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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… arable land. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 16. 10. 7.; net income, 752; patron, C. Chaplin, … of Hallaton, union of Uppingham, hundred of Gartree, S. division of the county of Leicester, 7 miles (N. E.) from … This district was granted in 1704, by Queen Anne, to John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, in reward of the splendid …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Palace Blenheim Palace In the winter of 1704-5 John Churchill, duke of Marlborough engaged Sir John Vanbrugh to … palace. 48 From the first, in accordance with the queen's wishes, the house was called Blenheim. The foundation stone … pulpit, reredos, and benches. The statue of Lord Randolph Churchill (d. 1895) is by Waldo Story. 54 The interior of the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… granted with Woodstock manor by Queen Anne in 1705 to John Churchill, duke of Marlborough, to honour his victory at the … battle of Blenheim. Granted with the park were the king's houses (sometimes called the royal palace or manor house of Woodstock), demolished soon afterwards. 21 The duke's new house there was called first Blenheim House then …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Tilleman Bobart. 64 Several early plans, one by Wise's assistant Charles Bridgeman in 1709, show the achievement … placed further south. 69 The idea that the avenue's design represents the disposition of opposing armies at the … iii, pl. 71. Green, Blenheim Palace, 177; W. J. Churchill, 'Some unpubl. letters of Sarah, duchess of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Blenheim Park to 1705 Park to 1705 A park around the king's houses may have been defined before 1086 when woodland … nearby royal manor of Wootton was said to be in the king's enclosure ( in defensione regis). 30 Chroniclers asserted … Woodstock remained a royal deer park until granted to John Churchill, duke of Marlborough, in 1705. 32 In the 13th …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Blenheim Woodstock manor Woodstock Manor. The medieval king's houses and park at Woodstock formed part of a conglomerate … granted the honor and manor of Woodstock to John Churchill, duke of Marlborough, in 1705. 91 The grant was in … son George, the 5th duke, took the additional surname Churchill in 1817 and died in 1840. Thereafter the manor …
A New History of London
… of the former king. Immediately upon notice of the king's death, the privy council, with the lord-mayor of London, … of the former privy-council were sworn of his majesty's privy-council: he declared "that animated by the tenderest … went in,about "All three turn'd silent,and came out." "Churchill's Ghost B. II. Annual Register, and Lond. Mag. …
Records of the Worshipful Company of Carpenters
… in Com Glouc agr. po: se appren willielmo Maddow de S t Giles feilds de Barbyard pro 7 ann a die dat &c. 59 … in Com Bucks wheelewright po: se appren Samuel Knapp de S t Johnsstreete pro 7 ann a die dat. 62 Johannes Rea filius … dat. 45 Johannes Beamont filius willielmi Beamont nuper de Churchill in Com oxon agr defct. po: se appren Israeli …
Survey of London
… built a few years earlier beyond the third Earl of Bedford's brick wall of c. 1610. 2 Both parts bore the name of … side east of Bow Street, was settled on the fourth Earl's younger son Edward by the family agreement of 16401. 63 He … seller had abandoned the stage partly from fear of Charles Churchill's criticism, tempered his fondness for Davies with …
Alumni Oxonienses
… Braly, Thomas 1522. See Brayley. Braly, Zacharius s. John, of Bandon Bridge, co. Cork, p.p. Trinity Coll., … 1671, aged 17; B.A. 11 Feb., 1674-5. Braman, Nicholas s. Th., of Alton, Hants, pleb. New Inn Hall, matric. 17 … Index Ecclesiasticus. Brittaine, Jasper s. Jasper, of Churchill, co. Worcester, minister. Queen's Coll., matric. 21 …