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Hace 4 días · Francis, the fourth Earl (1593–1641), was probably the most remarkable of the Bedfords; in the words of one of the Russells' nineteenth-century stewards, 'he lived in advance of his time altogether'.
Hace 4 días · Thus for the rest of the third Earl's life, from 1619 to 1627, Francis Russell was in possession of the Covent Garden estate. The development of the four 'sides', outside the brick wall, including Bedfordbury, was, however, begun under the auspices of the third Earl.
Hace 3 días · 1941: The now largely-ignored statue of Francis, 5th Duke of Bedford in Russell Square became a target of vandals during the second world war. “Grandfather of the Quisling” was painted onto its plinth, an allusion to the recently installed 12th Duke, who had far-right leanings and was chummy with Oswald Mosley.
Hace 4 días · In the 18th century the name of Whitbread first appears among the borough members; between 1768 and 1784 Samuel Whitbread represented the borough, whilst from 1790 to 1812 his son, the well-known Samuel Whitbread, was members. During the following century this name constantly recurs in the returns for Bedford.
Hace 5 días · It has also been stated that an earlier stronghold preceded the Norman castle, which some time during the 11th century became the caput of the great local barony of Beauchamp of Bedford. It was probably granted to Hugh de Beauchamp by William II, who succeeded his father the year following the Survey, for the barony and castle were later found held by service of acting as almoner at the king's ...
Hace 2 días · Francis Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford: 1819–1891 1880 773 Alexander III, Emperor and Autocrat of all the Russias: 1845–1894 1881 774 Oscar II, King of Sweden and Norway: 1829–1907 1881 775 Alfonso XII, King of Spain: 1857–1885 1881 776 Albert, King of Saxony: 1828–1902 1882 777 William III, King of the Netherlands: 1817–1890 1882 778
Hace 6 días · Bedford Square was planned and built between 1775 and 1780 as part of the development of the land owned by the Duke of Bedford (hence the name) within his Bloomsbury Estate. This was a time when London was expanding northwards and the fields, streams, ponds and footpaths that comprised the Bloomsbury Estate would soon be part of the built city ...
