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Hace 5 días · Blenheim Palace was built for John Churchill, a military commander who became the 1st Duke of Marlborough. The land and a contribution towards building the palace was a gift from Queen Anne after his victory in the Battle of Blenheim on 13 August 1704.
Hace 6 días · The Blenheim Story opens this month, telling the story of the palace, from the birth of its first resident, John Churchill, born in 1650, to its completion more than 75 years later. Kate Ballenger, keeper of palace and collections, said: "Known as ‘Britain’s Greatest Palace’, Blenheim Palace has a deep and fascinating 300 year history.
Hace 2 días · En avril, Churchill est nommé colonel d’un de ces régiments qui, par la suite, servent avec le maréchal de Turenne. Churchill est présent à la bataille de Sinsheim* en juin 1674 et à celle d’Ensheim* en octobre ; il semble aussi qu’il ait été présent à la bataille de Salzbach* en juillet 1675, bataille où Turenne est tué.
Hace 2 días · Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury KG GCVO PC FRS DL (/ ˈ ɡ æ s k ɔɪ n ˈ s ɪ s əl /; 3 February 1830 – 22 August 1903), known as Lord Salisbury, was a British statesman and Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom three times for a total of over thirteen years.
Hace 5 días · Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, KG, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, TD, PC (16 April 1881 – 23 December 1959), known as the Lord Irwin from 1925 until 1934 and the Viscount Halifax from 1934 until 1944, was a senior British Conservative politician of the 1930s. He held several senior ministerial posts during this time, most notably ...
Hace 5 días · Abstract. The decline and fall of the British aristocracy looked headlong and irreversible in the twentieth century yet many grandees tried to preserve their power, wealth and influence by every means - and with some success.
Hace 2 días · Winston Churchill. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill [a] (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955. Apart from two years between 1922 and 1924, he was a Member of ...
