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16 de feb. de 2012 · There was a guy by the name of Henry Bennet, the 1st Earl of Arlington. He lived in England between 1618 and 1685 (he never set foot in Virginia). Okay, so that’s it? No, not really … there’s more. His name was applied to a plantation along the Potomac. Arlington Plantation was the prominent Custis family homestead on Virginia’s Eastern ...
Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington, KG, PC (1618 – 28 July 1685) was an English statesman. A supporter of the Royalists during the English Civil War, he joined the royal family in exile before returning to England at the Restoration in 1660.
All. It is just over 100 years since the publication of Violet Barbour's biography, Henry Bennet, earl of Arlington, secretary of state to Charles II (1917), since which Arlington has tended to be overlooked in favour of other members of the Caroline court. This conference aims to reappraise Arlington as parliamentarian, courtier and diplomat ...
Distrustful of France, as secretary of state Bennet was similarly flaccid in falling in with Charles II's French policies. He contrived Charles's first secret treaty of Dover with Louis XIV in May 1670, was granted a barony in 1665 and promoted to an earldom in 1672.
Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington (1618-1685). George Villiers, 2nd Duke of B uckingham (1628-1687). Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Baron A shley of Wimborne St Giles (1621-1683).
29 de abr. de 2024 · Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington. after Sir Peter Lely line engraving, late 17th or early 18th century 5 1/2 in. x 3 5/8 in. (140 mm x 91 mm) plate size Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931 Reference Collection NPG D29368
Arlington, Henry Bennet, 1st earl of, 1618–85, English statesman. He fought for the royalists in the English civil war and, after going into exile, served as an envoy in Spain for the future Charles II.
