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Peter Wooldridge Townsend Captain Peter Wooldridge Townsend, CVO, DSO, DFC & Bar (22 November 1914 – 19 June 1995) was a Royal Air Force officer, flying ace, courtier and author. He was Equerry to King...

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Peter Wooldridge Townsend Captain Peter Wooldridge Townsend, CVO, DSO, DFC & Bar (22 November 1914 – 19 June 1995) was a Royal Air Force officer, flying ace, courtier and author. He was Equerry to King...

9/1/2021

Mary Wroth MP (1587 - 1651)

Mary Wroth (1587–1653) was an English poet of the Renaissance. A member of a distinguished literary family, Lady Wroth was among the first female English writers to have achieved an enduring reputation...

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Mary Wroth MP (1587 - 1651)

Mary Wroth (1587–1653) was an English poet of the Renaissance. A member of a distinguished literary family, Lady Wroth was among the first female English writers to have achieved an enduring reputation...

8/22/2021

Archibald Wyndham, 4th Baron Leconfield (4 October 1877 – 6 July 1963) was a British peer, politician and author. He succeeded his elder brother as fourth Baron Leconfield in 1952. He was the historian...

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4/27/2008
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Archibald Wyndham, 4th Baron Leconfield (4 October 1877 – 6 July 1963) was a British peer, politician and author. He succeeded his elder brother as fourth Baron Leconfield in 1952. He was the historian...

6/3/2021

Gerald Joseph Yorke MP (1901 - 1983)

Major Gerald Joseph Yorke (10 December 1901 – 29 April 1983) was an English soldier and writer. He was a Reuters correspondent while in China for two years in the 1930s, and wrote a book China Changes ...

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Gerald Joseph Yorke MP (1901 - 1983)

Major Gerald Joseph Yorke (10 December 1901 – 29 April 1983) was an English soldier and writer. He was a Reuters correspondent while in China for two years in the 1930s, and wrote a book China Changes ...

6/3/2021

Gilbert West (1703 - 1756)

West (1703–1756) was a minor English poet, translator and Christian apologist in the early and middle eighteenth century. Samuel Johnson included him in his Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets.Biog...

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Gilbert West (1703 - 1756)

West (1703–1756) was a minor English poet, translator and Christian apologist in the early and middle eighteenth century. Samuel Johnson included him in his Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets.Biog...

10/4/2020

John Taylor (1781 - 1864)

John Taylor (31 July 1781 – 5 July 1864) was an English publisher, essayist, and writer. He is noted as the publisher of the poets John Keats and John Clare.* born in East Retford, Nottinghamshire* son...

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John Taylor (1781 - 1864)

John Taylor (31 July 1781 – 5 July 1864) was an English publisher, essayist, and writer. He is noted as the publisher of the poets John Keats and John Clare.* born in East Retford, Nottinghamshire* son...

4/13/2020

Antonia White MP (1899 - d.)

"Smith; Glossop; Hopkinson;"

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Antonia White MP (1899 - d.)

"Smith; Glossop; Hopkinson;"

1/7/2020

Sylvia Townsend Warner (1893 - 1978)

Townsend Warner (6 December 1893 – 1 May 1978) was an English novelist and poet. She also made a contribution to musicology as a young woman.LifeSylvia Nora Townsend Warner was born at Harrow on the Hi...

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6/9/2018
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Sylvia Townsend Warner (1893 - 1978)

Townsend Warner (6 December 1893 – 1 May 1978) was an English novelist and poet. She also made a contribution to musicology as a young woman.LifeSylvia Nora Townsend Warner was born at Harrow on the Hi...

6/9/2018

Samuel Warren (1807 - 1877)

Biographical Summary == Samuel Warren (23 May 1807 – 29 July 1877), was a British lawyer, novelist and MP.He was born at Rackery Farm near Wrexham, Denbighshire, the son of Rev Dr Samuel Warren a Nonco...

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Samuel Warren (1807 - 1877)

Biographical Summary == Samuel Warren (23 May 1807 – 29 July 1877), was a British lawyer, novelist and MP.He was born at Rackery Farm near Wrexham, Denbighshire, the son of Rev Dr Samuel Warren a Nonco...

5/22/2018

Gordon Waterfield (1903 - 1987)

Waterfield (1903–1987) was a British journalist, broadcaster and author. He is chiefly known for his book What Happened to France?, in which he documents his experiences as a journalist in France durin...

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Gordon Waterfield (1903 - 1987)

Waterfield (1903–1987) was a British journalist, broadcaster and author. He is chiefly known for his book What Happened to France?, in which he documents his experiences as a journalist in France durin...

5/18/2018

Lucie 'Lina' Waterfield OBE (16 August 1874 – 27 November 1964) was an English author and Italian correspondent for The Observer and The Sunday Times, who founded the British Institute of Florence.Life...

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Lucie 'Lina' Waterfield OBE (16 August 1874 – 27 November 1964) was an English author and Italian correspondent for The Observer and The Sunday Times, who founded the British Institute of Florence.Life...

5/18/2018

Emmeline Stuart-Wortley née Manners (1806 – 20 October 1855) was an English poet and writer, best known for her Travels in the United States, etc. During 1849 and 1850. She was editor of The Keepsake i...

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10/6/2008
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Emmeline Stuart-Wortley née Manners (1806 – 20 October 1855) was an English poet and writer, best known for her Travels in the United States, etc. During 1849 and 1850. She was editor of The Keepsake i...

5/14/2018

Kate Thompson (1956 - d.)

Kate Thompson (born 10 November 1956) is a British-Irish writer best known for children's novels. Most of her children's fiction is fantasy but several of her books also deal with the consequences of g...

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Kate Thompson (1956 - d.)

Kate Thompson (born 10 November 1956) is a British-Irish writer best known for children's novels. Most of her children's fiction is fantasy but several of her books also deal with the consequences of g...

5/3/2018

Pamela Grey (Wyndham), Viscountess Grey MP (1871 - 1928)

"Pamela Wyndham"

Photo: on right in John Singer Sargent's portrait of the Wyndham sisters (Lady Elcho, Mrs. Adeane, and Mrs. Tenant), 1899 (Metropolitan Museum) "Pamela Adelaide Genevieve Wyndham Glenconner Grey (1871-...

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Pamela Grey (Wyndham), Viscountess Grey MP (1871 - 1928)

"Pamela Wyndham"

Photo: on right in John Singer Sargent's portrait of the Wyndham sisters (Lady Elcho, Mrs. Adeane, and Mrs. Tenant), 1899 (Metropolitan Museum) "Pamela Adelaide Genevieve Wyndham Glenconner Grey (1871-...

4/23/2018

Sir Henry Yule KCSI (1820 - 1889)

Henry Yule KCSI (1 May 1820 – 30 December 1889) was a Scottish Orientalist. He published many travel books, including translations of the work of Marco Polo and Mirabilia by the 14th century Dominican ...

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Sir Henry Yule KCSI (1820 - 1889)

Henry Yule KCSI (1 May 1820 – 30 December 1889) was a Scottish Orientalist. He published many travel books, including translations of the work of Marco Polo and Mirabilia by the 14th century Dominican ...

4/17/2018

Theodosia Garrow (1816 - 1865)

Trollope born Theodosia Garrow (1816–1865) was an English poet, translator, and writer known also for her marriage into the Trollope family. She married and bought a villa in Florence, Italy with her h...

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Theodosia Garrow (1816 - 1865)

Trollope born Theodosia Garrow (1816–1865) was an English poet, translator, and writer known also for her marriage into the Trollope family. She married and bought a villa in Florence, Italy with her h...

4/7/2018

Residence : 1861 - Vicarage House, Stanford, Berkshire, England* Reference: 1861 England & Wales Census - SmartCopy : Apr 1 2017, 21:12:48 UTC

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Residence : 1861 - Vicarage House, Stanford, Berkshire, England* Reference: 1861 England & Wales Census - SmartCopy : Apr 1 2017, 21:12:48 UTC

4/7/2018

Mary Augusta Ward, CBE MP (1851 - 1920)

"Mrs Humphry Ward", ""Polly""

Augusta Ward CBE (née Arnold; 11 June 1851 – 24 March 1920) was a British novelist who wrote under her married name as Mrs Humphry Ward. She worked to improve education for the poor and she became the ...

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Mary Augusta Ward, CBE MP (1851 - 1920)

"Mrs Humphry Ward", ""Polly""

Augusta Ward CBE (née Arnold; 11 June 1851 – 24 March 1920) was a British novelist who wrote under her married name as Mrs Humphry Ward. She worked to improve education for the poor and she became the ...

4/5/2018

Young, (née Adams), Lady Kennet (14 April 1923 – 30 November 2014) was a British writer, researcher, poet, artist, campaigner, analyst and questioning commentator.LifeElizabeth Ann Young, Lady Kennet, ...

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Young, (née Adams), Lady Kennet (14 April 1923 – 30 November 2014) was a British writer, researcher, poet, artist, campaigner, analyst and questioning commentator.LifeElizabeth Ann Young, Lady Kennet, ...

3/29/2018

Hilton Young, 2nd Baron Kennet (2 August 1923 – 7 May 2009) was a British writer and politician, notably concerned with planning and conservation. As a Labour minister, he was responsible for setting u...

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Hilton Young, 2nd Baron Kennet (2 August 1923 – 7 May 2009) was a British writer and politician, notably concerned with planning and conservation. As a Labour minister, he was responsible for setting u...

3/29/2018