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The epithet most often associated with George Monck is ‘honest’ and, in the midst of a dispute about the marriage portion due to Elizabeth Monck, Colonel Pride and his son went out of their way to pin the blame (if any) on Elizabeth Monck’s maternal relatives, assuring the court that George Monck was a man of ‘so great honour and integrity’ that he could not possibly be involved in ...
Monck, George (1608–70), 1st duke of Albemarle , army officer, was born 6 December 1608 at his family home of Great Potheridge, Devon, the fourth child of Sir Thomas Monck, landowner, and Elizabeth Smyth of Old Matford, Exeter. By the time he landed at Dublin in January 1642 as a colonel in the forces raised to quell the Irish rebellion, he ...
George Monck of Monk (Merton , 6 december 1608 – 3 januari 1670), eerste hertog van Albemarle, was een Engels militair. Monck werd geboren in Great Potheridge House te Merton. Hij was een bijzonder onwaarschijnlijke oorlogsheld, van lage afkomst, zwaar en traag, maar met een goede dosis gezond verstand en het zeldzame geluk om op het juiste moment op de juiste plaats te zijn.
29 de sept. de 2020 · George Monck: a portrait in very typical seventeenth-century style with ceremonial armour and baton symbolising a general’s rank. The scene in the background recalls Monck’s prowess in siege warfare. The hammering of carpenters could be distinctly heard above the cacophony of battle in the streets of Stirling.
George Monck was forever preserved in English history with his res toration of Charles II.4 Already a great saint in the royalists' calendar, Monck had ten more years to live among them as the First Duke of Albemarle. After his years in camp as Cromwell's general in Scotland, his new life at Court did not come easily to the king-maker.
George Monck, or Monk, who was born on Dec. 6, 1608, of an old Devonshire family of modest means, chose the vocation of soldier while only 17. He served with English expeditions to the Continent, and later with Dutch forces—a not uncommon practice for a soldier of fortune in those days. Subsequently, he commanded his own regiment in Ireland ...
8 de may. de 2024 · George Monck. George was the second son of Sir Thomas Monck (or Monk) and Elizabeth (Smith) and was born at Potheridge in Devon 6th December 1608. George was a distinguished naval captain and under Cromwell he was General of the land forces and Admiral at Sea. He was principally responsible for the restoration of Charles II to the throne in ...
