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17 de nov. de 2017 · George Curzon, marquess of Kedleston. Conservative, in Lloyd George’s National Government, 1919; under Bonar Law, 1922-23 and Baldwin, 1923-24. It is easy to depict George Nathaniel Curzon as the last of his kind. In fact, there would be later foreign secretaries from the House of Lords (the Marquis of Reading, in 1931, Alec-Douglas Home ...
30 de mai. de 2024 · A white marble memorial to George Nathaniel, Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, K.G., GCSI, GCIE, statesman and writer, was unveiled in the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey on 26th November 1930 by the Archbishop of Canterbury. This is by sculptor Sir Bertram Mackennel and shows a portrait relief, the crest of a popinjay and a ...
30 de out. de 1986 · At the age of 30, George Nathaniel Curzon was an MP, already destined for big things. By age 40, he would be Viceroy of India. England stood at the zenith of empire, jousting with Russia for control of the vast swathe of land north and west of India---Tibet, Central Asia, Afghanistan, and Iran.
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4 de nov. de 2022 · George Nathaniel Curzon, Marquess Curzon of Kedleston. by John Cooke, after John Singer Sargent oil on canvas, 1914-1932, based on a work of 1914 41 in. x 32 in. (1041 mm x 813 mm) Given by the sitter's widow, 1932 Primary Collection NPG 2534
Balliol rhyme. A Balliol rhyme is a doggerel verse form with a distinctive metre. It is a quatrain, having two pairs of rhyming couplets ( rhyme scheme AABB), each line having four beats. They are written in the voice of the named subject and elaborate on that person's character, exploits or predilections. The form is associated with, and takes ...
George Nathaniel Curzon (11 januari 1859 - 20 maart 1925), de eerste markies van Curzon van Kedleston, was een Brits politicus en onderkoning van Indië van 1899 tot 1905. Hij regeerde India met een imperialistische politiek, die de economische belangen van de Britten voor de noden en behoeften van de inheemse bevolking stelde.
Following his election to Parliament, George Nathaniel Curzon (1859–1925) embarked on extensive travels and research in Asia, spending several months in Persia in 1889–90. Later viceroy of India, Curzon believed that growing Russian influence in Asia threatened Britain's interests, and that Persia was an important buffer state.
