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22 de may. de 2024 · On 30 August 1687 Charles Davenant sold his patent and theatrical interests for £2,400. The purchaser was his brother, Alexander Davenant, but five-sixths of the money (£2,000) was supplied to him by Sir Thomas Skipwith, a Lincolnshire baronet whose womanizing propensities had earned him an 'unenviable notoriety' at Court.
Hace 4 días · Afterwards Sir George Hutt, artillery officer and brother of Sir William Hutt, Paymaster-General; distinguished himself at Meeanee and commanded artillery in the Persian war; K.C.B., 1886. Office combined with that of Lieutenant-Governor when Major-General Hutt retired on 31st December, 1886.
Hace 4 días · In the annals of British royal history, Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773-1843) stands out as a fascinating and controversial figure. The sixth son of King George III, Augustus charted a different course than his brothers, dedicating himself to intellectual and political pursuits rather than military service.
21 de may. de 2024 · Signature. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Franz August Karl Albert Emanuel; [1] 26 August 1819 – 14 December 1861) was the husband of Queen Victoria. As such, he was consort of the British monarch from their marriage on 10 February 1840 until his death in 1861. Victoria granted him the title Prince Consort in 1857.
17 de may. de 2024 · The detective in charge of the Cleveland Street affair was Chief Inspector Frederick Abberline. A year earlier, in 1888, he had been the lead investigator in the Jack the Ripper case. Lord Arthur Somerset’s solicitor, Arthur Newton, was convicted of perverting the course of justice by aiding in getting his client out of England.
17 de may. de 2024 · 1919 Birthday Honours (OBE) This is a list of Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) awards in the 1919 Birthday Honours . The 1919 Birthday Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were made to celebrate the official ...
9 de may. de 2024 · Augustus II (born May 12, 1670, Dresden, Saxony [Germany]—died February 1, 1733, Warsaw, Poland) was the king of Poland and elector of Saxony (as Frederick Augustus I). Though he regained Poland’s former provinces of Podolia and Ukraine, his reign marked the beginning of Poland’s decline as a European power.
