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Hace 6 días · The Most Noble Order of the Garter was founded by Edward III of England in 1348. Dates shown are of nomination or installation; coloured rows indicate sovereigns, princes of Wales, medieval ladies, modern royal knights and ladies, and stranger knights and ladies, none of whom counts toward the 24-member limit.
Hace 3 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 · In 1713, a letter attributed to Charles Waldegrave, an active Jacobite and uncle to British diplomat James Waldegrave, analyzed a game called "le her". Waldegrave provided a minimax mixed strategy solution to a two-person version of the card game, and the problem is now known as Waldegrave problem.
Hace 2 días · Memorials of London and London Life in the 13th, 14th and 15th Centuries. A series of extracts from the early archives of the City, arranged in chronological order. Much of the material is drawn from the Letter Books of the City. British History Online (no series) .
Hace 3 días · The manor then descended with Spaxton in the Waldegrave family, earls Waldegrave from 1729, until the death of George Edward, the 7th earl, in 1846. It then passed to his widow Frances, known despite later marriages as Countess Waldegrave, who sold parts of the estate in 1864 and 1867.
Hace 2 días · The Thirteen Colonies were a group of British colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America during the 17th and 18th centuries. Grievances against the imperial government led the 13 colonies to begin uniting in 1774, and expelling British officials by 1775.
Hace 6 días · Die Peerage of the United Kingdom umfasst alle Peer -Würden, die im Vereinigten Königreich von Großbritannien und Irland nach dem Act of Union 1800 geschaffen wurden. Die Peerage of the United Kingdom ersetzte somit die Peerage of Great Britain.
