MIDLETON PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. 258). Large folio. 1. ff. 1-97. Correspondence with Edward VII, mostly on his behalf with Francis Knollys, Viscount Knollys, and his other private secretaries; 1903-1905. Partly copies and printed. 2. ff. 98-202. Correspo... 1887-1905

Alexandra, Queen, consort of Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1844-1925

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Alexandra was born December 1, 1844, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Her family had been relatively obscure until 1852, when her father, Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, was named successor to the Danish throne. At the age of sixteen, she was chosen as the future wife of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, the heir apparent of Queen Victoria; the pair married in 1863. She died November 20, 1925 at Sandringham House, Norfolk, England. ...

Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910

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Edward VII (born Albert Edward, 9 November 1841, London, United Kingdom,-d. 6 May 1910, London, United Kingdom) was the the eldest son and second child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. He hoped to pursue a career in the British Army, but his mother vetoed an active military career. He married Alexandra of Denmark in 1863. During Queen Victoria's widowhood, Edward pioneered the idea of royal public appearances as they are understood today; he was regarded worldwide as an arbiter of men's fash...

Godley, John Arthur, 1847-1932, 1st Baron Kilbracken, civil servant

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1882-1883 Commissioner of Inland Revenue; 1883-1909 Permanent Under-Secretary for India. Epithet: civil servant Title: 1st Baron Kilbracken British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000208.0x000225 ...

Forster, Hugh Oakeley Arnold-, 1855-1909, politician

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Hugh Oakeley Arnold was born in Dawlish, Devon on 19 August 1855 into an illustrious family. His late grandfather, Thomas Arnold, had been headmaster at Rugby; his uncles included the poet and critic, Matthew Arnold, and the literary scholar, Thomas Arnold; an aunt was the novelist Mary Ward (also known as Mrs Humphry Ward); and a cousin was the journalist W. T. Arnold. When he was just four months old he moved to India where his father, William Delafield Arnold, was Director of Pub...

Davidson, Arthur, Sir, active 1878-1929, Colonel KCB, equerry to Edward VII

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Epithet: Colonel KCB, equerry to Edward VII British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000471.0x000194 ...

Sandars, John Satterfield, active 1880-1928, Secretary to A J Balfour; CVO 1905

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Epithet: Secretary to A J Balfour; CVO 1905 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000409.0x00023f Epithet: PC British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000976.0x0002fd ...

Hirtzel, Frederic Arthur, Sir, active 1887-1923, KCB, of the India Office

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Epithet: KCB, of the India Office British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000976.0x0000fe ...

Curzon, George Nathaniel, , 1859-1925

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George Nathaniel Curzon was born at Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire, in 1859. He was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford. In 1885, he was appointed assistant private secretary to the Marquis of Salisbury and in the same year contested the parliamentary seat for South Derbyshire. In 1886, he was elected Conservative Member of Parliament for the Southport division of Lancashire, serving between 1891 and 1892 as under-secretary of state for India, and from 1895 to 1898, as ...

Balfour, Arthur James

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Arthur James Balfour was born on 25 July 1848 at Whittingehame, East Lothian. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge. He began his political career in 1874 when he was elected Conservative Member of Parliament for Hertford, and between 1878 and 1880, acted as private secretary to his uncle, the Marquis of Salisbury, who was then secretary of state for foreign affairs. In 1885, Balfour was elected Member of Parliament for the eastern division of Manchester, a ...

Lyttelton, Alfred

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Epithet: Subject of Mss Eur F197 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001347.0x000377 Epithet: Colonial Secretary 1903 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000798.0x0001c0 Epithet: PC, MP British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_10000000...

Privy Council (active 1101-1958)

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Curzon, Alfred Nathaniel Holden, active 1873-1917, 4th Baron Scarsdale

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Title: 4th Baron Scarsdale British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000351.0x0003d5 ...

Fox-Strangways, Giles Stephen Holland, Baron Stavordale, 6th Earl of Ilchester

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Fraser, Andrew Henderson Leith, Sir, Subject of Mss Eur C235

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Lucas, Francis Herman, active 1887-1914, CB, of the India Office

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Epithet: CB, of the India Office British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000386.0x0003da ...

Russell, Arthur Oliver Villiers, 1869-1935, 2nd Baron Ampthill

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1897 private-secretary, Colonial Office; 1900-1904 Govenor of Madras; 1904 acting Viceroy of India; 1908-1935 pro-grand master of English freemasonry; Commander, 1914-1917 13th battalion of the Leicestershire regiment, 3rd and 8th battalions of the Bedfordshire regiment; 1917-1918 Indian Labour Corps advisor; 1919 brevet-colonel Title: 2nd Baron Ampthill British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000976.0x...

Knollys, Francis, Sir, 1st Baronet

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Epithet: Secretary to Edward VII Title: Baron (1902) and (1911) Viscount Knollys British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000753.0x0000e0 Epithet: junior; MP for county Berkshire British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000753.0x0000f6 Epithet: statesman British Library Archives and...

Morley, John, 1838-1923

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English statesman and author. From the description of Autograph letters signed (7) : to Prof. Knight, 1876-1904. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270613155 1886 and 1892-1895 Chief Secretary for Ireland; 1905-1910 and 1911 Secretary of State for India. Epithet: statesman Title: Viscount Morley of Blackburn British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001026.0x0001f0 ...

Kitchener, Horatio H.

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Epithet: Field-Marshal Title: 1st Earl Kitchener British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001185.0x000071 Epithet: and (1914) Earl, Kitchener; Field-Marshal 1909 Title: Viscount British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000695.0x0002d1 Epithet: Field Marshal Title: 1st Ea...