10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VISCOUNTCY»
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8 Papers Relating to Claims to the
Viscountcy of Tracy of ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Parliament Lords, proc, Will. iv, 2011
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Leicester and the Court: Essays on Elizabethan Politics
In 1595 Richard St. George, Clarencieux King of Arms, compiled a survey of the
evidence for Sir Robert Sidney to support his claim to the viscountcy (C.K.S.,
U1475/F19). This was later employed in the claim of Sir John Shelley Sidney to
the ...
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A Synopsis of the Peerage of England: Exhibiting, Under ...
Viscountcy of Mordaunt of Avalon, and the Barony of Mordaunt of Ryegate
hecame <C>:tinct. PETER3FIELD. Barony, 19 August, 1673— -ptintt 1734. Vide
Portsmouth. PETERSHAM. Barony, 25 June, 1674— 42j:tinct 1682. Vide
Guildford.
Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas, 1825
“I thought you were to receive the viscountcy of Wargrave from the Prime Minister.
” Itrembled to hearthe answer. I had interfered with Brisbane's investigation at
Bellmont—interfered so badly it had taken tremendous work on his part to
salvage ...
If I remember right, his father died while he was still in leading strings and his
uncle stepped in to run the viscountcy until Drake was of age. But his uncle's
greed led to the abrupt end of Drake's carefree childhood and transformed him
into a ...
... created Viscount Hereford, in reward for the distinguished part he had taken in
the French wars of Henry VIII. With his viscountcy he also obtained an annual
rent of twenty marks, out of the revenues of the county of Hereford, to himself and
...
“How did you come to be here?” I asked at length. “I thought you were to receive
the viscountcy of Wargrave from the Prime Minister.” I trembled to hear the
answer. I had interfered with Brisbane's investigation at Bellmont—interfered so
badly it ...
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Proceedings in Parliament, 1626: House of Commons
Offered an Irish viscountcy himself.54 14,000 raised of late this way. Difference
between 2 in Ireland, one got a knighthood, th'other a barony; th'other then a
viscountcy, th'other an earldom, etc. The court supplied by men of want for
dancing, ...
William B. Bidwell, Maija Jansson, 1997
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The Progresses, Processions, and Magnificent Festivities of ...
He was succeeded by his son Edward, with whose only son and successor
Arthur the Viscountcy expired in 1725. It was revived in the person of his third
cousin once removed, Nicholas, fourth in descent from tfce Archbishop. This
Nobleman ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VISCOUNTCY»
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Farage: UKIP Not Homophobic, We Have Self-Described 'Great Big …
He worked in the Number 10 policy unit from 1982 – 1986, despite being a peer he has never sat in the House of Lords as he inherited his viscountcy after the ... «Breitbart News, Nov 14»
How does Tony Benn's son reclaiming his father's rejected peerage …
This Viscountcy has an infamous long term significance. Created in 1942 for William Wedgwood Benn, the former Secretary of State for India and Liberal convert ... «New Statesman, Nov 14»
The Earl of Lisburne - obituary
Although the family never owned any land in Ireland, a viscountcy was created in the Peerage of Ireland, in 1695, followed by the Earldom in 1776. From Eton ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
Viscount Stansgate returns to prove blue blood is thicker than red
Stansgate Abbey Farm in Essex, built by his grandfather, Sir John, lent its name to the family viscountcy. The Benns even appear to share the aristocratic ... «Financial Times, Nov 14»
The 3rd Viscount Allenby - obituary
... of Field Marshal Edmund Allenby, whose troops took Jerusalem from the Turks in the First World War, and for whom the viscountcy was subsequently created. «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
Even revolutionaries are suckers for status
This week, it was announced that “Stephen Michael Wedgwood Benn had established his claim to the Viscountcy of Stansgate in the Peerage of the United ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
Son of Labour firebrand Tony Benn stakes claim on rejected title and …
Stephen Benn has formally reclaimed the title of the Viscountcy of Stansgate and will now be ... Their son Daniel, born in 1991, becomes heir to the Viscountcy. «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
Prime Muncher's food ban following Great Hot Dog Meltdown
Plus will Tony Benn's son reclaim the family viscountcy and enter the House of Lords? by Kevin Maguire Published 28 June, 2014 - 10:00 ... «New Statesman, Jun 14»
Tory MPs join tributes to Tony Benn
... that he voted in favour of the 1963 Peerage Bill, which enabled Tony Benn “to renounce his distinguished father's Stansgate viscountcy and return to us here.”. «Conservative Home, Mar 14»
Tony Benn tributes led by son Hilary as a hushed Commons shows …
... unabashed, of course, reminding colleagues that he was the only current MP who had voted for the 1963 bill that allowed Benn to renounce his viscountcy. «The Guardian, Mar 14»
