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Hace 4 días · During this period he also became associated with the wealthy George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham. Despite being one of the most wanted men in England, Blood returned in 1670 and is believed to have taken the name Ayloffe and practised as a doctor or apothecary in Romford, east of London.
Hace 2 días · Next in order is the Chapel of St. Nicholas, in the centre of which is an altar-tomb surmounted with the effigies of Sir George Villiers, who died in 1605, and of his lady, Mary Beaumont, created in 1618 Countess of Buckingham. Their son was advanced by James I. to the dukedom of Buckingham.
Hace 1 día · Such military support for Protestants on the Continent potentially alleviated concerns about the King's marriage to a Catholic. However, Charles's insistence on giving command of the English force to his unpopular royal favourite George Villiers, the Duke of Buckingham, undermined that support.
Hace 4 días · George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, who had a seat near at Whaddon, is said to have visited it freely. Castle Hill was also levelled and converted into a bowling-green, while the same Henry Robinson started a stage coach to London which accomplished the journey and return in four days.
Hace 3 días · He was educated by private tutors, along with his older brother, the future King Charles II, and the two sons of the Duke of Buckingham, George and Francis Villiers. At the age of three, James was appointed Lord High Admiral ; the position was initially honorary, but became a substantive office after the Restoration , when James was an adult. [12]
Hace 5 días · Voters in Buckingham and Bletchley have gone to the ballot box in the general election 2024. A new Member of Parliament is being elected for the Buckinghamshire constituency which includes the...