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5 days ago · 1918 New Year Honours - Wikipedia. The 1918 New Year Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were published in The London Gazette and The Times in January, February and March 1918. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
5 days ago · Norman Craven Brook, 1st Baron Normanbrook GCB PC (29 April 1902 – 15 June 1967), known as Sir Norman Brook between 1946 and 1964, was a British civil servant.
4 days ago · He married the Hon. Margaret Campbell-Geddes (1913–1997) daughter of Auckland Campbell-Geddes, 1st Baron Geddes in 1937, on the day after the Sabena OO-AUB Ostend crash. In 1964, he stood as godfather to Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.
5 days ago · Burghley House was commissioned by William Cecil, the first Baron Burghley, one of the most powerful and influential advisors in Queen Elizabeth I’s privy council. William was knighted in 1572 ...
3 days ago · Petition of Geo. Birkett of Troutbeck, concerning the repair of a way lying at the upper side of one close called the Howing in Troutbecke across which way a river runs which water formerly had a wood bridge also gone to decay.
1 day ago · Edward I [a] (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he was Lord of Ireland, and from 1254 to 1306 he ruled Gascony as Duke of Aquitaine in his capacity as a vassal of the French king.
5 days ago · Dillon Birkett, coming in at No.9, was the only batsman to emerge with any credit from the shambles, as he struck 26 not out from 25 balls. No-one else could even manage double figures, with extras the second top scorer on what was a dreadful afternoon for the Keighley batsmen, Birkett aside.
