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26 de may. de 2024 · May 26, 2024. Situated in the scenic Furness peninsula in Cumbria, the sprawling ruins of Furness Abbey stand as a testament to both the grandeur and tumult of medieval monastic life in England. This once-mighty Cistercian monastery, founded in 1124, rose to become one of the wealthiest and most influential abbeys in the country ...
8 de may. de 2024 · Marmaduke Furness, 1st Viscount Furness and 2nd Baron Furness, was a prominent member of society and chairman of his father's successful iron and steel shipbuilding company, Furness Withy. By the end of World War I, Marmaduke Furness had amassed a fortune that had ranked him as one of the world's sixth richest men.
Hace 4 días · There is no doubt that from the first the two chief churches in Furness, Dalton and Urswick, were included in the spiritual possessions of the abbey. (fn. 188) In 1195 Celestine III confirmed its rights of appropriation and presentation, and a few years later it was recognized that the heirs of Michael le Fleming had no hereditary claim to the advowson of Urswick.
26 de may. de 2024 · It originally appeared in the January 1960 issue of The Bermudian. It appears here exactly as it did originally. Last month, as the island wound up its 350th Anniversary celebrations, Furness, Withy & Company marked its 40th year in the New York-Bermuda steamship service. It seems appropriate to look back at some of the highlights of the long ...
Hace 2 días · Viscount. Marmaduke, Baron Furness, by the name, style, and title of Viscount Furness, of Grantley, in the West Riding of the county of York. Baron. The Rt. Hon. Sir Frederick Cawley, Baronet, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancasterby the name, style and title of Baron Cawley, of Prestwich, in the county Palatine of Lancaster.
26 de may. de 2024 · WITH the General Election now set for July 4, many people will soon be voting for the Barrow and Furness MP for the first time after last year's boundary review. We have answered the questions you ...
Hace 6 días · Doors Open 7.30 pm. Tony McManus came to Furness Tradition in April as part of the excellent Allison Lupton Band. We are delighted to have him back again so soon. Hailed by the late John Renbourn as ‘the best Celtic guitarist in the world’, Tony McManus has been listed as one of 50 transcendental guitarists of all time by Guitar Player ...
