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20. Mai 2024 · In Great Windmill Street lived Colonel Godfrey, whose wife, Arabella Churchill, sister of John, Duke of Marlborough, had been the mistress of James II., when Duke of York.
Vor 3 Tagen · For the Duke of Marlborough's first step on the ladder of advancement, as Macaulay hints in his "History of England," he was perhaps indebted to the fact of his sister Arabella Churchill being the mistress of James II., as this led to his introduction to the gay scenes of court life. Of the duke in his early days, Macaulay tells a ...
9. Mai 2024 · April Ashley pictured during the wedding of Arabella Churchill and James Barton at the Essex Unitarian Church in Kensington, August 1972 (Image: Mirrorpix) 11 of 23. Share (Image: Mirrorpix) 12 of ...
Vor 5 Tagen · The family fortune was made in 1665 when Arabella Churchill became maid of honour to Anne Hyde and began an affair with her husband, James, Duke of York. This lasted over a decade; James had four acknowledged children by her, including James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick.
20. Mai 2024 · Arabella Churchill (1648 - 1730) - Known for being quick-witted and intelligent, Arabella Churchill was the mistress of King James II in 1665. She had four of his children. And yes, she is a distant relative of future British prime minister Winston Churchill. © Getty Images
11. Mai 2024 · "We are all also very much indebted to my late wife Arabella Churchill, who started the T&C ball rolling back in the early eighties, and whose legacy can still be felt today, seventeen years...
Vor 6 Tagen · Among the other notable personages who have lived here at various times may be mentioned Lewis, Earl of Faversham; Lawrence Hyde, Earl of Rochester; Arabella Churchill, the mistress of James, Duke of York, and mother by him of the Duke of Berwick; Sir Allen Apsley, at whose house the Duke of York put up on his sudden return from ...
