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Há 1 dia · Her stepson, Nicholas, Eden's surviving son from his first marriage, who succeeded him as 2nd Earl of Avon, served as Under-Secretary of State for Energy in Margaret Thatcher's government in the 1980s, but died of AIDS in 1985. At this point, the earldom became extinct. Eden's premiership
Há 2 dias · William Ufford, 2nd Earl of Suffolk: d. 1382 1375–1376 57 Hugh Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford: c. 1342–1386 1375–1376 58 Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent: 1350–1397 1375–1376 59 Thomas Percy: 1343–1403 1375–1376 Later Earl of Worcester 60 William Beauchamp: d. 1411 1376 Later Baron Bergavenny F2 Isabella, Countess of Bedford: d ...
Há 3 dias · May 29, 2024 6 mins. In 1882, General Charles Gordon rediscovered the Garden of Eden. This renowned military hero, who had played a significant role in quelling the Taiping Rebellion and was later to perish at the Siege of Khartoum, had been dispatched to the Seychelles to determine whether this archipelago in the Indian Ocean might be a ...
Há 4 dias · A contract was concluded on 4 April whereby Brigham agreed to spend £3,000 in building and the Earl promised to grant him a lease for thirty-one years from midsummer 1631 at an annual rent of £50; if, within the next five years, Brigham spent a further sum of £2,000, the Earl would grant him an extension of five years.
Há 5 dias · Francis Bacon. Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban [a] PC ( / ˈbeɪkən /; [5] 22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626), known as Lord Verulam between 1618 and 1621, was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England under King James I. Bacon led the advancement of both natural philosophy and the ...
Há 5 dias · Notes on the Aldermen, 1220-1912. (In continuation of Vol. I., pp. 405-408.) [It has not been thought necessary to record well-known historical facts, and except in the case of genealogical notes, I have not included such details as may be found in the articles relating to Aldermen in the Dictionary of National Biography, a list of which is appended for convenience of reference.]
Há 3 dias · William Shakespeare (baptized April 26, 1564, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England—died April 23, 1616, Stratford-upon-Avon) was a poet, dramatist, and actor often called the English national poet. He is considered by many to be the greatest dramatist of all time. Shakespeare occupies a position unique in world literature.
