Lancaster
English royal house
Lancaster is a city in northern England, historically the county town of Lancashire.
The name also designates several American cities, most notably Lancaster, Pennsylvania, known for its Amish community.
The House of Lancaster was one of two rival branches of the English royal family during the Wars of the Roses, opposed to the House of York.
Noble-ruled territory
- castleFortified medieval residence
- Wars of the RosesPlantagenet succession conflict
- red roseCrimson flower of romance
- LancastrianEnglish dynastic faction member
Henry IV · priory · canal · university · medieval · guild · cotton mills
Medieval English dynasty
- Henry IVFirst Lancastrian ruler
- Henry VMedieval English king
- Henry VILancastrian king, often incapacitated
- Wars of the RosesPlantagenet succession conflict
red rose · Lancastrian · Yorkist · Tudor · succession · throne · crown · Agincourt
British air force
- World War IISecond global military conflict
- heavy bomberLarge military aircraft for bombing
- aircrewAircraft operating personnel
- sortieArmed raid outward
night raid · tail gunner · squadron · flak · incendiary · carpet bombing · navigational aids · Harris
Traditional simple-living sect
- Susquehanna RiverEastern watershed's main artery
- Pennsylvania DutchGerman-descended American subculture
- First FridayMonthly gallery open house
- MennoniteAnabaptist Christian denomination
James Buchanan · covered bridges · farmland · quilts · hex signs · pretzel · shoofly pie
One who portrays characters
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- film starFamous cinema actor
- acrobatAgile circus performer
- From Here to Eternity1950s military drama, Hawaii
duchy
Noble-ruled territory
- castleFortified medieval residence
- Wars of the RosesPlantagenet succession conflict
- red roseCrimson flower of romance
Lancastrian · Henry IV · priory · canal · university · medieval · guild · cotton mills
Plantagenet
Medieval English dynasty
- Henry IVFirst Lancastrian ruler
- Henry VMedieval English king
- Henry VILancastrian king, often incapacitated
Wars of the Roses · red rose · Lancastrian · Yorkist · Tudor · succession · throne · crown · Agincourt
RAF
British air force
- World War IISecond global military conflict
- heavy bomberLarge military aircraft for bombing
- aircrewAircraft operating personnel
sortie · night raid · tail gunner · squadron · flak · incendiary · carpet bombing · navigational aids · Harris · Normandy
Amish
Traditional simple-living sect
- Susquehanna RiverEastern watershed's main artery
- Pennsylvania DutchGerman-descended American subculture
- First FridayMonthly gallery open house
James Buchanan · Mennonite · covered bridges · farmland · quilts · hex signs · pretzel · shoofly pie
actor
One who portrays characters
- PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pittsburgh, Erie, Harrisburg, Altoona
- British NobilityYork, Windsor, Cambridge, Kent, Cornwall
- DuchiesAnjou, Aquitaine, Austria, Baden, Bavaria
- LancashireBlackpool, Blackburn, Burnley, Nelson, Fleetwood
- New England PlacesBerlin, Bethlehem, Conway, Franconia, Jackson
- New England TownsConcord, Lexington, Plymouth, Salem, Nantucket
- Lancaster CountyPennsylvania region, plain communities
- Burt Lancaster