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23. Mai 2024 · Archibald Campbell, 1st marquess and 8th earl of Argyll, leader of Scotland’s anti-Royalist party during the English Civil Wars between King Charles I and Parliament. Allying himself with Oliver Cromwell, he guided his country to a brief period of independence from political and religious domination by England.
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27. Mai 2024 · The Argyll Papers are the family and estate archive of the Duke of Argyll. Dating from the 13th century, the archive records 700 years of the family’s participation in Scottish, British and international events, their private lives and interests and the management of their extensive estates.
Vor 3 Tagen · Lord Archibald Campbell (1846-1913) was the second son of George Campbell 8th Duke of Argyll (1823-1900). In 1874 the 8th Duke purchased much of the southern half of Lismore including Kilcheran House, the largest house on the island. There are several records of visits by the Duke and his family to the island. Lord Archibald Campbell Exhibition ...
Vor 8 Stunden · Set up in October 1940 as part of Churchill’s programme to “hit back at the enemy”, the The No 1 Combined Training Centre (CTC) was created across Inveraray with the military requisition of large parts of Argyll Estates aided by the friendship between Winston Churchill and Niall Campbell, 10th Duke of Argyll, who were old schoolfriends.
Vor einem Tag · Both countries appointed 31 commissioners to conduct the negotiations. Most of the Scottish commissioners favoured union, and about half were government ministers and other officials. At the head of the list was the Duke of Queensberry, and the Lord Chancellor of Scotland, the Earl of Seafield.
28. Mai 2024 · Archibald Campbell, 3rd duke of Argyll (born June 1682, Ham House, Petersham, Surrey, Eng.—died April 15, 1761, London) was the brother of the 2nd Duke of Argyll, and a prominent politician during the early Hanoverian period in Britain.
Vor 6 Tagen · Ham House is a 17th-century house set in formal gardens on the bank of the River Thames in Ham, south of Richmond in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The original house was completed in 1610 by Thomas Vavasour, an Elizabethan courtier and Knight Marshal to James I.
