William Pitt the Younger
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5 days ago · William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, died at a house on Putney Heath. In the 1840s Putney was still a part-wooded, part-agricultural village [Battles of Lexington and Concord] Earlier in the day, Heath had ordered the Great Bridge to be dismantled.
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4 days ago · Signature. Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham, KG (1536 – 14 December 1624), known as Lord Howard of Effingham, was an English statesman and Lord High Admiral under Elizabeth I and James I. He was commander of the English forces during the battles against the Spanish Armada and was chiefly responsible for ...
- 1536
- Margaret Gamage
- 14 December 1624 (aged 87–88)
- William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham
4 days ago · The city was officially christened “Pittsburgh” by General John Forbes in 1758, paying homage to the British statesman William Pitt, the 1st Earl of Chatham. Interestingly, Forbes was a Scotsman, and he likely pronounced the city’s name similar to Edinburgh.
5 days ago · Founded as a township by patent in 1761 by King George III who specifically stated that the land should be called “Pittstown in honor of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham” the leading statesman of England at the time. Pittstown is a community steeped in history, its picturesque countryside neighborhoods a reflection of the simpler life and ...
4 days ago · PETT, PETER (1610-1670?), commissioner of the navy: son of Phineas Pett; commissioner at Chatham, 1648-67; was largely responsible for the efficiency of the ships during the Dutch wars; his supersession due to the disaster at Chatham, 1667.
2 days ago · Thomas Cromwell. / 51.508611; -0.076944. Thomas Cromwell ( / ˈkrɒmwəl, - wɛl /; [1] [a] c. 1485 – 28 July 1540), briefly Earl of Essex, was an English statesman and lawyer who served as chief minister to King Henry VIII from 1534 to 1540, when he was beheaded on orders of the king, who later blamed false charges for the execution ...
