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2 days ago · Churchill narrowly escaped death when, during a visit by his staff officer cousin the 9th Duke of Marlborough, a large piece of shrapnel fell between them. In May, the 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers were merged into the 15th Division. Churchill did not request a new command, instead securing permission to leave active service.
5 days ago · There are over 2000 acres of beautiful parkland surrounding Blenheim Palace, with lakes, bridges and monuments – including the 41-metre-high Column of Victory which was built after the death of the 1st Duke of Marlborough.
3 days ago · Jennings married John Churchill (the future Duke of Marlborough) in about 1678. His sister, Arabella, was the Duke of York's mistress, and he was to be Anne's most important general. In 1673, James's conversion to Catholicism became public, and he married a Catholic princess, Mary of Modena, who was only six and a half years older than Anne ...
- 8 March 1702 – 1 August 1714
- Anne Hyde
4 days ago · Gerald's untimely death came as a shock to his family and friends. Hailed one of Britain's wealthiest men whose global property empire was estimated to be worth £9billion and included swaths of ...
5 days ago · Duke’s defense said they were to throw off “the jokers in that militia” and not the government., has reportedly passed away under mysterious circumstances. The news of his death has sparked speculation and confusion among his family, friends, and the public.
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4 days ago · John Churchill, who was king during Anne’s rule and was known as the 1st Duke of Marlborough, was famous and wealthy. But some people said he was a backer of the Jacobite cause. Because of these claims, he was locked up in the Tower of London for a while. Like Poynton, Anne had a lot of faith in Churchill.
5 hours ago · The tiny Coronet was composed of 497 diamonds set into a diamond floral and scroll design surmounted by 18 teardrop pearls, being made by Boucheron in the mid-1890s, around the same time Boucheron created the Boucheron Marlborough Tiara. Princess Alix also received a necklace of pink pearls from the Tsarevich, alongside the pink pearl ...
