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22 de may. de 2024 · George II, King and Elector. New Haven, CT, Yale University Press, 2011, ISBN: 9780300118926; 315pp.; Price: £25.00. A detailed biography of George II in English has been needed for some time. His is one of the longer reigns of an early modern British monarch (1727–60), encompassing both the final military defeat of the Stuart cause in 1745 ...
Hace 3 días · In the days of the Regency Berkeley Square probably vied with Grosvenor Square in being the most fashionable spot in the West-end, and the neighbourhood of both was constantly spoken of in the last century as the very type of London wealth, taste, hospitality, and luxury. Hence the sarcastic remark of Cawthorne—.
1 de may. de 2024 · Sir Robert Walpole was the first and longest-serving Prime Minister of Great Britain, serving under the first two Hanoverian Kings George. He was born on Aug. 26, 1676, in Houghton, Norfolk. His parents, Robert and Mary, had 19 children.
2 de may. de 2024 · NORBERG, Robert D. Sr. "Bob" Age 63, passed away suddenly on Saturday, April 27, 2024, while at his home in Walpole, Massachusetts. Bob was born on March 1, 1961, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina to Majo
Hace 6 días · CROSTWICK. Ralph Lord Bainard had a grant of this lordship; and at the survey, Geffrey (Baynard) held it under Ralph; 12 freemen in King Edward's time had 150 acres of land, and there were 12 borderers, with 16 acres of meadow, and 3 carucates and an half, valued at 27s. at the survey at 22s. 4d. the whole was one leuca long, 7 furlongs broad, and paid 10d. gelt. St. Bennet's abbey had the ...
Hace 4 días · Elated by his success, Fielding produced a second piece, called The Historical Register, a political satire, which contained so audacious a caricature of Sir Robert Walpole, under the name of "Quidam," that the Prime Minister's resentment led to the passing of that Act which requires all dramatic pieces to be submitted to the approval of the Lord Chamberlain before they can be performed.
8 de may. de 2024 · Sir Robert Walpole: 1 n Englishman and Whig statesman who (under George I) was effectively the first British prime minister (1676-1745) Synonyms: First Earl of Orford , Robert Walpole , Walpole Example of: national leader , solon , statesman a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
