Henry Wriothesley, 2nd earl of Southampton

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Henry Wriothesley, 2nd earl of Southampton: References & Edit History

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Apr 09, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Sep 30, 2023
	Add new Web site: Luminarium Encyclopedia - Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton.	Gloria Lotha	Jul 24, 2020
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998