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22 ore fa · Gentleman of the Horse c. 1693–1782; 1828–37. According to The Present State of the British Court, 'the Gentleman of the Horse is always the first Equerry...and is the next immediate Officer under the Master of the Horse, in whose absence he presides in all Affairs relating to the King's Stables.' The gentleman of the horse was appointed by royal warrant.
3 giorni fa · FitzClarence, Adolphus (styled Lord Adolphus from 24 May 1831) Groom of the Robes 'having Rank as Groom of the Bedchamber' 27 July 1830 (LC 3/70, p. 86: 'The Warrant was never prepared'). Gentleman of the Bedchamber 5 Jan. 1833 (Ibid ., p. 86).
3 giorni fa · Robes 1660–1837. The duty of the office of the robes was to `order all his majesty's Robes; as those of his Coronation, of St. George's Feast, and parliament also, of all his majesty's wearing Apparel, of his Collar of SS's, George and Garter, beset with Diamonds and Pearls.'. The office accounted separately to the Treasury. (fn. 1)
22 ore fa · Contents. 1947 Birthday Honours. The 1947 King's Birthday Honours were appointments by many of the Dominions of King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The appointments were made "on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty's Birthday."
4 giorni fa · Ferdinand II (9 July 1578 – 15 February 1637) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, Hungary, and Croatia from 1619 until his death in 1637. He was the son of Archduke Charles II of Inner Austria and Maria of Bavaria, who were devout Catholics. In 1590, when Ferdinand was 11 years old, they sent him to study at the Jesuits' college in ...
4 giorni fa · Abstract. The 1840-42 Anglo-Chinese war (the so-called “Opium War”) is almost universally believed to have been triggered by British imperial rapacity and determination to sell more and more opium into China. That belief is mistaken.
1 giorno fa · Facing the Uxbridge Road at the extreme end, at the north-west corner of the grounds of Holland House, there was a smaller mansion, with a "pleasaunce" garden and lawn, of about seven acres, which for many years was owned and tenanted by a natural son of Lord Holland—General Fox, the celebrated numismatist, some time M.P. for Stroud, and Secretary to the Ordnance Board, who married Lady Mary ...
