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Há 4 dias · Then his Lordship ministered the oaths of supremacy and allegiance to Sir Thomas Edmondes, kt., Treasurer of his Majesty's Household; Sir John Suckling, kt., Comptroller of the Household; Sir George Calvert, kt., one of the Principal Secretaries of State; Sir Richard Weston, kt., Chancellor of his Majesty's Exchequer; and to divers ...
Há 11 horas · Heavy investment by Sir George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, in the 1620s in wharves, warehouses, and fishing stations failed to pay off. French raids hurt the business, and the weather was terrible, so he redirected his attention to his other colony in Maryland.
Há 5 dias · Monuments: on N. side of tower, altar tomb, of Anne, wife of George Calvert, 1622, with alabaster effigy, and mural cornice supporting three shields with arms of Calvert and Mayne: on S. side of tower, altar tomb, of William Harrington and his wife; black marble slab, with two recumbent shrouded figures in white marble, figure of ...
Há 11 horas · Opposite the Harrington monument lies a lone female effigy to Lady Anne Calvert who the wife of Sir George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore who founded the colony of Newfoundland and later the state of Maryland. Her tragic, untimely death in 1622 devastated her family and husband especially who erected this lovely memorial in her memory.
Há 3 dias · On the north side of the tower is an altar tomb to Anne wife of George Calvert, 1622. On the tomb is an alabaster effigy of a lady, with mural cornice above supporting three shields of arms. On the south side of the tower is an altar tomb to William Harrington and his wife; it is of early 17th-century work.
Há 2 dias · As one of the original Thirteen Colonies, Maryland was founded by George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, a Catholic convert who sought to provide a religious haven for Catholics persecuted in England. In 1632, Charles I of England granted Lord Baltimore a colonial charter, naming the colony after his wife, Henrietta Maria.
Há 2 dias · Wealthy landowner George Calvert, also known as Lord Baltimore, was given royal charter for a tract of land in the New World by Charles I, and named it for the king's wife. Although Calvert died soon after the arrangement was made, his son, Cecilius, took over the charter, and established the colony as a haven for Catholics.
