Born Wiltshire. His daughter, Anne married the Duke of York, who eventually became James II. His son was Henry.
Close to Charles II even before the Restoration he was appointed his Chancellor of the Exchequer but by 1667 he had lost favour and retreated to France, where he died, at Rouen.
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Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon
SH On part of this site in 1640 was built Worcester House where lived Edward...
Known as Lord Darcy de Darcy or Darcy of Templehurst or Temple Hirst. Â Early success as a soldier, and then at court but his involvement in Aske's rebellion, known as the 'Pilgrimage of Grace', led...
Merchant who along with his partner Robert Murray created the first Penny Post in London in 1680. He was also an independent slave trader who attempted to break the monopoly that the Royal African ...
Playwright, author and politician. Born Terence James MacSwiney in Cork. Elected as MP for Mid Cork in 1918, and as Lord Mayor of Cork in 1920. On 12th August 1920, he was arrested by the British f...
Lord Lieutenant of the City of London in 1939; Sheriff of the City of London in 1985; and Lord Mayor of London 1969 - 1970.
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