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25 de may. de 2024 · Henry Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne, died July 26, 1691, and, having no male issue, that title became extinct in the male line of the family; but John Hollis, Earl of Clare, who had married Margaret, his third daughter, having advanced the Revolution with great zeal, was promoted, in consequence of his services to the house ...
Hace 4 días · Bentinck, Duke of Portland. - The grandfather of the present Duke became possessed of Bolsover castle, in this county, by his marriage with the representative of Henry Cavendish , last Duke of Newcastle of that family.
28 de may. de 2024 · The Duke of Newcastle, William Cavendish, and his blue-stocking and eccentric wife, Margaret, the youngest daughter of Sir Charles Lucas, who was shot by the Parliamentarians at the surrender of Colchester, were the most memorable residents in this great Clerkenwell mansion.
28 de may. de 2024 · As late as 1979, a literary study argued that Cavendish’s writing was evidence of her ‘schizophrenia’. Was Cavendish a feminist pioneer, or an eccentric dilettante? Early scientist, or ‘mad Madge’? And why, exactly, do opinions insist on varying between such poles?
27 de may. de 2024 · Meanwhile Margaret was determined to cut down and sell large swathes of woodland for timber and cash; Henry Cavendish fought this tooth and nail, but in the end, Margaret had her way. The thing about this is that they were most certainly not short of a bob or two.
Hace 4 días · With a never-before published paper by Lord Henry Cavendish, as well as a biography on him, this book offers a fascinating discourse on the rise of scientific attitudes and ways of knowing. A pioneering British physicist in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Cavendish was widely.
23 de may. de 2024 · However Charles realised he must have a queen, and married Catherine de Braganza, daughter of King John IV of Portugal. Her generous dowry included two million crowns and the cities of Bombay and Tangiers.
