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Há 2 dias · James and Anne Hyde in the 1660s, by Sir Peter Lely. After the collapse of the Commonwealth in 1660, Charles II was restored to the thrones of England, Ireland and Scotland. Although James was the heir presumptive, it seemed unlikely that he would inherit the Crown, as Charles was still a young man capable of fathering children.
- Charles II
Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was King of...
- Charles II
Há 3 dias · Kew ( / kjuː /) is a district in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. [2] Its population at the 2011 census was 11,436. [1] Kew is the location of the Royal Botanic Gardens ("Kew Gardens"), now a World Heritage Site, which includes Kew Palace. Kew is also the home of important historical documents such as Domesday Book, which is held at ...
- 3.30 km² (1.27 sq mi)
- 11,436 2011 Census (Kew ward 2011)
Há 3 dias · 1080832. Ham House is a 17th-century house set in formal gardens on the bank of the River Thames in Ham, south of Richmond in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The original house was completed in 1610 by Thomas Vavasour, an Elizabethan courtier and Knight Marshal to James I. It was then leased, and later bought, by William Murray, a ...
Há 5 dias · Steele’s own Kit-cat portrait, for example, a visual marker of his entry into the Whig club of the same name, was painted by the Lübeck-born, Dutch-trained artist Godfrey Kneller; Kneller’s own appointment as principal painter to William and Mary, followed those of Antonio Verrio to James II, and Peter Lely to Charles II, with the inaugural title of ‘Principal Painter in Ordinary ...
Há 1 dia · HAMMERSMITH PARISH CHURCH, IN 1820. An amusing account of an impostor named John Tuck, who was afterwards transported for other frauds, officiating and preaching in this church as a clergyman in the year 1811, will be found in the "Eccentric." He was the son of a labourer in Devonshire.
Há 3 dias · A remarkably high flood. "Oct. 9. 1570.—Sunday at nyght, arose a great winde and rayne, that the Temps rose so hye that they myght row botts owte of the "Temps, a great waye into the markette place, and upon a sodayne." A similar circumstance happened about eighteen years ago. Events at Kingston, during the civil wars.
Há 5 dias · The first of a succession of famous painters who lived in the square was (Sir) Peter Lely; he became the tenant at No. 10–11 in about 1651. Later occupants included two other court painters, Sir Godfrey Kneller and Sir James Thornhill. The notable private residents in the Piazza are listed on page 96.
