Somerset, the noble family of, in England, i. 182;
the greatest supporters of the house of Lancaster, 183.
Somerset, duke of, defeats the Yorkists at St. Albans, ii. 303;
defeated at Tewkesbury, i. 202;
beheaded, 203;
his two sons slain at Tewkesbury, 202.
Somme, the river, cities, fortresses, &c. of the, ceded to the duke
of Burgundy, i. 74.