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Hace 4 días · Antony Ashley Cooper, seventh Earl of Shaftesbury, the philanthropist, died on 1 October 1885. Sixteen days later a public meeting was held at the Mansion House to consider the erection of a national memorial (fn. 9) and on 28 October the Shaftesbury Memorial Committee, under the chairmanship of the Lord Mayor, decided that 'two ...
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Hace 3 días · Great Lives is a BBC Radio 4 biography series, produced in Bristol. It has been presented by Joan Bakewell, Humphrey Carpenter, Francine Stock and currently (since April 2006) Matthew Parris. A distinguished guest is asked to nominate the person they feel is truly deserving of the title "Great Life".
Hace 5 días · Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper, son of the last, redeemed the manor from the Court of Wards in 1648. He was created Baron Ashley in 1661 and earl of Shaftesbury in 1672 and died in 1683. The manor descended with the earldom of
Hace 3 días · Digges's later colleagues included Baptist Hicks, afterwards Viscount Campden, who had an estate in Tewkesbury and was succeeded as M.P. for the borough by his nephew, Sir William Hicks, in 1628 and by his daughter's stepson, Anthony Ashley Cooper, afterwards Earl of Shaftesbury, and the daughter's third husband, Sir Edward Alford ...
Hace 4 días · They had no legitimate children, although at least one of Lord Cowper's putative children, Lady Emily Cowper, the wife of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, was widely believed to have been fathered by Palmerston.
Hace 3 días · The Most Noble Order of the Garter was founded by Edward III of England in 1348. Dates shown are of nomination or installation; coloured rows indicate sovereigns, princes of Wales, medieval ladies, modern royal knights and ladies, and stranger knights and ladies, none of whom counts toward the 24-member limit.
Hace 4 días · Saint Nicholas was a fourth-century bishop whose life and legacy inspired the character of Santa Claus we know and love today. You can find more information about his patronage of children here.
