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Hace 2 días · From 17 May 2024, a new display at Apsley will tell the story of the incredible life and legacy of the 1st Duke of Wellington, through objects that belonged to him and his family. Discover Wellington’s private and professional life in this exhibition, featuring artifacts from the Battle of Waterloo as well as seeing an original ...
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Hace 4 días · The lord chamberlain was served by a number of officials who were appointed by and were immediately responsible to him. From the Restoration he had the services of a secretary. Richard Coling was assisted throughout his period of service (1660–97) by a deputy secretary, his brother Benjamin, but this office appears to have lapsed ...
Hace 1 día · Trinity and Oriel. MP 1880–1907, Ambassador to the United States 1907–13. George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston. Balliol and All Souls. Viceroy of India 1899–1905, Foreign Secretary 1919–24. John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair. Governor General of Canada 1893–98.
Hace 5 días · After the death of the 1st Earl in 1837, the house was let to the Duke of Wellington's brother, Richard, Marquess Wellesley, who died there in 1842. In 1864 the house attracted a purchase offer — through the agency of C. J. Freake, the developer of the adjoining ground to the west — from Baron Lionel de Rothschild, who had been ...
Hace 1 día · 3 The United Kingdom was formed on January 1, 1801, with the union of Great Britain and Ireland. After 1801 George III was styled "King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland." 4 Oliver and Richard Cromwell served as lords protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland during the republican Commonwealth.
Hace 5 días · The wages of the master of the horse, originally amounting to £1,460, were reduced to £500 in 1679 but raised to £1,200 in 1685. (fn. 2) In 1702 the remuneration consisted of wages of £66 13s 4d (representing the old patent salary of 100 marks) and board wages of £1,200 making a total of £1,266 13s 4d. In addition, he was entitled to ...
Hace 4 días · Moreover, through the ‘moral spectacle’ of the impeachment trial, this public addressing of scandal helped to convert Britain’s presence in India to a perception of legitimate sovereignty, producing the conditions for empire’s success and ‘its transformation into a patriotic enterprise’ (p. 125).
