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Hace 2 días · From 1733 the lord steward enjoyed an additional salary of £1,540 payable at the Exchequer, bringing the total to £3,000. (fn. 2) In 1812 the Household salary was reduced to £1,103. (fn. 3) In 1830 the Exchequer salary was transferred to the Household and the total remuneration fixed at £2,436 11s. (fn. 4) Early in the period and possibly ...
Hace 1 día · Groom of the Stole 1660–1837. The groom of the stole was the effective head of the royal bedchamber, with the right to attend the Sovereign at all times and to regulate access to the bedchamber and closet even when absent. The office, which was invariably coupled with that of first gentleman or first lady of the bedchamber from 1660, was in ...
Hace 2 días · The offices of gentleman of the bedchamber were in the gift of the Crown. (fn. 1) From 1660 the office of first gentleman was invariably coupled with that of groom of the stole. Originally the gentlemen were sworn in pursuance of royal warrants directed to the lord chamberlain. (fn. 2) From 1685 to 1688 these warrants were directed to the groom ...
Hace 3 días · The House of Tudor ( / ˈtjuːdər /) [1] was an English and Welsh dynasty that held the throne of England from 1485 to 1603. [2] They descended from the Tudors of Penmynydd, a Welsh noble family, and Catherine of Valois. The Tudor monarchs ruled the Kingdom of England and the Lordship of Ireland (later the Kingdom of Ireland) for 118 years ...
Hace 5 días · Henry I, youngest and ablest of William I the Conqueror’s sons, who, as king of England (1100–35), strengthened the crown’s executive powers and, like his father, also ruled Normandy (from 1106). Learn more about Henry I’s life, reign, and achievements in this article.
Hace 2 días · The three editors are all senior lecturers at the University of Birmingham in the department of English Literature and the volume is the result of a one day colloquium that was held at Stratford by the department in June 2010 under the auspices of the Centre for Reformation and Early Modern Studies at Birmingham.
Hace 4 días · Features. Who was Henry Paget, the ‘Dancing Marquess’? The inside story of the flamboyant aristocrat whose outrageous costumes and penchant for luxury are set to be dramatised in Madfabulous. Infamous for his lavish spending and madcap lifestyle, the mercurial peer remains one of Britain’s most controversial aristocrats. By Clara Strunck.
