Beaufort
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Henry . ?1374–1447, English cardinal, half-brother of Henry IV; chancellor (1403–04, 1413–17, 1424–26)
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Lady Margaret , Countess of Richmond and Derby. ?1443–1509, mother of Henry VII. She helped to found two Cambridge colleges and was a patron of Caxton
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Another AFP journalist on the Israeli side of the border saw smoke billowing behind the historic Beaufort Castle, a strategic position not far from Nabatieh that Israel captured last month.
From Barron's ● Jun. 20, 2026
The seizure and long occupation of Beaufort has been etched into Israeli memory as a military success by movies and books, but also one that claimed too high a price in soldiers’ lives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
The warning came shortly after the army confirmed it had taken Beaufort Castle, a strategic point on a high ridge above the Litani river.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
The team examined a region of Alaska's North Slope roughly the size of Wisconsin, where hundreds of rivers and streams drain into the Beaufort Sea.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 4, 2026
In May, 1862, she boarded the Atlantic, a Government transport, headed for Beaufort, which is located on Port Royal, one of the Sea Islands, off the coast of South Carolina.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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