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
Example Sentences
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Israeli troops on Sunday seized the Beaufort castle, which commands sweeping views of south Lebanon.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 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
“I’m out here because I’m disgusted with what I’m seeing,” said Kersty Kinsey, a mother who was protesting near the Beaufort, S.C.,
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026
When she was five or six years old, back in Beaufort, where she’d been born, she’d played with Negro children sometimes, running through the tobacco fields, playing hide-and-seek.
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
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