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4 days ago · Duke of Bohemia r. c. 870 – c. 889: Ludmila of Sorbia c. 860 –921: Spytihněv I 875–894 Duke of Bohemia r. 875–915: Vratislaus I 888–921 Duke of Bohemia r. 915–921: Drahomíra of Stodor c. 877 –934: Wenceslaus I (Václav the Good) 911–935 Duke of Bohemia r. 921–935: Boleslaus I the Cruel c. 915 –972 Duke of Bohemia r. 935 ...
5 days ago · Published 16 May 2024. Earlier this week, The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh were in Rutland, visiting Oakham Castle, the recently unveiled statue of The late Queen Elizabeth II, and The Duke of Edinburgh Memorial Garden. The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh first visited Rutland Show Ground, one of the oldest Country Shows in the United Kingdom.
3 days ago · Known as Bruxella 1238, it has been overhauled in parallel with the Bourse’s transformation into Belgian Beer World. The tomb once held the mortal remains of Duke John I of Brabant and Limburg (c. 1252–1294), amidst ruins of a 1238 Franciscan monastery. First excavated in 1988, it was re-excavated and renovated in 2020-22 to showcase the ...
5 days ago · The house stood across the line of the present Beaufort Street and rather nearer King's Road than the river. Between it and the way along the waterside were two large courtyards, and opposite was a quay. The remainder of the estate, south of the present King's Road, was laid out in gardens and orchards, with the exception of the stable ...
As is so often the case, the present 18th Duke of Norfolk is not a direct descendant of the 16th Duke. Descent in this family has often been confusing because of an absence of male heirs. If Norfolk had been in Scotland, things would have been different and a woman could have been the key organizer of King Charles III’s coronation.
5 days ago · Like York Street (now Duke of York Street) it was probably named in honour of James, Duke of York, later James II. All of the ground on the west side of Duke Street formed part of the land leased in 1661 by Henrietta Maria's trustees to the Earl of St. Albans's trustees for thirty years; subsequent grants extended this term to 1740.
2 days ago · These houses (Plates 141b, 148c, figs. 49, 50) were built by Benjamin Timbrell in 1735–6 as part of the redevelopment of the Chandos House site (see pages 122–3). Nos. 4 and 5 were rebuilt as Bray House in 1933–4 by M. J. Dawson. Figure 49: No. 6 Duke of York Street, plans. From 1791 to 1821 No. 6 was occupied by General Sir Charles ...
