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1 day ago · The name of the parish, originally that of an Iron Age earthwork on Rodborough common, is recorded from the 8th century; the derivation of the first part of the name is uncertain, but it may derive from a clearing in the woodland which anciently covered much of Minchinhampton and Rodborough commons.
3 days ago · The Mystery of "Joe Piker". In February 1823, a young man moved into Toft Hill, a small mining and agricultural village in South Durham, England. Although he boasted the impressive name of “Josiah Charles Stephenson,” the fact that he settled into a cottage adjoining a turnpike gate soon earned him the snappier nickname of “Joe Piker.”.
3 days ago · This is a list of the present and extant Barons ( Lords of Parliament, in Scottish terms) in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.
4 days ago · The history of Sir Richard Rich, the first Baron Rich, has already been given. His eldest son Robert succeeded him in 1567 as second Baron Rich, and presented Robert Binks to the benefice in 1576, and James Stancliffe in 1580. Lord Rich accepted the doctrines of the reformation and made some figure at the court of Queen Elizabeth.
4 days ago · After the death of James Modyford Heywood, Esq. in 1798, it was sold to Sir Manasseh Masseh Lopes, Bart. who is the present proprietor of this manor and of the barton of Hele. Sir M. M. Lopes is impropriator also of the great tithes which belonged to the abbey of Buckland and patron of the vicarage.
3 days ago · So, if Meghan lost her title as Duchess of Sussex, she would technically be called Princess Henry, since it’s royal tradition that a princess takes an official title with her husband’s name.
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4 days ago · All extant baronetcies, including vacant baronetcies, are listed below in order of precedence (i.e. date). All other baronetcies, including those which are extinct, dormant or forfeit, are on a separate list of baronetcies. The list is current as of January 2024, when it was last updated. [1]
