William Wake (26 January 1657 – 24 January 1737) was a priest in the Church of England and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1716 to his death. Wake was born...
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refer to: Sir William Wake, 8th Baronet (1742–1785), British politician William Wake (cricketer) (1852–1896), English cricketer William Wake (governor),...
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National Spelling Bee Thomas Wake, 2nd Baron Wake of Liddell (1297–1349), English baron Thomas Wake (disambiguation) William Wake (1657–1737), Archbishop of...
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William Robert Wake (21 May 1852 – 14 March 1896) was an English amateur first-class cricketer, who played three matches for Yorkshire County Cricket...
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William Wake (died 1750) was Governor of Bombay for the English East India Company from 26 November 1742 to 17 November 1750. He married Elizabeth Elwin...
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Margaret Wake Tryon (c.1732 – 1819) was an English heiress and the wife of William Tryon, who served as the Colonial Governor of North Carolina and the...
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by William Hone in 1820, titled The Apocryphal New Testament, itself a reprint of a translation of the Apostolic Fathers done in 1693 by William Wake, who...
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Wake Island (Marshallese: Ānen Kio, lit. 'island of the kio flower'), also known as Wake Atoll, is a coral atoll in the Micronesia subregion of the Pacific...
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Alan Wake is a 2010 action-adventure game developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The game was released in May 2010...
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Hereward the Wake (Traditional pronunciation /ˈhɛ.rɛ.ward/, modern pronunciation /ˈhɛ.rɪ.wəd/) (c. 1035 – c. 1072) (also known as Hereward the Outlaw or...
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would end on 16 October that year because a comet would hit the earth. William Wake as Archbishop of Canterbury officially denied this prediction to calm...
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Finnegans Wake is a novel by Irish writer James Joyce. It is known for its allusive and experimental style and its reputation as one of the most difficult...
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great-uncle (Rev. Robert Wake, 1666–1725): Sir William Wake, 7th Baronet (1715–1765) Sir William Wake, 8th Baronet (1742–1785) Sir William Wake, 9th Baronet (1768–1846)...
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Wake Forest University (WFU) is a private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1834, the university received...
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A wake, funeral reception or visitation is a social gathering associated with death, held before a funeral. Traditionally, a wake involves family and...
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The chancellor of the College of William & Mary is the ceremonial head of the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States, chosen...
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Wake the Sleeper is the 21st studio album by the rock band Uriah Heep, released on 2 June 2008 in Europe and on 26 August 2008 in the United States. The...
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vote went in Lane's favor. Lane named Wake County in honor of Margaret Wake Tryon, wife of colonial Governor William Tryon. Raleigh was named after Sir Walter...
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John Tyler (category Chancellors of the College of William & Mary)
He was elected vice president on the 1840 Whig ticket with President William Henry Harrison, succeeding to the presidency following Harrison's death...
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Sir William Wake, 8th Baronet (1742–1785), was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1784. Wake was the son of Sir William Wake...
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In fluid dynamics, a wake may either be: the region of recirculating flow immediately behind a moving or stationary blunt body, caused by viscosity, which...
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the term "Apostolic(al) Fathers" was by William Wake in 1693, when he was chaplain in ordinary to King William and Queen Mary of England. According to...
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George Washington (category Chancellors of the College of William & Mary)
Washington often visited Mount Vernon and Belvoir, the plantation of William Fairfax, Lawrence's father-in-law. Fairfax became Washington's patron and...
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Admiral Sir William Frederic Wake-Walker KCB CBE (24 March 1888 – 24 September 1945) was a British admiral who served in the Royal Navy during World War...
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Stamford, Lincolnshire. He was a friend of the Archbishop of Canterbury William Wake, who encouraged him to use his antiquarian studies to combat the growth...
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Robert Gates (category Chancellors of the College of William & Mary)
revoke the charters of scout units that accept gay adult leaders. In the wake of the annexation of Crimea in March 2014, Gates wrote an op-ed piece on...
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The Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represents Wake Forest University in the sport of American football. The Demon Deacons compete in the Football...
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Fiennes by 24 September 1291. She was the daughter of William de Fenes and Blanche de Brienne. John Wake took part in military campaigns in Gascony from 1288...
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The Wake is the tenth and final collection of issues in the American comic book series The Sandman. It is written by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Michael...
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Hermas was edited by Lake (Oxford, 1911). The English translation by William Wake (Archbishop of Canterbury 1716–1737) is given in W. Hone and J. Jones's...
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