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Hace 2 días · On 30 August 1687 Charles Davenant sold his patent and theatrical interests for £2,400. The purchaser was his brother, Alexander Davenant, but five-sixths of the money (£2,000) was supplied to him by Sir Thomas Skipwith, a Lincolnshire baronet whose womanizing propensities had earned him an 'unenviable notoriety' at Court.
9 de may. de 2024 · Augustus II (born May 12, 1670, Dresden, Saxony [Germany]—died February 1, 1733, Warsaw, Poland) was the king of Poland and elector of Saxony (as Frederick Augustus I). Though he regained Poland’s former provinces of Podolia and Ukraine, his reign marked the beginning of Poland’s decline as a European power.
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Hace 2 días · Lamport Grange, the residence of Sir Charles Frederick, bart., O.B.E., lies near the boundary of Hanging Houghton. There is a school, founded by the Ishams. The Manor Farm is at the western end of the village, Hanging Houghton Lodge in the south of the hamlet.
Hace 4 días · Decimus Burton. Decimus Burton FRS FRSA FSA FRIBA (30 September 1800 – 14 December 1881) was one of the foremost English architects and landscapers of the 19th century. He was the foremost Victorian architect in the Roman revival, Greek revival, Georgian neoclassical and Regency styles. He was a founding fellow and vice-president of the Royal ...
17 de may. de 2024 · Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks was the first keeper (curator) of British and medieval antiquities and ethnography at the British Museum (1866–96), who greatly enriched its holdings through careful acquisition and the donation of his own vast and valuable collections.
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Hace 6 días · His pioneering work in the purification and stabilization of nitrocellulose made it a safer and more effective material for blasting and propellant purposes. Abel's process of pulping, washing, and compressing nitrocellulose into various forms revolutionized its practical applications.
Hace 3 días · It was to some extent a joint development, for Charles Mayhew (and another relative, Frederick Mayhew) provided finance, and subsequently acquired the freehold of four of the houses. (fn. 26) Nos 61 and 62 were built first, by late 1847; Nos 63–65 were completed about a year later, and No. 60 and its stabling were finished by late 1849.
