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General George Monck is famous for the key role he played in the restoration of the monarchy in 1660. His actions changed the course of British history, but his statesmanship in the dangerous time between the death of Cromwell and the bloodless return of Charles II distracts attention from his extraordinary career as a soldier and general, admiral, governor and administrator.
George Monck, or Monk, who was born on Dec. 6, 1608, of an old Devonshire family of modest means, chose the vocation of soldier while only 17. He served with English expeditions to the Continent, and later with Dutch forces—a not uncommon practice for a soldier of fortune in those days. Subsequently, he commanded his own regiment in Ireland ...
26 de may. de 2024 · George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle [a] KG PC JP (6 December 1608 – 3 January 1670) was an English soldier, who fought on both sides during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. A prominent military figure under the Commonwealth, his support was crucial to the Restoration of Charles II in 1660, who rewarded him with the title Duke of Albemarle and ...
29 de sept. de 2020 · George Monck: a portrait in very typical seventeenth-century style with ceremonial armour and baton symbolising a general’s rank. The scene in the background recalls Monck’s prowess in siege warfare. The hammering of carpenters could be distinctly heard above the cacophony of battle in the streets of Stirling.
George Monck. George Monck, pierwszy diuk Albemarle (ur. 6 grudnia 1608 w Potheridge, Devon, zm. 3 stycznia 1670 w Londynie) – polityk angielski . Następca Richarda Cromwella jako przywódca Republiki Angielskiej ( Commonwealth of England) w 1658. Wydatnie przyczynił się do restauracji dynastii Stuartów i wstąpienia na tron Karola II w 1660.
George Monck of Monk (Merton , 6 december 1608 – 3 januari 1670), eerste hertog van Albemarle, was een Engels militair. Monck werd geboren in Great Potheridge House te Merton. Hij was een bijzonder onwaarschijnlijke oorlogsheld, van lage afkomst, zwaar en traag, maar met een goede dosis gezond verstand en het zeldzame geluk om op het juiste moment op de juiste plaats te zijn.
MONCK or MONK, GEORGE, first Duke of Albemarle (1608–1670), born 6 Dec. 1608 at Potheridge, near Torrington in Devonshire, was the second son of Sir Thomas Monck, knt., by Elizabeth, daughter of Sir George Smith of Maydford in the same county ( Gumble, Life of Monck, 8vo, 1671, p. 1; Visitation of Devonshire, 1620, ed. Colby, pp. 188-91).
