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It escheated to the crown under Henry VIII. In 1615 it was nearly destroyed by fire, and James I. undertook to rebuild the palace, but only the existing banqueting-hall, designed by Inigo Jones, was finished at the opening of the civil war. The remainder of the old palace has since disappeared. The banqueting-hall is one of the best examples of the Palladian style, 111 by 55 feet, and 55) high. The ceiling is covered with paintings by Rubens representing the Apotheosis of James I., incidents in the life of Charles I., and allegories of Peace, Plenty, and similar subjects. Through an opening broken in the wall between the upper and the lower central windows Charles I. walked to the scaffold. The banqueting-hall was turned into a chapel by George, but has never been consecrated. It is called the White Hart, The. A noted tavern in South wark, London. White haven (hwit'havn). A seaport in Cumber land, England, situated near the entrance to Solway Firth, in lat. 54° 33′ N., long. 3° 35' W. It has coal-mines and varied manufactures, and coal, iron, etc. Population (1891), 18,044. Whitehead (hwit'hed), Charles. Born at London, 1804: died at Melbourne, 1862. An English poet and writer. He published "The Solitary" (1831), and "Autobiography of Jack Ketch" (1834). The "Pickwick Papers" were written by Dickens at his suggestion. In 1857 he went to Melbourne. Royal of White hall," and was dismantled in 1890. Whitehead, William. Born at Cambridge, 1715: died April 14, 1785. An English poet, the succe or of Colley Cibber as poet laureate. He was educated at Winchester and Cambridge (Clare Hall). In 1742 he became a fellow of Clare, and in 1751 poet laureate. He wrote the tragedies "A Roman Father" and "Creusa," and the comedy "A School for Lovers," etc. White Horse, Vale of the. A valley in Berks hire, England, west of Abingdon. See White Horse of Berks hire . White Horse of Berks hire, The. A rude figure of a horse made by cutting away the turf on an escarpment of the Chalk Downs near Wantage, Berks hire, England: traditionally as cribed to Alfred the Great. There are others. The White Horse of Uffington, in Berks hire, occupies about an acre of ground, and may be seen from some points of view at a distance of twelve miles. Woodward , Geology of England and Wales, 2d ed., p. 421. White House (hwit hous). A locality on the Pamunkey River, Virginia, east of Richmond: a prominent point in the movements against Richmond in the Civil War. White House, The. See Washington (city). White Huns (hunz). An ancient people, probably of the Turkish race, who lived in central Asia. They were probably ancestors of the Turkomans. White Lady. 1. In German folk-lore, the ancient Teutonic godde Holda or Berchta, who was the receiver of the souls of maidens and children, and who still exists as the White Lady, not unfrequently, in German legends, transforming herself, or those whom she decoys into her home, into a white mouse. Baring - Gould , Curious Myths of the Middle Ages, p. 463. - 2. See Agnes of Meran. White League, The. 1. A military organization in Louisiana, in the period succeeding the Civil War, formed for the purpose of securing white supremacy.-2. The Ku-Klux Klan. Whitelocke Whitelocke (hwit'lok), Bulstrode. Born at London, Aug. 2, 1605: died at Clifton, Wilts hire, 1676. An English statesman, son of Sir James Whitlock (justice of the King's Bench). In 1620 he entered St. John's College, Oxford; in 1626 was member of Parliament for Stafford; and sat in the Long Parliament for Great Marlow. He succeeded in maintain ing a moderate or neutral position through the civil war, Commonwealth, and Restoration. In 1645 he was appointed a commi ioner to treat with the king at Uxbridge. He committed himself neither to the Independents nor to the Presbyterians, and had nothing to do with the king's trial and execution. In 1653 he was amba ador to Sweden, and in 1659 was commi ioner of the great seal. He was pardoned at the Restoration. He wrote "Memorials of English Affairs" (1682). White Mountain. [G. Wei er Berg . ] A hill near Prague, about 1,200 feet in height. Here, Nov. 8, 1620, the Imperialists under Tilly and Maximilian of Bavaria defeated the elector Frederick V. of the Palatinate. White Mountain Apache. See Coyotero . White Mountains. A group of mountains in New Hampshire, belonging to the Appal a chi an system. It comprises the Presidential range, or White Mountains proper (Mounts Washington, Adams, Jeffer. son, Madison, Monroe, Clay, and others), the Franc on i a range (Mount Lafayette and others), and other le er heights. Highest point, Mount Washington (6,288 feet). They are a popular summer resort. White Mountains. A name sometimes given to the Little Car path i ans between Moravia and Hungary. White Oak Swamp. A locality east of Richmond, the scene of part of the battle of June 30, 1862, and of the Seven Days' Battles. White Plains. A village in West chester County, New York, 22 miles north-northeast of New York. A victory was gained there by the British under Howe over the Americans under Washington, Oct. 28, 1776. Population (1890), 4,042. White River. 1. A river in Arkansas and the southern part of Mi ouri, which joins the Arkansas and Mi i ippi near the junction of those rivers. Length, about 800 miles; navigable to Batesville or Jackson port.-2. A river in Indiana, formed by the East and West Forks. It joins the Wabash 25 miles southwest of Vincennes. Indianapolis is on the West Fork. Length, about 350 miles, including the West Fork. 3. A small river of Michigan which flows into Lake Michigan north-northwest of Muskeg on. 4. A river in northern Nebraska and the south ern part of South Dakota, which joins the Mi ouri below Chamberlain, South Dakota. Length, about 350 miles.-5. A river in Vermont which joins the Connecticut at White River Junction, 32 miles east of Rutland. Length, about 80 miles. White River Junction. A railroad junction in Vermont, at the entrance of the White River into the Connecticut.