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A History of the County of Worcester
… possibly held by the king. In 1086 it was held by William I, but most of it lay waste and the king had added the … and moved to Stourbridge next day. In the following June Charles passed through the town on his way from Naseby to … and arms to Hartlebury Castle and to Bristol. 170 In 1651 Charles II and his Scottish army, marching southwards, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… chapel used by permission of the proprietor. When Gen. Charles Sawyer restored the chapel in 1884 the diocesan … in 1884 by W. Wilkinson and H. W. Moore. 28 Oseney Cart. i, p. 1. O.R.O., MSS. Oxf. Dioc. c 1874, 1973-4. Below. Oseney Cart. i, p. 1; Bodl. MS. Top. Oxon. d 460. L. & P. Hen. VIII, xvii, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… king's hands in 1532; it seems later to have been held by Charles Brandon, duke of Suffolk, but in 1546 the king … 1776) whose son Joseph Bouchier Smith sold it in 1789 to Charles Henry Mordaunt, earl of Peterborough. The earl sold … to the Crown, then holding the main manor; Elizabeth I later granted it to Sir William Petre, who in 1566 conveyed …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… occupied stations of importance in the reign of David I.; the latter became the head of the family, and one of his … was the first earl of Balcarres, was a firm adherent of Charles II., whom he attended while in exile at Breda, where … by order of the Marquess of Argyll, in the reign of Charles II. The parish also contains several duns, consisting …
Old and New London
… of honour to Queen Matilda, or Maud, consort of Henry I. The hermitage, therefore, was changed into a convent of … or as a kennel for his favourite spaniels, by King Charles II. In one of the rooms there is still to be seen a … was Douglas Jerrold, who lived close to Kilburn Priory. Charles Knight (for a short time) resided in Maida Vale; and …
Records relating to the Barony of Kendale
… Hall and demesne is described in Nicolson and Burn, vol. i, p. 264. In 1708 the Freeholders of Killington and Firbank … I, (1617). The premises were then and they are now held of Charles, Prince of Wales as of his Castle of Kendall called … died 31 Dec r last (1620). The premises are held of Charles, Prince of Wales as of his manor of Kendall called …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… was maid of honour to Catherine of Braganza, consort of Charles II., and was afterwards appointed mistress of the …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… under the charter of James VI., confirmed by charter of Charles II. in 1672, is vested in a provost, four bailies, a … of Keppoch. After the suppression of the rebellion, Prince Charles Edward availed himself of the secluded glens of this … who, in the disguise of a servant, conducted Prince Charles from Long Island to Monkstadt, in this parish, and …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Kilsyth against Cromwell, was elevated to the peerage by Charles II., in 1661, by the titles of Lord Campsie and … but in which are yet preserved the apartments where Prince Charles Edward spent a night. Under the old church was the … of Beaufort, or Downie, which, in the time of Alexander I., was besieged by the royal troops. Cromwell, also, seized …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… through a succession of knights, from the reign of Edward I. Queen Elizabeth, in her progress through Norfolk, stopped … king's books at 25. 12. 1., and in the gift of the Rev. Charles Randolph: the tithes have been commuted for 530, and …