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4 giorni fa · From 1831 to 1837 he was Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Ceylon. He succeeded his father in the baronetcy in 1834, and died in 1841. In 1806 he had married Anne Beatrix Horton, the subject of Byron's lines: "She walks in beauty," and in 1823, in compliance with the provisions of his father-in-law's will, he assumed the additional ...
5 giorni fa · Calendar of State Papers Relating To English Affairs in the Archives of Venice, Volume 7, 1558-1580. Covers the whole period 1558 to 1580. Calendar of State Papers, Venice. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1890. This free content was digitised by double rekeying.
5 giu 2024 · Ibid. Funeral of the lady Anne of Cleves. A very particular narrative of this solemnity, from MSS. in the College of Arms, will be found in the Excerpta Historica, 1831, together with the Will of the deceased.
5 giorni fa · Filósofa, poeta, científica y dramaturga, Margaret Cavendish lucha por el reconocimiento de la figura de la mujer en el plano intelectual, venciendo todo tipo de rumores, críticas y desprecios ...
3 giorni fa · Parting from notions of danger as threat, her archival study shows that danger was productive, especially of masculinity and the superiority of the elite. This innovative argument is first supported by a rigorous historiography of the concept of danger in the eighteenth century, explored in chapter 1.
1 giorno fa · George Cavendish-Bentinck: Cricket (first-class) MP for Taunton (1859–1865) and Whitehaven (1865–1891) Victor Cazalet: Squash (four-time champion) MP for Chippenham (1924–1943) Tankerville Chamberlayne: Cricket and yachting: MP for Southampton (1892–1895; 1900–1906) Christopher Chataway: Athletics (sprinter)
5 giorni fa · The Duke and Duchess of Westminster are now married, free to enjoy their untold riches and vast swathes of prime British land. But the rampant speculation about the two biggest stars on their guest list suggests William and Harry remain deeply divided.
