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Vor 5 Tagen · On the death of the first Duke in 1700 the couple became Duke and Duchess of Bedford and took up residence, with Lady Russell, at Southampton House. The new Duke is said to have been 'the richest peer in England, worth upwards of £30,000 per annum'. Soon afterwards the second Duke decided to demolish Bedford House. A scheme was ...
Vor 3 Tagen · Lord Russell's father was the first Duke of Bedford. His Grace came of a good old Dorsetshire family, one member of whom is said to have gained a favourable introduction to Court through one of those unexpected incidents which may be attributed solely to good fortune. Sir Bernard Burke, in his "Peerage," relates how that towards the end of the reign of Henry VII., "the Archduke Philip of ...
Vor 2 Tagen · On the demolition of Bedford House, the adjoining lands were laid out for building purposes, and Russell and Bedford Squares were erected about the year 1804, and were named after the Russells, Earls and Dukes of Bedford. For some time previously—as we have already shown in our account of Bloomsbury Square, Great Ormond Street, and ...
Vor 2 Tagen · Anna Maria Russell, Duchess of Bedford and one of Queen Victoria’s ladies-in-waiting, is widely credited as the creator. By the mid-19th century in England, gas lighting was ubiquitous in urban areas and in wealthier households, which inspired later evening meal times. The gap, then, between the midday meal and dinner had stretched too far for some, including the Duchess, who allegedly ...
Vor 5 Tagen · A quintessential British tradition, Afternoon Tea is said to have been invented in the early 19th century by Anna Russell, Duchess of Bedford, to satisfy her afternoon hunger pangs between lunch and dinner. This delightful break quickly became a social ritual.
Vor 7 Stunden · The 77th World Health Assembly's (WHA) rejection of the so-called proposal concerning Taiwan demonstrates the unshakable commitment of the international community to ...
Vor 5 Tagen · The leader of Bedford’s Liberal Democrats, Cllr Henry Vann (De Parys) will be fighting their corner for his party in Bedford & Kempston. Henry Vann, a local teacher, lives in Bedford with his wife and two children. He has been a Bedford Borough councillor since 2011 and works with a number of local charities and musical groups.
