TOWNSHEND PAPERS. Vol. XVII (ff. 65). Miscellaneous papers, chiefly relating to co. Norfolk; 18 Aug. 1545-1 Jan. 1729. The contents are : 1. Papers relating to beacons in co. Norfolk, being (a) order by Thomas [Howard], Duke of Norfolk, for two beaco... 18 Aug 1545-1 Jan 1729

Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603

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Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn was born at Greenwich on 7 September 1533. She was the half-sister of the elder Mary (1516-1558) and the younger Edward (1537-1553). In her early years she acquired knowledge of Latin, French, and Italian, and showed proficiency in music. Her governesses and tutors tended to adhere to Reformation principles. Identification with Protestantism aroused the suspicions of Mary, a Catholic, on her succession after the death of Edward, even though she h...

Charles I, of England

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Browne, Anthony

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Epithet: witness of Wolley Ch xi.44 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000544.0x00024a Epithet: politician, Master of the Horse British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001083.0x000030 Title: 2nd Viscount Montagu British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000704.0x00038e ...

Harrison, John

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Bernard, Louis

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Navy of England (active 0601-1999)

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George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760

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King of England from 1727-1760. From the description of Writ, 1748 February 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122629412 George Augustus was born in Hanover, Germany on November 10, 1683, the only son of the elector of Hanover. In 1705 he married Princess Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and they had nine children. During his reign as King of England, George II granted the charter to James Edward Oglethorpe, allowing for the founding of the colony of Georgia in 1733. George ...

Cole

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Torcy, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, marquis de, 1665-1746

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French diplomat and minister of foreign affairs (1689-1715) who played a crucial role in the conferences that ended the War of Spanish Succession with the treaties of Utrecht (1713) and Rastatt (1714). From the description of Jean-Baptiste Colbert correspondence : with the abbé François Gaultier, 1711-1714. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 84616446 1696-1715 minister of foreign affairs; 1710 established central diplomatic archive at Ve...

Segar, William, Sir, Garter King of Arms

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N. B., 1598-1676

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Army of England (active 0601-1999)

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Playsted, Ralph

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Howard, Thomas M.

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Epithet: Lord Howard de Walden, Earl of Suffolk British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000866.0x000161 Epithet: brother of Charles, 1st Earl of Carlisle British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000866.0x00015c Epithet: of Ashtead, Teller of the Exchequer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : a...

Carnegie, Robert

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