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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) | 6 | 2 | Browse | Search |
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3 | 6 | 0 | Browse | Search |
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Anne, Queen,
Second daughter of James II.
of England: born at Twickenham, near London, Feb. 6, 1664.
Her parents became Roman Catholics: but she, edueated in the principles of the Church of England, remained a Protestant.
In 1683 she was married to Prince George of Denmark.
She took the side of here sister Mary and her husband in the revolution that drove her father from the throne.
She had intended to accompany her father in his exile to France, but was dissuaded by Sarah Churchill, chief lady of the bed-chamber (afterwards the imperious Duchess of Marlborough), for whom she always had a romantic attachment.
By the act of settlement at the accession of William and Mary, the crown was guaranteed to her in default of issue to these sovereigns.
This exigency happening.
Anne was proclaimed queen (March 8. 1702) on the death of William.
Of her seventeen children, only one lived beyond infancy--Duke of Gloucester — who died at the age of eleven years. Feeble in character, but
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Middleton , Arthur 1742 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Oliphant , Laurence 1829 -1888 (search)
Oliphant, Laurence 1829-1888
Author; born in Cape Town, Africa, in 1829. Lord Elgin made him his private secretary in 1853, and in 1865 he was elected to Parliament, but he resigned in 1868 in obedience to instructions from Thomas L. Harris, leader of the Brotherhood of the New Life a spiritualistic society of which both Oliphant and his wife were members.
Among his publications are Minnesota, or the far West in 1855; and The tender recollections of Irene MacGILLICUDDYillicuddy, a satire on American society.
He died in Twickenham, England, Dec. 23, 1888.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Weeping-willow, the (search)
Weeping-willow, the
After the South Sea bubble in England had collapsed, one of the speculators who had been ruined went to Smyrna to mend his fortunes.
He was a friend of Pope, the poet, and sent him a box of figs.
In the box Pope found the twig of a tree.
He had just established his villa at Twickenham.
He planted the twig (fortunately) by the shore of the Thames, not knowing of what tree it was. It grew, and was a weeping-willow, such as the captive Jews wept under on the banks of the rivers of Babylon.
That twig was planted in 1722.
In 1775 one of the young British officers who came to Boston with the British army brought a twig from Pope's then huge willow, expecting, when the rebellion should be crushed, in a few weeks, to settle in America on some confiscated lands of the rebels, where he would plant his willow.
John Parke Custis, son of Mrs. Washington, and aide to General Washington, at Cambridge, going on errands to the British camp, under a flag of truce, became
Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 4, Chapter 8 : to England and the Continent .—1867 . (search)
Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 4, Chapter 10 : death of Mrs. Garrison .—final visit to England .—1876 , 1877 . (search)
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 41 : search for health.—journey to Europe .—continued disability.—1857 -1858 . (search)
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 18 : (search)
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 19 : (search)