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Há 3 dias · Two Councils of Trade were appointed by Charles II. Appointments were made by commission under the great seal. In both cases the Commissioners served without salary.
Há 6 dias · He was born into a Yorkshire family, the sixth child and fourth son of Charles Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax (1839–1934), and Lady Agnes Elizabeth Courtenay (1838–1919). His father was President of the English Church Union, which pushed for ecumenical reunion, in 1868, 1919, and 1927–1934.
Há 1 dia · Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 5, 1676-1679.Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1911. This free content was digitised by double rekeying.
Há 6 dias · Wednesday, November 19. Present:—Earl of Halifax, Mr. Pelham, Mr. Jenyns, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Sloper, Mr. Bacon. New Hampshire. Read the following letters and papers received from the Governor of New Hampshire, viz. fo. 35.
Há 4 dias · Regiments and Corps. View this object. 2nd Battalion The Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey) in Khartoum, 1927. Origins. In 1661, the newly restored King Charles II married the Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza. Through this alliance, he gained Portuguese possessions in Bombay (now Mumbai) and Tangier (now in Morocco).
Há 5 dias · Robert Bruce, second Earl of Elgin, who lived here in 1671, was a devoted Cavalier, and an ardent struggler for the Restoration, and was made Earl of Aylesbury in 1663 by that not usually very grateful king, Charles II., to whom he was privy councillor and gentleman of the bedchamber.
Há 4 dias · In early November, Charles’s 6,000-strong army crossed the border into England. It captured Carlisle and marched south through Lancashire in the hope of attracting English support. To deal with this crisis, the Duke of Cumberland, the youngest son of King George II, was recalled from the Continent with many of his battle-hardened ...
