Person    | Male  Born 24/1/1643  Died 29/1/1706

Charles Sackville, Earl of Dorset

Poet and politician. Probably born in Essex. Lived in Bow Street. Died at Bath.

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Charles Sackville, Earl of Dorset

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Bow Street

Bow Street was formed about 1637. It has been the residence of many notable m...

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Dante Gabriel Rossetti

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John Ruskin

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Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey

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