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Hace 5 días · Capping declined in Lichfield as elsewhere in the later 16th century, but the city had over 70 tailors in 1634. Metal working was extensive. The smiths' company was recorded in 1601, with a wide range of craftsmen. The range increased in the 17th century, and in 1648 the company had 95 members.
Hace 4 días · The friary was dissolved in 1538 and its site granted in 1544 to Gregory Stonyng, master of St. Mary's guild in 1536–7 and one of the first two bailiffs of the corporation in 1548–9. (fn. 74) In 1580–1 the estate was held by his son Edward (d. 1611). Edward's son Henry sold the estate to Thomas Clayton, who was succeeded in 1613 by his ...
Hace 5 días · In 1706, the Act 4 & 5 Anne, c. 33 (private Act) aimed at bringing the chapter up to nine by allowing canons to hold two or more prebends. The operation of this Act was unsatisfactory and in 1797 the Act 37 Geo. III c. 20 (private Act) established six numbered residentiaryships, each with specified prebends &/or offices attached.
Hace 4 días · Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton (1663–1690), married Isabella Bennet, 2nd Countess of Arlington, had one son; Lady Charlotte FitzRoy (1664–1717), married Edward Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield, had eighteen children; George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland (1665–1716), married (1) Catherine Wheatley, no children (2) Mary Dutton, no children
Hace 15 horas · Leslie, Alexander, 1st Earl of Leven, General of the army of Scotland, payments made in England towards army of, 378(2), 379. Leslie , John, 6th Earl of Rothes, opposes King's proposals concerning church government in Scotland, 303.
Hace 2 días · Edward I [a] (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he was Lord of Ireland, and from 1254 to 1306 he ruled Gascony as Duke of Aquitaine in his capacity as a vassal of the French king. Before his accession to the throne, he was commonly ...
Hace 4 días · ‘Royal Portraits: A Century of Photography’, an exhibition of royal portraits running until October, depicts King Charles as a boy, Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip, Princess Margaret (shown ...
