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Hace 5 días · JUDITH, COUNTESS OF JERSEY, 1735 The Right Hon ble Judith Countess Dowager of Jersey Died July y e 22 d 1735 Aged 45 years. Arms: Argent on a cross gules five escallops or (Villiers) with an escutcheon of pretence of Herne. Judith, daughter and heir of Frederick Herne married William Villiers, second Earl of Jersey at Hampstead on 22 March 1704/5.
Hace 4 días · A remarkably high flood. "Oct. 9. 1570.—Sunday at nyght, arose a great winde and rayne, that the Temps rose so hye that they myght row botts owte of the "Temps, a great waye into the markette place, and upon a sodayne." A similar circumstance happened about eighteen years ago. Events at Kingston, during the civil wars.
Hace 5 días · Mary II (30 April 1662 – 28 December 1694) was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland, co-reigning with her husband, William III and II, from 1689 until her death in 1694. She was also Princess of Orange following her marriage on 4 November 1677. Her joint reign with William over Britain is known as that of William and Mary.
Hace 3 días · At the east end, where stood the altar of St. Benedict, is the tomb of Frances, Countess of Hertford, whose effigy, as Malcolm states, "lies precisely where the candlesticks and host formerly stood." The oldest tomb in this chapel is that of Simon de Langham, who was a monk, prior, and afterwards Abbot of Westminster, Archbishop of Canterbury, and a cardinal.
Hace 5 días · In 2015, thirty-four letters and cards that Mallory wrote to Lytton Strachey were auctioned at Bonhams. They were written over a period of twelve years, from 1909 - when Mallory was still an undergraduate at Cambridge - to 1921, while traveling to Tibet and his first encounter (reconnaissance) with Everest.
Hace 4 días · There is a manufactory for oil of vitriol. A pleasure-fair is held in the village on the 1st of May. Within the parish is Osterley Park, once in the possession of Sir Thomas Gresham, who entertained Queen Elizabeth here; the house was rebuilt in 1760 for the Child family, and now belongs to the Earl and Countess of Jersey.
Hace 4 días · Jersey, along with Guernsey and the Isle of Man, is part of the British Isles. However, it is important to note that Jersey is a British Crown Dependency, separate from the United Kingdom. This unique status has shaped the cultural identity of the people on the island, creating a fascinating blend of French and British traditions.
