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1 giorno fa · This meticulously researched biography offers a comprehensive and intimate portrait of George William Frederick Villiers, the fourth Earl of Clarendon, whose diplomatic acumen and political foresight left an indelible mark on 19th-century British history.Maxwell, a distinguished historian and biographer, delves into the personal and professional life of the Earl of Clarendon, drawing upon a ...
4 giorni fa · Découvrez la véritable histoire de George Villiers, le duc de Buckingham. Canal+. Après Marie-Antoinette, Franklin, The Crown ou encore Versaille, une nouvelle série historique sur la royauté vient de voir le jour : Mary & George.
5 giorni fa · Deux figures de l’Angleterre du XVII e siècle reviennent en cour à la faveur de la nouvelle série historique de Canal + : George Villiers, 1 er duc de Buckingham – et favori tout-puissant du roi Jacques I er –, et sa mère, Mary, tous deux enterrés à Westminster.
5 giorni fa · George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, the well-known favourite of James I and Charles I, was born in 1592. He was introduced to the King in 1614. His rise was rapid; he had attained the rank of marquess by 1619, and in the same year was made lord high admiral, a position for which he was singularly ill-fitted.
4 giorni fa · In 1616 the site was granted with the manor to Sir George Villiers. By ancient custom the inhabitants of Whaddon and Nash had common of pasture from Michaelmas to Candlemas on as much of the demesne as lay within Whaddon and Nash fields respectively and was unsown with corn.
5 giorni fa · Soucieuse de s'élever socialement, Mary Villiers (Julianne Moore), comtesse de Buckingham, éduque et façonne son fils George (Nicholas Galitzine) afin qu'il séduise le roi et qu'il devienne ...
2 giorni fa · In this gateway were the lodgings of the beautiful and intriguing Countess of Buckingham, the mother of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham. She died here in 1632, and her body was conveyed hence along King Street to the Abbey to be laid beside that of her murdered son.
