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Lavinia Fenton
Lavinia Powlett, Duchess of Bolton (1708 – 24 January 1760), known by her stagename as Lavinia Fenton, was an English actress who was the mistress and later the wife of the 3rd Duke of Bolton. She was probably the daughter of a naval lieutenant named Beswick, but she bore the name of her mother's husband, who was a coffee-house owner. She was thought to have been born in Charing Cross, London, and had been a child prostitute, a waitress, and a barmaid before becoming an actress. One of her biographers describes her as having "a vivacious, lively spirit, and a promising beauty", displaying "some singular turns of wit, which shew'd her of an aspiring genius". Her first appearance was as Monimia in Thomas Otway's '' The Orphan: or The Unhappy Marriage'', in March 1726 at the Haymarket Theatre. Shortly thereafter she received profits from a benefit performance, and took the role of Cherry Boniface in '' The Beaux Stratagem''. She then joined the company of players at the theatre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lavinia Fenton, Later Duchess Of Bolton (1710-1760) By Charles Jervas
In Roman mythology, Lavinia ( ; ) is the daughter of Latinus and Amata, and the last wife of Aeneas. Creation It has been proposed that the character was in part intended to represent Servilia Isaurica, Emperor Augustus's first fiancée. Story Lavinia, the only child of the king and "ripe for marriage", had been courted by many men who hoped to become the king of Latium. Turnus, ruler of the Rutuli, was the most likely of the suitors, having the favor of Queen Amata. In Virgil's account, King Latinus is warned by his father Faunus in a dream oracle that his daughter is not to marry a Latin: Lavinia has what is perhaps her most, or only, memorable moment in Book 7 of the ''Aeneid'', lines 94–104: during a sacrifice at the altars of the gods, Lavinia's hair catches fire, an omen promising glorious days to come for Lavinia and war for all Latins: Not long after the dream oracle and the prophetic moment, Aeneas sends emissaries bearing several gifts for King Latinus. King La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (theatre), play depicts Prince Hamlet and his attempts to exact revenge against his uncle, King Claudius, Claudius, who has murdered Ghost (Hamlet), Hamlet's father in order to seize his throne and marry Gertrude (Hamlet), Hamlet's mother. ''Hamlet'' is considered among the "most powerful and influential tragedies in the English language", with a story capable of "seemingly endless retelling and adaptation by others." It is widely considered one of the greatest plays of all time. Three different early versions of the play are extant: the Hamlet Q1, First Quarto (Q1, 1603); the Second Quarto (Q2, 1604); and the First Folio (F1, 1623). Each version includes lines and passages missing from the others. Many works have been pointed to as possible s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulet Family
Paulet, variant spelling Powlett, is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Amias Paulet (1532–1588), English diplomat *Anthony Paulet (1562–1600), Governor of the Isle of Jersey (1588–1600) *Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton (c. 1625 – 1699) *Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton (1661–1722) *Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton (1685–1754) *Charles Powlett, 5th Duke of Bolton (1718–1765) * Charles Powlett (1728–1809), English clergyman and cricket administrator *Charles Paulet, 13th Marquess of Winchester (1764–1843) *Charles Armand Powlett (c. 1694 – 1751), British soldier * Christopher Paulet, Earl of Wiltshire (born 1969) * Frederick Powlett (1811–1865), Australian politician and cricket administrator *George Paulet (1553–1608) (died 1608), English soldier * George Paulet, 12th Marquess of Winchester (1722–1800), English courtier *Lord George Paulet (1803–1879), officer in the Royal Navy *Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Cleveland (1803–1891) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Duchesses By Marriage
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity * English studies, the study of English language and literature Media * ''English'' (2013 film), a Malayalam-language film * ''English'' (novel), a Chinese book by Wang Gang ** ''English'' (2018 film), a Chinese adaptation * ''The English'' (TV series), a 2022 Western-genre miniseries * ''English'' (play), a 2022 play by Sanaz Toossi People and fictional characters * English (surname), a list of people and fictional characters * English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach * English Gardner (born 1992), American track and field sprinter * English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer * Aiden English, a ring name of Matthew Rehwoldt (born 1987), American former professional wrestler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1760 Deaths
Events January–March * January 9 – Battle of Barari Ghat: Durrani Empire, Afghan forces defeat the Maratha Confederacy, Marathas. * January 22 – Seven Years' War – Battle of Wandiwash, India: British general Sir Eyre Coote, KB, Sir Eyre Coote is victorious over the France in the Seven Years' War, French under the Marquis de Bussy-Castelnau. * January 28 – Benning Wentworth creates the New Hampshire Grant of Pownal, Vermont. * February 15 – The British Royal Navy ship HMS Royal Katherine (1664), HMS ''Royal Katherine'' runs aground off Bolt Head in England, with the loss of 699 lives. * February 21–February 26, 26 – Seven Years' War: Battle of Carrickfergus (1760), Battle of Carrickfergus in the north of Ireland – A force of French troops, under the command of privateer François Thurot, captures and holds the town and castle of Carrickfergus before retiring; the force is defeated (and Thurot killed) in a naval action ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1708 Births
In the Swedish calendar it was a leap year starting on Wednesday, one day ahead of the Julian and ten days behind the Gregorian calendar. Events January–June * January 1 – Charles XII of Sweden invades Russia, by crossing the frozen Vistula River with 40,000 men. * January 7 – Bashkir rebels besiege Yelabuga. * January 12 – Shahu I becomes the fifth Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire in the Indian subcontinent. * February 26 – HMS ''Falmouth'', a 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line built at Woolwich Dockyard for the British Royal Navy, is launched. * March 11 – Anne, Queen of Great Britain, withholds Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation. * March 23 – James Francis Edward Stuart, Jacobite pretender to the throne of Great Britain, unsuccessfully tries to land from a French fleet in the Firth of Forth in Scotland. * April 8 – Easter Sunday: The first performance of Georg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Hilton (writer)
Lisa Hilton (born 1974)Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide to Current Writers, vol. 219, 2004, Gale Group, p. 152 is a British writer of history books, historical fiction, articles for magazines and newspapers including '' Vogue'' and ''The Sunday Telegraph'', librettist, and as L.S. Hilton, psychological thrillers '' Maestra'' (2016), ''Domina'' (2017) and ''Ultima'' (2018). She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 2024. Television In 2019 Hilton presented the two-part BBC television documentary ''Charles I: Downfall of a King''. Books ''Athénais: The Real Queen of France'' ''Athénais: The Real Queen of France'' (2002) is a biography of Louis XIV's mistress Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan. A review of this book draws parallels between her and Camilla Parker-Bowles, the former mistress of King Charles III, now his wife and Queen Consort of the United Kingdom. ''Mistress Peachum's Pleasure: The Life of Lavinia, Duchess of Bolton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Entertainers Who Married Titled Britons
This is a list of notable singers, dancers and actors who married titled Britons (nobility and royalty). :This list includes only those who contracted marriages. *Anastasia Robinson and the Earl of Peterborough (1724) *Lavinia Fenton and the Duke of Bolton (1751) *Hyacinthe-Gabrielle Roland and the Earl of Mornington (1794) *Elizabeth Farren and the Earl of Derby (1797) *Louisa Brunton and Earl Craven (1807) * Mary "Polly" Bolton and Lord Thurlow (1813) * Elizabeth O'Neill and William Wrixon-Becher (1819) *Mary Anne Paton and Lord William Lennox (1824) *Harriet Mellon and the Duke of St Albans (1827) *Maria Foote and the Earl of Harrington (1831) * Catherine "Kitty" Stephens and the Earl of Essex (1838) * Frances Braham and Earl Waldegrave (1840) * Mrs Nisbett and Sir William Boothby, 8th Baronet (1844) *Sarah Fairbrother and the Duke of Cambridge (1847) *Julia Fortescue and Baron Gardner (1848) * Emily Saunders and Sir William Don (1857) *Harriette Webster and Baron Burnha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Alfege Church, Greenwich
St Alfege Church is an Anglican church in the centre of Greenwich, part of the Royal Borough of Greenwich in London. It is of medieval origin and was rebuilt in 1712–1714 to the designs of Nicholas Hawksmoor. Early history The church is dedicated to Alfege (also spelt "Alphege"), Archbishop of Canterbury, and reputedly marks the place where he was martyred on 19 April 1012, having been taken prisoner during the sack of Canterbury by Danish raiders the previous year. The Danes took him to their camp at Greenwich and killed him when the large ransom they demanded was not forthcoming. Accessed 5 July 2017 The church was rebuilt in around 1290, and Henry VIII was baptized there in 1491. The patronage of the church was given to the abbey at Ghent during the 13th century. Following the suppression of alien priories under Henry V, it was granted to the priory at Sheen with which it remained until transferred to the Crown by exchange under Henry VIII in 1530. During a storm in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenwich
Greenwich ( , , ) is an List of areas of London, area in south-east London, England, within the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Greater London, east-south-east of Charing Cross. Greenwich is notable for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Prime meridian (Greenwich), Greenwich Meridian (0° longitude) and Greenwich Mean Time. The town became the site of a royal palace, the Palace of Placentia, from the 15th century and was the birthplace of many House of Tudor, Tudors, including Henry VIII of England, Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. The palace fell into disrepair during the English Civil War and was demolished, eventually being replaced by the Greenwich Hospital (London), Royal Naval Hospital for Sailors, designed by Sir Christopher Wren and his assistant Nicholas Hawksmoor. These buildings became the Old Royal Naval College, Royal Naval College in 1873, and they remained a military education establishment until 1998, when they passed into the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westcombe Park
Westcombe Park is a largely residential area in Blackheath in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, South East London, England. It is bounded by the main London-Dartford railway line to the north, the Blackwall Tunnel southern approach to the east, Blackheath to the south and a road, Vanbrugh Hill, to the west (named after the architect and playwright Sir John Vanbrugh who built his house Vanbrugh Castle nearby in Maze Hill). Westcombe Park largely comprises the northern half of the Blackheath Westcombe ward of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, which in 2011 had a population of 12,875. ''Westcombe'' is a topographical place name, derived from ''Combe'', a common old English word for 'valley', often formed into a compound name - in this case with the adjective 'West'. Sites of interest Much of Westcombe Park lies within the Westcombe Park Conservation Area, designated in 2002. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edington, Wiltshire
Edington is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about east-northeast of Westbury. The village lies under the north slope of Salisbury Plain and the parish extends south onto the Plain. Its Grade I listed parish church was built for Edington Priory in the 14th century. Tinhead is the former name of the eastern half of present-day Edington, towards Coulston along the B3098 Westbury to Market Lavington road. Tinhead is labelled on the Ordnance Survey map of 1945 but not on the 1958 map. Today the combined settlement is Edington and the name survives only in Tinhead Hill and Tinhead Lane. Geography Tinhead Hill, in the south of the parish at , rises to . The southernmost part of the parish is within the Salisbury Plain military training area. A stream that rises at Luccombe Bottom and flows north-east divides the parish from Bratton, then flows north-west across the parish. Bratton Downs, a biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest, incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
