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The title Marquess of the Isle of Ely was created in the Peerage of Great Britain for Prince Frederick. The title of Duke of Edinburgh was first created on 26 July 1726 by King George I , who bestowed it on his grandson Prince Frederick, who became Prince of Wales the following year.
The Isle of Ely consists of a hill about 7 miles (11 km) long and 4 miles (6 km) wide that rises above the surrounding fens (low-lying lands that were partly covered by water). The Isle of Ely is the highest point in these fenlands and was formerly an island surrounded by marshes and swamps; it could be reached only by boat or causeway.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The “Isle of Ely” is so called because it was only accessible by boat until the waterlogged Fens were drained in the 17th century. Still susceptible to flooding today, it was these watery surrounds that gave Ely its original name the ‘Isle of Eels’, a translation of the Anglo Saxon word ‘Eilig’. It was an Anglo Saxon princess, Saint ...
Nov 8, 2021 · By this time, Hereward’s outlaws were based on the Isle of Ely, surrounded by an impenetrable marshland. From there they struck out at Norman authority, vanishing into the mist after each sortie. The Liber Eliensis records Hereward and his band “carrying out pillaging-raids and depredations far and wide, a hundred men at a time, or more ...
Feb 17, 2011 · The Conquest and its Aftermath. ... Durham took refuge with Hereward the Wake on the Isle of Ely in 1071. ... a great survey of all he now ruled and had it presented to him at a great convocation ...
Apr 22, 2024 · Richard Cavendish. Ely Cathedral, Anglican cathedral in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. The Romanesque cathedral can trace its origins to the 7th century, though the present building dates only as far back as 1083. It is celebrated for its beauty and its history, and it is a major tourist attraction.
ELY, ANCIENT SEE AND ABBEY OF. In the 8th century Venerable bede recorded the main points of the tradition of a Benedictine abbey at Ely ( Hist. Eccl. 4.19), and the monk of Ely who wrote the 12th-century Historia Eliensis amplified Bede's account. Bede noticed the unusual location of Ely in a province of the East Angles surrounded by marshes ...
