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3 days ago · In November, 1766, he was appointed first lord of the admiralty in succession to Sir Charles Saunders, and held the position until January, 1771. In 1776 he was created a peer with the title of Baron Hawke of Towton.
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Robert Saunders Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville, was the only...
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4 days ago · The Royal Households of the United Kingdom are the collective departments that support members of the British royal family. Many members of the royal family who undertake public duties have separate households.
4 days ago · Power was convicted with Charles Young of stealing 2092lb of wood, called Red Sanders wood (£20) the property of the East India. The trial in question results in a verdict of not guilty. However, both Young and Power are listed in the Old Bailey Punishment Summaries as sentenced to 7 years transportation. [153]
3 days ago · Charlemagne [b] ( / ˈʃɑːrləmeɪn, ˌʃɑːrləˈmeɪn / SHAR-lə-mayn, -MAYN; 2 April 748 [a] – 28 January 814) was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of what is now known as the Carolingian Empire from 800, holding these titles until his death in 814.
3 days ago · By Charlie Stross. ( This is for discussion of BRITISH politics. Deviations onto American politics will be deleted without warning.) There is a general election coming tomorrow (Thursday July 4th). It looks likely to be a Conservative wipe-out—the worst defeat for the Tories since 1945.
6 days ago · CHARLES L. SAUNDERS (CIRCA 1855-1915) -'Conway Valley, North Wales', watercolour, signed, bears In Antiques & Interiors including Wines & Whiskie... This auction is live!
4 days ago · Among the many well-known residents may be mentioned Sir Roger Newdigate, the antiquary and founder of the Newdigate prize for English verse, Admiral Sir Charles Saunders, Lord Frederick Campbell, Patrick Delaney, D.D., the friend of Sheridan and Swift, George Canning, the 1st Earl of Malmesbury, diarist, and Henry Addington, Lord Sidmouth.
