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4 giorni fa · Burdett, of Bramcote, in Warwickshire, now of Foremark, in Derbyshire. This ancient family was of Leicestershire immediately after the conquest. Sir Robert Burdett settled at Arrow, in Warwickshire, in the reign of Edward II. Thomas, his immediate descendant, being then of Bramcote, was created a Baronet in 1618.
2 giorni fa · Curwen of Workington, 1626.—This ancient family were descended from Ivo de Talbois, who married Elgiva, daughter of Ethelred, King of England, their immediate descent being from Orme, second son of Ketel, grandson of the said Ivo. Sir Patric Curwen (fn. n2), the lineal descendant of Orme, was created a baronet in 1626.
4 giorni fa · Dying in 1852 he was succeeded by his son, Sir Humphrey de Trafford, who in turn was in 1886 succeeded by his son Sir Humphrey Francis de Trafford, the present lord of Trafford and Stretford, twenty-fourth in descent from the Ranulf or Randle who heads the pedigree. The Turf Moss estate and Longford House belonged to the Mosleys.
2 giorni fa · Sir Humphry Davy, English chemist who discovered several chemical elements (including sodium, potassium, calcium, and barium) and compounds, invented the miner’s safety lamp, and became one of the greatest exponents of the scientific method.
- Frederick William Gibbs
5 giorni fa · We can laugh at Sir Humphrey (still clearly just as pertinent) but it isn’t funny. There is a profound arrogance at the heart of the British establishment, one that shows itself in a disconnect between state and people, between those at the top, and they include senior civil servants, who hail from a background of privilege, and the little ...
4 giorni fa · William FitzGeoffrey de Mandeville, 3rd Earl of Essex (1216–1227) Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford (1239–1275) Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford (1275–1297) Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford (1298–1322) 24 Earls of Oxford (Master Chamberlain) South-East Aubrey de Vere, 2nd Earl of Oxford (1194–1214)
5 giorni fa · In that decade, Morris notes, 'Roger watched as injustices which touched him directly, if not personally, began to pile up' (p. 51): for example, his sister's complaint about a wardship of which she had been deprived, the denial of Humphrey de Bohun's rights as constable during the Gascon campaign of 1254, Roger's inability to secure justice against Aymer de Valence, one of the king's Lusignan ...
