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20 de jun. de 2024 · Edward Bruce, Earl of Carrick, was the younger brother of the famed Robert the Bruce and fought alongside him in his campaign for the Scottish crown.
22 de jun. de 2024 · Thomas Bruce, also known as Lord Elgin, was a British nobleman, diplomat, and collector who played a significant role in the controversial procurement of marble sculptures known as the Elgin Marbles. Let’s delve into the life and legacy of the first Earl of Elgin.
Pupils included the prime minister Henry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth (1757-1844), in 1773-4, the diplomat and collector Thomas Bruce, earl of Elgin (1766-1841), the antiquary Barré Charles Roberts (1789-1810) from 1799 to 1805, and the soldier Sir Robert Walpole (1808-76).
Hace 4 días · In 1746 he had been created Lord Bruce of Tottenham, with special remainder to his nephew Thomas Bruce Brudenell, who accordingly succeeded him, taking the name of Bruce, and was created Earl of Ailesbury in 1746.
10 de jun. de 2024 · The walls of a historic Jerusalem building have revealed a rich tapestry of early 20th-century British nobility and royal insignias, thanks to new research conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority.
Hace 2 días · Among the governors of Carlisle in the reigns of Henry III. and the three Edwards, we find John Baliol and Robert Bruce, the younger, both afterwards Kings of Scotland, William de Fortibus, Earl of Albemarle, Peter de Gaveston, the favourite of King Edward II.
Hace 5 días · ELGIN MARBLES (a collection of Ancient Greek sculptures from the Parthenon and other structures from the Acropolis of Athens, removed from Ottoman Greece and shipped to Britain by agents of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of ELGIN, and now held in the British Museum in London.
