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Life of George Monck. by Charles Harding Firth, ©1894. George Monck - April 23, 1661 George Monck (or Monk), first Duke of Albemarle. Born 6 Dec. 1608 at Potheridge, near Torrington in Devonshire, was the second son of Sir Thomas Monck, knight, by Elizabeth, daughter of Sir George Smith of Maydford in the same county (Thomas GUMBLE, Life of Monck, 1671, p. 1; Visitation of Devonshire, 1620 ...
Discover the life and achievements of George Monck, a key figure in the British Civil Wars and the Restoration of the monarchy.
George Monck, 1.º Duque de Albemarle. George Monck ( Merton, 6 de dezembro de 1608 — Londres, 3 de janeiro de 1670) foi um soldado inglês, político e uma figura fundamental na Restauração Inglesa, de Charles II .
George Monck, 1. vévoda z Albemarle ( 6. prosince 1608 – 3. ledna 1670) byl anglický generál a námořní velitel. Sehrál velkou roli při znovunastolení Stuartovců (v osobě krále Karla II.) na anglický trůn. Za tyto služby obdržel v roce 1660 vévodský titul ( Duke of Albemarle ), a to v rámci tzv. druhého udělení ( second ...
Monck intervenes In February 1660, General George Monck marched south from Coldstream in Scotland to lend his support to Parliament. After entering London with his troops, he secured the readmission to the Rump Parliament of those members who had been excluded during Pride's Purge in 1648.
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, lived from 6 December 1608 to 3 January 1670. Also known as the Earl of Torrington, and Baron Monck of Potheridge, Beauchamp And Teyes, Monck was an English soldier who served as Cromwell's military governor in Scotland and who later brought about the restoration of Charles II.
General George Monck is famous for the key role he played in the restoration of the monarchy in 1660. His actions changed the course of British history, but his statesmanship in the dangerous time between the death of Cromwell and the bloodless return of Charles II distracts attention from his extraordinary career as a soldier and general, admiral, governor and administrator.
