husband Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, and thus the granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and the half-sister of King James V.
The letters u and j, as distinct from v and i, were introduced in the 16th century, and w assumed the status of an independent letter. The variant lowercase form long s (ſ) lasted into early modern English , and was used in non-final position up to the early 19th century.
16th; 17th; 18th; 19th; 20th; 21st; Subcategories. This category has the following 102 subcategories, out of 102 total. ... 1600 (15 C, 4 P) Y. Years of the 16th ...
Parkhurst's date of birth is unknown, but given that he was in diplomatic service in Madrid by the mid 1560s, it seems unlikely he was born later than 1540 and he may have been born earlier. David Beers Quinn suggests he may have been the son of the gentleman John Parkhurst of East Lenham, Kent .
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Libraries established in the 16th century (24 P) 0–9. 1500s in literature (11 C) 1510s in literature (12 C) 1520s in literature (12 C) 1530s in literature (12 C)
Marie Dentière writes an open letter to Marguerite of Navarre, sister of the King of France; the Epistre tres utile (Very useful letter) calls for expulsion of Catholic clergy from France. The first printing press in North America is set up in Mexico City. Its first known book, Manual de Adultos, appears in 1540. [7] 1540