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24 de may. de 2024 · Henry Sydney, who drafted the Invitation to William The success of William's invasion would partly depend on domestic support, and at the end of April William met with Edward Russell , unofficial envoy for the Whig opposition.
Hace 6 días · The principal manor in this parish, claiming over the greatest part of it, and extending into Midley, is that of AGHNE COURT, alias Old Romney court, and written in antient deeds both Agene and Hagene, which was given by king Offa, in 791, to the priory of Christchurch. (fn. 1) King Edward II. in his 10th year, granted and confirmed to the ...
Hace 6 días · Leicester House was charged with the payment of £2,000 each to Algernon Sidney and a younger son, Henry, later Earl of Romney. The rents issuing from Leicester Field and Swan Close, both built upon at the end of the Earl's life, were also left to Algernon and Henry.
Hace 4 días · New Romney is the main centre of population on the Romney Marsh with a population of about 7,000, and regarded by many as the unofficial capital of the Marsh. New Romney is one of the founder corporate members of the Confederation of Cinque Ports. The Town. Once a sea port, with the harbour adjacent to the church, New Romney is now more than a ...
Hace 6 días · New Romney Town Hall is located on the High Street. It was erected in 1702 on an open arcade, refaced in the early 19th centuryC19 and the ground floor was built in 1884. A lock-up for incarcerating petty criminals was erected to the east of the town hall in the mid-18th century and the town hall was given a new stucco façade in the early 19th ...
Hace 5 días · The sea also retreated from New Romney, and in the reign of Henry VIII it was c. 1.5 km from the town. This was the end of New Romney as a port (Figures 6 and 7). The mint ‘Long Cross’ pennies (c. 997-1003), ‘Helmet’ pennies (1003-1009) and ‘Small Cross’ pennies (1009-1017) attest the continuous presence of a mint in New Romney from the end of the tenth century until 1067.
Hace 6 días · DUKES AND EARLS OF KENT. ALCHER, EALCHER, or AUCHER, was the first EARL OF KENT that I have seen any mention of, who had also the title of DUKE, from his being at the same time intrusted with the military power of the county. He is eminent in history for his bravery shewn in a battle with the Danes, in the year 853. These pirates, having landed with a considerable- force that year in the isle ...
